Odu Ifa

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.
 II II II II II II
II II II II II II
II II II II II II
II II II II II II

1 Ogbe Meji 2 Oyeku 3 Iwori Meji 4 Odi Meji

Ejiogbe Meji Ejiiwori Ejiodi
Ejioyeku

II II II II II II
II II II II II II II
II II II II II II II
II II II II II II

5 Irosun 6 Owonrin 7 Obara 8 Okanran

Meji Meji Meji Meji
Ejiirosun Ejiowonrin Ejiobara Ejiokanran

II II II II II II II
II II II II II
II II II II II
II II II II II II II

9 Ogunda 10 Osa Meji 11 Ika Meji 12 Oturupon

Meji Ejiosa Ejiika Meji
Ejiogunda Ejiologbon

II II II II II
II II II II II II
II II II II II II
II II II II II

13 Otura 14 Irete 15 Ose Meji 16 Ofun Meji

Meji Meji Ejiose Ejiorangun
Ejiotura Ejiirete (Eepa!)
 II I II I II II
II I II II I II
II I II II I II I
II I II I II II I

17 Ogbe Oyeku 18 Ogbe Iwori 19 Ogbe Odi 20 Ogbe Irosun

Ogbeyeku Ogbewori Ogbedi Ogberosun

II I II II I II
II I II I II I II
II II I II I II
II II I II II I

21 Ogbe 22 Ogbe Obara 23 Ogbe Okanran 24 Ogbe Ogunda

Owonrin Ogbebara Ogbekanran Ogbegunda
Ogbewonrin

II I II I II I II
II II II I II I
II II I II II
II II I II I II

25 Ogbesa 26 Ogbe Ika 27 Ogbe 28 Ogbe Otura

Ogbe Osa Ogbeka Oturupon Ogbetura Ogbejegbe
Ogbeturupon

II II II I
II II I II
II I II II I
II II I II

29 Ogbe Irete 30 Ogbe Ose 31 Ogbe Ofun

Ogbe Ate Ogbese Ogbefun

I II II II I II I II
I II I II II II I II
I II I II II II II II
I II II II I II II II

32 Oyeku Ogbe 33 Oyeku Iwori 34 Oyeku Odi 35 Oyeku Irosun

Oyekulogbe Oyekuwori Oyekuodi Oyekurosun

II II I II II II I II
II II II II II II I II
I II II II II II I II
I II II II I II II II

36 Oyeku 37 Oyeku Obara 38 Oyeku 39 Oyeku Ogunda

 Owonrin Oyekupalaba Okanran Oyekugunda
Oyekuwonrin Oyekufabagoke Oyekukanran

II II II II II II I II
I II I II II II II II
I II II II I II I II
I II II II II II I II

40 Oyeku Osa 41 Oyeku Ika 42 Oyeku 43 Oyeku Otura

Oyekusa Oyekuka Oturupon Oyekutura
Oyekuturupon

I II I II II II
I II II II I II
II II I II II II
I II II II I II

44 Oyeku Irete 45 Oyeku Ose 46 Oyeku Ofun

Oyekurete Oyekuse Yafokuu

I II II II I II I II
II II I II I II
II II I II I II I
I II II II I II II II

47 Iwori Ogbe 48 Iwori Oyeku 49 Iwori Odi 50 Iwori Irosun

Iworiogbe Iworioyeku Iworiodi Iworirosun

II II I II II II I II
II I II I II I II
II II I II I II
I II II II I II II II

51 Iwori 52 Iwori Obara 53 Iwori Okanran 54 Iwori Ogunda

Owonrin Iworiobara Iworiokanran Iworiogunda
Iworiwonrin

II II II II II II I II
II II II I II I
II II I II II
I II II II II II I II

55 Iwori Osa 56 Iwori Ika 57 Iwori 58 Iwori Otura

Iworiosa Iworika Oturupon Iworiotura
Iworioturupon

I II I II II II
II II I II
 II I II II I
I II II II I II

59 Iwori Irete 60 Iwori Ose 61 Iwori Ofun

Iworirete Iworiose Iworiwofun

II II I II I II
I II II II I II I II
I II II II I II II II
II II I II I II I

62 Odi Ogbe 63 Odi Oyeku 64 Odi Iwori 65 Odi Irosun

Idingbere Odioyeku Odiwori Idinosun

II I II II I II
II II II II II II I II
I II II II II II I II
II II I II II I

