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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
Onaa gbororo lejo fi gun agbon
Adifafun orangun
Nijo ti won n pe lalade orun
Adifafun orangun
Nijo ti won n pe lalade orun
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Eruku tororo
Eruku tarara
Adifa fun eji orangun
Nijo ti sawo lo ile ilesan
Eruku tarara
Adifa fun eji orangun
Nijo ti sawo lo ile ilesan
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adeyeri
Lawo alajiki
Ade tuntun
Lawo aji feran rere lo
Adifa fun orunmila
Ni jo ti lole gbaye tuntun ni yawo
Lawo alajiki
Ade tuntun
Lawo aji feran rere lo
Adifa fun orunmila
Ni jo ti lole gbaye tuntun ni yawo
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Bagbon osoro
Atidi bole
Ida soro teku bako
Bi alamu osoro
Atidi bo eba ogiri
Adifa fun korowo ti nbe laarin ota
Atidi bole
Ida soro teku bako
Bi alamu osoro
Atidi bo eba ogiri
Adifa fun korowo ti nbe laarin ota
Related Odu — Same Family & Pairs
Explore Ifa
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: Ofun Meji, Ofun Ogbe, Ofun Oyeku, Ofun Iwori.
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