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This Odu represents perseverance and resilience in overcoming obstacles.
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Odu Ifa Sacred Divination Pattern
The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
1
Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Kiwo Tedi Kemin Tedi
Eni esin ba te man re lonje aji besin
Adifa fun orunmila
Awon ajogun orun o je o sun man ju
Eni esin ba te man re lonje aji besin
Adifa fun orunmila
Awon ajogun orun o je o sun man ju
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Kiwo Tedi Kemin
Eni esin ba fe ma repa lon je aji be
Adifa fun oosa nla oseremangbo
Ti n be laarin ota
Eni esin ba fe ma repa lon je aji be
Adifa fun oosa nla oseremangbo
Ti n be laarin ota
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Te nun man
Tie teni laa te nu man
Adifa fun dunundun
Ti o tenun rete di
Tie teni laa te nu man
Adifa fun dunundun
Ti o tenun rete di
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Kete Kete Abeeku poo poo
Adifa fun orisa oko
Nijo ti n sawo rebi atoke doke
Adifa fun orisa oko
Nijo ti n sawo rebi atoke doke
Related Odu — Same Family & Pairs
Explore Ifa
Irete Odi 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).
Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Irete Meji, Irete Ogbe, Irete Oyeku, Irete Iwori.
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