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This Odu represents the balance between wisdom and action.
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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
Okiti baba nipeku opopo
Adifafun oloba abedi
Omo ariyinkunni bomo lenu
Igba timomi oju sogbere
Ire gbogbo
Adifafun oloba abedi
Omo ariyinkunni bomo lenu
Igba timomi oju sogbere
Ire gbogbo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
ifa nip e ire gbogbo fun elelyi pe ki elelyi omu oju to awon irunmonle daradara kio si lobo ifa ati orisa pelu eku eja abodie igbin pupo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eku
Eja
Abodie
Igbin pupo
Epo eko
Obi
Eja
Abodie
Igbin pupo
Epo eko
Obi
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Okinti baba ni peku opopo
Adifafun aso tigbogin ropin atari
Adifafun aso tigbogin ropin atari
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
ifa ni oppe ire isegun fun eleyi
ki elelyi orubo isegun kolo
bo esu ori re pelu eran oruko kan
ki elelyi orubo isegun kolo
bo esu ori re pelu eran oruko kan
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eran oruko kan
Epo
Eko
Obi
Oti
Epo
Eko
Obi
Oti
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Okanran bababa
Adifafun bata nijo tilolegba
Roro obinrin sango
Adifafun bata nijo tilolegba
Roro obinrin sango
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
ifa pe oun pere gbogbo fun
elelyi pe oun sip e ire aya fun
elelyi pe ki elelyi olo bo sango
pelu agbo ati a mon la gbegirin
elelyi pe oun sip e ire aya fun
elelyi pe ki elelyi olo bo sango
pelu agbo ati a mon la gbegirin
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eran agbo kan
Orogbo
Amonla
Epo eko
Obi
Orogbo
Amonla
Epo eko
Obi
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Okanran bababa
Adiafun ori ori tode orun bowale aye
Adiafun ori ori tode orun bowale aye
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni ire gbogbo fun elelyi ki
Eleyi olobo orire daradara
Pelu eye etu kio si fi eyele rubo fesu
Eleyi olobo orire daradara
Pelu eye etu kio si fi eyele rubo fesu
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eye etu kan
Eyele kan
Epo
Eko
obi
Eyele kan
Epo
Eko
obi
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
ao toju ewe gboro ao toju ewe omini ewe aje ewe sajeje ao wa lagbogbo re po ao wa fi se abo adire toti pamon ri kaje lepo niyo ao wa se adure si ao wa je obe naa ni ori ifa ni ao ti je oba naa
Isegun / Akose — Victory Formula
Yoruba
Ao toju awo bata tabi ida
oju bata ao wa gun mon
ose dudud eni naa yio
ma fi we un ojo mesan
oju bata ao wa gun mon
ose dudud eni naa yio
ma fi we un ojo mesan
Related Odu — Same Family & Pairs
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Okanran Obara 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 Meji, Okanran Ogbe, Okanran Oyeku, Okanran Iwori.
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