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Ogbe is the Odu of bright beginnings, expansion, and alignment with destiny. When Ogbe appears in divination or as a birth Odu, it signals open roads, leadership grace, and the need to move with integrity so blessings stay stable.
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The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
Taboo of Ogbe
Do not lie for advantage, mock elders, or break sacred promises. Avoid greed after breakthrough; keep gratitude and ritual consistency to protect blessings.
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Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Bi ojo bakanrin
Orun a ro woo
Adifa fun baba ajero manje le
Igba ti momi oju sogbere ire gbogbo
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Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Abede awo olokira
Adifafun olokira
Ti n fi ojojumo sowo aseti
Won ni korubo
Ko mon ba maa sowo ase ti
O osi gbebo nibe orubo
Nje abede ode
Awo olokira
Orunmila mo je ki olokira o ase ti.
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Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Sigindin lepo
Sigindin niyo
Singindin ni kolo kolo adi
Adifa fun orunmila
Baba lole gbe aye tuntun niyawo
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Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Bi e gbemi n gbegbe
Bi e ru mi ruuru
Emi ko sai deni
Emi ko sai deniyan
Adifafun kukunduku
Ti o jola lawujo isu oko
Related Odu — Same Family & Pairs
Explore Ifa
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).
Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Ogbe Oyeku, Ogbe Iwori, Ogbe Odi, Ogbe Irosun.
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