66 Odi Owonrin 67 Odi Obara 68 Odi Okanran 69 Odi Ogunda

Odiwonrin Odibara Odikanran Odigunda

II I II I II I II
I II I II II II II II
I II II II I II I II
II II I II I II

70 Odi Osa 71 Odi Ika 72 Odi Oturupon 73 Odi Otura

Odisa Odiika Oditurupon Idinatago

II II II I
I II II II I II
II II I II II II
II II I II

74 Odi Irete 75 Odi Ose 76 Odi Ofun

Idinileke Odiose Odiofun

II II I II I II
II II I II II I
I II II II I II II II
I II II II II II I II

77 Irosun Ogbe * 78 Irosun Oyeku 79 Irosun Iwori 80 Irosun Odi

Irosunoyeku Irosunawoye Irosunodi

II I II II I II
II I II I II I II
 I II II II II II I II
I II II II I II II II

81 Irosun 82 Irosun Obara 83 Irosun 84 Irosun Ogunda

Owonrin Irosunobara Okanran Irosunogunda
Irosunowonrin Irosunokere

II I II I II I II
II II II I II I
I II II II I II I II
I II II II II II I II

85 Irosun Osa 86 Irosun Ika 87 Irosun 88 Irosun Otura

Irosunosa Irosunka Oturupon Irosunfakolade
Irosunturupon

II II II I * Irosunogbe/
II II I II Irosunoniwata/
II II I II II II Irosunokanjuwa
I II II II I II

89 Irosun Irete 90 Irosun Ose 91 Irosun Ofun

Irosunopemi Irosunoso Irosunofun

I II II II II II I II
I II II II I II II II
II II I II II I
II II I II I II

92 Owonrin 93 Owonrin 94 Owonrin Iwori 95 Owonrin Odi

Ogbe Oyeku Owonriniwori Owonrinodi
Owonrinsogbe Owonrinoyeku

I II I II II II I II
I II II II II II I II
II I II I II I II
II I II I II II I

96 Owonrin 97 Owonrin Obara 98 Owonrin 99 Owonrin Ogunda

Irosun Owonrinobara Okanran Owonrinetun
OwonrinIrosun Owonrinokanran

II II II II II II I II
I II I II II II II II
II II I II II
II II I II I II

100 Owonrin 101 Owonrin Ika 102 Owonrin 103 Owonrin Otura
 Osa Owonrinika Oturupon Owonrinotura
Owonrinosa Owonrinojoose Owonrinoturupon
Owonrinaseyin

I II I II II II
I II II II I II
II I II II I
II II I II

104 Owonrin 105 Owonrin Ose 106 Owonrin

Irete Owonrinose Ofun
Owonrinirete Owonrinofun

II II I II I II
I II II II I II II II
I II II II I II II II
I II II II II II II

107 Obara Ogbe 108 Obara Oyeku 109 Obara Iwori 110 Obara Odi
Obaraogbe Obaraoyeku Obaraikosi Obaraodi

II II I II I II
I II II II II II I II
II II I II II II I II
II II I II I II II II

111 Obara 112ObaraOwonrin 113ObaraOkanran 114 ObaraOgunda

Irosun Obaraowonrin Obaraokanran Obaraeguntan
Obarairosun

II I II I II I II
I II I II II II II II
I II II II I II I II
I II II II II II I II

115 Obara Osa 116 Obara Ika 117Obara 118 Obara Otura
Obaraosa Obaraika Oturupon Obaraotura
Obaraoturupon

II II II I
I II II II I II
II II I II II II
I II II II I II

119 Obara Irete 120 Obara Ose 121 Obara Ofun

Obarairete Obaraose Obaraofun

I II II II II II I II
I II II II I II II II
 I II II II I II II II
II II I II I II

122 Okanran 123Okanran 124 Okanran 125 Okanran Odi

Ogbe Oyeku Iwori Okanranodi
Okanranogbe Okanranoyeku Okanraniwori

I II II II I II I II
I II II II II II I II
II II I II II II I II
II I II II I II I

126 Okanran 127 Okanran- 128 Okanran 129Okanran-

Irosun Owonrin Obara Ogunda
Okanranirosun Okanranowonrin Okanranobara Okanranogunda

