TREATY OF ELEGBA.
ESHU AYERU............... He is the messenger of IFA and his guardian.
2. ESHU ABANULUE........ FATHER EYIOWE. Works with IFA.
3. KINKEYO.
4. LAROYE....................... Revolutionary
5. MALE........................... The ELEWA that OLOFIN gave to ORUNMILA.
6. ARAYEYI...................... Gatekeeper of OLOFIN.
7. AKOKOLEBIYU............ He is from T. Mina, plays marbles, tops, and smokes cigarettes.
8. OLANKI........................ Brother of the previous one.
9. SUAYU......................... Lives in Yaya's bush. In front of the door.
10. BATIOYE................. Always overcomes and achieves his goals.
11. ILOLOYA.................. Lives in the square.
12. LALU........................ The one at the crossroads.
13. THE OTHERS................ Stray Dog.
14. AGROI..................... 22 Snails ARARA.
15. AWERE.................... Lives on the Hill.
16. AWANLOKE............. It is Aduleo and Muertero.
17. MERILAYE............... Lives at 4 crossroads, has 4 mouths and 4 OYUA.
18. EBORIBUENO......... The child of ATOSHA. It's Jimagua. He carries 2 blades and a
19. Only face.
20. KARARA.................. It is lined with seashells.
21. ODEMAS................. It is from the mountain.
22. JANO....................... It is made of Cedar, hat of Yarey and Garabato of Yamao in
The left hand. It eats from the front and from the back. It gets dressed.
In black. The shirt half black and half white.
23. AKANADREDE......... It is feminine. Although they say it is ADODI.
24. BRAGADA................ It covers itself with MARIWO.
25. BARAGARGALUO... It is the messenger bird of ORUNMILA.
26. OWO........................ King of silver. Rides on a Male Peso.
27. OKUBERE............... The one of life and death.
28. EWE........................ Lives in the savanna near Mount OGUN. His OTA and
The dolls are very large in size. It is a very ELEWA.
Ancient and from the countryside that is now very scarce.
29. BARAKEÑE............. Lives in the NIBE. It hides among the bushes and from there
It does mischief. It is said to be 3 inches tall.
30. Take OMO TITUN.
31. OGUNILOBO........... Causes accidents.
32. FOR YOU................. Egg with SHANGO.
33. ESHERIKE............... You are with OSAIN.
34. ADAWA.................... OTA China. Does not carry cargo.
35. BI.............................. The one from Manigua.
36. AGOGORE............... The one from the Garbage Dump.
37. LAYE........................ This is the one of the snail.
38. LAYIBERE................ It is the IÑA of ELEGBA, it is a mask.
39. ALAYIWI................... He is a glutton.
40. AWOBARA.
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41. WE HAVE COME.
42. OSUKAKUGWE.
OKOKOYABIYE.
44. OGOMEYE................ Wears a crown made of a chain with 8 keys.
45. ABALEMKE.
46. ALOMA.
47. BARALANUBE.
48. MAKE........................ It is a small ELEGBA, made of AYE.
49. YELU.
50. GRAIN.
51. ASHIKUELU.............. Lives in the square.
52. ALOBA...................... Lives on the hill.
53. AKERE...................... Lives in the savannah.
54. ALALEILU.................. Very old, has a Chinese beard.
55. AFRADI..................... ARARA. Empty casserole that is prepared only when it is going to
56. To eat.
57. MAWANILELE ORUN.. It is an ELEGBA that lives on the shore of OKUN.
58. OBAKEKERE............... Wears a crown of goat skin with 21 snails.
59. BARAÑA...................... It's Tambolero.
60. ONIBURU.................... Accompanies ORISHAOKO.
61. ARUFIN....................... The one who sacrifices.
62. ARUDA........................ The creator.
63. ABELUKEÑE............... You are with ALAWANA.
64. KOTERO.
65. ARAREBIEKE.............. Lives on the hill next to OGUN.
66. AGOGO....................... It presides over the change of the hour.
67. ELUASAMA................. It is evil. It lives under the sugar mold.
68. BODE.......................... Guardian of OGUN.
69. LAREKE...................... Lives on the hill. Dresses in blue.
70. ABASINLAYE.............. AYE, who accompanies ODDUDUA.
71. ABARALAKETU.......... Accompanies SHANGO.
72. LALUEKIRIOKE.......... Lives in ARABA.
73. BARABO.
74. ALUFAMA................... Curujey is added.
75. NIKINIKI...................... It is the Mayito bird.
76. DOKE.......................... Lives in a basket. It is covered with deer skin.
77. LAMOTE.
78. IBANLA....................... It is covered with a Jícara.
79. ORELIU...................... Lives with OLOKUN.
80. OBAYILA.
81. AGBOBARMELEKI..... This ELEWA is the one who presides over sexual erection. It is
Indecent. It usually happens when it goes down to the touches of
BATA show its parts and masturbate.
82. OKUANDE.................. Lives in a jar by the riverbank.
83. ALIMU.......................... It's ARARA. Works with OYA.
84. ABARIKEKE................. Carries a tube with different secrets in the load. The tube
It is made of Bamboo.
86. KAKOSA...................... It has 2 faces. It likes to be cleaned with pig's bristles.
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87. LODE.
88. ARINIKA..................... It is from T. YOBU, a cedar doll, used for bad.
89. KOIMA KOIMA.
90. ALOTAN..................... It is covered with white wood. It is very fine.
91. YEKUNYELODE......... Eat like a pumpkin.
92. KONENO.................... It is ARARA.
93. AYENTELU.
94. NANKE....................... Carries 9 ORU in its load.
95. AÑAGUI OLOKUN...... It is the reef that is under the water.
96. ALETAN.
97. OBANIWANA.............. He is the King of the dead.
LAMULAMUBATA....... Tambolero and shoemaker. Seven shoes are put on him.
99. LASHE........................ It carries 9 ORU in the load.
100. UNYELE..................... This ELEGBA shouts a lot.
101. OROIGI....................... Always accompanies ORUN.
102. ONIBARAKEÑE.......... Lives next to the mamoncillo tree.
103. AWALABOMA............. Went down with the star of the Ceiba.
WONDE...................... It is the truth and the lie.
105. ATULU........................ He is a Majá.
Hail to Elegba.
Note: This originates in the ODDUN: OYEKUN FUN.
A ADIE DUN DUN is needed, an AKUKO, EKU, EJA, EPO, AWADO, ITANA MEJI.
and OBI.
In the IKOKO of ELEGBA, the following ATENA is painted:
* * *
I I 0 0 I I
0 0 I 0 0 0
I I 0 0 I I
0 I I 0 0 I
There is placed ELEGBA and this one is placed over an OSUN of IGBODUN of ELEGBARA.
of 11 lines, on the floor.
OBI is given to ELEGBA, informing him of what is going to be done.
A scraped OBI is taken and the same ATENA from the pot is painted on it. It is placed on the
side of ELEGBA. Take the ASIE DUN DUN and tear off the LERI, adding it to
FIRST EYERBALE to the OBI. Then raise ELEGBA, I mean, raising ELEGBA
to the ATHENA of the pot.
ELEGBA is placed back inside the pot and given AKUKO.
Then OBI is given to know how he received everything.
The question is asked what is done with the animals.
Hail to Elegba.
EBBO: A AYAPA, a Rooster, OBI MEYI, 6 ITANAS, EKU, EYA, EPO, OÑI, OTI KANA.
First, the OSUN of SHANGO is painted on the floor, with 6 lines. On top of this, it is...
put the Shango Pilón, without this on top.
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Next to this, an OSUN of ELEGBA with 11 lines is painted, and on top of this, it is put the
ELEGBA's pot, which is painted inside with a white circle and a red one, inside
of these, the ODUN: OSHE TURA, OTURA SHE and OSA FUN. ELEGBA enters
inside.
In front of ELEGBA, an ODUARA is placed along with the AYAPA, turned upside down.
Then two hands of OBI are given to ELEGBA and he realizes what is going to happen.
to do.
The ODUARA is taken and the AYAPA is killed with it, first adding EYERBALE.
about ODUARA, later raising the Pilón, on the OSUN of SHANGO on the floor.
Then he rises to ELEGBA and pours dry wine onto the AYAPA brushing against the ODDUN.
there are more marked the 16 MEYIS.
Then he is given two more OBI hands, and immediately the Rooster is given to ELEGBA.
direct
In AYAKUA, the IYALES are removed, roasted, and placed.
The shell of the AYAPA when it is well dried is cut lengthwise in two, the part
the peto is placed inside the pot of ELEGBA and the part of the carapacho is taken
to put on the ADIMU.
Note: When the Work is done by the IWORO, it does not paint ODDUN of IFA, only the
greetings Signs of IFA.
TREATY OF THE EYELE AND THE ETU.
ELEGBARA: It does not come directly, EYELE and ETU. Because when
ELEGBARA descended to the earth in the ODDUN OJUANI MEYI, the Kings of EIYE were
EYELE and ETU. They did witchcraft against him in their war against him. They poisoned him.
his children. Then he went to the house of ORUNMILA who instructed him to make EBO with
those two Kings, that is, their Crown. He, with a trap, caught and became OBA,
then prohibiting him OJUANI MEYI, which was the name of ORUNMILA at that time
land, eat more never EYELE nor ETU. Only in very special cases could I renew in
EBBO that saves him from death and illness. Both him and his children.
