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This Odu highlights the importance of introspection and self-discovery.
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Aliases: Ifa Ofun Iwori
The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
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Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ofun pa iwori waara
Baba lawo apa
Lodifa fun apa
Igba tinbe laarin ota
✦
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifanin keleyi orubo
Kole baa segun awon otare
Nintori wipe laarin ota
Nin eleyi wa
Keleyi osiman man binun si
Awon omo re man
Nintori ti awon ota oman
Baa ti bi omo mun eleyi
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ofun paa iwori waara
AdifafunorunmilaBaba n be laarin ota
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifanin keleyi orubo
Ifa loun oba ekleyi segun
Awon otare
Nintori ota eleyi po
Sugbonifa loun oba segun
Keleyi osi man lo onan oko
Fun ojo meje
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ofun wo irere irere
iwori wo irere irere
Adifafun olu oni fila ododo
Igba tin fomi oju sogbere aje
✦
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifanin keleyi orubo
Nintori ire ajerenbo
Eleyi kolowo lowo nin otorire
Dafasi korubo
Ajenbofun kosifi
Fila odod kun eboreru
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ofun wo irere ire iroriwo
Irere irere
Adifafunesu odaranin jo tin fomin
Ojusogbere ire gbogbo
✦
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifaninre aje fun
eleyi EBOn in koman se
ninu ile eleyi leleyi o wa
tiwon ofi man munre re wafun
keleyi osi fi akuko die kan
bo esu ati obi meji
ati opo lopo epo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
eepo apa aolopo
man oko ataare kan
ao fi sin gbere
igba ati eyo kansi
aarin ori ao man
fi yoku foko mun
Explore Ifa
Ofun Iwori 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 Ofun Iwori. Understanding all its names helps in recognizing it across different Ifa lineages and traditions.
Odus that share the same family or pairing include:Ofun Meji,Ofun Ogbe,Ofun Oyeku,Ofun Odi.
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