The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ori ogbo ori ato ni baba edan
Adifa fun edun abufun ile
Lojo ti won torun bo waye
Ebo ni won ni ki won o se
Won gbebo nibe won rubo
Nje, baye ba ye ile aye a ye edun
Baye ba ye ile aye a ye ore
baye ba ye ile aye aye edun.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Eyele merin
- Igbin merin
- Akukomeji
- Opolopo owo
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifafun edan ti sawo rode Egba
Ebo won ni kose
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Nje oorubutubu awo ledan
Eyin le medan de le yi o
Awo ledan oorubutu o awo ledan.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Eyele
- Akuko
- Opolopo owo
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
ori ogbo ori ato ni baba edan
Ase gbara n gada Ni baba aji kan keke
Adifa fun eero tin lole yale sun ni ife
Ebo won ni o se
Osi gbebo nibe o rubo
Nje sebo seru ke moje eero o lo.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Akuko
- Eyele
- Opolopo owo
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ori ogbo ori ato ni baba edan
Ase gbarangada ni sawo ajikankeke
Adifa fun orisanla oseremogbo
Eyi tio re igbin pomo eran ni tori omo
Ebo won ni o se
Osi gbe ebo nibe orubo
Ruru ebo, eru atukesu
Ewa bani ni je butu omo
Ope je butu omo la bani lese oba orisa.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Igbin merin
- Ewurekan
- Obi
- Oti
- Opolopo owo
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Isegun — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Explore Ifa
Ogbe Oyeku 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: Ogbe Yeku. Understanding all its names helps in recognizing it across different Ifa lineages and traditions.
Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Ogbe Iwori, Ogbe Odi, Ogbe Irosun, Ogbe Owonrin.
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