Survivals of witchcraft.
Now, there are some ESHUS that eat EYELE directly. These are: ESHU
EBARA and OBARA ARA ONU as well as the following:
ESHU AÑAGUI ELUFE.
ESHU FOR THE GENESIS.
ESHU AYENTULU.
ESHU AYE BURULE AYE.
ESHU AGRIYELU.
ESHU ASHIYELU.
ESHU ASHIKUELU.
ESHU ALANKETU.
ESHU IYELU.
ESHU ODUNBELE.
ESHU ALAGBANA.
ESHU OKUESE.
ESHU BARAKUKOÑERI.
To the other ELEGBARA when they are given EYELE, they place it on AÑARI and it is poured.
the EYERBALE around, a little bit of EYERBALE is placed on top of the blade.
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As for the ETU, no ELEGBARA consumes it directly. In cases of necessity, it is given to them.
putting ELEGBARA on a fine grass mattress and sprinkling EYERBALE on it
from the ETU on fine grass and proceed in the same way with the EYELE.
The deity of the crossroads.
This is born in the ODDUN of IFA: OSHE TURA.
It is needed:
A large EKUTE, TWO STORIES, PEACE, FISH, PALM OIL, GOOD WATER, GIFT, SWEET DRESSING,
EWE ABERIKUNLO, ITANA MEJI.
This Work is not done at home, it is taken to ELEGBA in the woods, there it is painted, inside.
from the pot the ODDUN of IFA OSHE TURA is taken and placed at ELEGBA there. A search is made for a
OTA in the wilderness that is ESHU and is placed next to ELEGBA.
Do not give OHI OMI TUTO. The EKUTE is washed with OMIERO from EWE ABERIKUNLO and is
wrap it in the ASHO PUPUA. Then this is given to ELEGBARA, giving it first
EYERBALE to the OTA of ESHU and immediately to ELEGBA singing the following
SUYERE: "The Elegbara, the one who unites the two worlds, the one who protects the home"
ELEGBARA OSO EKUTE ELEO ALADE ELEO
The ELERY of the EKUTE is left next to the OTA of ESHU and is immediately sacrificed.
AKUKO, then they ask if a path is given and where to.
OBI is given to ELEGBARA, after the EKUTE is chopped up, it is smoked and given to him.
put on ELEGBARA.
Then he is taken to ELEGBARA to the house where he is washed with OMIERO.
made with 7 herbs of ELEGBARA and a CHICKEN is sacrificed.
In the ODDUN OFUN FUNDA, you must also collect a dead EKUTE.
on the street, it opens up, it gets peeled, it gets smoked, the ODDUN is painted on the inside
OFUN FUNDA and is presented to ELEGBARA praying a prayer of this ODDUN of
IFA.
When a smoked EKUTE is placed on ELEGBARA, the following is sung
SUYERE:
ELEGBARA IS THE SOURCE OF ALL. THE TIME OF ODU IS THE TIME OF ALL JOURNEYS.
ELEGBARA: Take and eat from everything in the land where you live.
Hail Elegba.
This is from the ODDUN: OTRUPON FUN.
It is needed:
A goat, this chicken, this meat is sweet, I am in abundance, I have different kinds, greetings,
EYE, EPO, OÑI, OTI, AWADO.
First, the following ATENA is painted:
I I 0 0 I I
0 0 I 0 0 0
I I 0 I I I
0 I I 0 I 0
0 0 0 0
I 0 0 0
I 0 0 0
I I 0 I
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On that ATENA, ELEGBARA is placed. In front of it, an IGBA with OMI is positioned.
and once ATARE. On the other side, ORUNMILA is placed on his board. Next to
ELEGBARA, on the floor, paints an OSUN of YEMAYA and she goes on top of it.
OBI is given to EGGUN, to ELEGBARA, to YEMAYA and finally to ORUNMILA.
making everyone aware of what is going to be done.
Next, the ABO adorned with MARIWO is taken and presented in front.
of ELEGBA and YEMAYA, singing the following SUYERE:
ELEGBARA SELECTS EVERYBODY EVERYONE EVERYBODY EVERYONE.
The ABO is taken and given to ELEGBARA while singing the SUYERE:
ELEGBARA YOGBO O YOGBE O ABO OPA YOBEO
YEMAYA YOBEO YOBEO ABO OPA YOBEO.
EYERBALE is cast on the floor to YEMAYA and ELEGBARA but trying to
let more fall on ATENA than on him.
Then the IGBA of OMI is quickly collected and washed at ELEGBARA and given to him.
AKUKO along with YEMAYA.
Next is given to ORUNMILA, ADIE MEYI DUN DUN.
The IÑALES of the ABO and the AKUKO are placed together with YEMAYA and
ELEGBARA, as well as the ADDIMU.
On the third day, EBBO is performed and the ITA is with ORUNMILA.
CURIEL TO ELEGBARA.
This is from ODDUN: OYEKUN MEYI.
An offering to solve serious problems of war or health.
The following is needed:
A Curiel, an AKUKO, ALL TENUYEN, ITANA, EKU, EYA, EPO, OTI, OÑI, etc.
The Curiel is washed with OMIERO prepared with EWE AYO and DUN DUN.
The following ATENA of IFA is placed on the floor:
* * *
I I 0 0 I I
0 0 0 0 0 0
I I 0 0 I I
0 I 0 0 I 0
About this, ELEGBA is placed. To whom OPOLOPO ORÍ has been applied. OBI is given to him.
and ELEGBA, informing him of what is going to be done.
Next, the CURIEL is sacrificed, singing the following SUYERE:
Elegbara is a mighty force, Oketé is a mighty force.
A lot of water is poured over ELEGBARA and then an AKUKO is given.
After the Curiel is skinned, it is opened and smoked, and it is coated with EPO.
The IÑALES of Curiel and of the AKUKO are also put on.
On the third day, EBO is done with those IÑALES.
I OFFER THIS TO ELEGBA:
This is the ODDUN of IFA: IRETE UNTENDI.
It is done to solve a serious problem.
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The following ATENA of IFA is painted in front of ELEGBA
* * *
I I I I I I
0 0 0 I 0 0
I I 0 0 I I
0 I I I I 0
About this ATENA, an IGBA is placed, with OMIERO of 7 herbs of ELEGBA,
where it has been washed precisely.
ELEGBA is placed on 21 leaves of Yellow Marvel.
In the IGBA of OMIERO, you add: EPO, EKU, EYA, AWADO.
His name is ELEGBA, he is informed of what is going to be done, he is given OBI OMI TUTO.
The AKUEKUEYE (Duck) wraps itself in a Purple ASHO and is killed, throwing
EYERBALE within the IGBA, never about ELEGBA.
Then, the Duck that doesn't have its LERI cut, gets into a basket with
distintas miniestras, EYA, EPO y 21 centavos. Se le rocía OPOLOPO OTI y se manda
for the sea.
Then OSADIE META is offered directly to ELEGBA.
He is sung to ELEGBA and taken to the shore of the sea where a chicken is sacrificed to him.
It is filled with what is known and buried on the shore (sand).
This is when the load is dropped.
Next, AKUKO is offered. Right there, ELEGBA is cleaned, a key is made for the
house and an ITANA turns on
The IGBA with the OMIERO, the EYERBALE of the AKUEKUEYE and the other ingredients
they are taken to the mountain. It is placed at the foot of a Ceiba tree and two are lit
ITANA.
CEREMONY TO OFFER BIAJACA TO ELEGBA.
This freshwater fish called Biajaca (Cichla Soma Tetra Cantha) is so abundant
in our rivers, appears in the Afro-Cuban traditions, of Yoruba origin linked to the
stories of IFA. From the ODDUN OBBE WALE in which it became food
special of ELEGBA with the name of EYA OSE.
To ELEGBA, the blood of this fish is offered, in this ODDUN when an OSODO.
IFA, this ORISHA requests it.
The ceremony itself is very simple and identical to giving Pargo to ORULA. The steps are
the same, only the prayer varies which is the following:
ESHU NI ELEGBA IS THE AUTHOR OF MYSTERIES
ESHU BELEKE DIE ESHU ESHUBI
MAMAKOYO OFOMI OKUA LERI
EYA OSE EYEBALE ELEGBA
BUT MALE OUNYEN BOGBE ESHU
SLEEP AND REST
MY FATHER IS A KIND OF DEATH
EYE HAS LIGHT, EFE HAS LIGHT, ARUN HAS LIGHT
LOVES ARE QUITE STRANGE.
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When the blood of the Biajaca is to be given, the following is sung to ELEGBA
SUYERE:
THIS IS TREASURE THIS IS TREASURE
Good fortune comes, it comes to you.
ESHU KINKEÑO EYA OSE EYALAWA.
And it proceeds as in the other previously mentioned rites of the Pargo and the
Guabina. The only difference is that ELEGBA is covered with EWE marvel in
place of EWE DUN DUN and it is washed with an OMIERO of its main herbs.
The throne is for Eshu.
