Odu Ifa

Od If
These are the 256 Od If. The first are the 16 Meji, or Oju Od. The
next 240 Od If are combinations of the first 16.
The Od If 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 Od
themselves are the oracles of the Yorb divination systems of If, Obi,
and Merindinlogun.
It is through the knowledge of these energies, called Od If, that
Babalawo and Iyanifa are able to work with individuals to achieve the
greatest potential of their destiny. It is through these Od If that
priests and priestesses of Oria can help people to repair their Ors
and better themselves.
The Od If 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 Od.

Included in this listing of the 256 chapters of Od If are the names

and aliases of the Od as taught in my lineage of If, which is from Oyo
State, Nigeria. Please note that the names and fixed esoteric order of
the Od If may differ from lineage to lineage.

I
I
I
I

I
I
I
I

1 Ogbe
Meji
Ejiogbe
I
I
II
II

I
I
II
II

II
II
II
II

II
II
II
II

2 Oyeku
Meji
Ejioyeku
II
II
I
I

II
II
I
I

II
I
I
II

II
I
I
II

3 Iwori Meji
Ejiiwori
I
II
II
II

I
II
II
II

I
II
II
I

I
II
II
I

4 Odi MejiEjiodi
II
II
II
I

II
II
II
I

5 Irosun
Meji
Ejiirosun

6 Owonrin
Meji
Ejiowonrin

7 Obara
MejiEjiobara

8 Okanran Meji
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
Meji
Ejiogunda

10 Osa Meji
Ejiosa

11 Ika Meji
Ejiika

12 Oturupon
MejiEjiologbon

I
II
I
I

I
II
I
I

13 Otura
Meji
Ejiotura

I
I
II
I

I
I
II
I

I
II
I
II

I
II
I
II

II
I
II
I

II
I
II
I

14 Irete
MejiEjiirete

15 Ose Meji
Ejiose

16 Ofun Meji
Ejiorangun
(Eepa!)

II I
II
II
II I

II
II I
II I
II

II
II
II I
II I

17 Ogbe
Oyeku
Ogbeyeku

18 Ogbe
Iwori
Ogbewori

19 Ogbe Odi
Ogbedi

20 Ogbe Irosun
Ogberosun

II I
II I

II
II I

II I
II I

II
II

II
II
II
II

I
I
I
I

II
II

II I
II I

II I
II

II
II I

21 Ogbe
Owonrin
Ogbewonri
n

22 Ogbe
Obara
Ogbebara

23 Ogbe
Okanran
Ogbekanran

24 Ogbe
Ogunda
Ogbegunda

II I
II
II
II

II I
II
II I
II I

II I
II I
II
II I

II
II I
II
II

25 Ogbesa
Ogbe Osa

26 Ogbe Ika
Ogbeka

27 Ogbe
Oturupon
Ogbeturupo
n

28 Ogbe Otura
Ogbetura Ogbej
egbe

II
II
II I
II

II
II I
II
II I

II I
II
II I
II

30 Ogbe
OseOgbese

31 Ogbe
Ofun
Ogbefun

29 Ogbe
IreteOgbe
Ate

I II
I II
I II

I II

II II

I II

I II
I II
II II
II II

I II
I II
II II

II II
II II
I II

32 Oyeku
Ogbe
Oyekulogb
e

33 Oyeku
Iwori
Oyekuwori

34 Oyeku
Odi
Oyekuodi

35 Oyeku
Irosun
Oyekurosun

II II
II II
I II
I II

I II
II II
II II
II II

II II
II II
II II
I II

I II
I II
I II
II II

36 Oyeku
Owonrin
Oyekuwon
rin

37 Oyeku
Obara
Oyekupalab
a
Oyekufabag
oke

38 Oyeku
Okanran
Oyekukanra
n

39 Oyeku
Ogunda
Oyekugunda

II II
I II
I II
I II

II II
I II
II II
II II

II II
