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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 pe ire ibugbe tuntun fun eleyi ko rubo ibujoko tuntun
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Iwori ni oduro wo
Osa wo ti fi ngbe owo ijo
Adifafun orunmila
Baba nllole mun ile
Soro tuntun lodun
Osa wo ti fi ngbe owo ijo
Adifafun orunmila
Baba nllole mun ile
Soro tuntun lodun
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Igbin merindinlogun
- Eyele fun merin
- Epo pupa ati eko
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa pe ire omo fun eni ti o da ifa iwori osa ki omo re o le po dada
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ese rere karode
Adifafun awusa
Ti nfomi oju sogbere omo
Adifafun awusa
Ti nfomi oju sogbere omo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Agbeboadie merin
- Eyele merin
- Epo ati eko
- Obi
- Oti
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa pe ode yo ti nbe niwaju eleyi korubo si koto lo ko le ba gbayi bo nbe
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Iwori ni oduro wo
Osa wo ti fi ngbe owo ijo
Adifafun orunmila
Baba nsawo rode omijo
Osa wo ti fi ngbe owo ijo
Adifafun orunmila
Baba nsawo rode omijo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Eyele meji
- Eye etu meji
- Epo
- Eko
- Oti
- Obi
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ki eleyi orubo nitori omo ki awon omo ti o ba sibi ole gboro si ara won lenu ko rubo ki won o mon ba mon se ota si ara won
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Iwori oje awusa
Ara otan oje aja
Adifafun awusa kole badi
Olomo laye
Ara otan oje aja
Adifafun awusa kole badi
Olomo laye
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Akuko adie meta
- Pepeye meta
- Epo
- Eko
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
ISEGUN
Ori pepeye ti won fi rubo ao jo pelu oko atare kan yio mon fi epo pupa la lalelale
Eye etu to fi rubo yi yio la laya pelu eyele kan yio fi opolopo ewe awoyoyo kun yio jo papo yio mon fin oyin laa nigbakugba
Ori pepeye ti won fi rubo ao jo pelu oko atare kan yio mon fi epo pupa la lalelale
Eye etu to fi rubo yi yio la laya pelu eyele kan yio fi opolopo ewe awoyoyo kun yio jo papo yio mon fin oyin laa nigbakugba
Explore Ifa
Iwori 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).
Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Iwori Meji, Iwori Ogbe, Iwori Oyeku, Iwori Odi.
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