This sacrifice to ESHU has no characteristic Sign, but its birth is of
ODDUN: THE FOOD.
It is done to open the paths in the ODDUN: OYEKUN BATRUPON which was where
the pig saved humanity.
This ceremony takes place on the mountain.
A small pig is needed, AKUKO MEYI, BOGBO TENUYEN, ITANA and OBI.
The pot of ELEGBA is painted with the following ATENA:
* * * *
I I 0 0 I I I I
0 0 0 0 I I 0 0
I I I 0 0 I I I
0 I 0 0 I I I 0
A OTA that is ESHU is sought and placed next to it. Two candles are lit.
large. The Cerda has previously been washed with OMIERO; on the forehead, it is painted with
next OSUN: Circular: white, red, blue, yellow and seven reds.
ELEGBA is located next to a JORO JORO where the OTA ESHU is placed.
The OBI OMI TUTO is given to ELEGBA and the OTA is presented with the ELEDE (Pig) and is
sings:
OGONGO ERELESI ERONI ABOKO LENU NOKEBAYUIJE.
The pig is raised and sacrificed to ELEGBA while singing:
ELEGBA MODE IBAJO ELEDE ABA ILUJE.
The choir responds.
KILLING IS A SHAMEFUL ACT.
The ELEDE is thrown into the JORO JORO with all the ADIMU.
Then he is taken to ELEGBA's house, he is washed and given another AKUKO.
On the seventh day, there is a fruit market.
TOLO TOLO TO ELEGBA.
This is from the ODDUN: OKANA IRETE.
It is needed:
A TOLO TOLO KEKE, CHICKEN, OTI, EKU, EYA, AWADO, ITANA MEYI, a pot
made of clay.
The clay pot is painted with the following ATENA:
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I I I 0 I I
0 0 I 0 0 0
I I 0 0 I I
0 I I I I 0
It is thrown: EKU, EYA, EPO, OÑI, 7 ATARE and smoke of ASHA.
It is placed next to ELEGBA, then OBI is given to ELEGBA taking into account
what is going to be done.
Then the pot of ELEGBA is placed inside the pot with water and it is given the
TOLO TOLO.
Throwing the EYERBALE into the water, singing the following SUYERE:
TOLO TOLO ELEGBA, TOLO TOLO FATHER OF THE WARRIOR
TOLO TOLO IS ELEGBA.
Then ELEGBA is taken out and AKUKO is given.
OBI is given to know where the sacrifice pot is sent and to see how it is done.
received everything.
The IÑALES and the TOLO TOLO are roasted in front of ELEGBA.
AWASA A ELEGBA.
This sacrifice does not have a precise ODDUN and there are two ways to give it or better said by
two circumstances. The first, when it is at home because ELEGBA has requested it.
Always carry an EKU, AKUKO OKAN, EYELE MEYI, for the warriors and BOGBO.
TENUYEN. The EKU bathes where the warriors are. After having reported to him
What is going to be done is presented to the AWASA and the following prayer is said:
OLEKUN FUMILA YAMADURA GOD, FATHER GOD ATETE.
AWASA ELEGBARA. THE OWNER OF THE OYU IS MY DEAR FRIEND. THE BETTER YOU DO, THE MORE YOU WILL EAT.
THE GRAVE IS INEVITABLE.
With a dry OBI, a hit is given in the LERI to the AWASA, saying: ORITUKULO.
And it is sung: ESHUBARA AGBO.
Next, a second hit is given saying: ELEDEO and it is sung: ESHU
Elegbara, indeed.
A third strike is given saying: APON FURU and it is sung: ELEGBARA NI TALARO
MOSEKU.
Then the AWASA is killed as if it were a common sacrifice to ELEGBA. One throws
EYERBALE about an IGBA of OMIERO that also includes EPO, EKU, EYA,
AWADO. Then EYERBALE is poured over ELEGBA and the others.
warriors and it is when it is sung: EKU PARAMAO OLEWO KOMBAIRE.
Then the LERI is cut and immediately afterwards ELEGBA is entered for the house and is given.
AKUKO and the rest. The IGBA stands behind the door to give it to her at night.
ESHU on the corner.
The second case is when the ceremony is held on the mountain, for the consecration.
of ELEGBA of SODORISHA and always carries JIO JIO, AWASA, and AKUKO. The AWASA,
In the mountain, it is not washed with OMIERO. A large OTA that is ELEGBA is sought.
that it eats with the LERI of the interested party. The stone is placed inside the pot, next to
go to an OBI where the face of ESHU is drawn with the signs: OSHE TURA, the sign
What did the person take out in the check-in and OTURA SHE. Example:
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I I X X I I
0 0 X X 0 0
I I X X I I
0 I X X I 0
This OBI is placed next to the pot with the OTA; then the Jutía is taken, it is
presents to the OTA and with the IROFA, a strong blow is delivered to the head and it is said this
sentence: AWASA OFO LERI OYU IWODUN IFA. The jutía is given to the OTA by throwing it.
EYERBALE also about the OBI, then the Jutía is opened, the entrails are removed and
it connects with: EKU, EYA, EPO, AWADO, EKRU ELELO, etc., and the JIO JIO that was given
first. An AKUKO is given to him and everything is taken home except the entrails of the
Jutía. The OTA is the ELEGBA that goes ahead. The OBI is cleansed and goes behind the mortar.
as a witness.
The hutia and the smoked AKUKO are hung on the throne of the courtyard, with 9 EJA, 3 little güiros.
One from EKU, one from EPO, and another from AWADO. The IÑALES from AWASA and the
AKUKO is offered roasted to ELEGBA.
NOTE: What is left in the mountain with EKU, EYA, EPO, AWADO, AKRU, OLOLE,
etc., it is the tripe of the hutia and the AKUKO.
Hail to Elegba.
This is done in the ODDUN: OKANA TRUPON.
Ingredients:
["A SHIELD","A BROTHERHOOD","A GOOD DEAL","A NEWS","A TIME","A LOT","A COUPLE OF","Fine grass","A MAGNET"]
MEYI.
First, an ODDUN of IGBODUN of ELEGBA is made on the floor, consisting of eleven lines. In
the center is painted, on top of this, the ODDUN: OKANA TRUPON, OSHE TURA,
SHE IS OTURA.
A fine grass mattress is placed on top of all this for ELEGBA.
Then OBI is given to ELEGBA, accounting for everything. The gourd is taken where
habrá pintado los mismos signos que en el piso por la parte convexa. Con esta jícara
ELEGBA is covered and given ETU, also putting EYERBALE on the mattress.
of fine grass.
Then the jícara is removed, on which JUJU of ETU will be poured. It is placed to the side of
ELEGBA and this is given the AKUKO.
Then OBI is given to ELEGBA, to see if he received everything OKAN. Then a question is asked.
which way does the gourd take.
The IÑALES and the ETU will be roasted in front of ELEGBA.
EYELE A ELEGBA.
This in the ODDUN.
Needed:
An EYELE of any color, a AKUKO, two OBI, EKU, EYA, EPO, AWADO, OÑI,
OTI, EFUN.
ELEGBARA is placed on the floor, inside an IKOKO KEKE. One of the OBI is
paint using EFUN with MORURO and OSUN with EYA ORO, the following signs of
IFA: THUNDER SOUND, RAIN FALL, WATER FLOW.
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If the BABALAWO is the one who performs the work and if he is IWORO, he will paint his
corresponding brands.
Babalawo. IWORO.
0 0 I I I I ____ _III__ _ III_ ____
0 0 0 I 0 0 ____ ____ ____ ____
0 0 0 0 I I ____ ____ ____ ____
0 I 0 0 I 0 ____ ____ ____ ____
Then OBI OMI TUTO is given to ELEGBA. The SUYERES of the are sung to him.
Signs or three chants of ELEGBA. The LERI is torn from the EYELE and is thrown.
EYERBALE to OBI and around ELEGBA on the floor. Then with the neck.
bleeding from the EYELA, the signs are fading by rubbing them. The OBI is worn.
next to ELEGBA and immediately an AKUKO is given to him.
The JUJU from the EYELE is only placed on the OBI and over the circle of blood around.
from ELEGBA, then ITANA MEYI is lit.
The EYELE and the IÑALES are roasted with ORI and placed before ELEGBA in two bowls.
independent.
With the OBI, one asks which path to take.
When the EYELE is taken to be thrown away, the AGOGO of OBATALA is played and sung:
AGOGO LOKUN EGGUN AGBA YARE SHANGO EGGUN AGBA ILE
THE GREAT DRUM IS LOUD.
TREATY OF ELEGBA.
HERBS OF ELEGBA AND THE MAIN ONES USED:
1. Zarazo. 17. Male Fern.
White Pine. Fine grass.
3. Milkweed. 19. Espartillo.
Bitter Broom. 20. Watermark.
5. Ateje. 21. Hen's Foot.
10 of the Day. 22. Vixen's Tail.
7. Atiponla. 23. Siguaraya.
Culantro Grape 24. Little Scorpion.
Open Path. 25. Purslane.
10. Mustard. 26. Stinky Herb.
11. Garland. 27. Old Woman's Herb.
12. Itamo Real. 28. Bitter Nightshade.
Prodigious. 29. Marjoram.