II II
I II
II II

I II
II II
I II
I II

40 Oyeku
Osa
Oyekusa

41 Oyeku
IkaOyekuka

42 Oyeku
Oturupon
Oyekuturup
on

I II
I II
II II
I II

I II
II II
I II
II II

II II
I II
II II
I II

44 Oyeku
Irete
Oyekurete

45 Oyeku
OseOyekuse

46 Oyeku
Ofun
Yafokuu

I II
II
II
I II

II II
II I
II I
II II

I II
II I
II I
I II

I II
II
II I
II II

47 Iwori
Ogbe
Iworiogbe

48 Iwori
Oyeku
Iworioyeku

49 Iwori Odi
Iworiodi

50 Iwori Irosun
Iworirosun

II II
II I
II
I II

I II
II I
II I
II II

II II
II I
II I
I II

I II
II
II
II II

43 Oyeku Otura
Oyekutura

51 Iwori
Owonrin
Iworiwonri
n

52 Iwori
Obara
Iworiobara

53 Iwori
Okanran
Iworiokanra
n

54 Iwori
Ogunda
Iworiogunda

II II
II
II
I II

II II
II
II I
II II

II II
II I
II
II II

I II
II I
II
I II

55 Iwori
Osa
Iworiosa

56 Iwori Ika
Iworika

57 Iwori
Oturupon
Iworioturup
on

58 Iwori Otura
Iworiotura

I II
II
II I
I II

I II
II I
II
II II

II II
II
II I
I II

59 Iwori
Irete
Iworirete

60 Iwori
OseIworiose

61 Iwori
Ofun
Iworiwofun

II
I II
I II

II I
II II
II II

II I
I II
I II

II
I II
II II

II

II I

II I

II I

62 Odi
Ogbe
Idingbere

63 Odi
Oyeku
Odioyeku

64 Odi Iwori
Odiwori

65 Odi Irosun
Idinosun

II I
II II
I II
II

II
II II
II II
II I

II I
II II
II II
II

II
I II
I II
II I

66 Odi
Owonrin
Odiwonrin

67 Odi
Obara
Odibara

68 Odi
Okanran
Odikanran

69 Odi Ogunda
Odigunda

II I
I II
I II
II

II I
I II
II II
II I

II I
II II
I II
II I

II
II II
I II
II

70 Odi Osa
Odisa

71 Odi Ika
Odiika

72 Odi
Oturupon
Oditurupon

73 Odi Otura
Idinatago

II
I II
II II

II
II II
I II

II I
I II
II II

II

II I

II

74 Odi
Irete
Idinileke

75 Odi Ose
Odiose

76 Odi Ofun
Odiofun

II
II
I II
I II

II I
II I
II II
II II

II I
II
I II
II II

II
II I
II II
I II

77 Irosun
Ogbe *

78 Irosun
Oyeku
Irosunoyeku

79 Irosun
Iwori
Irosunawoy
e

80 Irosun Odi
Irosunodi

II I
II I
I II
I II

II
II I
II II
II II

II I
II I
II II
I II

II
II
I II
II II

81 Irosun
Owonrin
Irosunowo
nrin

82 Irosun
Obara
Irosunobara

83 Irosun
Okanran
Irosunokere

84 Irosun
Ogunda
Irosunogunda

II I

II I

II I

II

II
I II
I II

II
II II
II II

II I
I II
II II

II I
I II
I II

85 Irosun
Osa
Irosunosa

86 Irosun
IkaIrosunka

87 Irosun
Oturupon
Irosunturup
on

88 Irosun Otura
Irosunfakolade

II
II
II II
I II

II
II I
I II
II II

II I
II
II II
I II

* Irosunogbe/
Irosunoniwata/
Irosunokanjuwa

89 Irosun
Irete
Irosunope
mi

90 Irosun
Ose
Irosunoso

91 Irosun
Ofun
Irosunofun

I II
I II
II
II

II II
II II
II I
II I

II II
I II
II
II I

I II
II II
II I
II

92
Owonrin
Ogbe

93 Owonrin
Oyeku
Owonrinoye

94 Owonrin
Iwori
Owonriniwo

95 Owonrin Odi
Owonrinodi

Owonrinso
gbe

ku

ri

I II
I II
II I
II I

I II
II II
II I
II I

II II
II II
II I
II

I II
I II
II
II I

