Otura is the Odu of revelation, truth-light, and divine instruction. When it appears, hidden meaning becomes visible and decisive clarity is available.
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Português 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
Pere ni kotorinse
Adifa fun otua
Eyi ti yio ran ahun meji
Ti yio lapere gede
Ao toju eweanu ao lopomon iyere ao fi se odidi alabahun Kan lopo ni yo ti aba se tan ao se adara si ao wa je ni oru gaujo.
ISEGUN
Adifa fun otua
Eyi ti yio ran ahun meji
Ti yio lapere gede
Ao toju eweanu ao lopomon iyere ao fi se odidi alabahun Kan lopo ni yo ti aba se tan ao se adara si ao wa je ni oru gaujo.
ISEGUN
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Awo tori aarun sobere
Adifa fun kekere omo binrin isin
Abu fun agba omon kunrin isin
Igba ti won momi oju sogbere omo
Adifa fun kekere omo binrin isin
Abu fun agba omon kunrin isin
Igba ti won momi oju sogbere omo
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ajosiki awo imonran
Adifa fun Orunmila
Eleyii ti won o mu je olori abonmonle nife
Igba ti won ni korubo ni laiku arare
O si gbebo nibe orubo
Nje iku oni pa olori abamonle ni fe
Ajosiki ode awo imonran
Arun ko ni so lori abo monle nife
Ajosikin ode awo imonran.
Adifa fun Orunmila
Eleyii ti won o mu je olori abonmonle nife
Igba ti won ni korubo ni laiku arare
O si gbebo nibe orubo
Nje iku oni pa olori abamonle ni fe
Ajosiki ode awo imonran
Arun ko ni so lori abo monle nife
Ajosikin ode awo imonran.
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Oti loti ejo
Obi lobi imonran
Emu lemu ara jonjo
Adifa fun kekeke ipapo
Abufun agba ipapo
ijo ti won jasile
Obi lobi imonran
Emu lemu ara jonjo
Adifa fun kekeke ipapo
Abufun agba ipapo
ijo ti won jasile
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Otura 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: Otura Meji, Otura Ogbe, Otura Oyeku, Otura Iwori.
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