14. Golden Button. 30. Powerful Hand.
15. Ask. 31. Coralillo.
16. Mazorquilla. 32. Guava.
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ELEGBA WORKS HARD WITH:
1. Carolina. 10. Grass of the Coast.
Guava Scribble. 11. Get up or jump, parrot.
3. Belly Scratch Doodle. 12. Guairajo Pole.
4. Male Idiot's Scribble. 13. Guasima Stick.
5. Scrawl of Güira. 14. Black Guava.
6. Espartillo. 15. Siguaraya.
7. Fine Herb. 16. I can do more than you. Jaguatirica stick.
8. Meloncillo. 17. Devil's Tree.
9. Fox's Tail. 18. Horse Broom.
AYE LEYU: Father of the ESHUS.
A turtle is caught by the back legs and the tail, 21
ATARE, AWADO, BOGBO ILEKE, White Majority, a IGUIN, with its bug, piece
of LERI, piece of the four legs of AYA. Head and feathers of GUNUGUN, of
all types of pens. A bibijagua. ILE of bibijaguero, 7 peonies, LERI of
CHICKEN, EYE, TONGUE, CHICKEN, EYE ONE, an ARGUMENT, A PROBLEM of LERI
of JIO JIO, a ADAN, parrot feathers, OBI MOTIWAO, OBI, KOLA, ERO, Feathers of
the animals that howl at the same, ILE of OKAN of OKE, of IBU, of OLOKUN, ILE
of OYA. Of YEWÁ, from the 4 corners, ILE at the foot of a dry stick, from the house of the one who
it will be received, from the corner of the AWO, AFOSHE from the root of: Atiponla, Ceiba, Palma,
Jagüey, Cuaba Prieta or Amarilla, AFOSHE of Peonía, Pata de Gallina, Atiponla, Bleo
["Finished white and red","Holy thistle","Ayonshayo","Little nettle","Curujey","Ina","Pica Pica"]
AFOSHE from MALU jar, Yam leaves, Salvadera, Mastuerzo, Aroma, Leaves of
Peony and Pica Pica, AFOSHE of AKUKO.
A pigeon of EYELE, Sijú Platanero, a Jew, a carpenter, cochinillas, weed of
OKU, needles.
This ESHU has one or two layers of snails, which are also used to adorn it.
It carries the same load as the previous one, plus a EYELE pigeon inside. Legs of
EYELE. Three ITANA are lit at the DILOGGUN, EYERBALE is given to the
animals that are given.
2. ESHU LAYE:
This ELEGBA is made from a seashell that is prepared as is known. It is washed in
OMIERO. It carries an EYELE OKUNI, an ARGUEMA, LERI of AKUARO, ILE of
garbage dump, AFOSHE of EÑI ADDIE and EYELE TAKEN. Three IKINES, BOGBO ILEKE,
{"EKU":"Good morning","EYA":"Good afternoon","EPO":"Good evening","21 AWADO":"21 years old","21 ATARE":"21 times","Raíz de IWORIYEYE":"Root of IWORIYEYE","Atiponla":"Root of the world","Ceiba":"Ceiba tree"}
Alamo, Siempre Viva, Almácigo, Yantén Dust, Ou, Bleo Blanco, Caña Brava
["Curujey","AFOSHE from IWIN","Tamers of the Handsome","Change Voice","Conquer Battle","Cocuyo"]
Ramón, Paramí, Cedar.
AFOSHE of Ortiguillo leaves, Pica Pica, Holy Thistle, Chicken Foot, Prodigious,
Itamo Real, Bitter Broom.
ISLAND of OKAN.
AFOSHE from MALU, LERI from AKUKO, HOUSE from bibijagüa, OBI, KOLA, ERO, 21
ATARE, 7 DILOGUNES, which are placed through the natural opening of AYE, along with the
ARGUEMA and LERI from EYELE OBINI. When this mass is prepared, it is given a
EYELE OKUNI and 3 JIO JIO. Taking advantage of the OKAN and the ELESES as well and is given
throw away EÑI ADIE.
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3. ESHU GRIYELU.
The Aroma doll is made. This doll carries a small whistle in its hand as if it were
a OSAIN. He carries all kinds of materials, that is: the KAMERU of others
ESHUS. Bring GUN GUN of EGGUN, LERI of IYE of AKUARO, of OLOHO of EYA,
from AYAPA, from ETU, LERI and classes of GUNUGUN, 21 ATARE, 7 seeds of OGUMA,
7 seeds of ORIYEYE, shell or INSHIN of OTA, INLE of bibijagüa, one bibijagüa,
scorpions, EÑI ADIE and EYELE, ISHINSHIN of 21 IKI.
Before loading it, you must take it and feed it with EGGUN. After it is loaded
It must be reloaded with AUYEN, EGGUN, AKUKO, and EYELE.
4. ESHU LABONI. THE SLAVE OF OSHU.
The OTA must be picked up at the IBU of OSHUN. A bottle of OÑI and Güiro is taken.
META, OFFERING that is given to OSHUN in the OBI.
NOTE:
Before going out to look for LABONI, it is left to ELEWA of the AWO:
. Then permission is asked to take several.
OTAS of the river calling to OSHUN and to ELEWA. It is asked if it is LABONI. There
the same is given to JIO JIO, OSIADIE Canton and EYELE, EPO, OÑI, EKU, EYA, AWADO.
The OTA is brought with all the LERI, Aroma, and OMI of IBU. It is placed in front of the ELEWA.
from AWO. This AKUKO has one Eye and the Tongue taken out and placed on top of the OTA.
All this is taken together with: Maravilla seeds, 7 grains of AWADO, Vence
Battle, Change Voice, AFOSHE from Atiponla root, Ceiba, Shameful, Dust of
IWIN. Powder of Ortiguilla leaves, Ina, Bleo Rojo and a dough is given an EÑI ADIE,
Pica Pica powder, OBI MOTIWAO, three IKINES, ILE of the person who is going to receive it,
OBI KOLA, ERO, AIRA, AFOSHE of LERI of AYAPA, of AKUKO, HOUSE of OKAN of
Bibijagüa.
When setting it up, you have to sing 7 songs of OSAIN, three to YEMAYA. It requires 7.
needles and it is given AYAPA.
NOTE:
All ESHUS must be taken to the jungle and given 3 OSIADIE. Call it with 3.
pumpkin or emergency whistles, leaving it there for a while. They all carry Bibijagüa and dirt
Bibijagüero, AFOSHE of Pica Pica, IKINES, Chicken Leg, 7 needles. They must be done.
on Tuesdays or Fridays, three candles are lit for this.
5. ESHU LAWANA. THE SLAVE OF YEMAYA.
There is an OTA to be picked up at the ILE of OLOKUN, Maíz deceased, 7 cents.
It is called and given OBI, telling him for whom it is needed. If he says yes, it is taken.
OTA for the earth and right there it is given JIO JIO META. A pen is placed on it.
GUNGUN on top and it is given: EYA, EKU, AWADO, 7 ATARE, 7 Needles, Sand that is
brings from the ILE of OLOKUN, a Water Flower, Atiponla, Prodigious, Holy Thistle,
Curujey, Ina, Bleo Blanco, Ceiba Root, Palo Caja, AFOSHE de IWIN, Guaba
Guayacán, the LERI of the JIO JIO META, is toasted and made AFOSHE. It is linked with
AFOSHE from Pica Pica, LERI from AKUKO, AYAPA, carries AFOSHE from EÑI ADIE, 3
IKINES and ITANA META lights up.
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6. ESHU ALAKETU.
A Cobo snail is mounted. On a cedar cane, which will live placed at the door.
Se monta a las 12 de la noche. El ASHE se hace con: GUNGUN de LERI de EGGUN
and GUNGUN ELESE EGGUN. LERI of CHICKEN, of ADAN of Bat, ILE of
OLOKUN, LERI of GUNUGUN, EYELE, EYA, Bibijagüa and its land, 7 cents, that is
they ask different people. ILE of OKAN OKE, from the corner of the Church, manigua,
a parrot feather, three small DILOGUNES. ALL ILEKE, AFOSHE of root
from Atiponla, Ceiba, Palma, Malanga, Jagüey, Jobo, Peony, OSHA ELEWE, 7
IWIN, 3 Peonies. This staff is given a Muleteer, a Sijú, OBI KOLA, ERO,
Palmiche, AFOSHE from Pica Pica. A snail or a stick is given to him; JIO JIO META to the
they take out their eyes, heart, and tongue, which are crushed and go inside
from the mass with 7 needles, AFOSHE from LERI of AKUKO, EYELE, AYAPA, AÑI ADIE,
21 ATARE, Shell of EÑI, ADIE and EYELE removed. After loading it, it is washed with
OMIERO of 21 EWE without missing EWE TETE.
7. THE WORLD IS HARD. MOTHER OF ALL ESHUS.
This ESHU carries 101 shells that are washed with OMIERO and is given an AYAPA,
the one that takes the LERI and the first GUNGUN of the front and rear ELESES and of
flesh. This is taken at the moment of giving the AYAPA. It is placed on top of DILOGUN.
