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This Odu emphasizes the importance of resilience and strength.
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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
ESE IFA
Irosun abeyin kanran kanran
Adifa fun oletapa
Eyi ti nse omokunrin ogodo
Nijo ti ori ogodo gba obi mefa
Nitori omo titun
Ebo won ni ki ose
O si gbebo nibe orubo
A mu meji afi rubo oko
Amu meji afibo esin
Amu meji yoku afibo ori esin nitori omo titun
Nje olu ogodo pele
Omo amu obi kan mu bo igba eegungun
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
Ifa komo leyin ode yoyo.
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pere fun eni toda ifayi ni kobo ori re pelu obi kire ole ba to lowo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eyele
Opolopo owo
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
ESE IFA
Irosun keyinda awo akin oyin
Adifa fun akin oyin
Igba ti n fomi oju so gbere omo bibi surusun
Ebo ni won ni kose
O si gbebo nibe orubo
Kee pe
Kee jina
E wa ba ni ni jebutu omo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe oun pe ire fun eni toda ifa yi ifa sope kiwon o kiesi alaboyu kan nibeyen oyun towa ninure ki won o rubo fun
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Ewure ni wom yoo fi paro omo to febi
Opolopo eyele
Opolopo owo
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
ESE IFA
Eesun lote koko janan
Oun reti apon riri gangan
Adifafun atoye bi tiise omoyeye ega
Ti n nira kaka alaile dide
Ebo ni won ni kose
O si gbebo nibe orubo
Nje birosun keyinda
Eyin o roju atoyebi topon koko
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa loun pere fun eni toda ifayi ilorubo nitori arun oju ifani toba pe saa oju eleyi yo mo pon korubo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Akuko die
Opolopo owo
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
ESE IFA
Kanle kanle aran
Adifa fun opa
Ti yoo pejo ti o poro
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe
O rubo
Nje opa pejo o poro
Eyin o rirosun
Bi ti n kanran mo.
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa e ki eleyi o rubo isegun ota pe enikan niyi to geju eleyi lo tin ba sota korubo kole ba segun re
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Akuko adie
Opolopo owo
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Ewe esisi merindinlogun aolo pomo iyere merindinlogun ao fi se eja abori kanje leponiyo ao se tiyo jina to ba tijina ao wa se adura si ni ihoho aoje ni ihoho
Isegun / Akose — Victory Formula
Yoruba
Eso eyinolobe ewe rerinkomin odidi kan a o jopo ao fi sin gbere kan ni arin ori
Explore Ifa
Íròsùn Òkánràn 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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