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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 laarin ota ni eleyii wa sugbon yoo rubo kole baa ni isegun jale tan lowo awon ota re.
Ifa ni ore kan niyi ti oun ati eleyii jo n rin, ifa ni kee sore re, ko si mo maa so oro re fun un mo.
Ifa ni ore kan niyi ti oun ati eleyii jo n rin, ifa ni kee sore re, ko si mo maa so oro re fun un mo.
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Oyeku faba goke baba lawo oluweri
Adifafun oluweri
Igba ti n be laarin ota
Adifafun oluweri
Igba ti n be laarin ota
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Abo adie
- Akuko adie
- Eyele
- Epo pupa
- Agbado
- Opolopo owo
- Eye etu
- Opolopo owo
- Epo pupa
- Eko
- Agbado
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa ni ore kan niyi ti oun ati eleyii jo n rin, ifa ni kee sore re, ko si mo maa so oro re fun un mo.
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Agbori odidifa agbaja sapele
Adifafun eeman ajala
Ti o nire gbogbo juwon lo
Adifafun eeman ajala
Ti o nire gbogbo juwon lo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Eye etu
- Opolopo owo
- Epo pupa
- Eko
- Agbado
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa ni kele yii o rubo pe yoo ni owo lowo ju awon eeyan re yoku lo.
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Oyeku palaba ipabo sagodogba
Eluju eluju isagodo gba ipara
Adifafun Orunmila
Ire gbogbo nlo nita
Okankan o ya le wa
Eluju eluju isagodo gba ipara
Adifafun Orunmila
Ire gbogbo nlo nita
Okankan o ya le wa
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Akuko adie kan
- Eyele meji
- Epo pupa
- Eko
- Agbado
- Opolopo owo
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa pe ire lati okere fun eleyii pe ebo ni ki eleyiii o ru pe yoo nire gbogbo
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Oyeku palaba ipabo sagodogba
Eluju eluju isagodo gba ipara
Adifafun Orunmila
Ire gbogbo nlo nita
Okankan o ya le wa
Ebo ni won ni kifa o se
O si rubo nibe
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
Aje wa jede tuturu
Eluju eluju isagodo gba ipara
Adifafun Orunmila
Ire gbogbo nlo nita
Okankan o ya le wa
Ebo ni won ni kifa o se
O si rubo nibe
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
Aje wa jede tuturu
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Abo adie kan
- Eku meji
- Eja meji
- Eye etu
- Epo pupa
- Eko
- Owo
- Agbado
Explore Ifa
Oyeku Obara 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: Oyeku Meji, Oyeku Ogbe, Oyeku Iwori, Oyeku Odi.
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