It carries 21 ATARE, corn, GBOGBO ILEKE, Majority White. An IWIN with its bug. A
piece of bone from the head and the four legs of an AYA. Head and feathers of
GUNGUN. Feathers of all kinds, Bibijagüas and their land, 7 Peonies, AFOSHE of
LERI of EYA, EKUTE, EYELE, OUNKO, AKUKO, OKAN of EYELE, an Arguema,
AFOSHE of LERI of JIO JIO, a ADAN, Parrot Feathers, OBI MOTIWAO, OBI, ERO,
KOLA, AIRA, of the ISLAND of OLOKUN, of OYA, of YEWA, from the 4 corners of the Church,
from IWIN, from the house of the person who is going to receive it, from the corner of AWO.
AFOSHE of: root of Atiponla, Ceiba, Palma, Jaguar, Jobo, Kuaba black and yellow,
AFOSHE of EWE ORILLE, Hen's Paw, Atiponla, Finely and Colored White Blue
Holy Cardo, OYO (Guacalote), Chayo, Ortiguilla, Curujey, AFOSHE from EÑI ADIE and
EYELE pulled out. AFOSHE from MALU's Jar, from flying yam leaves, Mastuerzo,
Aroma, peony leaves, OKAN from AKUKO, Pica Pica, 7 needles, the dough is made and
They give three chicks from EYELE saying: 'According to ADIE, it does not leave the nest.'
"never abandon OMO". Four IKINES of ORUMILA and AFOSHE of 21 are added.
Hard sticks. EYERBALE of EYELE, ADILOGUN is given to him and three are lit up.
candles.
8. ESHU YELU. THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS TO LIVE BEHIND THE DOOR.
A cedar wood doll is made. It is placed in front of YEMAYA.
He puts EÑI ADIE, calls the person and kneels before YEMAYA and the
doll. While this is being done, a song is sung:
PIRI CHILD DELARA OSALA FELBEYO, CHILD OF LARA PIRITI PIRITI AMENAGARA
OMO DELARA, OSALA FOLBELLO.
The person's LERI is placed, JUJU of EYELE, ORI and EFUN. A ...
ITANA in front of the doll. Next to the doll, you must place a coconut of water. After a little while
The rat is removed from the supplication and is ordered to be placed at the door of a church.
EYELE has its heart, eyes, and tongue removed and along with the LERI, they are put together
secar. Se hace polvo y se liga con 4 ATARE y AFOSHE de raíz de Bleo Blanco,
Cotton, Prodigious, OBI MOTIWAO, OBI, ERO, KOLA, OROBO, AIRA, OSUN
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MABURU, three JUJU of IKODIE, EKU, EYA, three grains of AWADO, Shell of EÑI
ADIE and EYELE taken out. A dough is made and OBATALA beads are put on it, a
IKIN. A blade is made in the shape of a spear with 7 needles. It is tied with DUN thread.
DUN and FUN FUN 16 accounts of ORUMILA that go around the mass. Also
brings EÑI ADIE OKAN, AFOSHE from Pica Pica, LERI from AKUKO and AYAPA, the doll
it carries a glass that serves as a lid for a fryer that contains the EÑI, which has been put in
in front of YEMAYA.. The doll is washed with 4 herbs of OBATALA and with the water of
coconut that was placed in front of the doll with which the OMIERO is made. The fryer
Wherever the EÑI goes, it is filled with OÑI with ASHE of OSALA FOLBELLO. To fill the
Doll with all the load, a hole is made in the head, as deep as possible.
When it is to be delivered to ELEWA, ITANA META is activated. While they are
lit, the person kneels in front of their ELEWA and is given an EYELE to their
So that the blood falls upon his ELEWA.
While this ceremony is taking place, the SUYERE is sung:
LOVE OF THE PEOPLE
To lift it, we sing:
AYABE DIGBE OFIRIGUGUO AYARBO DIGBE OFIRIGUGUO AYARBO DIGBE
The person will have to bathe with the OMIERO with which they wash ELEWA, after
EYELE to LERI.
9. ESHU LAROYE.
It is an OTA that is going to look for the corner. It will take EKU, EYA, EPO, ATARE, OÑI.
and 4 pieces of coconut, with which it is questioned whether that OTA is LAROYE. If it says yes,
The ingredients are given along with an OSADDIE.
To prepare the ELEWA, AFOSHE of 21 IWI and 7 roots of different EWE are used.
7 bunches of Pica Pica, 21 ATARE, 21 grains of AWADO, cave soil of bibijagüa,
ALL ILEKE, accounts of SHANGO and ORUNMILA, land of churches, ILE of
OYA, from the 4 corners of OLOKUN, jar powder of MALU, LERI of AKUKO, LERI and
ELESE de AYA. Shell of EÑI ADIE and EYELE taken out, 3 DILOGUN, OBI, ERO,
KOLA, land of ELESE OKE, LERI of GUNUGUN. The dough is given an AKUKO.
DUN DUN and AYAPA; LERI from AKUKO and AYAPA goes inside. Once finished, it is...
they light up 3 ITANA and you have to give a JIO JIO in the corner.
10. AYE LEYU. FATHER OF THE ESHUS.
A AYAPA is caught by the first GUNGUN by the hind leg and the tail, 21
ATARE, AWADO, ALL ILEKE, White Majority, LERI and JUJU of GUNUGUN,
all classes of JUJU, a Bibijagüa, ILE of Bibijagüa, 7 Peonies, LERI of OUNKO,
EYELE, AKUKO, OKAN of EYELE, an Arguema, AFOSHE of LERI of JIO JIO,
ADAN OKAN, JUJU of AIKODIE, OBI MOTIWAO, OBI, ERO KOLA, JUJU of the
animals that ROAR the same, ILE OKAN OKE, of IBU, of OLOKUN, of OYA,
YEWA, from the 4 corners of the foot of a dry stick, from the house of the one who is going to receive it,
the corner of AWO, AFOYA, AFOSHE of Peonía, Pata de Gallina, Atiponla, Bleo
["Finished White","Blue Colorado","Holy Thistle","Ayonchayo","Little Nettle","Curujey","Ina","Pica"]
Pica, AFOSHE from EÑI ADIE and EYELE that they have released, AFOSHE from MALU's jar,
yam leaves, Salvadera, Mastuerzo, Aroma, Peony leaves, Pica Pica leaves
AFOSHE of AKUKO, from the heart, a chick of EYELE, 1 Sijú Platanero, 1 Jew, 1
Carpenter, Cochineal, EYERBALE of EKU, Needle.
This ESHU has one or two hands of snails, but dress it.
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He carries a hand of DILOGUN to which EYEBALE is given from the animals that
Come. It also carries a EYELE chick inside. I say: A EYELE chick is given to him.
to the load and inside it carries the legs.
Three ITANAS are lit up.
11. ESHU LAYE.
This ELEWA is made with a Cobo type snail, which is prepared as it is.
known. It is washed with OMIERO and then charged. It carries an EYELE OKUNI, a
Arguema, LERI of AKUARO, ILE of the garbage dump, AFOSHE of EÑI ADIE and EYELE
sacada, 3 IKINES, ALL ILEKE, EKU, EYA, EPO, 21 grains of AWADO, 21
ATARE, root of Peony, Atiponla, Ceiba, Cottonwood, Prodigious, Almácigo, powder of
["Yantén","OU","Atiponla","Bleo Blanco","Caña Brava","Curujey","AFOSHE de IWIN","Amansa"]
["Handsome","Change voice","Win battle","Firefly","Ramón pole","For me","Cedar","AFOSHE"]
of Ortguilla leaves, Pica Pica, Holy Thistle, Hen's Foot, Prodigious, Itamo Real,
Bitter Broom, ILE KAN, AFOSHE from MALU jar, LERI from AKUKO, INLE from
Bibijagua, OBI, ERO, KOLA, 7 DILOGUN that is placed in the natural opening of the AYE
together with the Arguema and the LERI of the EYELE OKUNI. When this mass is prepared
an EYELE OKUNI and 3 JIO JIO are given, an EÑI ADIE with egg white and yolk, and they are taken
the OKAN and the ELESES are going into action.
12. ESHU GRIYOLU.
A doll is made with a Aroma stick that has a small gourd in its hand.
as if it were an OSAIN. Loaded with the gossip of the other ESHUS and also carries
a GUNGUN of EGGUN, LERI of EYA, of APARO, of OLOGBO, of AYA, of
AYAPA, from ETU, LERI from ELESE of GUNUGUN, 21 ATARE, 7 seeds of OGUMA
(Wonder), 7 seeds of EWE ORIYEYE, shell of ISHINSHIN of ____________,
INLE of Bibijagüa, 1 Bibijagüero, Scorpions, EÑI ADIE, and EYELE, ISHINSHIN of 21
IWIN.
Before loading it, it must be taken and fed with EGGUN. After that
loaded, it must be taken back and AUYEN with EGGUN, AKUKO and EYELE.
13. ESHU LABONI. THE SLAVE OF OSHUN.
The OTA must be picked up at IBU of OSHUN. One takes a bottle of OÑI, Güiros.
