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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
Ifape ire ile
Fun eleyi ki orubo
Dada
Fun eleyi ki orubo
Dada
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ifa ni sapo soke
Awo atare
Adifafun atare
Atare nsunkun pe
Oun ko nile
Awo atare
Adifafun atare
Atare nsunkun pe
Oun ko nile
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Opolopo atare
- Eyele merin
- Akuko adie meta
- Epo
- Eko
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Jin koto jin gegele
Agba to jin si koto
O ko ara yoko logbon
Adifafun ose ti nlole bi
Irete sile aje
Ifa ni emi ko sai
Wa bini sola
Eni eni
Agba to jin si koto
O ko ara yoko logbon
Adifafun ose ti nlole bi
Irete sile aje
Ifa ni emi ko sai
Wa bini sola
Eni eni
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa pe ki eleyi
Olo boo sun
Ntori aare ki
Osi mon se aigboran
Olo boo sun
Ntori aare ki
Osi mon se aigboran
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ifa asebile aja nroju
Ai sebile aja nroju
Iro lepa mon eja
Ipori aja ki jobi
Emi laja ofi obi se
Adifafun olanlege ti se
Lomo okunin ode
Nje osun mori ro ko mon dubule
Loro gangan laba osun awo
Ai sebile aja nroju
Iro lepa mon eja
Ipori aja ki jobi
Emi laja ofi obi se
Adifafun olanlege ti se
Lomo okunin ode
Nje osun mori ro ko mon dubule
Loro gangan laba osun awo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Akuko adie
- Obi ati oti
- Akuko adie meji
- Epo
- Eko
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifape ki eleyi Orubo ntori iku Ifa pe osi toju Ifa dada kiki iku ojiji omo ba pa
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ose tete irete tete
Babalawo eku
Adifafun eku
Babalawo eja adifafun eja
Babalawo eye adifafun eye
Babalawo eran adifafun eran
Babalawo amunra odagba
Adifafun amunre odagba
Igba ti won ni won orubo
Ntori iku
Amunre odagba nikan nibe
Leyin ti ntubo
Ikusebi ere opeku opaja opeye, operan
Ofi amunre odagba sile ki o mon
Sebifun eriwo
Babalawo eku
Adifafun eku
Babalawo eja adifafun eja
Babalawo eye adifafun eye
Babalawo eran adifafun eran
Babalawo amunra odagba
Adifafun amunre odagba
Igba ti won ni won orubo
Ntori iku
Amunre odagba nikan nibe
Leyin ti ntubo
Ikusebi ere opeku opaja opeye, operan
Ofi amunre odagba sile ki o mon
Sebifun eriwo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Eku, eja, eye, eran ewure
- Akuko adie meji
- Eyele meji
- Pepeye meji
- Epo ati eko
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Ori eku, ori eja, ori eye
Ori ewure ti won fi bofa
Ewe eye obale pupo odidi atare meta
Ao jo papo ao te ni odu ifa (oserete)
Ori ewure ti won fi bofa
Ewe eye obale pupo odidi atare meta
Ao jo papo ao te ni odu ifa (oserete)
Related Odu — Same Family & Pairs
Explore Ifa
Ose Irete 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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