Aṣẹ

It is believed to be given by Olódùmarè to everything — gods, ancestors, spirits, humans, animals, plants, rocks, rivers, and voiced words such as songs, prayers, praises, curses, or even everyday conversation.

[3] In addition to its sacred characteristics, àṣẹ also has important social ramifications, reflected in its translation as "power, authority, command."

A person who, through training, experience, and initiation, learns how to use the essential life force of things to willfully effect change is called an aláàṣẹ.

Regarding composition in Yoruba art as a reflection of the concept of àṣẹ , Drewal writes: Units often have no prescribed order and are interchangeable.

If the latter is the case, then the child will undergo an orisa initiation during adulthood, during which the person's ori inu becomes the spiritual vessel for that òrìṣà's àṣẹ.