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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 orubo ntori ore
Ti nbo fun ki ore naa ba
Sonu mon lowo
Ti nbo fun ki ore naa ba
Sonu mon lowo
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Obara fun nigin nigin
Adifafun ope eluju
Ti ogarun gase ntori ire
Adifafun ope eluju
Ti ogarun gase ntori ire
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Akuko adie meji
- Pelu eyele meji
- Pelu epo ati eko
- Pelu obi
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ki eleyi omon se
Ai gboro si nkan ti
Awon awo ba so fun won
Ki o mun oro nani okun kundun
Ifa pere fun eni to da ifayi ifa ni ola awon ala ti o da ifa si ni ibi kan nbe ninu ile re to bo ibe lawon ajogun ngba wole ko ole ati simeti kopo papo mo arawon ko fidi ibi ko fi ewe alupaida ati ewe agbesi kun ebo ru
Ai gboro si nkan ti
Awon awo ba so fun won
Ki o mun oro nani okun kundun
Ifa pere fun eni to da ifayi ifa ni ola awon ala ti o da ifa si ni ibi kan nbe ninu ile re to bo ibe lawon ajogun ngba wole ko ole ati simeti kopo papo mo arawon ko fidi ibi ko fi ewe alupaida ati ewe agbesi kun ebo ru
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Olobara funfun ninini
Adifafun bara ti n lo
Oko ailero odun
Adifafun bara ti n lo
Oko ailero odun
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Pepeye meji
- Akuko adie meji
- Eyele meji
- Epo ati eko
- Eyele
- Akuko adie
- Opolopo owo
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ki eleyi o mon
Ja eni kejire lole
To ba danwo iku ni ere re
ifa pere fun eni to da ifa ni ko rubo ki ire oba le ya ile re ki ire to be ko ma ba ja de ko fi akara elepo bo ifa
Ja eni kejire lole
To ba danwo iku ni ere re
ifa pere fun eni to da ifa ni ko rubo ki ire oba le ya ile re ki ire to be ko ma ba ja de ko fi akara elepo bo ifa
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Obara funfun ringinringin
Adifafun eku ti n lo le
Ji obinrin ebiti
Adifafun eku ti n lo le
Ji obinrin ebiti
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Akuko adie meta
- Eyin pepeye mejo
- Eko eda meji
- Epo ati eko
- Akara elepo
- Eyele
- Akuko adire
- Opolopo owo
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa pe ki eleyi
Olobo aje koleri
Aje jeun ki aje mon
Ba won eleyi
ifa pere fun eni toda ogunda bede ifa ni awon ota po fun korubo kole ba segun ko fi irere meji ni o je bayen
Olobo aje koleri
Aje jeun ki aje mon
Ba won eleyi
ifa pere fun eni toda ogunda bede ifa ni awon ota po fun korubo kole ba segun ko fi irere meji ni o je bayen
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Obara funfun ringring
Adifafun orunmila
Baba n lole fun ntori aje
Adifafun orunmila
Baba n lole fun ntori aje
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Eyele funfun fun aje
- Agbebo adie meji
- Fun ebo
- Akuko adie fun
- Isegun
- Epo ati eko pelu obi.
- Irere meji
- Eyele
- Opolopo owo
- Akuko adie
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Ogomon ope ewe emile
Iyere ao lopapo
Afise igbin meji lepo niyo je
Ao te iyere osun ni obara ofun
Ao se adura si dada
Ao je gbogbo re pata
Gbongbo oju ona to ta koja aogo ao yo larin ao lopo mo iyere ao fi se igbin meji lodidi lepo niyio
Iyere ao lopapo
Afise igbin meji lepo niyo je
Ao te iyere osun ni obara ofun
Ao se adura si dada
Ao je gbogbo re pata
Gbongbo oju ona to ta koja aogo ao yo larin ao lopo mo iyere ao fi se igbin meji lodidi lepo niyio
Isegun — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Ao bu die lara esu tin gbebo ao lo tiyo kunna dada ao ma fi epo pupa la ni ale tia ba ti fe sun
Related Odu — Same Family & Pairs
Explore Ifa
Obara 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).
Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Obara Meji, Obara Ogbe, Obara Oyeku, Obara Iwori.
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