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Odu Ifa Sacred Divination Pattern
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 sope ota fun eleyi ko rubo ko bale segun won ore kan wa fun eleyi peota nikorubo ko le sugun won
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adako pebu apajuba kan odo
Adifafun ajibola tii se ore aroni
Igba ti n be laarin ota
Adifafun ajibola tii se ore aroni
Igba ti n be laarin ota
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Akuko adire
- Opolopo owo
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa ni ki eleyi ko rubo fun aye awon nda lamu won o jinna si korubo kole ba segun
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Egungun ileyi oso
Eniyan be kiki ika
Adifafun ofaafa
Tiyo ye eyin tie sarin igbe
Eniyan be kiki ika
Adifafun ofaafa
Tiyo ye eyin tie sarin igbe
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Akuko adire
- Pelu opolopo owo
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa pere fun eni to da yi ko si rubo gbese, ifa ni eleyi jegbese ko si rubo kolebo kole baje gbe kosi rubo ola
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Eegungun ileyi kiki oso
Osa ileyi kiki aje
Adifafun otosi odo
Ti o mo singba lorun
Yoo mo gbade bori
Osa ileyi kiki aje
Adifafun otosi odo
Ti o mo singba lorun
Yoo mo gbade bori
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Eyele
- Akuko adire
- Opolopo owo
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa pere fun eni todayi ifa ni oju omo nip on eleyi korubo ko sib o ifa ati ile
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Agbara ni o gbaya iun ogan baje
Adifafun abo ifa bole nitori omo
Adifafun abo ifa bole nitori omo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Abodie
- Opolopo ekuru
- Opolopo eko
- Oti
- Opolopo obi
- Opolopo owo
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Odidi lekeleke kan ori eye kan ori agbigbo kana o jo po ao po mo ose ao ko siunawo funfun ao ma fiwe ni afejumo laisoro si eni kan kan
Isegun — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Egbo ologunsese egbo ipin ao jo po mo odiid atare kan ao fi sin gbere si arin ori meje ni ao sin
Explore Ifa
Irosun 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).
Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Irosun Meji, Irosun Ogbe, Irosun Oyeku, Irosun Iwori.
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