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This Odu represents the balance between wisdom and action.
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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
Okiti baba nipeku opopo
Adifafun oloba abedi
Omo ariyinkunni bomo lenu
Igba timomi oju sogbere
Ire gbogbo
Ebo ni won ni kose
Osigbebo ni be orubo
Nje egungun ile oloba
Egbodojaye oru
Orisale oloba
Egbodajaye orun
Eniyan ile olobe
Egboda je fa orun
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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
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Okinti baba ni peku opopo
Adifafun aso tigbogin ropin atari
Ebo ni won ni kose
Ogbe boni be orubo
Nje eran ri tani win
Gbogbo wa lajo lajolesun ni
Ipako emon ri temiwi
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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
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eran oruko kan
Epo
Eko
Obi
Oti
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Okanran bababa
Adifafun bata nijo tilolegba
Roro obinrin sango
Ebo ni won ni kose
O gbebo ni be orubo
Nje tomo tomo lanbo
ebomi a mon lakanaa pipo
sango gbaroro gbe roro
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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
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eran agbo kan
Orogbo
Amonla
Epo eko
Obi
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Okanran bababa
Adiafun ori ori tode orun bowale aye
EBO ni won ni ki ori ose
Ori si gbebo nibe o rubo
Nje oju tomi oun oni borise
Yio pada wa to ori wa
Kere kere ori mon deleni
Gbogbo ara ti won ni
Awon oni ba ori se
Won yio pada fori wa
Kere kere ori mon deleni
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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
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eye etu kan
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
Explore Ifa
Òkánràn Óbárà 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, Òkánràn Ogbè, Òkánràn Òyèkù, Òkánràn Iwòrì.
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