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Ogbe Okanran also known as Ogbe-Kanran highlights the importance of making offerings to address misfortunes and invokes the spirit of resilience.
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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
Sodogbo dogbo dogbo
Adifafun baba apajuba orokando
Igba ti won ni koru bo
Nila iku ara re
O si gbebo ni be orubo
Nje aja olode ogborun julo delo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni oun pe ire laiku fun elelyi ki eleyi orubo aiku ki osi fi aja meji rubo ki won owa fun ni okan ni be komo losi
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Aja meji
Epo
Eko
Obi
Owo
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Denge tutu leyin
Inure gbo naaa ginrin ginrin
Adifafun tintin mu
Nijo ti loleje olori lafin
Ebo ni won ni kose
O si gbe bo ni be orubo
Nje talamu jolori tintin mu
La hun jolori
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pere ola fun eleyi ki Eleyi, pe korubo ola ki o si fi tinutinu rubo pelu eran oruko kan
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eran oruko kan
Tintnutinu kan
Epo
Eko
Obi
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Keromi awo ologun sese
Lose fafu ologun sese
Nijo ti n be laarin iponju
Ebo ni won ni kose
Ogbe bo ni be orubo
Nje kiro mi ode
Awo ologun sese
Toba romi tan
Manu iyu dada ide
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe ki eleyi orubo ki ara ole de pe are kode eleyi kio lo fi elede bo ifa kio si loso ide ifa sara ki ara ola bade
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eran elede kan
Ile ke otutu opon
Ile ke iyun
Epo
Eko
Obi
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
O se peki peki peki
Bi eyele feyin sele
Adifafun olokanran eyin tiyojadele
Ni yio wogba ojulelo
Ebo ni won ni kose
O gbebo nibe orubo
Nje eyin owo olokanran
To jadele fowo gba ojule lo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe oun pere isegun fun elelyi pe ki elelyi odi mon ifa daradara ki omon gi ifa sile ni gba kokan tori irere odo ifa lowa kio si lo fi ewure bo ifa
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eran ewure kan
Epo
Eko
Obi
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
KINNI
ao toju ewe emi ao lopo mon
iyare ao wa fi se eyin
adire meri lepo ni yio
ao wa se adure si obe naa
ao wa je obe yin
Isegun / Akose — Victory Formula
Yoruba
ao toju egbo ope ao lopo mon iyere ao wa mu ide otutu opon ti ati si ni ikadi tabi ikawo ao wa sosi inu isusu ao wa ko ifa ti alo yin si ao ao wa fi eja abori nla kan se lepo ni yo eni naa yoje obe yin tio baje obe tan yoo mon fi ide yin sara tori isegun
Explore Ifa
Ogbe Okanran 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 Irosun.
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