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Odu Ifa Sacred Divination Pattern
The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
1
Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa so pe ota eleyii po pupo, won si n so eleyii kiri sugbon ko rubo yoo segun.
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Owonrin weere
Owonrin were
Adifafun Sango
Ti won o ma ape ni were
Owonrin were
Adifafun Sango
Ti won o ma ape ni were
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Akuko adie kan
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Owo
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa ni laarin ota ni eleyii w ape korubo, ko sib o sango pe yoo ni segun.
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Owonrin weere
Owonrin weere
Adifafun Olukoso laalu
Ti n be laarin ota
Owonrin weere
Adifafun Olukoso laalu
Ti n be laarin ota
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Amala ati obe gbegiri
- Orogbo
- Oti
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Owo
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa pe ire aje fun eleyii lopo lopo, pe ebo ni ko ru, ki ire ola naa o le baa tete tee lowo.
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Owanrin lawo aseje
Iwori lawo asejere
Adifafun olomo aji faja sere
Igba ti n fomi oju sogbere aje
Iwori lawo asejere
Adifafun olomo aji faja sere
Igba ti n fomi oju sogbere aje
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Omo eja meji
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Owo
- VERSE THREE
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa ni ninu osi ni eleyii wa sugbon, korubo aje, pe ire aje yoo sunbo lai pe.
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Owonrin weere
Adifafun Orunmila
Baba o sowo igila
Adifafun Orunmila
Baba o sowo igila
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Igi idana
- Eyele meji
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Owo
Explore Ifa
Owonrin Iwori 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 Odi.
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