Prayer for Opening Ifa (Opele) or Ikin

Mo Kan Lowo re Olodumare

I pay homage to Olodumare
Mo Kan fun Orunmila
I pay homage to Orunmila
Mo Kan fun Irunmole Ojokotun
I pay homage to Irunmole on the right hand side Mo Kan fun Igbomole Ojukosin
I pay homage to Igbomole on the left hand side
Iba Osun Segese Olooyan-iyun
I pay homage to Orisa Osun, owner of the beaded comb Ati yo ojo
The rising of the Sun (coming out of the day)
Atiwo Oorun
The setting of the Sun
Akoni nifa Owo
He who teaches me the act of divination
Aforite ile han ni
He who shows me how to print Odu
Oluwo Meta
Three Oluwo
Ojugbona mefa
Six Ojugbona
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Eyin Iyami Osoronga
My Mothers, the witches
Yeye Baba
Mother Father
Eyin te ti nda kin to da
You who have divined before me Eyin te ti n te kin to te
You that have printed before I print
Onitase abikere kere
The Ancestors in Okeitase
Akoda to da tire Lori ewe
Akoda who has his own divination leaf
Aseda to da tire lerupe
Aseda who has his own divination on the sand
Araba to da tire lofuru gbada do
Araba who has his own divination cast on the sky
Awo Olodu mo kan
I pay homage to Awo Olodu
Awo Elegan mo kan
I pay homage to Awo Elegan
Iwaju Opon
The front of the Opon Ifa
Eyin Opon
The back of the Opon Ifa

Olumun Otun
The right side carer
Olokanran losi
The wise person on the left side
Aarin Opon Ita Orun
The middle of opon junction to Heaven
Ile ogere afoko yeri
Ile ogere (the ground-praise name) who uses to hoe to clean itself
Ifa ko mo senu fore
Ifa don't come out for pity
Ifa ko mo seka fobi
Ifa may not be used to come out negatively, (because you chose to do bad Ifa will not be used in this
way)
Bi o ba se ri ni ki o wi
Please tell me exactly how everything is