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This Odu signifies the importance of vigilance and awareness.
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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
Iwori ni oduro wo
Osa wo ti fi ngbe owo ijo
Adifafun orunmila
Baba nllole mun ile
Soro tuntun lodun
EBO ni won ni ko mon se
O si gbebo nibe orubo
Nje odun odin yi san mi
Ju tesin lo
To badi iwoyi amodun
Gbodogbodo igbo opo enini seruwa
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe ire ibugbe tuntun fun eleyi ko rubo ibujoko tuntun
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Igbin merindinlogun
Eyele fun merin
Epo pupa ati eko
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ese rere karode
Adifafun awusa
Ti nfomi oju sogbere omo
Ebo ni won ni ko mon se
Osi gbebo nibe orubo
Nje ese rere karode
Oloni moro ile o gba omo awusa
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe ire omo fun eni ti o da ifa iwori osa ki omo re o le po dada
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Agbeboadie merin
Eyele merin
Epo ati eko
Obi
Oti
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Iwori ni oduro wo
Osa wo ti fi ngbe owo ijo
Adifafun orunmila
Baba nsawo rode omijo
EBO ni won ni ko mon se
Osi gbebo nibe won rubo
Nje baba romijo baba ndari bo wa
Aye aye aye ge
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe ode yo ti nbe niwaju eleyi korubo si koto lo ko le ba gbayi bo nbe
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eyele meji
Eye etu meji
Epo
Eko
Oti
Obi
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Iwori oje awusa
Ara otan oje aja
Adifafun awusa kole badi
Olomo laye
Ebo ni won ni kose
Igba aitubo
Igba aiteru
Bomo awusa se poto
Won ofinu han ara won
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ki eleyi orubo nitori omo ki awon omo ti o ba sibi ole gboro si ara won lenu ko rubo ki won o mon ba mon se ota si ara won
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Akuko adie meta
Pepeye meta
Epo
Eko
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
ISEGUN
Ori pepeye ti won fi rubo ao jo pelu oko atare kan yio mon fi epo pupa la lalelale
Eye etu to fi rubo yi yio la laya pelu eyele kan yio fi opolopo ewe awoyoyo kun yio jo papo yio mon fin oyin laa nigbakugba
Explore Ifa
Iwòrì Ósà 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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