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Ika Oyeku

Odu Ifa — Sacred Verse of the Oracle
Aliases: Ika Yeku
Odu Ifa BODE Oracle Sacred Pattern
This Odu emphasizes the importance of embracing change and new beginnings.

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Odu Ifa Sacred Divination Pattern
Aliases: Ika Yeku

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

1
Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni

Ese — Yoruba Verse

ESE KINI
(1)
Alakaiku ni Baba erin
Odoromun ni Baba efon
Odoromun ni o gbe
Alakaiku mi terin terin
Tile kudi tilekudi
Toun tapo alukurani
Toun tapo alukurani
Adifafun oosala oseremongbo
Igbati nti irenje ile losi
Irenje oko
✦

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Ki eleyi olo bo oosa dada ole yori si rere

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Opolopo igbin
Eyele funfun meta
Akuko adie meta
Epo
Eko
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji

Ese — Yoruba Verse

(2)
Alakaiku ni Baba erin
Odoromun ni Baba efon
Odoromun ni ogbe
Alakaiku mi
Terin terin
Adifafun ori nigaga ingogo
✦

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Ki eleyi o mon bo nipa gbogbo dada nipa gbogb nkan ti o ba fe dawo le

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Eye etu meta
Pepeye meji
Agbon
Eyetu kan
Pelu obi ati oti
Epo ati eko
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta

Ese — Yoruba Verse

(3)
Oke le gege monye
Adifafun onikayekun
Igbati nfomi oju sogbere omo
✦

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Ifa pe ki eleyi orubo ntori omo ki osi gbo ikilo

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Agbebo adie meji
Akuko adie meji
Eyele meji
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin

Ese — Yoruba Verse

(4)
Irun pe lori
Irun di ewu
Egbo perese adi
Jakute
Adifafun alakaiku
Igbati nbe laarin osiri
Ti nbe laarin ota
✦

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Ki eleyi orubo isegun ota ki ifa oba segun awon ti ngbogun ta bo ko ru

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Oruko kan
Obi fun ori
Orogbo
Oti
Akuko
Epo
Eko

Awure — Alchemist Formula

Yoruba

ISEGUN
Ori ologbo meji ewe adagudu topo dada odidi atare meji Totobi dada ao jo papo ao teni odu ifa ikayeku yio mon fi
foko Tutu mun tabi oti schnapps leyin ti ati se adura si tan dada.

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Ika Oyeku 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 Yeku. 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 Iwori, Ika Odi.

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