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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 ki eleyii o sora pe aarin ota lowa, pe ko sora daa daa pe ko sora won fe fun loogun je.
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Owonrin woka
Wonte onte ni n bababfa
Adifafun Igbin
Tii somoye Olu igbo
Igba ti n be laarin ota
Wonte onte ni n bababfa
Adifafun Igbin
Tii somoye Olu igbo
Igba ti n be laarin ota
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Igbin mejo
- Akuko adie kan
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Opolopo owo
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa ni aye n da eleyii laamu, pe ko rubo kaye o le maa da eleyii laamu mo, ori re ni yoo gbenija
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Owonrin wokan wonte
Ni babafa
Adifafun Ejo
Ti n be laarin ota
Ni babafa
Adifafun Ejo
Ti n be laarin ota
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Ori ejo kan
- Abere merindinlogun
- Akuko adie kan
- Epo
- Oko
- Opolopo owo
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa ni ire n be fun eleyii sugbon ki o maa se ose fun ifa re, ki ire aje o le ba a tete tee lowo, pe yoo nire.
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Onin lose
Kenin waa dafa
Adifafun Orunmila
Baba o pa te oro kaye
Kenin waa dafa
Adifafun Orunmila
Baba o pa te oro kaye
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Abo adie kan
- Eku meji
- Eja meji
- Obi meji
- Oti
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Opolopo owo
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa ni owo kan ni eleyii n se yii pe ko rubo, yoo la lenu ise naa, pe ebo ni ko maa se ni gbogbo igba.
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Owonrin woka
Wonte onte ni babafa
Adifafun akinsowon
Omo asowola
Igba ti n fomi oju sogber ire
Wonte onte ni babafa
Adifafun akinsowon
Omo asowola
Igba ti n fomi oju sogber ire
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Eyele meji
- Abodie meji
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Opolopo owo
Explore Ifa
Owonrin Ika 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.
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