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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
Ifa sope oun pe ire ola fun elelyi amon ki eleyi omo Se okanjua ki ire naa ole to lowo
Kio si fi akuko adire rubo pelu aso ododo
Kio si fi akuko adire rubo pelu aso ododo
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Okanrankan
Okanra ko
Adifafun kannakanaa oun ega
Nijo tiwon sawo rele olofin
Okanra ko
Adifafun kannakanaa oun ega
Nijo tiwon sawo rele olofin
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Akuko adire kan
- Aso ododo
- Eko
- Epo
- Obi
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
ifa sope oun pe ire iyin fun
eleyi pea won meji kan nu
ti won ojodASE po ki won orubo
ki aye ole bayewon ki won osi fi pepeye bo ori won
eleyi pea won meji kan nu
ti won ojodASE po ki won orubo
ki aye ole bayewon ki won osi fi pepeye bo ori won
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Okanran koro kara
Adifanfun gunguru
Abu fepa
Nijo ti won raye lainite
Adifanfun gunguru
Abu fepa
Nijo ti won raye lainite
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Pepeye meji
- Epo
- Eko
- Oni
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa pe oun pe ire gbogbo fun ore meji pe ki won orubo ki ire ole batewon lowo ki won ofi ewure bo ifa
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Okanran koro kara
Adifafun kannakanna
Oun ati obe
Igba tiwon torun bo waye
Adifafun kannakanna
Oun ati obe
Igba tiwon torun bo waye
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Eran ewure kan
- Epo
- Eko
- Obi
- Oti
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa so pe ire isegun fun eleyi ki elleyi olobo ori re pe awon kanni won fe gbogun ti elelyi ebo ni koru ko fi eyetu bo orire kio fi akuko rubo
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Okanran koro kara
Adifafun ikakara
Abu feja
Nijo ti won gbogun lo ilodo
Adifafun ikakara
Abu feja
Nijo ti won gbogun lo ilodo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Eyetu kan
- Akuo adire kan
- Epo
- Eko
- Obi
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
ao toju ewe ina ewe esinsin awo ilu ao wagon mo ose dundun ao wa lotoju okusu are ao wa fin po ose naa ao wa maa we larolaro.
Isegun — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Ao toju ori eye etu ati ewe tund e ati egbo re ao Wa jo tio bajo tan ao wa fi si gbere si orun owo Ati oru ese ao wa fi iyo Ku fo eko tutun mu.
Explore Ifa
Okanran 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: Okanran Meji, Okanran Ogbe, Okanran Oyeku, Okanran Iwori.
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