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Ika Otura

Odu Ifa — Sacred Verse of the Oracle
Aliases: Ika Otua
Odu Ifa BODE Oracle Sacred Pattern
This Odu emphasizes the importance of strategic planning and thoughtful decision-making.

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Odu Ifa Sacred Divination Pattern
Aliases: Ika Otua

The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray

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Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Ika gburo Adifafun aparo Oyeye tolo nje Alagburo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Ifa pe ki eleyi o rubo lori nkan ti o fe se ki o le ba se ase yori lori re ko mon je pe enu nikan niyio mon fi mon se gbogbo igbesi ayere

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Akuko adie meji
Eyele funfun meji
Epo
Eko
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Omi tokitoki
Abe eruwa
Adifafun
Alakan
Abufun eja
Iku oni yale eniti nrubo
Ero ona oniyale
Alakan komunmi
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Ifa pe ki awon omo iyameji kan o rubo ki won ole mon se aseyori ki won osi rubo ki ajogun buruko o mon wole won

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Pepeye meji
Akuko adie meji
Opolopo omi tutu
Epo ati eko
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta

Ese — Yoruba Verse

IFA NI KAKA TUA
Kaka tua
Adifafun aparo
Oyeye to ni oun
Osawo losi ode ilora
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Ifa pe nkan ti eleyi o ba ni se ko mon so pe oun ose fun eeyan ko mon se adehun ti ko ni mun se

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Okete
Opolopo epo pupa
Igbin mejo
Epo
Eko
Pelu owo
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Ika tuatua
Babalawo enu
Adifafun enu
Enu nbe laarin
Ota
✦

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Ifa ki eleyi o mon so roro buruku jade lenu ki o mon nkan ti oun o mon so sita nitori ase nbe lenu re

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Akuko adie meta
Eyele funfun meta
Abere oporo meta
Epo ati eko

Awure — Alchemist Formula

Yoruba

IRE ISEGUN
Ikarahun igbin ti a fi rubo ao jo pelu ewe apaagun mole ao fi abere ti afikun ebo ru yi sin gbere si orikerike ara wa ao fi ebu ifa ra daadaa ao mon fi iyoku mun oti oyinbo

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Ika Otura 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: Ika Otua. 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 Iwori.

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