Ogbe Irosun signifies spiritual victory, perseverance, and the importance of sacrifice to achieve success and protection.
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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
Ogbe dawosun tele
Tio moje larin osika
Ebo won ni o se
Osi gbebo won ni o se
Osi gbe ebo nibe o rubo
Nje asemo enirere laape
Awonhon a semo
Awon osika laape eyin.
Tio moje larin osika
Ebo won ni o se
Osi gbebo won ni o se
Osi gbe ebo nibe o rubo
Nje asemo enirere laape
Awonhon a semo
Awon osika laape eyin.
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pere fun eni to da ifayi ifa ni kioruno ko le ba segun ota ifa ni arin ota lelelyi wa ifa ni korubo kola bayori ju won lo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Akuko
Opolopo owo
Opolopo owo
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Eroyaa eroya
Adifafun laawon
Omo ako iruke meji sodun
Nitori ire
Ebo won ni o se
Osi gbebo nibe o rubo
Nje eero yaa o eroya eroya wa
E wa wo ikin awa
Eroyawa e wa w oni fa.
Adifafun laawon
Omo ako iruke meji sodun
Nitori ire
Ebo won ni o se
Osi gbebo nibe o rubo
Nje eero yaa o eroya eroya wa
E wa wo ikin awa
Eroyawa e wa w oni fa.
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifapere fun eni toda ogbe rosun ki elelyi o rubo kola badi eni apesin ko si iruke rubo pelu aso funfun ifape okiki re okan kari agbanla aye kosi ma se odun fun ifa dada.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eyele meji
Asofunfun opameta
Iruke meji
Opolopo owo
Asofunfun opameta
Iruke meji
Opolopo owo
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Opa gbogbo ori ewure ayere yere ake
Adifafun orunmila
Won ni ki baba o mo garun wo ola ololamo
Ebo won ni o se
O si gbebo orubo
Nje ola ifa otan o
Ola ifa kuleyin
Ola awo rere koleerun
Adifafun orunmila
Won ni ki baba o mo garun wo ola ololamo
Ebo won ni o se
O si gbebo orubo
Nje ola ifa otan o
Ola ifa kuleyin
Ola awo rere koleerun
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pere fun eni toda ifa yi ifa ni ojuire ni ponm elleyi ko rubo ifa si ni o ganrun won awon to ti ni owo ifani korubo pe oun naa yoni owo.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eyele
Opolopo owo
Opolopo owo
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ogbe dawosun tele o
Mororo loju opon
Adifafun ega sese ti se omo olukere eye
Ebo won ni ose
Osi gbebo nibe orubo
Nje, ega loru egalo tu
Ega lorubo apesin.
Mororo loju opon
Adifafun ega sese ti se omo olukere eye
Ebo won ni ose
Osi gbebo nibe orubo
Nje, ega loru egalo tu
Ega lorubo apesin.
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pere fun eni toda ifayi korubo kole badi eni apesin ifa ni ko fi gbeboadie pelu eku eja obi oti bofa ko le badieni apesin
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Abooadie
Eku
Eja
Opolopo owo
Eku
Eja
Opolopo owo
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Ewe saworopepe ewe ekuya ewe ogbo imirun aogun pomo ose dudu ao ma fiwe larolaro
Isegun / Akose — Victory Formula
Yoruba
Ewe oojo (ewedu) ao jo po mo odidi atara kan ao ma fifo eko tutut mu laro laro.
Related Odu — Same Family & Pairs
Explore Ifa
Ogbe Irosun 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: Ogbe Oyeku, Ogbe Iwori, Ogbe Odi, Ogbe Owonrin.
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