The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifafun opeeluju
Ti oraye lai ni ku
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Akuko adie meta
- Agbeboadie meta
- Epo ati eko
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Iwori tesefun tesefun
Iwori ti agbede mejeji
Fun seruseru
Adifafun agbado ti nlo
Oko ailero odun
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Agbebo adie meji
- Opolopo agbado
- Epo
- Eko
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifafun orunmila
Baba nfomi oju sogbere ire
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Eja aka
- Eye etu
- Akuko adie meji
- Epo ati eko
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Gbogbo ayaba ni
Darijo ti won mojo
Adifafun adabo penpe
Ti nsawo lo si ode owo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Akuko adie meta
- Eyele funfun meta
- Epo ati eko
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Ipepe ara ope ifa eyo atare mesan fun okunrin meje fun obinrin ao lo papo ao fi sin gbere si aarin ori wa eyo mesan tabi meje
Explore Ifa
Iwori 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: Iwori Wofun. Understanding all its names helps in recognizing it across different Ifa lineages and traditions.
Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Iwori Meji, Iwori Ogbe, Iwori Oyeku, Iwori Odi.
Reflections & Testimonies
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