Meta, OWEDE, must be ELEWEDE that is given to OSHUN. In the OBI OMI TUTO
what is given to ILE IBU, permission is requested to take several OTAS, by calling
OSHUN and ELEWA. They ask him if he is LABONI. Right there he is given JIO JIO,
OSIADIE Canton and EYELE, EPO, OÑI, EKU, EYA, AWADO. And the OTAS are brought with
all the LERI, Arena, OMI IB. It is placed in front of the ELEWA of the AWO. To the AKUKO is
he takes out an eye and places it on the OTA. He takes this along with 7 marigold seeds,
7 grains of AWADO, AFOSHE from Atiponla root, Ceiba, Vergonzosa, Powder of
IWIN, Amansa Guapo, Vence Batalla, Cambia Voz, dust of Ortiguilla leaves, Ina
White Bleach, I say: Red, and the dough is given an EÑI ADIE, Pica Pica powder, OBI
MOTIWAO, 3 IKINES, the street door, of the one who receives it, OBI, ERO, KOLA,
AIRA, AFOSHE of LERI of AYAPA, of AKUKO, ILEKAN of Bibijagüa.
When assembling it, you have to sing 7 SUYERES of OSAIN, 3 to YEMAYA and 5 of
OSHUN. She carries 7 needles and is given AYAPA.
NOTE: Before going out to look for LABONI, the AWO will leave on his ELEWA: ______
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14. ESHU LAWANA. THE SLAVE OF YEMAYA.
It carries an OTA that needs to be picked up at the ILE of OLOKUN. It carries an IGBA, OBI.
prepared, FINISHED CORN, 7 cents. It is called and given OBI, telling him for whom.
he wants it. If he says yes, he takes the OTA for the land and right there he gets JIO JIO
META. The JUJU of GUNGUN is placed on top and EKU, EYA, AWADO is given.
take home a little sand from the sea.
The load it carries: EKU, EYA, AWADO, 7 ATARES, 7 needles, sea sand, ILEKAN,
Island of bibijagua, Water flower, Atiponla, Prodigious, Holy thistle, Curujey, Guaba,
Tengue, Yamao, Ramón, Amansa Guapo, Cambia Voz, Jiquí, Jocúma, Yaya
Guayacán, the LERI, the ELESES of the JIO JIO that are toasted and reduced to powder,
AFOSHE of Pica Pica, of LERI of AKUKO, of AYAPA, AFOSHE of EÑI ADIE, 3
IKINES, three ITANA light up.
This is the ELEWA that all BABALAWOS must have guarding their door.
that no OGU or trash enters. It is prepared in a hole with cement or is made a
melted drawer.
It is washed with OMIERO and charged with different currencies, INLE from river, from sea, from all.
the provinces, limallas, lodestone LERI and ELESE of an AYA KEKE, an Arguema,
Leri of Akuko, of Ounko, Eyele, Etu, Eku, Eya, 7 different scribbles, Inle of
7 tumbas, 21 matas, 21 Ojo de Buey, 21 Guacalote, 3 Tomates de Mar, 7 IKINES, 21
Scorpions, 7 Devil Horses, 7 IBU Snails, 7 DILOGUNES, herbs
prized from the cemetery, 21 different roots, 21 strong sticks, OPOLOPO EPO, 101
ATARE, OGUMA, 101 grains of AWADO, OPOLOPO ORI, OPOLOPO EFUN, LERI
from GUNUGUN, a Macao, OTA IGBIN, 3 pieces of OBI with shell, Ivory, Mother of Pearl
3 LERI from Totí, 3 LERI from EKUTE KEKE, one ADAN, one black and white necklace and a
red and black collar. You can put LERI of all the birds that can be found.
The last thing that is added are the sticks, and before closing it, a lively JIO JIO is added.
NOTE: This ESHU is fed an AKUKO that is very old.
DRAWER DIAGRAM:
ESHU LAWANA:
It is also called: ALAWANA, BARALAWANA, LANIA, ALABAENOU, OBANI-WANI and
in some other forms, which are variants of these, which is not uncommon in Lucumí of
Cuba.
On this path, ESHU is adult, deadly, represents misfortune and the
despair. He is the brother of ESHU BI. He lives in the Savanna and transforms into the
Lonely Soul.
LAWANA kills alone and from a hemorrhage that no one can heal. It usually punishes.
to the mockers, disobedient, cheeky, and disrespectful.
This ORISHA is ARARA and it is also said to be the mother of ELEWA.
LOAD OF ELEWA OF ALAWANA TIME:
Garro herb, 13 ATARE, 3 toasted and crushed Peonies, 1 silver coin,
amber, coral, 3 toasted and crushed corn grains, snail eyes, 1 blade, 1
JUJU of AIKODIE and the rest known.
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15. ESHU ALAKETU.
A Cobo is mounted on a snail. On a Cedar stick that will live behind the door.
from the house and gets on at 12 o'clock at night.
The load is made with: GUNGUN of LERI and ELESE of EGGUN, LERI of
AKUKO, from ADAN, GUNGUN, EYELE, EYA, AYAPA, and from the JIO JIO that are given to him
stick and the snail.
AFOSHE of the heart, eyes, tongue and ELESE of the 3 JIO JIO previously mentioned. ILE
KAN the OKA, from the 4 corners of a Church, from NIBE, from the root of Atiponla, Ceiba,
Palm, Malanga, Jagüey, Peony, Pica Pica, Palmiche, EÑI ADIE and EYELE
pull-outs.
To the load is added: Bibijagüa and its land, 7 cents that are requested from 7 people
different, 21 ATARE, BOGBO ILEKE, is adorned with three DILOGUN.
The staff and the snail are washed with 21 EWE without lacking: EWE TETE and only sacrifices:
1 Sijú, 1 Muleteer and 3 JIO JIO. That takes the LERI, hearts, tongue and ELESE; it
they roast and go for the charge. They put 7 needles on it and add: OBI, KOLA, ERO, OBI
MOTIWAO, ARIDA and ORUGBO.
STAFF OF ESHU ELEKETU:
A Cedar or Jucuma cane is charged at midnight. The cane has to
take the measurement between the heel and the waist of the person receiving it. It is carried by the handle.
of the cane.
The cargo includes: GUNGUN of LERI and ELESE of EGGUN, from AKUKO, from OUNKO,
ADAN, EYELE, ETU, GUNUGU, EKU, LERI of AYA, ADE of AGBOYAMI, INLE of
Bibijagüa, plaza, hill, church, 4 corners, jungle, 1 Bibijagüa, ILE KAN, shell of
IWIN, ALL CHARMS, AIKODIE, AFOSHE from IKI, Jagüey, Jobo, Peony, seeds and
leaves. Roots of 7 strong IKIs, ERO, OBI, KOLA, AIRA, OSUN NABURU, OU.
The Bastón is sacrificed on the beach: Totí, Arriero, Sijú, and JIO JIO Meta, of which are
they take the LERI, language, hearts, and ELESES. They are toasted and reduced to IYE.
Al Bastón's face is covered with 7 hanging shells with bead fringes.
varied. It is washed with 21 strong EWE. The EWE IWORIYEYE and EWE cannot be missing.
TETE. This is dismantled by the AWO, every so often. When I have problems and
he stands, leaning against it, at the door of his house.
The 7 ABERE go for the pot.
16. ESHU BURULE: AYE. MOTHER OF THE ESHUS. ORAGUN.
This ESHU carries 101 snails that are washed with OMIERO and given an AYAPA, of
the one that takes the LERI and the first GUNGUN from the rear and front ELESE and
from the tail and are placed on top of the DILOGUN.
The cargo includes: 21 ATARE, corn, BOGBO ILEKE, the White Majority in IGBIN with their
bug, pieces of GUNGUN from the LERI and 4 ELESE from an AYA. Head and JUJU of
GUNUGUN. JUJU of all kinds. Bibijagua and its land, 7 Peonies, AFOSHE of LERI
AYA, EKUTE, OUNKO and AKUKO. OKAN of EYELE, a Chameleon, AFOSHE of LERI
of JIO JIO, 1 ADAN, JUJU AIKODIE, OBI MOTIWAO, OBI, ERO, KOLA, AIRA, JUJU
of all the animals that are sacrificed to him, ILEKAN, INLE of OKA,
OLOKUN, of OYA, of YEMAYA, from the 4 corners of the church, from an IWIN, from the
house of the one who receives it, from the corner of AWO. AFOSJHE from the root of Atiponla, Ceiba,
Palma, Jagüey, Cuaba Prieta or Amarilla, AFOSHE of EWEORIYEYE, Pata de Gallina,
Atiponla, Bleo Blanco finished or colored, Cardo Santo, Guacalote, EWE SHAYO,
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Ortiguilla, Curujey and AFOSHE of EÑI ADIE shell and EYELE removed, AFOSHE
from MALU jar, flying yam leaves, Mastuerzo, Aroma, leaves or
ESPONISMOKAN, Pica Pica and ATARES.
The dough is prepared and three pinches of EYELE are added, saying: "According to EYELE no
Leave the nest, so that you never abandon OMO: So-and-So. They throw 4 at you.
IKINES, AFOSHE of 21 IKI strong and is given EYERBALE of EYELE to DILOGUNES and
three ITANA lights up.
