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This Odu highlights the need for courage and determination.
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The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
1
Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Dinhundinhun gunda
Dinhundinhun gunda
Adifafun erilejo ilu
Nijo ti won tode oru bo waye
Ao mu ewe okinka ao ju ewe apee ao wa gun mon ose dudu ao wa mon fi we larolaro.
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Gingo lago katogbo
Adifafun oluku ti gbogbo egbe re o mon la lata muti
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Okiti akoko ni koto worokojana
Adifafun idin agunmonnaa
Nijo ti lo sele ogundan nifa
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Akule ayeda
Adele ayetan
Ojuyata gbogbo wa
Adifafun ode
Nijo ti sawo re gboje elujuje
Explore Ifa
Odi Ogunda 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: Odi Meji, Odi Ogbe, Odi Oyeku, Odi Iwori.
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