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This Odu signifies the importance of patience and persistence.
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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
Igbaa nla abi oro tooto legan
Adifa fun won ni mesin ejeru
Nibi ti won tin peru legbon nitori omo
Won ni won orubo
Ki won le baa bimo
Won gbebo nibe won rubo
Ero ipo
Ero ofa
E wa bani laarin omo
Aarin omo lawa wa
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Keleyi orubo ota nda laamu, ko fi obi bo rire, Ori re ni yio ba segun pe ayen da eleyi laamu, won o je ki eleyi ogberi, bi eleyi se n se wahala eleyi awon aye oje ki won oman eleyi sugbon asiko to ti eleyi osegun
Keleyi orubo ibikan leleyin lo yi awon ota sope ko ni de korubo yio de ti oju osi ti awon ota re keleyi osi bo orisa oko orisa oko ni yio gba eleyi le lowo awon ota.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Opolopo abere
Ori ejo
Owo
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Igi ajuba ni nii jongojongo
Adifa fun ogun
O ngbe ogun lo igbomekun eseji
Awoni korubo alo ati abo
Ogun fi gbigbo salaigbo
O ko ebo beni korubu
O fi eti otun gbebo ofi tosi danu
Nje sure wa elenini ngbe milo
Gbogbo orisa sure wa
Elenini ngbe milo
Oko kai ori baba elenini baba wa
Keepe
Kee jinna
Ifa de alase ope asise wara wara
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Keleyi orubo ko bo orisa oko orisa oko ni yio ba eleyi segun Ni tori awon ota n wo ibi ti eleyi oba ja Sugbon eleyi o se gun ota re Keleyi osi man so oro enun re daa da.
Keleyi orubo ire isegun ota feleyi lenu ise eleyi ogbodo lo si ibi ipade lenun loolo yii nitori awon ota ti mun ra le de eleyi ni pade keleyi osi ma maa binu lenu looloo yi kipa ota o man baa ka eleyi.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
Ao fi obi meji bo orisa oko
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Olobiri koto lawo aweje wemun
Adifafun olofin nife oun daye
Won ni korubo komo se ojojo
Ko mo towo eeri benu
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Keleyi orubo ire aje nbo feleyi, kele yii osi bo eegun eleyi yio deni ti aye o man pesin awon oku orun eleyi yio la awon eleyi ko fi akara bo oku orun re nitori awon ni won oda ko irere wa fun
Keleyi orubo ko si bori ore re kan yoo la lodun yi niu pooro oko ni eleyi yoo ti bori ore re nan, ori ore eleyi ni ola.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Eyele kan
Owo
Ao fi obimeji bo eegun
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
Ao fi agbon meji bori
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adogboloko adogboloko
Adifafun orunmila
Won ni baba onirikin re bo mo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ire aje nbo feleyi ko rubo kosi bo fa nitori eleyi o gbare mun bi eleyi se n ri owo ko man bi se n tan sugbon keleyi o bofa kire eleyi o oleba mo duro lowo re
Keleyi orubo ire aje koduro lowo re, ko rubo kire re ole ba duro lowo re keleyii o si bofa re pelu eku, eja abodie nitori orunmila ni oun yoo dako ire eleyi wa fun
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
Ao fi eku eja abodie obi meji bofa
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
ISEGUN
Ao to ju ori ejo eyi ke yi oko atare kana o lo po ao fi sin gbere kan siwaju
ISEGUN
Awo ejo eepo obo ebo sile ko nun ko ho ao gun po mo se ao maa fi we
Explore Ifa
Irosun 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: Irosun Meji, Irosun Ogbe, Irosun Oyeku, Irosun Iwori.
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