II II II II II II I II
I II I II II II II II
I II II II I II I II
II II I II I II

130 Okanran Osa 131 Okanran Ika 132 Okanran- 133 Okanran Otura
Okanranosa Okanranika Oturupon Okanranotura
Okanranoturupon Okanranalase

I II I II II II **Okanranaigoro
I II II II I II Okanranadasenu
II II I II II II
II II I II

134 Okanran 135 Okanran Ose 136 Okanran Ofun

Irete Okanranose ** Okanranofun
Okanranirete

II II I II I II
II II I II II I
II II I II II I
I II II II II II I II

137 Ogunda 138 Ogunda 139 Ogunda Iwori 140 Ogunda Odi
Ogbe Oyeku Ogundaiwori Ogundaodi
Ogundaogbe *** Ogundaoyeku

II II I II II I
II II I II I II I
II I II II I II I
II II I II II II I II
 141 Ogunda 142 Ogunda- 143 Ogunda 144 Ogunda-
Irosun Owonrin Obara Okanran
Ogundairosun Ogundaowonrin Ogundaobara Ogundaokanran

II I II I II I II
II II II I II I
II II I II II
I II II II II II I II

145 Ogunda Osa 146 Ogunda Ika 147 Ogunda- 148 Ogunda Otura
Ogundaosa Ogundaika Oturupon Ogundaotura
Ogundaoturupon

II II II I ***Ogundagara
II II I II Ogundabede
II I II II I
I II II II I II

149 Ogunda 150 Ogunda Ose 151 Ogunda Ofun

Irete Ogundaose Ogundaofun
Ogundairete

I II II II II II I II
II II I II II I
II II I II II I
II II I II I II

152 Osa Ogbe 153 Osa Oyeku 154 Osa Iwori 155 Osa Odi
Osaogbe Osaoyeku Osaiwori Osaodi

I II II II I II II II
II II I II I II I
II I II II I II I
II I II II I II

156 Osa Irosun 157 Osa Owonrin 158 Osa Obara 159 Osa Okanran
Osairosun Osaowonrin Osaobara Osaokanran
Osaonibu

I II II II II II I II
II II II I II I
II II I II II
II I II I II I II

160 Osa Ogunda 161 Osa Ika 162 Osa Oturupon 163 Osa Otura
Osaogunda Osaika Osaoturupon Osaotura

I II I II II II
 II II I II
II I II II I
II II I II

164 Osa Irete 165 Osa Ose 166 Osa Ofun

Osairete Osaose Osaofun

I II II II II II I II
II II I II II I
I II II II I II II II
I II II II II II I II

167 Ika Ogbe 168 Ika Oyeku 169 Ika Iwori 170 Ika Odi
Ikaogbe Ikaoyeku Ikaiwori Ikaodi

I II II II I II II II
II II I II I II I
II II I II II II II II
II II I II II II I II

171 Ika Irosun 172 Ika Owonrin 173 Ika Obara 174 Ika Okanran
Ikairosun Ikaowonrin Ikaobara Ikaokanran

I II II II II II I II
II II II I II I
I II I II I II I II
II II I II II II I II

175 Ika Ogunda 176 Ika Osa 177 Ika Oturupon 178 Ika Otura
Ikaogunda Ikaosa Ikaoturupon Ikaotura

I II I II II II
II II I II
II II I II II II
I II II II I II

179 Ika Irete 180 Ika Ose 181 Ika Ofun

Ikairete Ikaose Ikaofun

I II II II II II I II
I II II II I II II II
II II I II II I
I II II II II II I II

182 Oturupon 183 Oturupon- 184 Oturupon 185 Oturupon Odi

Ogbe Oyeku Iwori Oturuponodi
Oturuponogbe Oturuponoyeku Oturuponiwori
Oturuponlawi
 I II II II I II II II
I II II II II II II II
II I II II I II I
II II I II II II I II

186 Oturupon- 187 Oturupon- 188 Oturupon- 189 Oturupon-

Irosun Owonrin Obara Okanran
Oturuponirosun Oturuponowonrin Oturuponobara Oturuponokanran

I II II II II II I II
I II I II I II II II
II II II I II
II II I II II II I II

190 Oturupon- 191 Oturupon Osa 192 Oturupon Ika 193 Oturupon Otura
Ogunda Oturuponosa Oturuponika Oturuponotura
Oturuponogunda

