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This Odu emphasizes the importance of stability and grounding.
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Odu Ifa Sacred Divination Pattern
The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
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Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Tefun Tefun Kanrandaa
Adifafun fagbaa rin
Ti n be lawujo eleye
Ebo won ni o se
O gbebo nibe o rubo
Nje kin leleye ofa gbarin se
Awo nun leleye o maa n wagbanrin.
Adifafun fagbaa rin
Ti n be lawujo eleye
Ebo won ni o se
O gbebo nibe o rubo
Nje kin leleye ofa gbarin se
Awo nun leleye o maa n wagbanrin.
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Aarin ota ni eleyi wa korubo, yio segun aarin ota na ni eleyi yio gbe titi yio fi segun awon ota o sini lefi eleyi se nkan kan, awonu ni won o maa wo eleyi
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Atefun yigi yigi yigi yigi
Adifafun ori
Ti n be laarin ota
Ebo won ni o se
O gbebo nibe orubo
Kee pe
Kee jina
E wa ba ni laru segun
Adifafun ori
Ti n be laarin ota
Ebo won ni o se
O gbebo nibe orubo
Kee pe
Kee jina
E wa ba ni laru segun
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Keleyi orubo, ko si bo orire, ori eleyi ni yio ba eleyi segun pe aye n da eleyi laamu, gbogbo igba lawon ota n ba nkan eleyi je eleyi o wa rubo yio segun ori eleyi si duro tii olorun oba segun
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Tefun tefun kanranundan
Adifa foba
Adifa fun akapo
Ebo won ni won o se
Won o si gbebo nibe won rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E bani ni wowo ire
Adifa foba
Adifa fun akapo
Ebo won ni won o se
Won o si gbebo nibe won rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E bani ni wowo ire
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni ire ola fun eleyi eleyi yio la lati pase oba tabi eeyan la sugbon keleyi o ma n lafojudio nitori ola eleyi yio po ti okiki re o si kan laarin ilu.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Tefun tefun kanrandan
Adifafun aniya lorun
Igba ti n fomi oju sogbere ire
Ebo won ni o se
O gbebo nibe o rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E bani ni wowore
Adifafun aniya lorun
Igba ti n fomi oju sogbere ire
Ebo won ni o se
O gbebo nibe o rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E bani ni wowore
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pere aje lati okeere fun eleyi keleyi rubo ko si fi ekuru funfun bo aje ati ori ko si fi eku emo bori iyare ati aso funfun ko si ma n toju iyare dada nitori ori iyare ni yio laa
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
Eku eman
Eko
Agbado
Owo
Eku eman
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
ISEGUN
Ewe alupaida eeku ijebu eeru alaman iha eeso alu gbanko ao jo gbogbo re po ao man fi fokomu
Ewe alupaida eeku ijebu eeru alaman iha eeso alu gbanko ao jo gbogbo re po ao man fi fokomu
Related Odu — Same Family & Pairs
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Ofun 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: Ofun Meji, Ofun Ogbe, Ofun Oyeku, Ofun Iwori.
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