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This Odu represents the need for balance and harmony to achieve success.
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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 yeku yenkete
Adifafun Ogun onija oole ejemun oluwanran
Igba ti n be laarin ota
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E bani larusegun.
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa fore isegun fun eleyii, ifa ni ebo isegun ni ko maa ru pe oun yoo bani isegun
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Iyan
Amala, eko
Agbado
Opolopo owo
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Owonrin yeku yenkete
Adifafun onigbo asunlala
Oko olubiye
Igba ti n be laarin ota
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E bani larusegun
✦
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni ki eleyii o maa sore daa daa pe ti o ba n soore pe yoo je ki o maa nisegun lori awon ota re daa daa
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Igbin
Obi
Epo
Eko
Akuko adie
Agbado
Opolopo owo
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Owonriye ajeku
Owonrin ye ajega
Adifafun orisa nla oseremogbo
Nijo ti n sunkun ati la
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Ko e pe o
Ko e jinna
E bani bola peregede
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni ki eleyii o rubo pe aje n bo fun un.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Igbin mejo
Obi meji
Oti
Eko
Epo
Agbado
Owo
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Bebe okehin
Bebe okeohun
Adifafun Orunmila
Ire gbogbo nlo lode ikankan o ya le
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Nje, ire yale wa koo wa bamin
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni ki eleyii o bo aje daa daa, pe ire aje nbo fun eleyii
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Ogede omini
Oyin
Epo eko
Agbado
Owo
Explore Ifa
Òwónrìn Òyèkù 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 Iwòrì, Òwónrìn Òdì.
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