Odù Ifá
These are the 256 Odù Ifá. The first are the 16 Meji, or Oju Odù. The next 240 Odù Ifá are combinations
of the first 16.
The Odù Ifá are patterns of binary code, opened and closed nodules, which represent all of the energies
contained in Igba Iwa, The Calabash of Existence, or the Universe.
These are the universal energies that give birth to all given circumstances and situations, all the
blessings and misfortunes of the universe are contained within them. They hold the key to all the
blessings and all the misfortunes of life and death. The Odù themselves are the oracles of the Yorùbá
divination systems of Ifá, Obi, and Merindinlogun.
It is through the knowledge of these energies, called Odù Ifá, that Babalawo and Iyanifa are able to work
with individuals to achieve the greatest potential of their destiny. It is through these Odù Ifá that priests
and priestesses of Oriṣa can help people to repair their Orí’s and better themselves.
The Odù Ifá are like blueprints to all the energies possible in the universe. Each has verses of esoteric
knowledge associated with it along with medicines, rituals, and sacrifices that accompany each of the
256 Odù.
Included in this listing of the 256 chapters of Odù Ifá are the names and aliases of the Odù as taught in
my lineage of Ifá, which is from Oyo State, Nigeria. Please note that the names and fixed esoteric order
of the Odù Ifá may differ from lineage to lineage.
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1 Ogbe Meji�Ejiogbe
2 Oyeku Meji�Ejioyeku
3 Iwori Meji�Ejiiwori
4 Odi Meji�Ejiodi
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5 Irosun Meji�Ejiirosun
6 Owonrin Meji�Ejiowonrin
7 Obara Meji�Ejiobara
8 Okanran Meji�Ejiokanran
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9 Ogunda Meji�Ejiogunda
10 Osa Meji�Ejiosa
11 Ika Meji�Ejiika
12 Oturupon Meji�Ejiologbon
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13 Otura Meji�Ejiotura
14 Irete Meji�Ejiirete
15 Ose Meji�Ejiose
16 Ofun Meji�Ejiorangun�(Eepa!)
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17 Ogbe Oyeku�Ogbeyeku
18 Ogbe Iwori�Ogbewori
19 Ogbe Odi�Ogbedi
20 Ogbe Irosun�Ogberosun
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21 Ogbe Owonrin�Ogbewonrin
22 Ogbe Obara�Ogbebara
23 Ogbe Okanran�Ogbekanran
24 Ogbe Ogunda�Ogbegunda
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25 Ogbesa�Ogbe Osa
26 Ogbe Ika�Ogbeka
27 Ogbe Oturupon�Ogbeturupon
28 Ogbe Otura�Ogbetura Ogbejegbe
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29 Ogbe Irete�Ogbe Ate
30 Ogbe Ose�Ogbese
31 Ogbe Ofun�Ogbefun
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32 Oyeku Ogbe�Oyekulogbe
33 Oyeku Iwori�Oyekuwori
34 Oyeku Odi�Oyekuodi
35 Oyeku Irosun�Oyekurosun
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36 Oyeku Owonrin�Oyekuwonrin
37 Oyeku Obara Oyekupalaba�Oyekufabagoke
38 Oyeku Okanran�Oyekukanran
39 Oyeku Ogunda�Oyekugunda
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40 Oyeku Osa�Oyekusa
41 Oyeku Ika�Oyekuka
42 Oyeku Oturupon�Oyekuturupon
43 Oyeku Otura�Oyekutura
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44 Oyeku Irete�Oyekurete
45 Oyeku Ose�Oyekuse
46 Oyeku Ofun�Yafokuu
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47 Iwori Ogbe�Iworiogbe
48 Iwori Oyeku�Iworioyeku
49 Iwori Odi�Iworiodi
50 Iwori Irosun�Iworirosun
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51 Iwori Owonrin�Iworiwonrin
52 Iwori Obara�Iworiobara
53 Iwori Okanran�Iworiokanran
54 Iwori Ogunda�Iworiogunda
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55 Iwori Osa�Iworiosa
56 Iwori Ika�Iworika
57 Iwori Oturupon�Iworioturupon
58 Iwori Otura�Iworiotura
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59 Iwori Irete�Iworirete
60 Iwori Ose�Iworiose
61 Iwori Ofun�Iworiwofun
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62 Odi Ogbe�Idingbere
63 Odi Oyeku�Odioyeku
64 Odi Iwori�Odiwori
65 Odi Irosun�Idinosun
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66 Odi Owonrin�Odiwonrin
67 Odi Obara�Odibara
68 Odi Okanran�Odikanran
69 Odi Ogunda�Odigunda
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70 Odi Osa�Odisa
71 Odi Ika�Odiika
72 Odi Oturupon�Oditurupon
73 Odi Otura�Idinatago
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74 Odi Irete�Idinileke
