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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 ni ibi kan ni eleyii n lo, pe ota po nibe, ko rubo aarin ota naa ni o wa, pe aarin ota naa ni eleyii o ti doba.
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Oyin mele awo aseyin nin mokin
Adifafun aseyin mokun
Igba ti n be laarin ota
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E bani larusegun
Adifafun aseyin mokun
Igba ti n be laarin ota
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E bani larusegun
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Eyin Epo
- Akuko adie kan
- Agbado
- Owo
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa ni ibikan ni eleyii nlo, pe korubo, ko si ma maa koko soro ninbe ki won o ma baa somun.
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Oninle ni nko wiyo kalejo
Otowiyo adifafun Ogo ti n rele iseyin
Ebo ni won ni o se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E bani larusegun
Otowiyo adifafun Ogo ti n rele iseyin
Ebo ni won ni o se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E bani larusegun
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Opolopo iyo
- Epo
- Eko
- Owo
- Agbado
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa ni eleyii yoo la lati ipase oba, ko si maa ko egbin kire ola naa o le e too lowo
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Oro dunmin joloro
Adifafun Osi efa
Ti n sawo rode Oyo
Ebo ni won ni o se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Ko e pe o
Ko e jinna
E ba ni bola pere gede
Adifafun Osi efa
Ti n sawo rode Oyo
Ebo ni won ni o se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Ko e pe o
Ko e jinna
E ba ni bola pere gede
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Eye etu kan
- Eyele meji
- Epo
- Eko
- Opolopo owo
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa ni eleyii kori owo lenu ise re, pe ko rubo pe ire aje n bo fun eleyii.
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Owonrin wosa woyo woyo
Adifafun Orunmila
Nijo baba orifa je mo
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E bami bola peregede
Adifafun Orunmila
Nijo baba orifa je mo
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E bami bola peregede
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Eyele merin
- Akuko adie kan
- Abodie kan
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Opolopo owo
Related Odu — Same Family & Pairs
Explore Ifa
Osa Owonrin 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: Osa Meji, Osa Ogbe, Osa Oyeku, Osa Iwori.
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