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Ika Otura

Odu Ifa — Sacred Verse of the Oracle
Aliases: Ika Otua
Odu Ifa BODE Oracle Sacred Pattern
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Odu Ifa Sacred Divination Pattern
Aliases: Ika Otua

The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray

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Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message

Ifa pe ki eleyi o rubo lori nkan ti o fe se ki o le ba se ase yori lori re ko mon je pe enu nikan niyio mon fi mon se gbogbo igbesi ayere

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Ika gburo Adifafun aparo Oyeye tolo nje Alagburo

Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)

  • Akuko adie meji
  • Eyele funfun meji
  • Epo
  • Eko
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message

Ifa pe ki awon omo iyameji kan o rubo ki won ole mon se aseyori ki won osi rubo ki ajogun buruko o mon wole won

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Omi tokitoki
Abe eruwa
Adifafun
Alakan
Abufun eja
Iku oni yale eniti nrubo
Ero ona oniyale
Alakan komunmi

Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)

  • Pepeye meji
  • Akuko adie meji
  • Opolopo omi tutu
  • Epo ati eko
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message

Ifa pe nkan ti eleyi o ba ni se ko mon so pe oun ose fun eeyan ko mon se adehun ti ko ni mun se

Ese — Yoruba Verse

IFA NI KAKA TUA
Kaka tua
Adifafun aparo
Oyeye to ni oun
Osawo losi ode ilora

Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)

  • Okete
  • Opolopo epo pupa
  • Igbin mejo
  • Epo
  • Eko
  • Pelu owo
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message

Ifa ki eleyi o mon so roro buruku jade lenu ki o mon nkan ti oun o mon so sita nitori ase nbe lenu re

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Ika tuatua
Babalawo enu
Adifafun enu
Enu nbe laarin
Ota

Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)

  • Akuko adie meta
  • Eyele funfun meta
  • Abere oporo meta
  • Epo ati eko

Awure — Alchemist Formula

Yoruba

IRE ISEGUN
Ikarahun igbin ti a fi rubo ao jo pelu ewe apaagun mole ao fi abere ti afikun ebo ru yi sin gbere si orikerike ara wa ao fi ebu ifa ra daadaa ao mon fi iyoku mun oti oyinbo

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Ika Otura is one of the 256 sacred Odu Ifa — the corpus of divination verses that form the foundation of the Yoruba oracle system. Each Odu contains multiple Ese (verses) alongside their Ase (spiritual power), Ebo (sacrifice), and Alchemist formulas (alchemical remedies).

This Odu is also known as: Ika Otua. Understanding all its names helps in recognizing it across different Ifa lineages and traditions.

Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Ika Meji, Ika Ogbe, Ika Oyeku, Ika Iwori.

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