96
Owonrin
Irosun
OwonrinIro
sun

97 Owonrin
Obara
Owonrinoba
ra

98 Owonrin
Okanran
Owonrinoka
nran

99 Owonrin
Ogunda
Owonrinetun

II II
I II
II
II

II II
I II
II I
II I

II II
II II
II
II I

I II
II II
II
II

100
Owonrin
Osa
Owonrinos
a
Owonrinas
eyin

101
Owonrin Ika
Owonrinika
Owonrinojo
ose

102
Owonrin
Oturupon
Owonrinotu
rupon

103 Owonrin
Otura
Owonrinotura

I II
I II
II I
II

I II
II II
II
II I

II II
I II
II I
II

104
Owonrin
Irete
Owonrinire
te

105
Owonrin
Ose
Owonrinose

106
Owonrin
Ofun
Owonrinofu
n

II
I II
I II
I II

II I
II II
II II
II II

II I
I II
I II
II II

107 Obara
Ogbe
Obaraogbe

108 Obara
Oyeku
Obaraoyeku

109 Obara
Iwori
Obaraikosi

110 Obara Odi

Obaraodi

II
I II
II II
II II

II I
II II
I II
I II

II I
II II
II II
I II

II
I II
I II
II II

111 Obara
Irosun

112ObaraO
wonrin

113ObaraOk
anran

114
ObaraOgunda

I
II
II
I

I
II
II
I

Obarairosu
n

Obaraowonr
in

Obaraokanr
an

Obaraeguntan

II I
I II
I II
I II

II I
I II
II II
II II

II I
II II
I II
II II

II
II II
I II
I II

115 Obara
Osa
Obaraosa

116 Obara
IkaObaraika

117Obara
Oturupon
Obaraoturu
pon

118 Obara
Otura
Obaraotura

II
I II
II II
I II

II
II II
I II
II II

II I
I II
II II
I II

119 Obara
Irete
Obarairete

120 Obara
Ose
Obaraose

121 Obara
Ofun
Obaraofun

I II
I II
I II
II

II II
II II
II II
II I

II II
I II
I II
II I

I II
II II
II II
II

122
Okanran
Ogbe
Okanranog
be

123Okanran
Oyeku
Okanranoye
ku

124
Okanran
Iwori
Okanraniwo
ri

125 Okanran
OdiOkanranodi

I II
I II
II II
II I

II II
II II
I II
II

I II
II II
II II
II I

I II
I II
I II
II I

126
Okanran
Irosun
Okanraniro
sun

127
OkanranOwonrin
Okanranow
onrin

128
Okanran
Obara
Okanranoba
ra

129OkanranOgunda
Okanranogunda

II II
I II
I II
II

II II
I II
II II
II I

II II
II II
I II
II I

I II
II II
I II
II

131
Okanran Ika
Okanranika

132
OkanranOturupon
Okanranotu
rupon

133 Okanran
Otura
Okanranotura
Okanranalase

130
Okanran
Osa
Okanranos
a

I II
I II
II II
II

I II
II II
I II
II I

II II
I II
II II
II

**Okanranaigor
o
Okanranadasen
u

134
Okanran
Irete
Okanranire
te

135
Okanran
Ose
Okanranose
**

136
Okanran
Ofun
Okanranofu
n

II
II
II
I II

II I
II I
II I
II II

II I
II
II
II II

II
II I
II I
I II

137
Ogunda
Ogbe
Ogundaog
be ***

138 Ogunda
Oyeku
Ogundaoye
ku

139 Ogunda
Iwori
Ogundaiwor
i

140 Ogunda Odi

Ogundaodi

II
II
II I
II II

II I
II I
II
I II

II
II I
II I
II II

II I
II I
II I
I II

141
Ogunda
Irosun
Ogundairo
sun

142
OgundaOwonrin
Ogundaowo
nrin

143 Ogunda
Obara
Ogundaobar
a

144 OgundaOkanran
Ogundaokanran

II I
II
II
I II

II I
II
II I
II II

II I
II I
II
II II

II
II I
II
I II

145
Ogunda
Osa
Ogundaosa

146 Ogunda
Ika
Ogundaika

147
OgundaOturupon
Ogundaotur
upon

148 Ogunda
