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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
Ifa ni edeale kogba
Gerere ose olosun
Loni aso
Adifafun egungun
Egungun nlo oju ode lojo
Ebo ni won ni ko se
Osi gbebo nibe orubo
Nje eji adale ko gba
Gerere ose olosun loni aso
Ifa ni ngbo moni iwo
Adifafun oninu ire
Ti won o mon gba awin ika le de
Ebo ni won ni kose
O si gbebo nibe orubo
Nje ngbo moni
Iwo ngbo moni iwo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ki elelyi o lo bo egungun ko fun egun ni aso ti ko ba si egungun ki o mon bo ifa ni yio gbayi lawujo ti oba ti se be
Ifa pe ki elelyi o mon deyin lori ire tin se ifa pe awon tin se oore fun awon ni won tun nfi ibi suu ifa pee tutu ni yio mon koyo lowo won ki omon se etutu dada.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Oruko kan
Obi ati Oti
Orogbo
Ataare
Owo
Akuko adie meji
Eyele Meji
Agbebo adie meji
Epo ati Eko
Ologbo kan
Akuko adie meji
Pepe meji
Epo
Eko
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ifa ni ki etu okara giri
Koru igba aje ki ore
Ko kara giri koru agbon yaba
Ki ojumo otomo arinjo ti ojo
Ki oti mun esere dahin dahin
Sale sale
Adifafun oryunmila
Baba nsawo lo si ode omijo
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe orubo
Nje jodada o jodada x 2
Ose olosun aajo ojole o jo dada x3
Ose olosun aajo ojople o jo dada
Ose oniwo kiki ogun
Adifafun orunmila
Baba nsawo lo ilu ilawo
EBO ni won n ui ko mon se
Osi gbebo nbe orubo
Ruru EBO
Eru atukesu
Ero opo
Ero ofa
Gbgobo wa ladijo ni wo lapo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa peirin ajo kan nbe lese eleyi ko rubo kole ba gbayi bop nbe laarin awujo egbere ebo pe yio je ko se aseyori
Ifa ki elelyi o mura dada papa ilu ti eleyi nla tabi ibi ti elelyi ngba won nfi oogun dan won ki oun na ko mun ra dada ki owo won o mon ba te.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
ewure kan fun ifa
akuko adie meji fun EBO
eyele funfun meji
epo ati eko
pelu oti ati obi
owo
Akuko adie meta
Ori ologbo meji
Pepeye meji
Oruko kan
Epo
Obi ati oti
Eko
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ati oro eye ibinrin
Igongo eye ijamon
Ibi ti o bawu efufulele
Komon ati oro ni so
Ti o ba bale tan
Egbe eyekeye kiise
Adifafun orunmila
Baba o mun Sekete baba
O niye kankan
Ninu oba alade wa mun igba
Oti kan iye edu laa waa
Ose wonrin wonrin
Wonhun kankan
Adifafun won lode Ilawo
Nibi ti wonti nkuwo bi eni ti nku elubo
Nibi ti won ti nsa igede
Bi eni ti nsa oogun
EBO ni won ni ki won o se
Won si gbebo nibe won rubo
Nje iwo niwo emi niwo
Gbogbo wa lajo niwo lapo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe gbogbo nkan ti elelyi nse ti koloju yi ifa pe ti o ba fe ki olojutu ki o mon fi oti bio ifa koto se gbogbo nkan ti oba fe se ki oun na si ma mun oti diedie ki o le ba ni aseyori
Ifa pe ibiti elelyi felo ifa pe oju ogun tole ni ifa pe op munra dada ki won moba fi ori tie fo agbon
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Akuko adie meta
Agbebo adie fun ifa
Pelu eku ati eja ati
Obi opelu oti ati owo
Epo ati eko
Oruko kan
Eyeetu kan
Alabahun kan
Opolopo igbin
Epo
Eko
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Edale ko gba gere
Ose olosun loni aso
Adifafun aniya lorun
Ti oni oun o fo aso
Osun ni afomon
Ebo ni won ni kose
Osi gbebo nbe orubo
Nje edale ko gbageere
Ose olosun loni aso
Ose wonran wonon
Adifafun aje
Aje ntorun bow a saye
EBO ni won ko se
Osi gbebo nbe orubo
Nje atewe atagba
Ere aje lansa kiri
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe gbogbo nkan ti elelyi ba fe mon se ki o mon ranti awon oku orun re ifa pe awon oku orun re ko pada leyin re nigba kankan ki o mon se sara fun won dada
Ifa ki elelyi olobo
Aje dada
Ifa elelyi nse wahala
Ntori owo pupoju
Kio bo aje dada
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Agbo odidi kan
Obi
Oti
Aso tuntun
Akuko adie meji
Epo
Eko
Pelu owo
Eyele funfun meji
Ekuru funfun
Ati obi pelu oti
Akuko adie meji
Agbebo adie meji fun ifa
Eku ati eja
Epo ati eko
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
AJE
Ewe orikika igba ati eyokan
Ao fi se eja ajabori kan lepo niyo
Pelu iyere
Aote iyere osun ni (osedi)
AJE
Ewe sinkinrinmindin topo
Iyere aolo papo ao fi se
Igbin apinnu kan lepo niyo je
Ao te iyere soun odu ifa (ose wonrin)
Explore Ifa
Òsé Íròsùn 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, Òsé Ogbè, Òsé Òyèkù, Òsé Iwòrì.
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