The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifafun fagbaa rin
Ti n be lawujo eleye
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Owo
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifafun ori
Ti n be laarin ota
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Owo
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifa foba
Adifa fun akapo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Owo
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifafun aniya lorun
Igba ti n fomi oju sogbere ire
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Owo
- Eku eman
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Ewe alupaida eeku ijebu eeru alaman iha eeso alu gbanko ao jo gbogbo re po ao man fi fokomu
Explore Ifa
Irete Ofun 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 Ofun. 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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