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Arabic Odu Ifa Sacred Divination Pattern
The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
1
First Verse
Ese Kinni
Ifa Message
Ifá says this person will receive the blessing of longevity. Ifá advises this person to offer sacrifice for their life, including a snake in the sacrifice. This person should also drink alcohol generously on the day this Ifá is properly divined.
Verse
Onaa gboroo lejo fi gun agbon
This was the Ifá divination cast for Orangún,
On the day he was being summoned to the court of heaven.
He was advised to offer sacrifice.
He accepted the advice and performed the sacrifice.
Therefore, Orangún is not coming again.
We have shut Orangún inside the house.
This was the Ifá divination cast for Orangún,
On the day he was being summoned to the court of heaven.
He was advised to offer sacrifice.
He accepted the advice and performed the sacrifice.
Therefore, Orangún is not coming again.
We have shut Orangún inside the house.
Sacrificial Items (Ebo / Etutu)
- Two roosters
- A snake’s head
- Alcohol
- Kola nuts
- Palm oil
- Eko
2
Second Verse
Ese Keji
Ifa Message
Ifá says this person will receive all kinds of blessings. This person seems to be travelling somewhere. Ifá advises this person to offer sacrifice so that they can return home with good fortune. This person should also worship Ifá with a goat.
Verse
Eruku to ro ro
Eruku ta ra ra
This was the Ifá divination cast for Eji Orangún,
On the day he travelled to the house of Ilésan to perform Ifá divination.
He was advised to offer sacrifice.
He accepted the advice and performed the sacrifice.
Indeed, when Eji Orangún
Went to perform Ifá divination at the house of Ilésan, he obtained wealth.
Eruku to ro ro o
Eruku ta ra ra
When Eji Orangún went to perform Ifá divination at the house of Ilésan,
He obtained all kinds of blessings.
Eruku to ro ro
Eruku ta ra ra
Eruku ta ra ra
This was the Ifá divination cast for Eji Orangún,
On the day he travelled to the house of Ilésan to perform Ifá divination.
He was advised to offer sacrifice.
He accepted the advice and performed the sacrifice.
Indeed, when Eji Orangún
Went to perform Ifá divination at the house of Ilésan, he obtained wealth.
Eruku to ro ro o
Eruku ta ra ra
When Eji Orangún went to perform Ifá divination at the house of Ilésan,
He obtained all kinds of blessings.
Eruku to ro ro
Eruku ta ra ra
Sacrificial Items (Ebo / Etutu)
- One goat
- Palm oil
- Eko
- Kola nuts
3
Third Verse
Ese Keta
Ifa Message
Ifá says this person will receive the blessing of a wife. This person deeply desires a wife and should offer sacrifice to be able to get married. This person should also offer a rat, a fish, and a hen to Ifá.
Verse
Adeyeri Lawo alajiki
Adetutu Lawo aji feran rere lo
This was the Ifá divination cast for Orunmila,
On the day he went to receive a new bride.
He was advised to offer sacrifice.
He accepted the advice and performed the sacrifice.
Indeed, Erigin Alo went to receive a new bride.
The world of Ifá is cool; it is like flowing water.
Adetutu Lawo aji feran rere lo
This was the Ifá divination cast for Orunmila,
On the day he went to receive a new bride.
He was advised to offer sacrifice.
He accepted the advice and performed the sacrifice.
Indeed, Erigin Alo went to receive a new bride.
The world of Ifá is cool; it is like flowing water.
Sacrificial Items (Ebo / Etutu)
- One rat
- One fish
- One hen
- Palm oil
- Eko
- Kola nuts
4
Fourth Verse
Ese Kerin
Ifa Message
Ifá says this person will receive the blessing of victory over adversaries. This person should offer a sacrifice for victory and worship Ifá with one whole pig. Before the pig is slaughtered, its entire head must be dipped into water.
Verse
Bagbon osoro
Atidi bole
Ida soro teku bako
Bi alamu osoro
Atidi bo eba ogiri
This was the Ifá divination cast for Korowo, who was surrounded by enemies.
He was advised to offer sacrifice.
He accepted the advice and performed the sacrifice.
Indeed, Obalade dipped his enemy’s head into water.
Osuru suru,
Obalade dipped his enemy’s head into water.
Osuru suru.
Atidi bole
Ida soro teku bako
Bi alamu osoro
Atidi bo eba ogiri
This was the Ifá divination cast for Korowo, who was surrounded by enemies.
He was advised to offer sacrifice.
He accepted the advice and performed the sacrifice.
Indeed, Obalade dipped his enemy’s head into water.
Osuru suru,
Obalade dipped his enemy’s head into water.
Osuru suru.
Sacrificial Items (Ebo / Etutu)
- One whole pig
- Palm oil
- Eko
- Kola nuts
Awure — Alchemist Formula YO + EN
Yoruba
Ao mu ewe eyin olobe die, pelu iyere ao fi se adire ta gee si ona meje tobaje obinrin mesan toba je okunrin, ki a to je obe yi o di igba ti owo bapa, tese pa, la le ni ao to je obe naa, ao wa la gbogbo obe naa.
English
Take a small quantity of eyin olobe leaves and iyere seeds. Use them to prepare a chicken cut into seven pieces if the person is a woman, or nine pieces if the person is a man. Do not eat this soup until the middle of the night, when nobody is moving around. Then eat the soup and lick up all of it.
Isegun — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Ao mu eran elede ao toju agbon ile kan, ao toju ako alangba kan, ao wa jo gbo gbo re papo mon ewe apada ao wa po mon ose dudu eni naa yio mon fi we laro laro.
English
Take pig meat, one house wasp, and one male lizard. Burn all of them together with apada leaves, then mix the preparation with black soap. The person should use it to bathe every morning.
Explore Ifa
Ofun 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).
Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Ofun Ogbe, Ofun Oyeku, Ofun Iwori, Ofun Odi.
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