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This Odu represents the balance between wisdom and action in decision-making.
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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
Ifa ni ka ka bara
Kakura nbe
Adifafun iyan
Iyan nraye apinje
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ki eleyi o rubo apesin ki ole ri eni pesin ki osi mon yo ayoju
Ki eleyi o mon yo ayoju lori nkan ti oba nse ki o si gbo ikilo papa laarin awon ti oba wa
Ki eleyi orubo nitori omo ni o ki osi mon se aigboran ki araye o mon ba mon fi tipatipa aba Omo lowo re
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eyele meta
Eyeetu meji
Akuko adie meta
Epo
Eko
Eran agilinti
Akuko adie meta
Epo
Eko
Agbebo adie meta
Eku
Eja
Epo
Eko
Obe tuntun
Kunmon
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ikabara geti
Adifafun odan
Odan nroju ode
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ki eleyi o mon yo ayoju lori nkan ti oba nse ki o si gbo ikilo papa laarin awon ti oba wa
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eran agilinti
Akuko adie meta
Epo
Eko
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ikabara ikabara
Ikabara geti
Adifafun bara
Ti nloko ailero lodun
Ebo ni won ni ko mon se
Igbatu ebo igba aity eru
Eri ifa awo ki biti nse
Ifa de alase ope abise warawara
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ki eleyi orubo nitori omo ni o ki osi mon se aigboran ki araye o mon ba mon fi tipatipa aba Omo lowo re
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Agbebo adie meta
Eku
Eja
Epo
Eko
Obe tuntun
Kunmon
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
ISEGUN
Ori eye etu meta eku asinrin kan odidi atare meta ewe rekureku topo dada ao jo papo aolokun na afeni odu ifa Aso gbogbo nkan ti abafe ni isegun si ao ro sinu ato kan ao mon fi foko tutu mon larolaro idire ko gbodo kanle mon o
Ewe aje ao lo pelu iyere ao fi se eyele funfun kan lepo niyo ao te iyere osu ni (ika obara)
AJE
Ewe wonjo pupa aolo pelu iyere ao fi se igbin apinnu meji lepo niyo ao te iyere osun ni IKA KANRAN ao se adure si ao keje
Isegun / Akose — Victory Formula
Yoruba
Ori eye etu meta eku asinrin kan odidi atare meta ewe rekureku topo dada ao jo papo aolokun na afeni odu ifa Aso gbogbo nkan ti abafe ni isegun si ao ro sinu ato kan ao mon fi foko tutu mon larolaro idire ko gbodo kanle mon o
Ewe aje ao lo pelu iyere ao fi se eyele funfun kan lepo niyo ao te iyere osu ni (ika obara)
Explore Ifa
Ika Obara 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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