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Obara Odi

Odu Ifa — Sacred Verse of the Oracle
Odu Ifa BODE Oracle Sacred Pattern
This Odu highlights the need for introspection and self-awareness.

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Odu Ifa Sacred Divination Pattern

The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray

1
Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni

Ese — Yoruba Verse

OBARA OBODI
Ifa ni eruko idi
Abidi sin
Adifafun aje osuna
Anamon naye ana agbalagba
Sa jinnijinni
Igbati nto run bo wa saye
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji

Ese — Yoruba Verse

idi omole ejeki
kanhinkanhin ile eni
ko mon tani die die
adifafun osuhunlaja
aya agboniregun
igbati nfomi oju sogbere ire omo
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta

Ese — Yoruba Verse

OBARA OBODI
Ifa ni eruko idi
Abidi sin
Adifafun aje osuna
Anamon naye ana agbalagba
Sa jinnijinni
Igbati nto run bo wa saye
Ebo ni won ni kose
Osi gbebo nbe orubo
Keepe
Keejina
Aje wadi apesin

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Obara Odi 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: Obara Meji, Obara Ogbe, Obara Oyeku, Obara Iwori.

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