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Irete Ose

Odu Ifa — Sacred Verse of the Oracle
Aliases: Ifa Irete Ose
Odu Ifa BODE Oracle Sacred Pattern
Irete Ose also known as Irete Alaje signifies power, victory and the blessing of great children.

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Odu Ifa Sacred Divination Pattern
Aliases: Ifa Irete Ose

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

1
Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Ogbologbo Oya ni yipon eyin
Adifafun orunmila
Baba n sawo relu ilodi
✦

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Ibi kan lele yii nlo yii, ko rubo awon ota po loun, yio si segun won ko gbebo, pe aala oorun ti eleyi sun ko dara rara apeere awon ota ni, won o si fe pa eleyi ni.

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Epo
Eko
Agbado
Akuko adie kan
Owo
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Pa man siki
Adifafun boti
Ti n gbogun lo ilu ajarun
✦

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Keleyi orubo bi kan leleyi n loyii, ogunpo nibe sugbon keleyi o rubo paa paa julo, won ti fi oogun soju ona fun eleyi, nibi ti eleyi ba gbalo ko maa gbabe bo nitori awon ota ti yan le kalefun.

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Epo
Eko
Agbado
Opolopo okababa
Owo
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Yoo yo biyoyo
Yoyo bi yoyo
Adifafun won ni rete alaje
Nibi won ti n sukun aje suru suru
✦

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Keleyi orubo, eleyi n sukun aje, ifa ni ire aje n bo fun eleyi gbogbo oun ti eleyi se kolojutu lenu isere kolojuto keleyi o dimo n ifa, lodo ifa nire aje re wa kosi ma maa safojudi.

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Epo
Eko
Agbado lopo lopo
Owo
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Ifa see ko awo omode
Eniyan atata se mo
Awo oke ijero
Aimo eeyan atata ka so wipe a o lowo lowo
Apata piti oruko ni won fi ma n ni
Adifafun won ni rete alaje
Nibi ti won ti n wa owo piti piti
✦

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Keleyi orubo ire aje gidi gidi fun eleyi, ki eleyi o fi elede bofa kara o le defun a je eleyi yio si ma n eeyan Pataki Pataki lara awon eeyan Pataki yii ni eleyi yioti la

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Epo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
Elede a o fi bofa

Awure — Alchemist Formula

Yoruba

ISEGUN
Ewe tete ewerinrin odundun ire lapa lapa ewe igba ewe gure a o gbo gbogbore po a o fi we ifa a o pa agbegbo adie bofa ati eku eja omin ti afi wefa yi a o fiwe a o man yo mu.

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Irete Ose 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 Ose. 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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