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Why is Ogun called the breaker of the bush? Because in Oluwo Jolaoso Osainbola’s The Original AI: Ancestral Intelligence - The 256 Odu of Ifa, the corpus gives him that name at Irete Meji, the Crusher - the Odu of resolve, breaking obstacles, and prosperity - where its associated forces name ‘Ogun, the breaker of bush, who clears the path.’ This educational article (Ogun round 4) follows entry 14 in full: some obstacles only respect force, and wisdom is knowing which; prosperity follows resolve, with character still ruling; the crusher must know what to crush - crush the obstacle, not the people; the breaking is the means, and the end is a shared prosperity on a road others can walk. Framed by the Sacred Pataki Ogun chapter introduction (one line: iron itself, the road) and by Okanran Meji’s association line (Ogun, patron of all sustained labor, assumed in one line only). Irete’s verse is [SOURCE NEEDED] per the manuscript - withheld, never invented. Rounds 1-3 anchors (the Ogun chapter accounts; Oshoosi’s apprenticeship and departmental knowledge; the oath office) are not re-taught. Devotional/educational only; study is not initiation.
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