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This Odu highlights the need for introspection and self-awareness.
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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 iwori gosun gosun
O sowo odo poroporo
Adifafun agan oribi
Ti n fomi oju sogbere omo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
ifa ni ki eleyi orubo nitori omo, ifa pe agan kan wa ni egbe eleyi ki o bo ifa nbe
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Agbeboadie merin
Epo
Eko
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Mon gooro mon gooro nla si fon
Mon farara mon farara nla si wriwo
Adifafun olosun
Tiise Aya agboniregun
Igbati nofo mi oju sogbere omo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe enikan se awari omo ti o si ti fe sodi eni yepere lawujo ki orubo asiko ti yio ni oyun ni o de yi
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Ewure kan
Obi
Epo
Eko
Agbebo adie meji
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
ifa ki eleyii
omonse aigboro si ifa lenu
ko gba nkan ti ifa ba wifun
ifa ope nkan lofe se yi
ki o bere lowo ifa dada
koto se
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Akuko adie merin
Eyele funfun merin
Epo pupa
Eko
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Explore Ifa
Iwori Irosun 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: Iwori Meji, Iwori Ogbe, Iwori Oyeku, Iwori Odi.
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