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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
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Owon owo lana won minni
Owon omi lade sun omi
Owon ohunjelape ni yan
Adifa fun ohunyo won
Ti se omo oba leyo ajorin
Igbati momo oju sogbere ire aje surusu
Owon omi lade sun omi
Owon ohunjelape ni yan
Adifa fun ohunyo won
Ti se omo oba leyo ajorin
Igbati momo oju sogbere ire aje surusu
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Aragadagba osumonre
Osumonre na ara gadanugba
Adifa fun iroko gbo
Ti n be laarin ota
Osumonre na ara gadanugba
Adifa fun iroko gbo
Ti n be laarin ota
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Okutannu omi alama seje
Adifa fun owo omo abi marun jere arun
Abu fun ese omo marun jere arun
Adifa fun owo omo abi marun jere arun
Abu fun ese omo marun jere arun
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Eku sahin
Eja sanhin
Adifa fun ope eleju
Nijo ti yoo mon rin taje taje
Eja sanhin
Adifa fun ope eleju
Nijo ti yoo mon rin taje taje
Explore Ifa
Owonrin 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: Owonrin Meji, Owonrin Ogbe, Owonrin Oyeku, Owonrin Iwori.
Reflections & Testimonies
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