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Arabic Odu Ifa Sacred Divination Pattern
The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
1
Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa pe ire aiku fun eleyi, ifa pe ki eleyi o rubo emi re pe nkan kan ni jo onitohun laya yii, won ni ebo ni ko se kole ba di ire.
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Opole
Ni ko se muluku muluku
Adifa fun won lode ibadan
Nijo ti eranko finfin pawon lomo je
Ebo ni won ni ki won o se
Won gbebo ni be won rubo
Nje ibadan omesin ogo
Nile oluyole
Nibi ti eran fin fin tipa won lomo je.
Ni ko se muluku muluku
Adifa fun won lode ibadan
Nijo ti eranko finfin pawon lomo je
Ebo ni won ni ki won o se
Won gbebo ni be won rubo
Nje ibadan omesin ogo
Nile oluyole
Nibi ti eran fin fin tipa won lomo je.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Akuko adire meta
- Opolopo eko
- Obi
- Epo pupa
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa ni ki eleyi o rubo aiku nitori emi ree, ifa pe ebo ni ko se kio si mon lo bo ifa dara dara pelu eran oruko kan, emi re yio gun.
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Orofo
Awo won lo de ibadan
Lose fa fun won lo de ibadan
Ni jo ti won ku ni rogba rogba
Ti won ku ni rewe rewe
Bi eni ti won ji oun iku je
Ebo ni won ni ki won ose
Won gbebo ni be won rubo
Nje orofo ode
Awo ibadan
Arugbo awo agbo pate
Awo won lo de ibadan
Lose fa fun won lo de ibadan
Ni jo ti won ku ni rogba rogba
Ti won ku ni rewe rewe
Bi eni ti won ji oun iku je
Ebo ni won ni ki won ose
Won gbebo ni be won rubo
Nje orofo ode
Awo ibadan
Arugbo awo agbo pate
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Eran oruko kan
- Epo
- Eko
- Obi
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa ni ohun pe ire gbogbo fun eleyi, ifa pe ki eleyi o mo ja, ki o si lo bo ifa daradara pelu eku eja abodire kan ki osi fi akuko adire kan rubo.
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Sese olonngo
Pirin ebiti
Adifa fun orunmila
Ni jo ti baba o mon sowo ijakadi kiri Kari aye
Ebo ni won ni kose
Ogbebo ni be o rubo
Nje toba dami malaje
Sese oloungo edu oleja
Toba dami mani ire gbogbo
Sese oloungo edu oleja
Pirin ebiti
Adifa fun orunmila
Ni jo ti baba o mon sowo ijakadi kiri Kari aye
Ebo ni won ni kose
Ogbebo ni be o rubo
Nje toba dami malaje
Sese oloungo edu oleja
Toba dami mani ire gbogbo
Sese oloungo edu oleja
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Eku kan
- Eja kan
- Abodie kan
- Akuko kan
- Epo
- Eko
- Obi
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa pe oun pe ire omo fun eleyi pe oju omo nipon eleyi, ifa ni ebo ni ko se kio le ba di olomon laye, ifa ni ko si lo bo orisa ati ifa pelu opolopo igbin.
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Opole ni ko se muluku muluku
Adifa fun won lode ibadan
Igbati won mu omi oju sogbere omo
Ebo ni won ni ki won o se
Won si gbebo ni be won rubo
Nje ibadan o
Omo ajegbin tan
Fi ikarahun ho ori imu
Adifa fun won lode ibadan
Igbati won mu omi oju sogbere omo
Ebo ni won ni ki won o se
Won si gbebo ni be won rubo
Nje ibadan o
Omo ajegbin tan
Fi ikarahun ho ori imu
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Igbin merindinlogun
- Akuko adire kan
- Epo
- Eko
- Obi
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Ao toju ewe aje ewe ominsin minsin gogoro ao wa lo mejeji papo ao wa fi se ekirin eran ewure merindinlogun je lepo ni yo ao se adura si ka toje obe naa daradara.
Isegun — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Ao toju ewe segunsete ao toju eran esin die, ao gun papo mo ara won ao wa po mon ose dudu, eni naa yo ma fi we ni a la le fun ojo meta.
Explore Ifa
Ose Meji 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 Ogbe, Ose Oyeku, Ose Iwori, Ose Odi.
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