The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Arote sojo
Arote pakube kube
Adifa fun okete oun efon jo n sota
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Owo
- Akuko die kan
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Arote sojo
Arote pakube kube
Adifa fun enlojo opolo
Won o jin sofin omo araye
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Owo
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Arote sojo
Arote pa kube kube
Adifa fun orunmila
Baba n sawo rele olokun sannin ade
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Owo
- Eyele kan
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Arote sojo
Arote pa kube kube
Adifa fun oosa nla oseremogbo
Nijo ti n fomi oju sogbere aje
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Owo
- Etu
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Ori ikun kan ori sebe kan ori elulu kan odidi atare kana o jo po man fi fo ko mun
Explore Ifa
Irete Osa 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 Osa. 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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