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This Odu represents the need for cleansing and renewal.
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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
Ifa ni iwori wowo wowo
Ifa ni wiro wokun wokun
Iwori wokun tan
Koto wode
Adifafun enlojo agan
Ti ntorun bo wa saye
Ebo omo ni won ni ki
Won si gbebo nibe won rubo
Kepe kejina ewa bawa laarin omo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe awon ni ti won nwa omo ifa pe ebo ni ki eleyi o mo rukole ba di olomo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Opolopo igbin
Agbeboadie merin
Epo
Eko
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Iwori wese wese
Adifafun Aase mon gamonga
Ti won ni ko rubo
Ogun omo araye
Igba aitubo
Igba aiteru
Eri ifa awo ki bi ti n se
Ifa de alase ope abise warawara
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ki eleyi orubo laarin opolopo awon ti won jo nse nkan papo ti o mon je pe ti e ni o ni gbayi lawujo awujo awon joku
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Pepeye meji
Eyele meji
Epo ati eko
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Iwori wowo wowo
Iwori wokun wokun
Adifafun won ni Isese Asere
Ibi ti won ti moju owo ju omo lo
Eyin pele ara isese asere
Te mon oju owo ju omo lo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ki eleyi o mon mon oju owo ju omo lo Ifa ni omo ni yio la
eleyi
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Agbeboadie meji
Eye etu meji
Epo ati eko
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Aba awo ile Oniseri
Adifafun oniseri
Ni kutukutu awuro
Igbati nfomi oju sogbere
Ire gbogbo
EBO ni won ni ko mon se
Ero opo ero ofa
Kosi eni ti ori bo abamo se
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe ire ola fun eleyi sugbon ko mo deja nkan ti won basofun
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Pepeye meji ebo
Eyele meji ebo
Akuko adie meji fun ebo
Epo
Eko
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
AJE
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Explore Ifa
Iwòrì Òsé 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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