Otura
Ogundaotura

II
II
II I
I II

II
II I
II
II II

II I
II
II I
I II

***Ogundagara
Ogundabede

149
Ogunda
Irete
Ogundaire
te

150 Ogunda
Ose
Ogundaose

151 Ogunda
Ofun
Ogundaofun

I II
II
II
II

II II
II I
II I
II I

II II
II
II
II I

I II
II I
II I
II

152 Osa
Ogbe
Osaogbe

153 Osa
Oyeku
Osaoyeku

154 Osa
Iwori
Osaiwori

155 Osa Odi

Osaodi

I II
II
II I
II I

II II
II I
II
II

I II
II I
II I
II I

II II
II I
II I
II

156 Osa
Irosun
Osairosun

157 Osa
Owonrin
Osaowonrin
Osaonibu

158 Osa
Obara
Osaobara

159 Osa
Okanran
Osaokanran

I II
II
II
II I

II II
II
II I
II I

II II
II I
II
II I

I II
II I
II
II

160 Osa
Ogunda
Osaogunda

161 Osa Ika

Osaika

162 Osa
Oturupon
Osaoturupo

163 Osa Otura

Osaotura

n
I II
II
II I
II

I II
II I
II
II I

II II
II
II I
II

164 Osa
Irete
Osairete

165 Osa Ose

Osaose

166 Osa
Ofun
Osaofun

I II
II
I II
I II

II II
II I
II II
II II

II II
II
I II
II II

I II
II I
II II
I II

167 Ika
Ogbe
Ikaogbe

168 Ika
Oyeku
Ikaoyeku

169 Ika
Iwori
Ikaiwori

170 Ika Odi

Ikaodi

I II
II
II II
II II

II II
II I
I II
I II

I II
II I
II II
II II

II II
II I
II II
I II

171 Ika
Irosun

172 Ika
Owonrin

173 Ika
Obara

174 Ika
Okanran

Ikairosun

Ikaowonrin

Ikaobara

Ikaokanran

I II
II
I II
II II

II II
II
I II
I II

II II
II I
I II
II II

I II
II I
I II
I II

175 Ika
Ogunda
Ikaogunda

176 Ika Osa

Ikaosa

177 Ika
Oturupon
Ikaoturupon

178 Ika Otura

Ikaotura

I II
II
II II
I II

I II
II I
I II
II II

II II
II
II II
I II

179 Ika
Irete
Ikairete

180 Ika Ose

Ikaose

181 Ika
OfunIkaofun

I II
I II
II
I II

II II
II II
II I
II II

II II
I II
II
II II

I II
II II
II I
I II

182
Oturupon

183
Oturupon-

184
Oturupon

185 Oturupon
OdiOturuponodi

Ogbe
Oturupono
gbe

Oyeku
Oturuponoy
eku

Iwori
Oturuponiw
ori
Oturuponla
wi

I II
I II
II I
II II

II II
II II
II
I II

I II
II II
II I
II II

II II
II II
II I
I II

186
OturuponIrosun
Oturuponir
osun

187
OturuponOwonrin
Oturuponow
onrin

188
OturuponObara
Oturuponob
ara

189 OturuponOkanran
Oturuponokanr
an

I II
I II
II
II II

II II
I II
II
I II

II II
I II
II I
II II

I II
II II
II
I II

190
OturuponOgunda
Oturupono
gunda

191
Oturupon
Osa
Oturuponos
a

192
Oturupon
Ika
Oturuponika

193 Oturupon
Otura
Oturuponotura

I II
I II
II I
I II

I II
II II
II
II II

II II
I II
II I
I II

194
Oturupon
Irete
Oturuponir
ete

195
Oturupon
Ose
Oturuponos
e

196
Oturupon
Ofun
Oturuponof
un

II
I II
II
II

II I
II II
II I
II I

II I
I II
II
II I

II
II II
II I
II

197 Otura
Ogbe
Oturaogbe
Otura Or
Oturaoriko

198 Otura
Oyeku
Oturaoyeku

199 Otura
Iwori
Oturaiwori

200 Otura Odi

Oturaodi

II
I II
II I
II I

II I
II II
II
II

II
II II
II I
II I

II I
II II
II I
II

201 Otura
Irosun
Oturairosu
n

