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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 owudi orudi
Oru ni agbalagba n dagbaku idi
Adifafun won ni idi kunrin
Abufun won ni idi binrin
Ebo omo ni won ni
ki won ose
Won si gbebo nbe won rubo
Kee pe
Kee jina
E bani nijebutu omo tuntun
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe ki eleyi orubo omo ifa ati okunrin ati obinrin ni won o jo rubo naa
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Agbebo adie meta
Pepeye funfun meji
Akuko adie meji
Eku
Eja
Epo
Eko
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ewe ori igi ni ose
Ilele wa ti ilele
Ni ole lo ori igi
Adifafun osan niware
Omo osankin abifun
Osan niware omo osanhin
Adifafun ojumole
Tii se omo bibi inu agbonniregun
Ebo ni won ni ki won ose
Ojumole nikan ni ntubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
Awari ojumola kedere
Awari oju monle laiku
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe ki elehun o mon gbokanle oogun etutu ni ki elelhun ogbokanle ki o mon yan koyan oogun laelae
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Okete
Esun isu
Akuko adie meta
Atare meta
Epo
Eko
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ifa ni o sedi arewa ifa
Isan ni arewa ejo
Adifafun oosala oseremogbo
Tise ojise eledumare
Ebo ni won ni ko mon se
Osi gbebo nbe orubo
Ero opo
Ero ofa
Osala de alaba alase
Abise warawara
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe won ofi elelyii se olori nibikan ifa pe kofi pelepele se ki ipo naa le badi tie ki won le mon ponle nibi gbogbo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Opolopo igbin
Aso funfun
Akuko adie meji
Agbebo adie meji
Epo
Eko
Opolopo owo
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ifa ni osedi orudi
Oru ni agbalagba
Dagbaku idi
Adifafun orunmila
Nijo gogbo ajogun ka baba monle pitipiti Ebo ni won ni kose
O si gbebo nibe orubo
Nje oto gege ni gbayi
Owo mi te ewe abiri kolo nigbayi
gbogbo isinku orun e peyinda
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa peki elelyii o rubo ntori gbogbo nkan bi ajogun buruku tui o fem on sele si ki o mon fi ebo se awada kotete rubona
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
oruko kan lEBO
agbebo adie meji
eku ati eja fun ifa
obi ati oti
epo ati eko
ewe abirikolo
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
ISEGUN
ewe abirikolo
ewe alupaide
ewe swegun sete
odindi atare meta
ao jo papo ao le ti okunna dada
ao te ni odu ifa (osedi)
Explore Ifa
Òdì 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: Odi Meji, Òdì Ogbè, Òdì Òyèkù, Òdì Iwòrì.
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