17. ESHU YELU. THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS TO LIVE BEHIND THE DOOR.
OSALO FOLBEYO.
A wooden doll made of Cedar is made, and it is placed in front of YEMAYA.
it puts an EÑI ADIE, the person is called and kneels before YEMAYA and the
doll, and it is sung: 'PIRITI OMO DILARA OSALA FOLBEYO OMO DILARA PIRITI'
WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING TO DILARA, SHE WILL JUST BE FINE.
the JUJU persona of EYELE, ORI, EFUN and three ITANA are lit in front of the doll.
Next to the doll, a coconut of water is placed. After a little while, the prayer is removed and it is
send it to be put on the door of a church.
The EYELE is removed of its heart and tongue and is left to dry and is reduced to IYE. It
league with 4 ATARE and AFOSHE from the root of Bleo Blanco, Cotton, Prodigious, OBI
MOTIWAO, ERO, KOLA, OROGBO, AIRA, OSUN NABURU, 3 JUJU de AIKODIE
EKU, EYA, 3 grains of AWADO, shell of EÑI ADIE and EYELE. Beads of BABA.
1 IKIN, a blade is placed in the shape of a spear, with 7 ABERE that is tied with
THE FUN FUN and DUN DUN. 16 Accounts of ORUNMILA, which go around the
masa. It also includes: OKAN by EÑI ADIE, AFOSHE by Pica Pica, LERI by AKUKO and
AYAPA.
The doll has a base that serves as a lid for a fryer, which contains the EÑI inside.
ADIE, who stands in front of YEMAYA. The doll is washed with 4 herbs from BABA and
with the coconut water that is placed in front of it, thus making the OMIERO.
To the fryer that the EÑI ADIE goes, it fills with OMI, with ASHE of OSALO FOLBEYO.
The head of the doll is filled with all the loads. In which a hole is made it
deeper, I say: possible.
When the ELEWA is to be delivered, three ITANA are lit, and the one who is about to receive it kneels.
to receive in front and an EYELE is given to its LERI. Thus the EYERBALE,
it also falls on your ELEWA and is sung: 'PIRITI PIRITI OMO DE LARA...'
To lift it, we sing: 'DIBE DIBE AFORWEWE DIBE AFERE WOWE AYABA'
DIDE.
The person will have to bathe with the OMIERO with which they washed the ELEWA afterwards.
from the EYELE to the LERI.
18. ESHU LAROYE.
The OTA is going to be picked up at the corner. It will take: EKU, EYA, EPO, ATARE, OÑI, 4
pieces of OBI, with which it is asked: if this OTA is LAROYE. If it says yes,
the ingredients will be provided, plus an OSIADIE.
The load carries: AFOSHE of 21 IKI, from 7 different roots, from 7 EWE, from 7 branches of
Pica Pica, 21 ATARE, 21 grains of AWADO, Bibijagüa and its land, BOGBO ILEKE,
INLE of the church, of OYA, of 4 corners of OLOKUN, of jar of MALU, of LERI
from AKUKO, LERI and ELESE from AYA, with EÑI ADIE and EYELE shells removed, 3
Dilogun, kola, thought, air, in the high place, in the sight of Gungun.
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The dough will be given AKUKO DUN DUN and AYAPA. The LERI of AKUKO and AYAPA.
from inside.
A JIO JIO is given at the corner. Three ITANA light up.
NOTE: All ESHUS, after being assembled, must be taken to the jungle and there
give them three OSIADIE, calling with three pumpkin or distress whistles, leaving it a
rat there.
Everyone carries Bibijagüa and its land, AFOSHE of Pica Pica, IKINES, EWE, Pata de
Chicken, needles, and they should be done on Tuesdays or Fridays.
19. ESHU MALE.
OLOFIN asked ORUNMILA, ESHU MALE. This ELEWA taught ORUNMILA.
where the corners were. This ELEWA lives on the mountain and carries everything from
ORUNMILA.
20. ESHU LAROYE.
At the street door of the ILE. Lives behind the front door of the house, in his
own little house, with its attributes. It is the one that must be greeted first, before anyone else.
He is an intimate friend of ESHU, the one from the corner, the ESHU of the sheets and of all the
ESHU.
They communicate with each other in chains of whistles, which one passes to the other until everyone
they find out.
This glutton for treats, drinker and smoker must always be kept happy.
No one should touch your money. Only the children can take their candies, and that
It is good because he is happy.
Some say he is a street ESHU. Others say he is from the corner and
others that is from the house. Walks with OGGUN and OCHOSI.
LOAD OF ESHU LAROYE:
Land of the whirlpool of crabs, land of the 4 corners, fine grass, Garro grass, 3
centavos, 13 ATARE, ASHO, a fine stone, a blade, a JUJU, AIKORDIE, etc.
21. POCKET ESHU.
It is mixed with tar, plaster, cement. Silver filing is placed in the middle.
spicy chili seed, EKU, EYA, EPO, OU FUN FUN and DUN DUN, 1 ATARE. It
three braids of INA are taken and kneaded with the ASHE. A small knife is placed on it,
ILEKE and all the ODDUNS of ESHU.
22. DEFENSE ELECTION.
It is prepared with all the bones of GUNUGUN. It is placed in a small barrel and goes to the bottom.
from the patio, where there are bushes.
23. IN THE NAME OF ELEWA.
To make it, you take a güirito, soil from different parts of the city, sea linen,
from river, ASHIBATA, water flower, EKU, EYA, 3 grains of AWADO, 7 ATARE, 7
pieces of OBI, Ceiba root, Atiponla, Bleo Colorado, Holy Thistle, Misi Misi
["Shameful","Magnetite","Dust","Tamer Handsome","Change Voice","Overcome Battle"]
Paramí, Winner, Opens the Way.
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Everything is crushed along with the earth and put inside the güiro, a little with 21
bibijaguas with their land and 3 singing flies.
The tongue and eyes will be taken out of an EYA KOKE and placed inside the güiro. LERI of
Crushed EKUTE. Before finishing it, a white and black ELEWA necklace is washed.
What goes inside the güiro. Three JIO JIO will be given, along with ELEWA. They will be taken.
tongue, eyes, and heart. It is left inside the güirito and finished loading it. It takes OTI,
OÑI and eat behind the door like ELEWA, when it is being done.
24. IBA ASIA AKEFUN.
This is an ORISHA, brother of ELEWA. It is made direct. It cannot carry anything on.
the head. Eats everything that ELEWA eats. Its secret is a FUN FUN soup pot
where a white OTA is placed, a coat of DILOGUNES, a scribble of Yamao
that is covered in white and black accounts and a little doll.
About this soup pot, it wears a fabric hat FUN FUN lined with snails on the outside and
inside. It has OSAIN sewn to the bottom, which is made with a piece of silver, ivory or
nácar, corales, ERO, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, IYEFA, Palo de Elefante, ELE APAN,
AÑARI, OKUN, INLE from OKE, LERI from ETU. This cap has 16 threads added to it.
white and black accounts with 8 snails on each thread. This hat eats ETU FUN
FUN.
To put it simply, the same ceremonies are performed as for ELEWA, but with the
the difference is that this one eats white guinea in LERI.
25. EKUBIJEGAN.
This is the Anima Sola, in the land ARARA and it is made with the following ingredients:
1. GO AND KILL A LITTLE CHILD or to a teenager, but that it is female and of the
part of the cerebellum. LERI of EKUTELE and LERI of OWIWI.
2. IKI, Palo Cocuyo, Cuaba Prieta and Galán at night.
3. EWE Night gallant, Yagruma, Ateje. These EWE are going to be searched for at night.
4. INLE of the tomb of a girl, ILEKAN bibijagüero, from a collapsed house. This
It is taken at night.
Manufacturing:
What is listed with the numbers 1, 2, and 3, in that numbered order, has to
putting them in their hands. After he puts the number 3, he has to take thread.
of all the colors that are found and a tangle is made and with it
they highlight all the elements, contained in numbers 1, 2, and 3. They place it in a
IGBA with dry wine and proceeds to unite the different lands. Using dry wine and blood.
from a hen with which you have to clean yourself before proceeding to join the lands.
When the lands are well bound and moist, a ball is made and placed in the...
serene so that they can dry. The next day they are mixed with the sand and the cement to
create the Anima Sola. To form it, you have to wait for the night to begin.
All of this is done MOYUGBANDO and calling a lot to EGGUN.
The blade it carries above, has 7 ABERE, interlaced with OU FUN FUN and DUN DUN.
It has the eyes and mouth of a snail. But without removing the back part of the snail. When
it is finished, it has to stay outside the house until it is fed and
then afterwards one enters and lives inside a jar, behind the door, but
separate from the other ELEWASES. You always have to try to manage on your own with
he.
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Food:
A JORO JORO opens in the ground, one foot deep, and he puts it there, without the
jug. It is filled with: EKU, EYA, EPO, AWADO, OÑI, AMALA, and dry wine. It is given OBI
OMI TUTO. Three BLACK CHICKENS are prepared, and they
You sacrifice it. Then you cover it inside the hole. When you cover it, you place the three
chickens on top and you set fire to the chickens, on top of where he is. The next day
At night, you take it out of the burial and there you put the remains of the three hens.
