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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
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Odinmejeji loto lowa re joko adifafun Onibode ajegbere mogun Igba ti momi ojusogbere ire gbobgo Ebo ni won ni kose O si gbebo orubo
Nje ire gbobgo poro ni bode
Ni bode ni ile aje
Ore gbogbo poro ni bode
Ni bode ni le iregbogbo
Nje ire gbobgo poro ni bode
Ni bode ni ile aje
Ore gbogbo poro ni bode
Ni bode ni le iregbogbo
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Itaruku lawo itaruku
Itaruku lawo itaruku
Adifafun igba
Ti n sawo rode oyo
Itaruku lawo itaruku
Adifafun igba
Ti n sawo rode oyo
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Asahunkulu monkulu moyin baba
Adifa fun idin ati igogo
Ni ojo tiwon lole kan rile omo ni bibi
Adifa fun idin ati igogo
Ni ojo tiwon lole kan rile omo ni bibi
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Kakole biri koto foosa boosa ogba bi orisa Ogba kore gbe ree sake
Korodan le okun kori bi agbara ebi se dawon
Adifa fun asake omo ogun
Abu fun arumon omo ija
Adifafun odi naa ti somon bibi inu agbonmeregun
Korodan le okun kori bi agbara ebi se dawon
Adifa fun asake omo ogun
Abu fun arumon omo ija
Adifafun odi naa ti somon bibi inu agbonmeregun
Related Odu — Same Family & Pairs
Explore Ifa
Odi 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: Odi Meji, Odi Ogbe, Odi Oyeku, Odi Iwori.
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