The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
adifafun Onibode ajegbere mogun
Igba ti momi ojusogbere ire gbobgo
Ebo ni won ni kose
O si gbebo nibe orubo
Nje ire gbobgo poro ni bode
Ni bode ni ile aje
Ire gbogbo poro ni bode
Ni bode ni le ire gbogbo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Pepeye Meji
- Akuko kan
- Epo
- Eko
- Obi
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Itaruku lawo itaruku
Adifafun igba
Ti n sawo rode oyo
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe orubo
Nje igba oyo nile o
Igba emi lowa de ni oko.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Agbado
- Ewa
- Isu
- Oruko kan
- Epo
- Eko
- Obi
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifa fun idin ati igogo
Ni ojo tiwon lole kan rile omo ni bibi
Ebo ni won ni ki won ose
Won si gbebo nibe won rubo
Nje, ewole ayo e womo
A kii bale ayo laikun
E wo le ayo ewo mo.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Aran elede odidi kan
- Epo
- Eko
- Obi
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Bòòsà o gba bí Òrìṣà o gba kò ree gbé reesáké
Kò rọ̀ dàn lókùn kòrí bí agbára ẹ̀bí ṣe dá wọn
Adífá fún Asákẹ́ tise ọmọ Ògún
Àbù fún Arúmọn tise ọmọ ìjà
Adífá fún Odì náà tí s’ọmọ bíbí inú Agbónmìrègún
Ebo ni won ni ki won ose
Won gbebo nibe won rubo
Nje odi naa di naa ibi obati naa man kun
Kodinaa maru odi naa di naa bi.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Eran Agbo kan
- Epo
- Eku
- Obi
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Isegun — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Explore Ifa
Odi Meji 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).
This Odu is also known as: Odinmeji. Understanding all its names helps in recognizing it across different Ifa lineages and traditions.
Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Odi Ogbe, Odi Oyeku, Odi Iwori, Odi Irosun.
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