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Oyekú Méjì signifies profound transformation and renewal. It suggests a powerful change in ones life.
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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
Oyesese labo loke
Omo araye se bi oju mo lomon
Adifafun baba yeku yeku
Ti won o mope ni oyeku sapana
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O si gbebo nibe o rubo
Nje kini yio yeku nu lori awo
Eji oye
Ifa ni yio yeku nu lori awo
Eji oye.
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni ki eleyii orubo laiku pe ki emi re ole gun ebo ni kose dada.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Oruko kan
Epo
Eko
Obi
Owo
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Opa gbogbo ni siwaju agbon nini
Ese mejeji ni jija de ona gborogan gborogan
Ati pe obi enu bobo aso kitipa abita wele
Adifa fun enlojo aso
Lojo ti won tode orun bo wale aye
Ebo ni won ni ki won ose
Won gbe bo ni be won rubo
Nje kele loru o
Kele lo tu
Nje aso tomebo kiyo ruu
Toba toku je tan yio pada seyin
Aso tomebo ki yorun.
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni ki awon omo iya meta ki won o rub o emi won ki emi won ba le gn ti won ofi aso dudu aso funfun ati aso pupa kobo ru
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Aso dudu
Aso pupa
Aso funfun
Eran ewure kan
Epo
Eko
Obi
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Atefa bere arobiunda
Apaju bere airobiunko
Sese ega eye ega sese
Adifafun laba nile o
Imo egba ni ile alake
Nigbati oju sogbere ire gbogbo
Ebo ni won ni kose
O gbe bo ni be orubo
Nje kini yio sole doja fawo
Sese ega eye ega sese
Ifa ni yoo so le doja fawo ope bi
Ko sai soja dile
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa niki eleyin orubo kole badaja pe oju aje nip on eleyin ebo ni ko se ba laje loun
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eku
Eja
Abodire
Ewure
Epo
Eko
Obi
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Won dafa sekeseke nile olufon
Moya mowo ranwon
Mo lugbbin leyin kule orisa ojiyan
Moya mo wo ranwo aroni miini ke,
Semi abii arara mi ki seun ati loku
Abuke ile irami mi mi kese ni
Adi loku gbonigboni sale sale
Adifa fun oyela ti n tode orun bowaye
Ebo won ni ko se nife
O sio gbebo nibe o rubo
Oyela bele gede tan naa ari naa
oyela kari oun re gbogbo
Oyela belegede naa arinaa oyela
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa ni ki eleyin rubo ki ole bala ape oju aye nipon eleyin ki won osi se ifa be si kole ba lowo lowo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Pepeye kan
Epo
Eko
Obi
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
A o toju ina elegede ati ose dudu ao wa gun po ao ma fi we laro laro
ISEGUN
Isegun / Akose — Victory Formula
Yoruba
Ao toju ewe ayure pelu ewe apada ao wa jo po mo odidi atare kan a o wa fi sin gbere mokanlelogun si ori
Explore Ifa
Oyekú Méjì 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: Òyèkù Ogbè, Òyèkù Iwòrì, Òyèkù Òdì, Òyèkù Íròsùn.
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