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Íká Òtúrá

Odu Ifa — Sacred Verse of the Oracle
Aliases: Ika Otua
Odu Ifa Yoruba Oracle 2 Languages 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 Ebo ni won ni kose O si gbebo nbe orubo Aparo ni oun je 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
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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 Ebo ni won nikose Igba aisebo Igba aise etutu Aparo a ni oun Olo ilora oun Olo 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
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Ika tuatua Babalawo enu Adifafun enu Enu nbe laarin Ota Ebo ni won niki enu kose osi O gbebo nibe o rubo Nje enu to roro Enu loko won jo Enu to roro enu Lo tu won ka
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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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Íká Òtúrá 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, Íká Ogbè, Íká Òyèkù, Íká Iwòrì.

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