The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
o mon gbokan le
oogun ki o mon se
etutu dada ki o si mon
bori re dada
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifafun oloyo
To fi orile
Ti nbo ado
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- kofi eye etu bori
- kofi akuko adie meji
- kofi agbebo adie meji
- eku ati eja
- epo ati eko
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
isinmin lori gbogbo nkan
tin se wahala le lori if ape
etutu ni o gba kale
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Akasu banba ni won fi se oogun re
Adifafun teyin gbiwa
Tin lo ree sanwo onipin lorun
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Okete kan fun
- Akuko adie meta
- Eye etu meji
- Epo ati eko
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
o mon gi EBO se
alo rara ki o tete
mon rubo ti won
ba ti sofun
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifafun gbogbo okanra irunmonle
Won ngbe EBO lo ode orun
Ajikanse lekun
Adifafun akilolo
Akilolo ngbe ebo lo ode orun
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Eyele funfun
- Pepeye meji
- Akuko adie meji
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
si ibi ti elelyi nlo ki o
le ba di eni ti won o mon
sare ra oja re ki oja re
mon ba kuta rara
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Alagemo ni oto sele
Oto gele beni koto we sori
Adifafun awurela
Ti n sawo losi ode ijebu
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- eyele meji
- eyeetu meji
- agbebo adie meji
- okete kan
- Epo
- Eko
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Ao toju ewe odundun ao te
iyereosun ni odu ifa (ose tua)
Ao da iyere osun si ara ewe odundun yi ao soro soke nibi ti ategun oti mon fesi
Explore Ifa
Ose Otura 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: Ose Otua. 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.
Reflections & Testimonies
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