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This Odu signifies the importance of wisdom and foresight in overcoming challenges.
Odu Ifa Sacred Divination Pattern
Aliases: Obara Bogbe
The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
1
Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni
Ese — Yoruba Verse
ESE IKINNI
Olobara bobo bob
Adifafun ogongo
Ti n sa wo lo si
Isale akitan tin lola
Bawon gbofa ola tontomo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe ki elleyi orubo tori oun tije aseyori
Ki osi rubo ntori omo
Ki nkan ti oba so fun ifa
Ki ole mon rine
Ki o si rubo ola pelu omo nbe
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eyelefunfun merin
Agbebo adie toti pamori merin
Epo ati
Eko
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Opon ifa aboju telu
AdifafunorunmilaBaba obi tifase lomo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ki elleyi nkanti
Ifa ba sofun toripe gbogbo
Nkan ti ifa ba so fun pata
Niyio se
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Akuko adie meji
Pelu epo
Eko
Kosi fi agbebo adie kan
Bo ifa re ki ifale gbo
Gbogbo nkan ti obasa opata
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Olobara boboo
Babalawo ekolo
Adifafun ekoklo
Igbati asunkun omo
Lo si isale abata
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ki eleyi otete rubo
Ntori omo
Ifa sini ibi ti elleyi otifi
Olomo
Ifa pe ibi egbin ati
Iwosi ni yio ti olomo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Agbebio adie meji
Pelueyelemeji
Epo ati eko
Lebo re.
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe ki elleyi
Otapa yi po ile kosi gbon
Gbogbo lere jade patapata
Ntori gbogbo ajogun buruku
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Akuko adie meji
Pelu pepeye meji
Epo ati
Eko
Explore Ifa
Obara Ogbe 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).
This Odu is also known as: Obara Bogbe. Understanding all its names helps in recognizing it across different Ifa lineages and traditions.
Odus that share the same family or pairing include:Obara Meji,Obara Oyeku,Obara Iwori,Obara Odi.
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