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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
Koni rubo
Ntori ogun to do ju ko
Ki o si mon fura dada
Nibikibi to ba n lo
Ntori ogun to do ju ko
Ki o si mon fura dada
Nibikibi to ba n lo
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Obara mon tura sile
Ogun oba to lo
Adifafun orunmila
Baba ngbogun lo ibi
Atokedoke
Ogun oba to lo
Adifafun orunmila
Baba ngbogun lo ibi
Atokedoke
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Akuko adie merin
- Pelu epo pupa fun
- Awon agbalagbal
- Epo ati eko
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ko rubo ntori
Awon ti won ngbogun ti
Ni ibi ti ngbe korubo
Awon ti won ngbogun ti
Ni ibi ti ngbe korubo
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Igunnugun ba lorule
Oju tole ojutoko
Adifafun olofin agbodiwonran
Igbati nbe laarin osiri
Ti nbe laarin ota
Oju tole ojutoko
Adifafun olofin agbodiwonran
Igbati nbe laarin osiri
Ti nbe laarin ota
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Akuko adie meji
- Pelu agbebo adie meji
- Opolopo igbin fun oosa
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ki eleyi orubo
Gbogbo ogun ti won
Ban gbe pelu re
Korubo
Gbogbo ogun ti won
Ban gbe pelu re
Korubo
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Obara tuatuatua
Babalawo enu
Adifafun enu
Njo ti nbe niro gun ota
Babalawo enu
Adifafun enu
Njo ti nbe niro gun ota
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Oruko lebo
- Agbebo adie meji
- Fun ifa bibo
- Epo ati eko
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ki eni meji
Orubo ogun omo araye
Ki aye mon ba fi ogun mun won
Orubo ogun omo araye
Ki aye mon ba fi ogun mun won
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Erupuu babalawo odo
Adifafun odo
Egun saa babalawo olo
Adifafun olo
Adifafun odo
Egun saa babalawo olo
Adifafun olo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Akuko adie meta
- Eyeetu meji
- Ikode meta
- Epo ati eko
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Isegun
Eha ara odo eha ara olo
Ipepe irin eyo atare 9 fun okunrin
Eyo atare 7 fun obinrin
Gbere laari ori
Eha ara odo eha ara olo
Ipepe irin eyo atare 9 fun okunrin
Eyo atare 7 fun obinrin
Gbere laari ori
Related Odu — Same Family & Pairs
Explore Ifa
Obara Otura 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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