The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Oru ni agbalagba n dagbaku idi
Adifafun won ni idi kunrin
Abufun won ni idi binrin
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Agbebo adie meta
- Pepeye funfun meji
- Akuko adie meji
- Eku
- Eja
- Epo
- Eko
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ilele wa ti ilele
Ni ole lo ori igi
Adifafun osan niware
Omo osankin abifun
Osan niware omo osanhin
Adifafun ojumole
Tii se omo bibi inu agbonniregun
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Okete
- Esun isu
- Akuko adie meta
- Atare meta
- Epo
- Eko
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Isan ni arewa ejo
Adifafun oosala oseremogbo
Tise ojise eledumare
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Opolopo igbin
- Aso funfun
- Akuko adie meji
- Agbebo adie meji
- Epo
- Eko
- Opolopo owo
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Oru ni agbalagba
Dagbaku idi
Adifafun orunmila
Nijo gogbo ajogun ka baba monle pitipiti Ebo ni won ni kose
O si gbebo nibe orubo
Nje oto gege ni gbayi
Owo mi te ewe abiri kolo nigbayi
gbogbo isinku orun e peyinda
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- oruko kan lEBO
- agbebo adie meji
- eku ati eja fun ifa
- obi ati oti
- epo ati eko
- ewe abirikolo
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
ewe abirikolo
ewe alupaide
ewe swegun sete
odindi atare meta
ao jo papo ao le ti okunna dada
ao te ni odu ifa (osedi)
Explore Ifa
Ose 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: Osedi. Understanding all its names helps in recognizing it across different Ifa lineages and traditions.
Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Ose Meji, Ose Ogbe, Ose Oyeku, Ose Iwori.
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