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The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Lodifa fun Ila
Ateka awo ikan
Lodifa fun ikan
Adifa fun bobo awodi
Nijo tawon mete eta n tode orun bowaye
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eko
Agbado
Akuko die kan
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Iwo nikan kobe
Adifa fun orunmila
Baba nbe laarin ota
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eko
Agbado
Owo
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifa fajimokun
Tii somo oba orangun ode ila
Igba ti n fomi oju sogbere ire
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eko
Agbado
Owo
Eyele meji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifa faje olokun sannin ade
Igba ti n tode orun bo waye
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eko
Agbado
Owo
Eyele meji
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Eyele dudu kan opolo esuru pupa ewe ailu odidi atare kana o jo po ao man fi fo ko mun
Explore Ifa
Irete Ika 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: Ifa Irete Ika. Understanding all its names helps in recognizing it across different Ifa lineages and traditions.
Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Irete Meji, Irete Ogbe, Irete Oyeku, Irete Iwori.
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