The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
karubo kale baasegun
kasi tabon soke
Ese — Yoruba Verse
kanin kaninwomun
Adifun ibotinbe laarin ota
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Ao fi isu sisun ewa yiyan obi meji
- Ao fibo gun
- Epo, Eko, Agbado, Owo.
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifa fewure
Tin gbogun lo leeman
Adifa fadire okoko tingbogun lo leeman Ebo wonin won ose adire okoko ninkan
ninbe leyin ti ntubo eropo ero ooofa ebanin laaru segun
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Epo
- Eko,
- Agbado
- Owo.
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
yio la ati omore ebo ni kose
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Atere adifa fun eleruwa
Omo aroko teere pedi
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Eyele meji
- Owo
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Bootegun atere
Adifa fun eleruwa
Omo aroko teere pedi
Igba ti n tode Orun bowaye
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Ogede
- Eyin
- Oyin
- Owo.
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
ewe egele meje
ewu ori apata
odidi atare kan
ao jo po ao man fi fokomun
Related Odu — Same Family & Pairs
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Osa Odi 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: Ifa Osa Odi. Understanding all its names helps in recognizing it across different Ifa lineages and traditions.
Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Osa Meji, Osa Ogbe, Osa Oyeku, Osa Iwori.
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