202 Otura
Owonrin
Oturaowonr
in

203 Otura
Obara
Oturaobara

204 Otura
Okanran
Oturaokanran

II
I II
II
II I

II I
I II
II
II

II I
I II
II I
II I

II I
II II
II
II I

205 Otura
Ogunda
Oturaogun
da

206 Otura
Osa
Oturaosa

207 Otura
IkaOturaika

208 Otura
Oturupon
Oturaoturupon

II
I II
II I
II

II
II II
II
II I

II I
I II
II I
II

209 Otura
Irete
Oturairete

210 Otura
Ose
Oturaose

211 Otura
Ofun
Oturaofun
Oturemeeey
e

II

II I

II I

II

II
I II
II

II I
II II
II I

II
I II
II I

II I
II II
II

212 Irete
Ogbe
Ireteogbe

213 Irete
Oyeku
Ireteoyeku

214 Irete
Iwori
Ireteiwori

215 Irete Odi

Ireteodi

II
II
II II
II I

II I
II I
I II
II

II
II I
II II
II I

II I
II I
II II
II

216 Irete
Irosun
Ireteirosun

217 Irete
Owonrin
Ireteowonri
nIreteolota

218 Irete
Obara
Ireteobara
Iretealao

219 Irete
Okanran
Ireteokanran

II
II
I II
II I

II I
II
I II
II

II I
II
II II
II I

II I
II I
I II
II I

220 Irete
Ogunda
Ireteaaya
Ireteodunj

221 Irete
OsaIreteosa

222 Irete
IkaIreteika

223 Irete
Oturupon
Ireteoturupon

o
II
II I
I II
II

II
II I
I II
II I

II I
II
II II
II

224 Irete
Otura
Ireteotura

225 Irete
OseIreteose

226 Irete
Ofun
Ireteofun

II
I II
II
I II

II I
II II
II I
II II

II I
I II
II
II II

II
II II
II I
I II

227 Ose
Ogbe
Oseogbe

228 Ose
Oyeku
Oseoyeku

229 Ose
Iwori
Oseiwori
Oseonise

230 Ose Odi

Oseodi

II
I II
II I
II II

II I
II II
II
I II

II
II II
II I
II II

II I
II II
II I
I II

231 Ose

232 Ose

233 Ose

234 Ose

Irosun
Oseirosun

Owonrin
Oseowonrin

Obara
Oseobara

Okanran
Oseokanran

II
I II
II
II II

II I
I II
II
I II

II I
I II
II I
II II

II I
II II
II
II II

235 Ose
Ogunda
Oseogund
aOsemolu

236 Ose Osa

Oseosa

237 Ose Ika

Oseika
Oseolofa

238 Ose
Oturupon
Oseoturupon

II
II II
II
I II

II
I II
II I
I II

II I
I II
II I
I II

239 Ose
Otura
Osetura

240 Ose
Irete
Oseirete

241 Ose
Ofun
Oseofun

I II
II
I II
II

II II
II I
II II
II I

II II
II
I II
II I

I II
II I
II II
II

242 Ofun
Ogbe
Ofunogbe

243 Ofun
Oyeku
Ofunoyeku
Ofuntena

244 Ofun
Iwori
Ofuniwori
Ofunigando

245 Ofun Odi

Ofunodi

I II
II
II II
II I

II II
II I
I II
II

I II
II I
II II
II I

II II
II I
II II
II

246 Ofun
Irosun
Ofunirosun

247 Ofun
Owonrin
Ofunowonri
n
Ofunsanyan

248 Ofun
Obara
Ofunobara

249 Ofun
Okanran
Ofunokanran
Ofinranekun

I II
II
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
Ofunogund
aOfuneko

251 Ofun
OsaOfunosa

252 Ofun
IkaOfunika

253 Ofun
Oturupon
Ofunoturupon

I II

I II

I II

II I
I II
II

II
II II
II

II I
I II
II I

254 Ofun
Otura
Ofunotura
Ofuntopola

255 Ofun
Irete
Ofunrete

256 Ofun
OseOfunse

Hometowns of Od If
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
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