The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifa fun sonjia
Tin be larin ota
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Owo
- Ao fin ekuru bo egbe ati obi meji
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifa fun Ehoro
Tin sore aala
Igba tin be laarin ota
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Owo
- Ao fi obi meji bori ore eleyi kan
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifa fun orunmila
Baba ji baba orowo kan aayo na
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Owo
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifa faje tii so mo olokun esin eepe
Igba ti n tode orun bo waye
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Owo
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Eku ASINRIN kan ati ejo egbo ifan ao jo po man odidi atare kana o man fi fo ko mu.
Explore Ifa
Irete Obara 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: Ifa Irete Obara. Understanding all its names helps in recognizing it across different Ifa lineages and traditions.
Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Irete Meji, Irete Ogbe, Irete Oyeku, Irete Iwori.
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