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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
Ki eleyi orubo nitori omo ki osi rubo ki ara ti oba nda ole mon joju laarin awon egbe re
Ese — Yoruba Verse
ESE KINI
Ika ribiti ka bee
Adifa fun edun
Ebo ni won ni kose
Osi gbebo nbe orubo
Edun loun ti sebo
Ikaribiti ika gbe
Ika ribiti ka bee
Adifa fun edun
Ebo ni won ni kose
Osi gbebo nbe orubo
Edun loun ti sebo
Ikaribiti ika gbe
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Agbebo adie meji
- Eyele meji
- Akuko adie meji
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa pe ire oye fun eleyi ki orubo sibe dada ki ole mun oye naa je gbe
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ika gbemi njoba osorun
Ika o gbemi njoba ekiti efon
Adifafun orunmila
Baba nlole ba oba da ide oye
Ebo ni won no kose
Osi gbebo logbogba
Nje emi, oba gbe ide borun
Emi oba logbogba
Ika o gbemi njoba ekiti efon
Adifafun orunmila
Baba nlole ba oba da ide oye
Ebo ni won no kose
Osi gbebo logbogba
Nje emi, oba gbe ide borun
Emi oba logbogba
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Pepeye meji
- Eyele meji
- Epo
- Eko
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ki orubo isegun ota if ape ota po fun eleyi ko rubo ki ota ole deyin leyin re
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ika gbemi njoba
Ika o gbemi noje oshorun Adifafun oni kamogun
Igbati nbe laarinota
Ebo ni won ni kose
Osi gbebo nbe orubo
Nje kini o bawa kowa
Ota ko akika ko sai
Bawaka owo ota ko akika
Ika o gbemi noje oshorun Adifafun oni kamogun
Igbati nbe laarinota
Ebo ni won ni kose
Osi gbebo nbe orubo
Nje kini o bawa kowa
Ota ko akika ko sai
Bawaka owo ota ko akika
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Akuko adie meta
- Agbebo adie meta
- Epo
- Eko
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa ni kieeyan meta orubo ko le ba ye won papo
Ese — Yoruba Verse
(4)
Ika gbemun gbemun
Awo agbe
Adifafun agbe
Ika gbemun gbemun
Awo aluko
Adifafun aluko
Ika gbemun gbemun
Awo odidere mofe
Adifafun odidere mofe
Won ni ki won orubo
Kaye ole ba ye won
Won si gbebo nbe won rubo
Ona epe ona ejin ewa
Bawa bayi ba peregede
Ika gbemun gbemun
Awo agbe
Adifafun agbe
Ika gbemun gbemun
Awo aluko
Adifafun aluko
Ika gbemun gbemun
Awo odidere mofe
Adifafun odidere mofe
Won ni ki won orubo
Kaye ole ba ye won
Won si gbebo nbe won rubo
Ona epe ona ejin ewa
Bawa bayi ba peregede
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Oruko kan
- Opolopo igbin
- Epo
- Eko
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
(1)
Ori akika kan aojo pelu ewe ajilekegbe pelu odidi atare kan ao te ni odii ifa ikagbemi ao se adura si ao fi sin gbere si aarin ori eyi ti obaku ao mon fi foko mun laro laro
Ori akika kan aojo pelu ewe ajilekegbe pelu odidi atare kan ao te ni odii ifa ikagbemi ao se adura si ao fi sin gbere si aarin ori eyi ti obaku ao mon fi foko mun laro laro
Explore Ifa
Ogbe Ika 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: Ogbe Oyeku, Ogbe Iwori, Ogbe Odi, Ogbe Irosun.
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