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This Odu represents the need for careful planning and strategy.
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The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
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Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Won debi
Won dare
Oke ni o diyan ega olayaja bi omo oruko
Adifafun Orunmila
Baba momi oju sogbere ire
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E wa bani ni jebutu ire
Ope jebutu ire laa bani lese oba risa
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni oun o ba eleyii segun paa pa julo obinrin ni yoo segun fun eleyii, ebo ni koru , ko lo ree bori iyawo re.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Omo odo meji
Iya odo meji
Oruko nla meji
Opolopo yangan
Opolopo owo
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
ESE IFA
Oju monipo
Eniyan moni ofa
Oju to moni kogbodo laimoni mo
Adia fun nini oun salapa
Iyekan okonla abori yebeyebe
Igba ti se ogbogba arun
Ti n nira kaka alaile dide
Ebo ni won ni ose
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Nje kini nini fi somo
Igbaabe ni nini fi somo igbaabe
Ojumo nipo baba lawo lese
Igbaabe ni nini fi somo eniyan moni ofa baba lawo lese Igbaabe ni nini fi somo oju to moni kogbodo salaimoni mo igbaabe ni nini fi somo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa po oun pere fun eni toda ikayi ko rubo nitori arun kofi opolopo abe robo ati aso arare
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Akuko adie
Igbaabe
Aso arare
Opoplopo owo
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
ESE IFA
Agbon nije sibi kando
Irosun lawo ega
Adifda fun iyere ope
Eyi tiko lele mo
Ti n fowo ara mun igi
Ebo ni won ni kose
O si gbebo nibe orubo
Nje ope modi omun komoyin mi nun
Iyere ara igi kiwon da nun
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pere fun eni toda ifayi ko rubo niti ori ogun ifape ogun kan kan nje eleyi ifa ni oun loun o gba kale lowo ogun na komo di opo ifare mun.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Akuko adie
Opolopo owo
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
ESE IFA
Ega sususu awo opo komoni
Adifa fun ojiji
Ti won o mun je baale lodo
Ebo ni won ni kose
O si gbebo nibe orubo
Nje, ifa o to bab a
Abotobaba Ojiji mo moto baale lodo
Ifa o to baba
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe ire oye fun eni toda ifayio korubo ifa ni won o fije olortio ni bikan
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eyele
Opolopo owo
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Eweogo ewe iranje ewe igbo ewe esisi ewe alukerese ao gun po mo ose ao fi lofinda bintu po ao kosi aso funfunti aran ni asunhan ao so kosi oke ko gbodo kanlemo
Eye ega merindinlogun (16) odidi atare kan aojo po ao fisin gbere merindinlogun (16) si ari ori
Explore Ifa
Íròsùn Óbárà 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: Irosun Meji, Íròsùn Ogbè, Íròsùn Òyèkù, Íròsùn Iwòrì.
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