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This Odu represents perseverance and the resilience needed to overcome obstacles.
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Aliases: Ifa Osa Odi
The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
1
Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Osa gidigbi
kanin kaninwomun
Adifun ibotinbe laarin ota
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ota kan ree to tobi
karubo kale baasegun
kasi tabon soke
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Ao fi isu sisun ewa yiyan obi meji
Ao fibo gun
Epo, Eko, Agbado, Owo.
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Sadinmin Mun Kinsadiomun
Adifa fewure
Tin gbogun lo leeman
Adifa fadire okoko tingbogun lo leeman Ebo wonin won ose adire okoko ninkan
ninbe leyin ti ntubo eropo ero ooofa ebanin laaru segun
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ibikan leleyin lo yi korubo yio pade ota nibe kolebaa segun
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo
Eko,
Agbado
Owo.
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Oro Agba Bootegun
Atere adifa fun eleruwa
Omo aroko teere pedi
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pe Ire ajefun eleyi
yio la ati omore ebo ni kose
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo
Eko
AgbadoEyelemeji
Owo
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Oro Agba
Bootegun atere
Adifa fun eleruwa
Omo aroko teere pedi
Igba ti n tode Orun bowaye
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ire aje fun eleyi lati okeere lati odo awon OYINBO
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Ogede
Eyin
Oyin
Owo.
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Awo igala ao ge si meje
ewe egele meje
ewu ori apata
odidi atare kan
ao jo po ao man fi fokomun
Explore Ifa
Osa Odi 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 Osa Odi. Understanding all its names helps in recognizing it across different Ifa lineages and traditions.
Odus that share the same family or pairing include:Osa Meji,Osa Ogbe,Osa Oyeku,Osa Iwori.
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