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This Odu emphasizes the importance of embracing change and new beginnings.
Odu Ifa Sacred Divination Pattern
Aliases: Ifa Osa Oyeku • Osa Yeku
The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
1
Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Moji piri mosun piri
Adifafun olonjo
Tinbe laarin ota
✦
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa nin keleyi obo aje ajenbo feleyi keleyi ofi ekuru eyin ogede oyin obi meji
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo,
Eko
Agbado
Opolopo owo.
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Osa tiiku
Kolee ran min
Adifafun oya
Tinbe laarin ota
✦
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Aarin ota leleyi wa
Korubo yio segun
Nintori ota rogbaka
Eleyi
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo
Eko
Owo
Akuko die kan
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
OSA YEKU
Osayelenku yelenku
Operin sinun igbo
Orin yelenku yelenku
Opa efon sodan
Adifufun wiwoloku
Tinsawo relu okeere
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Kolonbo kobo
Adifafun won ni Idende aderin
Nijo ire ajelewon silo
✦
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ire aje eleyi toti silo n padaa bowa, ki eleyii o rubo.
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Epo,
Eko
Oyin
Agbado
Owo.
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Ewe ailu merindilogun ati iyere, ao fi se eyin adie yooba merinje lepo ninyo ao sadura si.
Explore Ifa
Osa Oyeku 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 Oyeku, Osa Yeku. 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 Iwori,Osa Odi.
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