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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
oseka orele alado
orinka oroke iyero
Ihorohoro aka ki ba aka ninu je
adifafun olofin
oji nijoojumo nko ominu ajogun
orinka oroke iyero
Ihorohoro aka ki ba aka ninu je
adifafun olofin
oji nijoojumo nko ominu ajogun
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa peki elelyi
obo ori re
ati ayare
ki o le ba segun
obo ori re
ati ayare
ki o le ba segun
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Akuko adie meji
Eye etu meji
Alabahun meji
Epo
Eko
Eye etu meji
Alabahun meji
Epo
Eko
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ose pakaja
Orin pakaja
Adifafun orunmila
Baba nbe laarin ota
Orin pakaja
Adifafun orunmila
Baba nbe laarin ota
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa peki elleyi
orubo isegun
Ifa peki omojuto
ifa dada ifa ni yio segun fun
orubo isegun
Ifa peki omojuto
ifa dada ifa ni yio segun fun
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Ewure kan fun ifa
Akuko adie meji
Eyele meji
Epo
Eko
Akuko adie meji
Eyele meji
Epo
Eko
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ose kaka ka
Baba lawo omi
Lodifafun o mi
Omi ntorun bowa saye
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Omi ni oun ti sebo
Ose ka ka ka
Baba lawo omi
Lodifafun o mi
Omi ntorun bowa saye
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Omi ni oun ti sebo
Ose ka ka ka
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ifa ni idakisi ona
Ni re ejo leyin
Adifafun olomo
Iyameji ti won o
Mon se owo
Aroye
Ni re ejo leyin
Adifafun olomo
Iyameji ti won o
Mon se owo
Aroye
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
ife pe ki omo
iyami orubo lori
ise ti won nse
ki enikan o mon se
eru enikan
iyami orubo lori
ise ti won nse
ki enikan o mon se
eru enikan
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
pepeye meji
eyeetu meji
akuko adie meji
eyeele meji
epo ati eko
eyeetu meji
akuko adie meji
eyeele meji
epo ati eko
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
ISEGUN
yepe idi esu obi idi osa
orogbo isi sango ao lo papo ao te ni odu ifa (ose ka)
yepe idi esu obi idi osa
orogbo isi sango ao lo papo ao te ni odu ifa (ose ka)
Related Odu — Same Family & Pairs
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Ose Ika 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: Ose Meji, Ose Ogbe, Ose Oyeku, Ose Iwori.
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