I II I II II II
I II II II I II
II I II II I
I II II II I II

194 Oturupon 195 Oturupon Ose 196 Oturupon

Irete Oturuponose Ofun
Oturuponirete Oturuponofun

II II I II I II
I II II II I II II II
II II I II II I
II II I II I II

197 Otura Ogbe 198 Otura Oyeku 199 Otura Iwori 200 Otura Odi
Oturaogbe Oturaoyeku Oturaiwori Oturaodi
Otura Orí
Oturaoriko

II II I II II I
I II II II II II II II
II I II II I II I
II I II II I II

201 Otura Irosun 202 Otura 203 Otura Obara 204 Otura Okanran
Oturairosun Owonrin Oturaobara Oturaokanran
Oturaowonrin

II II I II I II I
I II I II I II II II
 II II II I II
II I II II I II I

205 Otura 206 Otura Osa 207 Otura Ika 208 Otura Oturupon
Ogunda Oturaosa Oturaika Oturaoturupon
Oturaogunda

II II II I
I II II II I II
II I II II I
II II I II

209 Otura Irete 210 Otura Ose 211 Otura Ofun

Oturairete Oturaose Oturaofun
Oturemeeeye

II II I II I II
II II I II II I
I II II II I II II II
II II I II I II

212 Irete Ogbe 213 Irete Oyeku 214 Irete Iwori 215 Irete Odi
Ireteogbe Ireteoyeku Ireteiwori Ireteodi

II II I II II I
II II I II I II I
II II I II II II II II
II I II II I II

216 Irete Irosun 217 Irete Owonrin 218 Irete Obara 219 Irete Okanran
Ireteirosun Ireteowonrin Ireteobara Ireteokanran
Ireteolota Iretealao

II II I II I II I
II II II II I
I II I II II II I II
II I II II I II I

220 Irete 221 Irete Osa 222 Irete Ika 223 Irete Oturupon
Ogunda Ireteosa Ireteika Ireteoturupon
Ireteaaya
Ireteodunjo

II II II I
II I II I II
I II I II II II
II II I II
224 Irete Otura 225 Irete Ose 226 Irete Ofun
Ireteotura Ireteose Ireteofun

II II I II I II
I II II II I II II II
II II I II II I
I II II II II II I II

227 Ose Ogbe 228 Ose Oyeku 229 Ose Iwori 230 Ose Odi
Oseogbe Oseoyeku Oseiwori Oseodi
Oseonise

II II I II II I
I II II II II II II II
II I II II I II I
II II I II II II I II

231 Ose Irosun 232 Ose Owonrin 233 Ose Obara 234 Ose Okanran
Oseirosun Oseowonrin Oseobara Oseokanran

II II I II I II I
I II I II I II II II
II II II I II
II II I II II II II II

235 Ose Ogunda 236 Ose Osa 237 Ose Ika 238 Ose Oturupon
Oseogunda Oseosa Oseika Oseoturupon
Osemolu Oseolofa

II II II I
II II I II I II
II II I II I
I II I II I II

239 Ose Otura 240 Ose Irete 241 Ose Ofun

Osetura Oseirete Oseofun

I II II II II II I II
II II I II II I
I II II II I II II II
II II I II I II

242 Ofun Ogbe 243 Ofun Oyeku 244 Ofun Iwori 245 Ofun Odi
Ofunogbe Ofunoyeku Ofuniwori Ofunodi
Ofuntena Ofunigando

I II II II I II II II
II II I II I II I
 II II I II II II II II
II I II II I II

246 Ofun Irosun 247 Ofun Owonrin 248 Ofun Obara 249 Ofun Okanran
Ofunirosun Ofunowonrin Ofunobara Ofunokanran
Ofunsanyan Ofinranekun

I II II II II II II II
II II II II I
I II I II II II I II
II I II II I II I

250 Ofun 251 Ofun Osa 252 Ofun Ika 253 Ofun Oturupon
Ogunda Ofunosa Ofunika Ofunoturupon
Ofunogunda
Ofuneko

I II I II I II
II I II II I
I II II II I II
II II II I

254 Ofun Otura 255 Ofun Irete 256 Ofun Ose

Ofunotura Ofunrete Ofunse
Ofuntopola

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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