75 Odi Ose�Odiose
76 Odi Ofun�Odiofun
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77 Irosun Ogbe *
78 Irosun Oyeku�Irosunoyeku
79 Irosun Iwori�Irosunawoye
80 Irosun Odi�Irosunodi
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81 Irosun Owonrin�Irosunowonrin
82 Irosun Obara�Irosunobara
83 Irosun Okanran�Irosunokere
84 Irosun Ogunda�Irosunogunda
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85 Irosun Osa�Irosunosa
86 Irosun Ika�Irosunka
87 Irosun Oturupon�Irosunturupon
88 Irosun Otura�Irosunfakolade
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* Irosunogbe/�Irosunoniwata/�Irosunokanjuwa
89 Irosun Irete�Irosunopemi
90 Irosun Ose�Irosunoso
91 Irosun Ofun�Irosunofun
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92 Owonrin Ogbe�Owonrinsogbe
93 Owonrin Oyeku�Owonrinoyeku
94 Owonrin Iwori�Owonriniwori
95 Owonrin Odi�Owonrinodi
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96 Owonrin Irosun�OwonrinIrosun
97 Owonrin Obara�Owonrinobara
98 Owonrin Okanran�Owonrinokanran
99 Owonrin Ogunda�Owonrinetun
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100 Owonrin Osa�Owonrinosa�Owonrinaseyin
101 Owonrin Ika�Owonrinika�Owonrinojoose
102 Owonrin Oturupon�Owonrinoturupon
103 Owonrin Otura�Owonrinotura
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104 Owonrin Irete�Owonrinirete
105 Owonrin Ose�Owonrinose
106 Owonrin Ofun�Owonrinofun
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107 Obara Ogbe�Obaraogbe
108 Obara Oyeku�Obaraoyeku
109 Obara Iwori�Obaraikosi
110 Obara Odi�Obaraodi
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111 Obara Irosun�Obarairosun
112ObaraOwonrin�Obaraowonrin
113ObaraOkanran�Obaraokanran
114 ObaraOgunda�Obaraeguntan
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115 Obara Osa�Obaraosa
116 Obara Ika�Obaraika
117Obara Oturupon�Obaraoturupon
118 Obara Otura�Obaraotura
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119 Obara Irete�Obarairete
120 Obara Ose�Obaraose
121 Obara Ofun�Obaraofun
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122 Okanran Ogbe�Okanranogbe
123Okanran Oyeku�Okanranoyeku
124 Okanran Iwori�Okanraniwori
125 Okanran Odi�Okanranodi
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126 Okanran Irosun�Okanranirosun
127 Okanran-Owonrin�Okanranowonrin
128 Okanran Obara�Okanranobara
129Okanran-Ogunda�Okanranogunda
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130 Okanran Osa�Okanranosa
131 Okanran Ika�Okanranika
132 Okanran-�Oturupon�Okanranoturupon
133 Okanran Otura�Okanranotura�Okanranalase
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**Okanranaigoro�Okanranadasenu
134 Okanran Irete�Okanranirete
135 Okanran Ose�Okanranose **
136 Okanran Ofun�Okanranofun
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137 Ogunda Ogbe�Ogundaogbe ***
138 Ogunda Oyeku�Ogundaoyeku
139 Ogunda Iwori�Ogundaiwori
140 Ogunda Odi�Ogundaodi
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141 Ogunda Irosun�Ogundairosun
142 Ogunda-Owonrin�Ogundaowonrin
143 Ogunda Obara�Ogundaobara
144 Ogunda-Okanran�Ogundaokanran
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145 Ogunda Osa�Ogundaosa
146 Ogunda Ika�Ogundaika
147 Ogunda-Oturupon�Ogundaoturupon
148 Ogunda Otura�Ogundaotura
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***Ogundagara�Ogundabede
149 Ogunda Irete�Ogundairete
150 Ogunda Ose�Ogundaose
151 Ogunda Ofun�Ogundaofun
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152 Osa Ogbe�Osaogbe
153 Osa Oyeku�Osaoyeku
154 Osa Iwori�Osaiwori
155 Osa Odi�Osaodi
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156 Osa Irosun�Osairosun
157 Osa Owonrin�Osaowonrin�Osaonibu
158 Osa Obara�Osaobara
159 Osa Okanran�Osaokanran
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160 Osa Ogunda�Osaogunda
161 Osa Ika�Osaika
162 Osa Oturupon�Osaoturupon
163 Osa Otura�Osaotura
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164 Osa Irete�Osairete
165 Osa Ose�Osaose
166 Osa Ofun�Osaofun
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167 Ika Ogbe�Ikaogbe
168 Ika Oyeku�Ikaoyeku
169 Ika Iwori�Ikaiwori
170 Ika Odi�Ikaodi
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171 Ika Irosun�Ikairosun
172 Ika Owonrin�Ikaowonrin
173 Ika Obara�Ikaobara
174 Ika Okanran�Ikaokanran
