{"product_id":"hope-in-odz-ifza-tilo-plziger-de-zjzagznnza-9798276318813","title":"Hope in Odù Ifá: A Journey Through the Sixteen Odù Ifá","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHope in Òdù Ifá - A Journey Through the Sixteen Odù\u003cbr\u003eThemes Across Òdù Ifá - Virtues Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does Ifá actually teach about hope when the rent is due, the test results are bad, the protests have lost momentum, or the marriage feels finished? This volume in the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThemes Across Òdù Ifá\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003c\/b\u003e takes one human theme-hope-and walks it \u003cb\u003ethrough all Sixteen Major Òdù\u003c\/b\u003e, from Òg̀bè's first light to Òfún's white horizon. Each chapter opens the \"house\" of a single Odù, then moves through key mixed Odù (Òg̀bè-Òyèkú, Òyèkú-Ìròsùn, Ìròsùn-Òtúrụ́pòn, Òṣé-Òfún, and many more) to show how hope actually moves in that sign: when it is commanded, when it is dangerous, when it must be surrendered, and when it must be stubborn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere hope is not a mood. \u003c\/b\u003eIt is a spiritual technology: how Òrì, Òrìṣà, ancestors, and community rearrange reality when a person dares to sit before the mat. The voice is that of a working Babaláwo-pastoral, exact, grounded in the canonical corpus, with clear signals whenever he steps from citation into interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat this book gives you\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHope in Ifá is not \"everything will be fine.\" It is: \u003ci\u003eif you do this, if you leave that, if you align here, the story can still be otherwise\u003c\/i\u003e. This book shows you, Odù by Odù, how that works: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder \u003cb\u003eÒg̀bè\u003c\/b\u003e, hope is first light and second chance-blocked futures opening, death postponed so destiny can finish its work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder \u003cb\u003eÒyèkú\u003c\/b\u003e, the grave becomes a womb-hope for the dead, for endings, for migrations and exiles that look like pure loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder \u003cb\u003eÌwòrì\u003c\/b\u003e, hope arrives as a question: \u003ci\u003eWhat if the story I tell about myself is wrong-and that's good news?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder \u003cb\u003eÒgúndá\u003c\/b\u003e, hope is surgical: the courage to confront illness, conflict, or systems that only change when iron is applied.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder \u003cb\u003eÒsá\u003c\/b\u003e, hope learns discernment-how to trust visions, secrets, and \"messages from the feed\" without being devoured by paranoia or cults.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder \u003cb\u003eÌkà\u003c\/b\u003e, hope has teeth: boundaries, interventions, \"we need to talk\" moments that hurt but save.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder \u003cb\u003eÒtúrụ́pòn\u003c\/b\u003e, hope survives disappointment and spiritual exhaustion-the moment after miracles fail to arrive on schedule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder \u003cb\u003eÒtúrá\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eÌrètè\u003c\/b\u003e, hope becomes responsibility: rewriting life's script and finally acting on blessings already given.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder \u003cb\u003eÒṣé\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eÒfún\u003c\/b\u003e, hope ripens into joy and mercy-festivals that keep the world from burning, and a white horizon where compassion has the last word.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout, the book keeps an urban lens. It reads Odù against burnout, migration, racism, depression, precarious work, online shame campaigns, and collective trauma, without ever turning Ifá into pop psychology. You learn how to use Ògúndá when a tough email must be sent, Òsá when dealing with hidden enemies and algorithms, Ìkà when cutting ties to abuse, Òtúrụ́pòn when faith has gone grey, Òfún when death and aging move into the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho this is for\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevotees and students of Ifá\/Òrìṣà across the diaspora (Lukumi\/Santería, Candomblé, ATR) who want to understand what \u003ci\u003eìrètí\u003c\/i\u003e (hope) really is in odù logic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders wrestling with burnout, grief, activism fatigue, illness, or midlife reorientation who need a theology of hope that does not insult their intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eCounselors, chaplains, therapists, and community leaders seeking African spiritual tools for working with despair, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and collective trauma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilosophically inclined readers who love Heidegger, Kierkegaard, Simone Weil, Buddhism, or decolonial thought-and are ready to hear how Ifá answers the same questions in its own\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tilo Plöger de Àjàgùnnà\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798276318813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Tilo Plöger de Àjàgùnnà","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852680671487,"sku":"9798276318813","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hope-in-odz-ifza-tilo-plziger-de-zjzagznnza-9798276318813","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}