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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 ni oun pe ire isegun fun eleyi
ki elelyin olo fie ran ofafa rubo pelu akuko adire meta
ki elelyin olo fie ran ofafa rubo pelu akuko adire meta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Tuwetuwe ni ru gbo
Emi omo eni toni ki tuwa
Adifafun ofafa igba ti niragun ota
Ao toju ewe anu ati ewe saworo pepep ao wa fi se eyele funfun kan ni epo ni yo ao wag be sori oopa aso funfun kana o wa se adura si ao wa je obe ni ni owuro ojo keji ao wa lofi aso funfun yin si ori orisala
Emi omo eni toni ki tuwa
Adifafun ofafa igba ti niragun ota
Ao toju ewe anu ati ewe saworo pepep ao wa fi se eyele funfun kan ni epo ni yo ao wag be sori oopa aso funfun kana o wa se adura si ao wa je obe ni ni owuro ojo keji ao wa lofi aso funfun yin si ori orisala
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Akuko adire meta
- Eran ofafa
- Epo
- Eko
- Obi
- Owo
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
ifa ni ki elelyi oru bo isegun
pea won kan ni won gbogun ti
eleyi kio lo fi abere kun ebo
re pe lu eran oruko kan
pea won kan ni won gbogun ti
eleyi kio lo fi abere kun ebo
re pe lu eran oruko kan
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Botewure kotewure
Bonaagbaja onaagbaja
Adifafun abure tise eru ikoku olofin
Igba ti n be laarin ota
Bonaagbaja onaagbaja
Adifafun abure tise eru ikoku olofin
Igba ti n be laarin ota
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Eran oruko kan
- Opolopo abere
- Epo
- Eko
- Obi
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
ifa ni oun pe ire gbogbo fun elelyi
ki eleyi olobo egbe orure ki ire
oleba de fun eyele sini awon
egbe negba kio sifi oruko rubo
ki eleyi olobo egbe orure ki ire
oleba de fun eyele sini awon
egbe negba kio sifi oruko rubo
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Botewure kotewure
Bonaagbaja onaagbaja
Adifafun momoponjimon tise
Olori egbe lode orun
Igba ti momi oju sogbere ire
Gbogbo
Bonaagbaja onaagbaja
Adifafun momoponjimon tise
Olori egbe lode orun
Igba ti momi oju sogbere ire
Gbogbo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Eran oruko kan
- Eyele kan
- Epo
- Eko
- Obi
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
ifa ni oun pere isegun fun eleyi
ki eeleyi osi lofi ewure bo ifa
ko si fi gbogbo hinkan
inu ewure yi pese fun awon iyami
ki eeleyi osi lofi ewure bo ifa
ko si fi gbogbo hinkan
inu ewure yi pese fun awon iyami
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Tuwatuwa in mogbo
Emi omeni toni ki tuwa
Adifafun orunmila
Baba lole bawon eleyi mule
Lagbala
Emi omeni toni ki tuwa
Adifafun orunmila
Baba lole bawon eleyi mule
Lagbala
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Eran ewure kan
- Epo
- Eko
- Obi
Isegun — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
ao toju iru ara ewure taba fib o
Ifa pelu ewe oriji ao wa po
mon ose dudu ao wawe ose naa bi ojo bepo firi ao wa be awon agba lagba pe
ni epo pupa igokan lafi pese fun wa lale.
Ifa pelu ewe oriji ao wa po
mon ose dudu ao wawe ose naa bi ojo bepo firi ao wa be awon agba lagba pe
ni epo pupa igokan lafi pese fun wa lale.
Explore Ifa
Oturupon 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).
Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Oturupon Meji, Oturupon Ogbe, Oturupon Oyeku, Oturupon Iwori.
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