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This Odu represents the balance between wisdom and action in decision-making.
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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
Pondara pondara
Adifafun ayinsatu abomon bere
Igba ti n momi oju sogbere omo
Ebo ni won ni kose
O si gbebo nibe orubo
Nje, enikan kobimon bi ayinsatu ri
Ayinsatu abomo berere
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni oun pe ire omo fun elelyi ki eleyi orubo omo pe oju omo ni po kio lofi eku meji eja meji abodie meji bo ifa kio le babi mon.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eku meji
Eja meji
Abodie meji
Epo
Eko
Obi
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Oturupon gbara
Babalawo ori lose fafun ori
Ori suku pe oun olehi kan
Ebo ni won ni kose
Osigbebo nibe orubo
Nje oju fomi oun oni ba ori se
Kere kere won yio pada wato
Oriwa
Gbogbo ara tiwon ni aawon
Oni baori se
Kere kere
Won yio pada wato ori wa
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe oun pe ire gbogbo fun
eleyi ebo ni ki elelyi ose ki ire gbogbo ole ba to lowo kio si lobo ori re pelu eye etu kio si fi oruko rubo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eran oruko kan
Eye etu kan
Epo
Eko
Obi
Oti
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Badafa babalawo yio jehun
Badafa babalawo yio jehun
Abente mon tie darara
Baba lawo yio jehun
Adifafun ifa fimi somo tise
Omo bibi inu agbanmeregun
Igbati momi oju sogbere
Ire gbogbo
Ebo ni won ni kose
Osi gbebo ni be orubo
Nje ifa mon fimi seru
Omo ni kofun mi se
Eruni mon ruwon lowo
Ifa o ni fimi sewofa
Oma ni kofi ni se
Iwofa ni mon fa owo wo ju
Seyi
Ifa mon fi mi se alasaa si
Omo ni kofi mi se alasasin
Ni mon sasin ori olori
Eni tobati lowo lowo ti
Koni mon oturupon dara
Ni won fi da irere nu
Oturupin dara mon a mon da
Ire temi nu
Eni tori ni ire gbogbo
Ti koba ti ni mon oturupon
Dara ni won fi dare re
Nu oturupon dara
Mon da ire tumi nu
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni oun pe ire gbogbo fun elelyi ki elleyi orubo ki iregbogbo Ole bato lowo kio lo bo ifa pelu ewure ati eku emon lopolopo kio si fi akuko adire rubo fesu odara
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Akuko adire kan
Eran ewure kan
Opoloopo eku emon
Epo
Eko
obi
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Akogin lapa
Ofin arare sokudigi
Adifafun oturutise omo iya abera
Igba ti won sawo rebi atoke doke
Ebo n i won n i kiwon ose
Won sigbebo ni be won rubo
Eropo
Ero ofa
Ewa bani ni jebutu ire gbogbo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe oun pre ire gbogbo fun omo
iya meji EBO ni ki won ose
ki won osi lobe ori won pelu agbon kiwon o gbebo nibe o rubo fesu pelu pepeye meji
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
pepeye meji
agbon meji
epo
eko
obi
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
ao toju ewe amon ati iyere ao wa toju eku emon meta ao wa se mon ewe ti alo yin ao wa mu iyere osu ao w ate ni odu ifa oturupon dara ao wa se adura si ao wa je obe yii
Isegun / Akose — Victory Formula
Yoruba
ao toju ewe agogo igun ao toju ise eta ati ewe segun sete ao wa gun gbogbo re mon ose dudu ao wa mon fi ose naa we larolaro
Explore Ifa
Òtùrùpòn 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: Oturupon Meji, Òtùrùpòn Ogbè, Òtùrùpòn Òyèkù, Òtùrùpòn Iwòrì.
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