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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
Adaba kenkeluku
Babalawo aje
Adifafun Aje
Aje sawo lo si oja ojugboro mekun
Ebo ni won ni kose
Osi gbebo nibe orubo
Nje adaba kenkeluku
Kosile ta o mon aje
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe ibi ti eleyi, ba nlo korubo ki ole ba gbayi nbe
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Pelu eyele
Ogede omini
Obi
Oti
Eyele meji
Epo
Eko
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ijo moti daye
Nbere roko ri
Adifafun adaba susu
Nlo oko alero odun
Ebo ni won ni ko se
Osi gbebo nibe orubo
Kee pe
Kee jina
Eba ni nijebutu ire gbogbo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ki eleyii orubo nitori irin ajo to nlo ki osi rubo ntori omo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Ewure
Obi
Oti
Igbin
Epo
Eko
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ni jo ti mo ti daye
Nbere roko ri
Adifafun alaimon isin
Ope toji
Ti n fi ojo edu yunko
EBO ni won ni ko mon se
Nje iwori ni o mon isin ope
Loji nifi ojo edu yunko
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ki eleyii ojoko ti ifa ni ona abayore ki o mon dako ni asiko yi ti fa ni ko gbeju mon
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Agbeboadie meji
Eyele meji
Akuko adiere meji
Epo ati eko
Kosi mon bofa pelu
Abo adie kan pelu obi ati oti
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Iwori obabira
Babalawo ori
Adifafun ori
Ori nda se ayere lohun nikan soso
Ebo ni won ni ko mose
Ori si gbebo nibe orubo
Nje kerekere
Ori ni o sai di eleni
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ki eleyii orubo ki o mon ba da se aye re ki o le di eni apesin
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eye etu meji
Eyele funfun meji
Akuko kan
Epo ati obi
Kofi eye etu kan bo ori re
Pelu obi ati oti
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
ISEGUN
Ori eye etu ti won fi bo ori re won o jo pelu oko atare kan ninu atare kan won o fi sin gbere si aarin orire
Explore Ifa
Iwòrì 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: Iwori Meji, Iwòrì Ogbè, Iwòrì Òyèkù, Iwòrì Òdì.
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