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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 peki elelyi
obo ori re
ati ayare
ki o le ba segun
obo ori re
ati ayare
ki o le ba segun
Ese — Yoruba Verse
oseka orele alado
orinka oroke iyero
Ihorohoro aka ki ba aka ninu je
adifafun olofin
oji nijoojumo nko ominu ajogun
orinka oroke iyero
Ihorohoro aka ki ba aka ninu je
adifafun olofin
oji nijoojumo nko ominu ajogun
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Akuko adie meji
- Eye etu meji
- Alabahun meji
- Epo
- Eko
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa peki elleyi
orubo isegun
Ifa peki omojuto
ifa dada ifa ni yio segun fun
orubo isegun
Ifa peki omojuto
ifa dada ifa ni yio segun fun
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ose pakaja
Orin pakaja
Adifafun orunmila
Baba nbe laarin ota
Orin pakaja
Adifafun orunmila
Baba nbe laarin ota
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Ewure kan fun ifa
- Akuko adie meji
- Eyele meji
- Epo
- Eko
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ose kaka ka
Baba lawo omi
Lodifafun o mi
Omi ntorun bowa saye
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Omi ni oun ti sebo
Ose ka ka ka
Baba lawo omi
Lodifafun o mi
Omi ntorun bowa saye
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Omi ni oun ti sebo
Ose ka ka ka
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
ife pe ki omo
iyami orubo lori
ise ti won nse
ki enikan o mon se
eru enikan
iyami orubo lori
ise ti won nse
ki enikan o mon se
eru enikan
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ifa ni idakisi ona
Ni re ejo leyin
Adifafun olomo
Iyameji ti won o
Mon se owo
Aroye
Ni re ejo leyin
Adifafun olomo
Iyameji ti won o
Mon se owo
Aroye
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- pepeye meji
- eyeetu meji
- akuko adie meji
- eyeele meji
- epo ati eko
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
ISEGUN
yepe idi esu obi idi osa
orogbo isi sango ao lo papo ao te ni odu ifa (ose ka)
yepe idi esu obi idi osa
orogbo isi sango ao lo papo ao te ni odu ifa (ose ka)
Explore Ifa
Ose 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: Ose Meji, Ose Ogbe, Ose Oyeku, Ose Iwori.
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