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The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
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
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo
Eko
Obi
Owo
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Inure gbo naaa ginrin ginrin
Adifafun tintin mu
Nijo ti loleje olori lafin
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Tintnutinu kan
Epo
Eko
Obi
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Lose fafu ologun sese
Nijo ti n be laarin iponju
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Ile ke otutu opon
Ile ke iyun
Epo
Eko
Obi
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Bi eyele feyin sele
Adifafun olokanran eyin tiyojadele
Ni yio wogba ojulelo
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo
Eko
Obi
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
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
Explore Ifa
Okanran Ogbe 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).
This Odu is also known as: Okanran Sogbe. Understanding all its names helps in recognizing it across different Ifa lineages and traditions.
Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Okanran Meji, Okanran Oyeku, Okanran Iwori, Okanran Odi.
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