Okanran Meji symbolizes a balance between action and reflection. It suggests evaluating past actions while moving forward.
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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
Okanran Kan ni hin
Okaran kan lohun
Adifa fun omu ijo ti lo le je olori larin ara
Ao mu ewe saworo pepe peluiyere ao fi se eyin adire merin lepo ni yo eni maa yio se adura si yio je
ISEGUN
Okaran kan lohun
Adifa fun omu ijo ti lo le je olori larin ara
Ao mu ewe saworo pepe peluiyere ao fi se eyin adire merin lepo ni yo eni maa yio se adura si yio je
ISEGUN
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni ohun pe ire iyin fun eleyin pe ipo kan ni won fefi lo eleyin kio mun sope ohun ose kio le badi eni iyin kio si fun eyele kan borire.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eyele merin
Epo
Eko
Obi
Epo
Eko
Obi
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Akinfoju oloju sowo kajere
Adifa fun orunmila
Baba yio fi irinwo sowo
Yoo jere egberin oke
Adifa fun orunmila
Baba yio fi irinwo sowo
Yoo jere egberin oke
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni pe ohun pe ire gbogbo fun eleyin ebo ni ko se papajulo kio mon moju to ikan ara re ju teni eleni lo.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Akuko adie meji
Epo
Eko
Obi
Owo
Epo
Eko
Obi
Owo
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Obale bopon gba ariri
Ojo mon gba no rologango
Adifa fun oni ti le omon afeyin ju segun
Igba ti be ni rogun ota
Ojo mon gba no rologango
Adifa fun oni ti le omon afeyin ju segun
Igba ti be ni rogun ota
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe ohun pe ire isegun fun eleyin pe awon kan ni won gbe ogun ti eleyin ebo ni ko se kio si lo bo sango pelu akuko adire kan.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Akuko adie kan
Epo
Eko
Obi
Orogbo
Epo
Eko
Obi
Orogbo
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Bi elebo ope ni
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe ire gbogbo fun eleyin pe ibi kan ni eleyin loyin korubo kole ba la ni ohun kio si lo bo ifa pe lu eku eja abodie ki aye ole ba gba ni ohun.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eku
Eja
Abodie
Akuko die
Epo
Eko
Obi
Eja
Abodie
Akuko die
Epo
Eko
Obi
Isegun / Akose — Victory Formula
Yoruba
Ao toju epo obo ao gun mon ose dudu ao wa to ju aso fun fun aso pupa aso ayinrin ao wa mun meteta ao wa fi se kanhu kaihi naa yio fi we yio wa loso awon meteta yin sinu igbo rere.
Explore Ifa
Okanran Meji 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: Okanran Ogbe, Okanran Oyeku, Okanran Iwori, Okanran Odi.
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