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This Odu represents perseverance and the resilience needed to overcome obstacles.
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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
Bata gbe bule fohun oran
Adifafun esinkin ogbede gbe
Igba ti n raye alainiku
Adifafun esinkin ogbede gbe
Igba ti n raye alainiku
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ogunda digbin o ku su jadi igere
Ajodi abi ara kaja
Adifafun wura
Tii se aya agboniregun
Ajodi abi ara kaja
Adifafun wura
Tii se aya agboniregun
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ogunda di o gbadi
Ifa depo ogba epo oorigban nijadi
Adifafun orunmila
Nijo ti won ni awon o mun baba wa leru
Won ni o karagiri
Ifa depo ogba epo oorigban nijadi
Adifafun orunmila
Nijo ti won ni awon o mun baba wa leru
Won ni o karagiri
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Igbo etile toun tegbin
Ona gbon seoun leja
Aso tia bafi ise ra
Toun tise ni gbo
Adifafun irawosasa
Tii se akobi eledumare bo
Ona gbon seoun leja
Aso tia bafi ise ra
Toun tise ni gbo
Adifafun irawosasa
Tii se akobi eledumare bo
Related Odu — Same Family & Pairs
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Ogunda Odi 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: Ogunda Meji, Ogunda Ogbe, Ogunda Oyeku, Ogunda Iwori.
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