The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifafun orunmila
Baba n sawo relu ilodi
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Akuko adie kan
- Owo
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifafun boti
Ti n gbogun lo ilu ajarun
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Opolopo okababa
- Owo
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Yoyo bi yoyo
Adifafun won ni rete alaje
Nibi won ti n sukun aje suru suru
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado lopo lopo
- Owo
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Eniyan atata se mo
Awo oke ijero
Aimo eeyan atata ka so wipe a o lowo lowo
Apata piti oruko ni won fi ma n ni
Adifafun won ni rete alaje
Nibi ti won ti n wa owo piti piti
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Owo
- Elede a o fi bofa
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Ewe tete ewerinrin odundun ire lapa lapa ewe igba ewe gure a o gbo gbogbore po a o fi we ifa a o pa agbegbo adie bofa ati eku eja omin ti afi wefa yi a o fiwe a o man yo mu.
Explore Ifa
Irete Ose 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 Ose. 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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