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This Odu highlights the need for courage and determination.
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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 dagbon awo etu
Adifafun Etu
Igba ti n be laarin ota
Ebo ni won ni ko se
o si gbebo nibe o rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E wa bani larusegun
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni laarin ota ni eleyii wa, ki o rubo ko le baa ni isegun, ko si maa bowo fun awon agbalagba.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Akuko adie kan
Alabahun kan
Opolopo owo
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Owonrin dagbon Babalawo etu
Adifafun Etun
Ewo wuuru Babalawo ebe
Adifafun Ebe
Igba ti won jo n sota
Ebo ni won ni ki won o se
Ebe nikan ni n be leyin ti n tubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E wa bani larusegun
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni eleyii at eni ti won jo n sowo ki won jo rubo po, ko ma je wipe eesu yoo darin won ru.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Akuko adie meji
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Oti
Owo
Abodie kan
Eku kan
Eja kan
Obi meji
Explore Ifa
Òwónrìn Ògundà 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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