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This Odu highlights the need for patience and perseverance in achieving success.
Odu Ifa Sacred Divination Pattern
The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
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Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ifa ni ika ni ika
Eleja irete ni
Irete elewo adifafun iku mon payi
Ti n se omo bibi inu agbon niregun
Igbati ntorun bow a saye
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ki eleyi orubo lori omo re kan to je abiku ki o mon je pe yio ku danu lasan kole diru ko le digba
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Oruko kan lebo
Ewure kan
Akuko adie meji
Epo
Eko
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ifa ni ikanika
Eleja irete ni
Irete elewo
AdifafunorunmilaOke ipori Baba ogba
Ewo nitori ajogun gbogbo
Nje ifa rowa ko wa jewo
Nitori ajogun gbogbo
Oba tete row a
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe ki eleyi o fi ewo bo Ifare nitori ajogun buruku ki eleyi o mon fi ebo se alo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Opolopo ewo
Eku
Eja
Akuko adie meji
Epo
Eko
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ifa ni baba gbede ila
Baba gbede ikan
Adifafun ika tin lo le te irete
Nitori ire gbogbo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe ki eleyi o lo te ifa la gbogbo nkan tole ninu aye re o le ba di ero pese ifa pe omo iya eleyi niyo sodi eni ola laye re
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eye etu mejiEyelemeji
Akuko adie meji
Epo ati eko
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
ISEGUN
Ori eku olose ori eja ajabo ori eyekeye Ikamundun meje tabi mesan ataare a o lo papo a o te ni odu Ifa ika eleja a o sure isegun si dada ao fi sin gbere si aarin ori lati iwaju de ipako ao po iyoku mon ose dudu ao fi we ni ojo keta ti ati sin gbere na.
Explore Ifa
Ika Irete is one of the 256 sacred Odu Ifa — the corpus of divination verses that forms the foundation of the BODE 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:Ika Meji,Ika Ogbe,Ika Oyeku,Ika Iwori.
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