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This Odu signifies the importance of patience and wisdom in overcoming challenges.
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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
Irentegbe awo alakisa
Lodi fa fun alakisa
Igba tin be laarin ota
Lodi fa fun alakisa
Igba tin be laarin ota
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ategbe Ategbe
Adifa fun ologbo jigolo
Tin be laarin ota
Ateyeku
O yi won biiri pe biiri pe
O yi won biiri yun biiri yun
O yi won lele biiri lele
Adifa fun orunmila oun alabaun
Ni jo ti won jo n sota
Adifa fun ologbo jigolo
Tin be laarin ota
Ateyeku
O yi won biiri pe biiri pe
O yi won biiri yun biiri yun
O yi won lele biiri lele
Adifa fun orunmila oun alabaun
Ni jo ti won jo n sota
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Irentegbe awo alajisa
Lodi fa fun alakisa
Tio tefa re loyin
Pamansiki penbo le man
Adifa fun orunmila
Baba ji baba orowo kan aayona
Lodi fa fun alakisa
Tio tefa re loyin
Pamansiki penbo le man
Adifa fun orunmila
Baba ji baba orowo kan aayona
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ibo Legbe ibo lawure
Adifa fun orunmila
Ifa o so oko pore doba
Panbelawe panbelawe
Adifa fawere megun
Ti n sunkun aje suru suru
Adifa fun orunmila
Ifa o so oko pore doba
Panbelawe panbelawe
Adifa fawere megun
Ti n sunkun aje suru suru
Related Odu — Same Family & Pairs
Explore Ifa
Irete Ogbe 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 Oyeku, Irete Iwori, Irete Odi.
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