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This Odu signifies the importance of vigilance and awareness.
Odu Ifa Sacred Divination Pattern
Aliases: Ifa Obara Osa
The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
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Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Olobara saka sare
Adifafun laseni
Omo ori ogboke tani lara
Igba nfomi oju sogbere ire
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ki eleyi orubo
Ntori ire gbogbo
Ifa pe ebo ni yio gba kale
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eyelefun meji
Eyeetu meji
Akuko adie meji
Epo ati eko
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Obara saka sare
Adifafun ori nigaga nigogo
Igbati n torun bo wa saye
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Eleyi gbogbomun
Ori re ni okunkundun
Ki omon ki owo
Yepere min ori re
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eye etu ni ofi bo ori re
Akuko adie meji
Fun ebo ruru
Epo ati eko
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
OBARA OSA
Ewu ni ti inu ori wa
Olobara ni fi ile osa sona
Adifafun olobara ti se egbon osa
Igbati nsogbogboarunTi nara kaka alaile dide
Explore Ifa
Obara Osa 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: Ifa Obara Osa. 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 Ogbe,Obara Oyeku,Obara Iwori.
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