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This Odu represents the need for adaptability and resourcefulness.
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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
Owonrin woka
Wonte onte ni n bababfa
Adifafun Igbin
Tii somoye Olu igbo
Igba ti n be laarin ota
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E ba ni larusegun
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni ki eleyii o sora pe aarin ota lowa, pe ko sora daa daa pe ko sora won fe fun loogun je.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Igbin mejo
Akuko adie kan
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Opolopo owo
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Owonrin wokan wonte
Ni babafa
Adifafun Ejo
Ti n be laarin ota
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Itakun lejo ti o ba si ori
Abama mejo digi
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni aye n da eleyii laamu, pe ko rubo kaye o le maa da eleyii laamu mo, ori re ni yoo gbenija
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Ori ejo kan
Abere merindinlogun
Akuko adie kan
Epo
Oko
Opolopo owo
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Onin lose
Kenin waa dafa
Adifafun Orunmila
Baba o pa te oro kaye
Ebo ni won ni o se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Ko e pe o
Ko e jinna
Ire aje wa jede tuturu
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni ire n be fun eleyii sugbon ki o maa se ose fun ifa re, ki ire aje o le ba a tete tee lowo, pe yoo nire.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Abo adie kan
Eku meji
Eja meji
Obi meji
Oti
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Opolopo owo
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Owonrin woka
Wonte onte ni babafa
Adifafun akinsowon
Omo asowola
Igba ti n fomi oju sogber ire
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Nje, pele akinsowon omo asowola
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni owo kan ni eleyii n se yii pe ko rubo, yoo la lenu ise naa, pe ebo ni ko maa se ni gbogbo igba.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eyele meji
Abodie meji
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Opolopo owo
Explore Ifa
Òwónrìn Íká 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: Owonrin Meji, Òwónrìn Ogbè, Òwónrìn Òyèkù, Òwónrìn Iwòrì.
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