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Obara Ika

Odu Ifa — Sacred Verse of the Oracle
Odu Ifa BODE Oracle Sacred Pattern
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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

Ki eleyi orubo ntori
Omo ifa si ni pe
Ibi eti omi ni omo wa
Fun eleyi

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Obara ka kise oun te
Baba lawo ti n be nibe
Ni o gbofa
Adifafun alakan ti n lo
Eti okun lobi yaya lomo

Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)

  • Agbebo adie merin lebo
  • Eyele merin lebo
  • Epo
  • Eko
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message

Ki eleyi orubo
Ntori ogun omo araye
Ifa pe ogun nja

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Ojo oganjo
Ni ta ogiri sasas lese
Adifafun tisan
Ti nlo le bo lowo ogun

Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)

  • Akuko adie meta
  • Okete meta
  • Agbebo adie meta
  • Ao fi eku ati eja pelu agbebo adie bofa Epo ati eko
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message

Ki eleyi o se etutu
Aseyori ninu aye ki aye
mon ba mon da laamu ju
Kole ni isegun

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Obara ka ki se oun te
Baba lawo ti nbe nibe
Ni o gbofa
Adifafun sango olukoso laalu
Banbi arigbota osegun
Igbati nbe laarin ota

Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)

  • Akuko adie fun sango
  • Agbobo adie fun ifa
  • Pelu eku ati eko
  • Epo ati eko
  • Akuko adie fun ebo
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message

Ki omo iyameji
Orubo ntori ogun tofe
Ko won papo lekan naa
Ki won si mon se
Aigboro sirawon lenu

Ese — Yoruba Verse

OBARAIKA
Firifiri ni won roju egungun
Adifafun olobare
Ti se omo iya ika
Igbati won nlo oko ailero odun

Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)

  • Oruko lebo
  • Pelu okete fun
  • Awon agbalagba
  • Epoati eko

Isegun — Alchemist Formula

Yoruba

Yepe ipile ile ao lo pelu atare eyo 9 fun okunrin meje 7 fun obinrin ato ni obara ika ao a pe oun re si ao fi sin gbere si orikerike ara wa.

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Obara Ika 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: Obara Meji, Obara Ogbe, Obara Oyeku, Obara Iwori.

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