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175 Ika Ogunda�Ikaogunda
176 Ika Osa�Ikaosa
177 Ika Oturupon�Ikaoturupon
178 Ika Otura�Ikaotura
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179 Ika Irete�Ikairete
180 Ika Ose�Ikaose
181 Ika Ofun�Ikaofun
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182 Oturupon Ogbe�Oturuponogbe
183 Oturupon-Oyeku�Oturuponoyeku
184 Oturupon Iwori�Oturuponiwori�Oturuponlawi
185 Oturupon Odi�Oturuponodi
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186 Oturupon-Irosun�Oturuponirosun
187 Oturupon-Owonrin�Oturuponowonrin
188 Oturupon-Obara�Oturuponobara
189 Oturupon-Okanran�Oturuponokanran
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190 Oturupon-Ogunda�Oturuponogunda
191 Oturupon Osa�Oturuponosa
192 Oturupon Ika�Oturuponika
193 Oturupon Otura�Oturuponotura
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194 Oturupon Irete�Oturuponirete
195 Oturupon Ose�Oturuponose
196 Oturupon Ofun�Oturuponofun
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197 Otura Ogbe�Oturaogbe�Otura Orí�Oturaoriko
198 Otura Oyeku�Oturaoyeku
199 Otura Iwori�Oturaiwori
200 Otura Odi�Oturaodi
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201 Otura Irosun�Oturairosun
202 Otura Owonrin�Oturaowonrin
203 Otura Obara�Oturaobara
204 Otura Okanran�Oturaokanran
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205 Otura Ogunda�Oturaogunda
206 Otura Osa�Oturaosa
207 Otura Ika�Oturaika
208 Otura Oturupon�Oturaoturupon
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209 Otura Irete�Oturairete
210 Otura Ose�Oturaose
211 Otura Ofun�Oturaofun�Oturemeeeye
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212 Irete Ogbe�Ireteogbe
213 Irete Oyeku�Ireteoyeku
214 Irete Iwori�Ireteiwori
215 Irete Odi�Ireteodi
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216 Irete Irosun�Ireteirosun
217 Irete Owonrin�Ireteowonrin�Ireteolota
218 Irete Obara�Ireteobara�Iretealao
219 Irete Okanran�Ireteokanran
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220 Irete Ogunda�Ireteaaya�Ireteodunjo
221 Irete Osa�Ireteosa
222 Irete Ika�Ireteika
223 Irete Oturupon�Ireteoturupon
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224 Irete Otura�Ireteotura
225 Irete Ose�Ireteose
226 Irete Ofun�Ireteofun
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227 Ose Ogbe�Oseogbe
228 Ose Oyeku�Oseoyeku
229 Ose Iwori�Oseiwori�Oseonise
230 Ose Odi�Oseodi
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II I
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II I
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231 Ose Irosun�Oseirosun
232 Ose Owonrin�Oseowonrin
233 Ose Obara�Oseobara
234 Ose Okanran�Oseokanran
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235 Ose Ogunda�Oseogunda�Osemolu
236 Ose Osa�Oseosa
237 Ose Ika�Oseika�Oseolofa
238 Ose Oturupon�Oseoturupon
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I II
239 Ose Otura�Osetura
240 Ose Irete�Oseirete
241 Ose Ofun�Oseofun
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242 Ofun Ogbe�Ofunogbe
243 Ofun Oyeku�Ofunoyeku�Ofuntena
244 Ofun Iwori�Ofuniwori Ofunigando
245 Ofun Odi�Ofunodi
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I II
II I
II II
II I
II II
II I
II II
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246 Ofun Irosun�Ofunirosun
247 Ofun Owonrin�Ofunowonrin�Ofunsanyan
248 Ofun Obara�Ofunobara
249 Ofun Okanran�Ofunokanran�Ofinranekun
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I II
II I
II II
II
I II
II
II II
II
II II
II I
II II
II I
I II
II I
250 Ofun Ogunda�Ofunogunda�Ofuneko
251 Ofun Osa�Ofunosa
252 Ofun Ika�Ofunika
253 Ofun Oturupon�Ofunoturupon
I II
II I
I II
II
I II
II
II II
II
I II
II I
I II
II I
254 Ofun Otura�Ofunotura�Ofuntopola
255 Ofun Irete�Ofunrete
256 Ofun Ose�Ofunse
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Hometowns of Odù Ifá
Ejiogbe – Ode Otun
Oyeku Meji – Ode Apa
Iwori Meji – Ilu Igodo
Odi Meji – Ode Eju
Irosun Meji – Ode Idere
Owonrin Meji – Ode Owon, Ode Ifon
Obara Meji – Ode Iwo, Ode Ikole
Okanran Meji – Ode Itile
Ogunda Meji – Ilu Oko
Osa Meji – Ilu Ota, Igbonna, Ikirun
Ika Meji – Ode Ika, Ode Ebute
Oturupon Meji – Ile Igbon, Ode Ikoolo
Otura Meji – Ode Ipapo
Irete Meji – Ode Emere
Ose Meji – Ode Ibadan
Ofun Meji (Eepa!) – Ode Ila