Àṣẹ — head
Effective sacred power at the head
This point marks the head as the first locus in the requested Àṣẹ concentration pattern, where effective sacred power is visually gathered near Orí. The placement is a modern pedagogical synthesis rather than a canonical anatomical coordinate, so it is intentionally broad and should not be mistaken for a separate physical organ.
Point 3 of 7 in Yorùbá / Ifá — Orí and Àṣẹ at the Head
Cross-tradition overlaps
- Àṣẹ — head ↔ Aries — head (distance 0.015)
- Àṣẹ — head ↔ He ה — Aries / head (distance 0.015)
- Àṣẹ — head ↔ Head-soul (distance 0.015)
Sources
Ifá literary corpus — verses on Orí (primary_canonical)
Verse context for Orí's spiritual efficacy and destiny; no canonical head–hands–feet Àṣẹ chart is claimed.
Wande Abimbola, Ifá Will Mend Our Broken World: Thoughts on Yorùbá Culture in West Africa and the Diaspora (scholarly_modern)
Ifá-informed modern discussion of sacred efficacy and Yoruba religious practice.
E. Bolaji Idowu, Olódùmarè: God in Yoruba Belief (scholarly_modern)
Theological context for divine power and ritual efficacy in Yoruba belief.