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The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
Ese — Yoruba Verse
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Ika fefe lafoye
Iwori fefe lafogba
Adifafun ewiri ti se obinrin Ogun
Igba ti n fomi oju sogbere omo
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Agbebo adie meji
Eyele funfun meji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Baba o fi oro gbogbo se erinrin Ebo ni won ni kose
Osi gbebo nbe orubo
Nje poki are deo
Ojonleke
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Akuko adie meta
Epo
Eko
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ikafefe la foye
Iwori fefe la fogba
Adifa fun oniyan hanyan
Ti ntorun bow a saye
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Pepeye meji
Epo
Eko
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ika fefe la foye
Iwori fefe la fogba
Adifafun agidingin
Ti won n ran se ilku pe lorun
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Ko fi igbin bo orisa
Akuko adie meji
Agbebo adie fun
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Explore Ifa
Ika 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 Akose (alchemical remedies).
This Odu is also known as: Ikawori. Understanding all its names helps in recognizing it across different Ifa lineages and traditions.
Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Ika Meji, Ika Ogbe, Ika Oyeku, Ika Odi.
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