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This Odu signifies the importance of patience and persistence.
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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
Agindin mongbohin
Awo igin losefafun igin
Awu gbeleringbingbingbin
Awo akakola losefafun akala
Oterere ileyo oterere ileyo
Awo lose fafun orunmila
Nijo tilo le fa mapowa
Omo ni fun ikubo
Awo igin losefafun igin
Awu gbeleringbingbingbin
Awo akakola losefafun akala
Oterere ileyo oterere ileyo
Awo lose fafun orunmila
Nijo tilo le fa mapowa
Omo ni fun ikubo
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ogun ni sinkin
Ogbon ni wora
Adifafun idin nijo tilole dileke nife
Ogbon ni wora
Adifafun idin nijo tilole dileke nife
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Idi leke yin gbinrin gbirin
Adifa fun omo yel akoko
Igba ti momi oju sogbere omo
Adifa fun omo yel akoko
Igba ti momi oju sogbere omo
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Atoke ni gbiringbirin tiyiwa
Gbinrin gbinrin kiyi lati sale loke
Adifa fun fori timi asawo
Ese oke
Igbati sawo rele olofin
Gbinrin gbinrin kiyi lati sale loke
Adifa fun fori timi asawo
Ese oke
Igbati sawo rele olofin
Related Odu — Same Family & Pairs
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Odi Irete 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: Odi Meji, Odi Ogbe, Odi Oyeku, Odi Iwori.
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