Then you put it inside the jar and bring it into the house.
Sink:
The OMIERO to wash it, nothing more than it is from EWE Galán at night and Malva, the one from the
little yellow flowers.
26. AÑANKI.
This ELEWA is the mother and foreman of all the ELEWAS. The Guardian of
ODUDUWA and his secret ADDE, is the property of ORUNMILA. It has 101 paths or
nombres y el mayor de ellos es: AÑARI YORU YALORDE.
It can also be the seat of YOKO LERI from IWORO. So, it is a sea OTA,
of large reef and lives in a casserole or trough. For this, IWORO must have
OLUWO for him to make and load the AWONA (doll).
This ELEWA has 101 snails in its ADDE, and when it is for IWORO, these go
inserted in a ring over the OTA. When it is for OLUWO, they are held in the
cement.
The AWORA DO AÑANKI is loaded differently than the GRIYELU. An EYELE is given to it.
AWONA, from which he delivers in the mountain. The mass of that EYELE is left in the 4
corners of the mountain and the LERI is taken and wrapped in a pumpkin leaf. When
it is dry it becomes IYE. 101 grains of roasted AWADO Mora, EFUN, EPO, ORI,
EKU, EYA, AÑARI, OKUN, INLE from the PLACE OF DEATH, OTI BEMBE, OBI, OTI LARO, IYEFA from
OKANA MEYI, Palo Mata Negro, INLE of ILE META MARIN (store) of four
corners, gold dust, Ceiba root, 11 reales, 3 Akabachas, 3 corals, and 1 seed
of olive. This goes in the drilled head of the AWONA.
In the chest of the AWONA, there remains the skeleton of the EYELE with the same load.
previous, more heart of jutia. This is outlined in black, white, blue, green, and
purple. That jutía is given to ELEWA in the mountain.
This AÑANKI has in its pot, 7 curved garabaticos, which are called ALIEBOS.
Each one is covered with one of the aforementioned colors. These scribbles are from:
["Yamao","Paramí","Amansa Guapo","Cambia Voz","Vence Batalla","Vencedor","Jagüey"]
The name of the AÑANKI of OTA is: AMANKI EWO and its AWONA must be of size
natural.
Your drink is drier wine than OTI.
Your greeting: 'AÑANKI ESHU KOMARI, KODE ABARA LAKETE O TENEI OROKAN.'
NOTE: This is said while placing the left hand on the waist.
The main names of AÑANKI are:
1. AÑANKI YOKU YALORDE................................Lives on the edge.
2. “ OROPUI..............................................It is the afternoon.
3. “ OROPE...............................................They are the MEYIS. Those who sacrifice him.
the ODUDUWA.
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4. “ ARUDA................................................Takes 101 snails.
5. “ ARUFIN..............................................ARIWE.
6. “ ARIWE.
7. “ ELUFE................................................Very old, it gets a sting of
tobacco.
8. “ EWE...................................................It is the strongest. It lives on a reef.
9. “ OTULAWENA....................................The Devil's Little Horse. It carries one in
His secret.
10. ALETAN.
11. " LOKUN................................................Awareness of ELEWA of OLOKUN. It is.
call with ORUN.
ORO: It is a wooden board shaped like fish scales. 9 stripes are made on it.
ORI and EFUN are circled around with a string over their heads.
The SUYERE to call AÑANKI:
ESHU AÑANKI LORI OF AMAKOÑA. ESHU IS AMAKOÑA, ESHU AÑANKI DA
HE IS A GOOD PERSON.
SEWER for AWONA sink
I CAN SEE YOU ARE VERY BEAUTIFUL AND YOU WILL BE GREAT.
The true prayer, to raise an OMO from ELEWA is:
ASHE TOO. ASHE BOO. ASHE ARIKU FATHER.
TREATY OF ELEWA:
ELEGBA:
ESHU ALAWE:........................... Carries deer jar.
ESHU FARAYE:......................... Jar of Black Bull.
ESHU AKIKO:............................. Pata and LERI of Jutía.
ESHU ATONDELE:..................... HERE of EYA.
ESHU METO OYO:..................... AUNKO bone.
ESHU YANWARA:...................... 41 Lands.
ESHU FARAYE:
Reef OTA.
It is loaded with dust from a black bull jar, the same load of ESHU AKASHE. But
one must have LERI from AKUKO, which is crushed and bonded to the load. The load that
it carries what it carries is similar to that of ESHU AKASHE, only it does not carry the metals.
This ELEWA is like EYELE. For that, it is placed inside a basin or vessel.
similar, with water and it is given around. After that, it is washed and given a JIO JIO and the
EYELE goes up to the mountain.
This ELEWA eats: AYAPA, Jutía, EKUTE, Majá and always lives behind SHILEKUN.
ILE. If you blow OTI and OTI MANA linked for the path.
You should think carefully before giving to someone because it is a concern.
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ESHU AKETE
This ELEWA lives in the sea. It is very dangerous. It rides on OTA Mother Perica. It is
Put: ERU, OBI, OSUN, AIRA AIKORDIE, ATARE META AÑARI OKUN ATITAN
FRITA MERIN, ATITAN SHILEKUN ILE, IKIN OKAN.
["Majagua","Yamao","Vencedor","Paramí","Amansa Guapo","Cambia"]
Voice, Hello Hello.
Take ILE KAN, EWE ERAN, EWE DUN DUN, Girl's Herb, EWE AGUMA, EWE
TOMODA, OTI, EKU, EYA, 7 grains of AWADO, 3 black cents, gold, silver,
iron, bronze, steel.
When mounting, a chicken is given to the load and is put inside. The mass is
prepare with OMIERO and then assemble it. The ELEWA is washed with OMIERO and is given
a chicken, OSIAÑIA and JIO JIO. Then an AKUKO.
ESHU MOTOR OYE:
It is an ELEWA that lives in the river. It is an ELEWA of Masa.
First, a complete OSAIN is made, with all the herbs. With those herbs
crushed cement is prepared with the soil from the 4 corners and sand and the
plaster.
Grated zest from 21 sticks is added, sugar, this ELEDE, EPO, OÑI, OTI, ERU, OBI,
KOLA, OSUN, AIRA, MY THINKING, OBI striped ray, LERI CHICKEN, ONE HOUSE
bone from the goat's leg, blessed OMI, 3 EWE REYEYE, 3 ATARE.
It is shaped. The blade is put on. While it is being assembled, one must smoke tobacco.
Then it is washed and fed OUNKO KOKO, AKUKO MEYI, and EYELE OKAN.
ESHU AKASHE:
This ELEWA is special. It mounts on a big, bald Chinese OTA that is drilled.
to burden it, which is: IKIN OKAN, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, AIRA, OBI
MOTIWAO, ATARE META, EWE RIYEYE META, ATITAN ORITA META, ATITAN
SHILEKUN, Gold, Iron, Copper, Steel, Silver, Aluminum, Bronze, EKU, EYA, OÑI, OTI
ORI, EFUN, IYEFA, ILEKAN AÑARI OKUN, AÑARI ODO, OMI OLOFIN, EWE
OGUMA, EWE DUN DUN, EWE TETE, EWE TOMODE, San Francisco Cord, 1
silver real, 3 black cents; after being loaded, ASHE is added again.
it attaches the blade and is cemented. It must be planted in the IKOKO, which carries the same
load, with a little piece of AYAPA's vest.
This ELEWA has no eyes or snail mouth. It is smooth.
ESHU AFRA:
It is made of dough and is filled with:
Garro herb, 3 grains of AWADO, 13 ATARE, INLE OKE, 1 silver coin, gold,
["jet","coral","ASHES","1 blade","1 AIKODIE","eye","snail's mouth","chest of"]
AYAPA, TIROKO as a base.
ESHUBARA:
This ESHU carries: Garro grass, Fine grass, crab's mouth, 3
coins, 1 cent, 1 nickel, 1 real or peseta, 1 blade, 1 AIKORDIE, 1 OTA KEKE of
AÑANKI, 13 ATARE, Chest of AYAPA, TIROKO, the chest of AYAPA, TIROKO, klo
it is embedded. Then the base is applied.
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ESHU AYE:
It is a large Cobo snail, loaded with Garro grass, 13 ATARE, ASHE ILE KAN.
AÑARI, ILE UBU, AÑARI OKUN, 1 silver coin, 1 coral, 1 AIKORDIE, eyes and mouth
of snail.
A cement base is made to place the snail.
ESHU OSADA:
It carries in its load three slabs of AÑANKI, 3 blades, Garro grass, ASHE. The slabs are
They each carry a penny, an ATARE, a grain of AWADO, and an ABERE.
Then they are adorned with OU FUN FUN and DUN DUN. The slabs, stones, are joined with
cement and the tips of these remain separated.
Preparation:
THIS IS A BUD, It opens below and is filled with soil from 21 different tracks. As
Seal, Trade, Park, Path, OKA, Four Crosses, Palace, Church
Bank, Audience, River, Plowed Land, AÑARI of the Ceiba, of the Palm, of three towns
different, from the sunset, from the house, etc.
ASHE of SHANGO, which is the Almagre, ASHE of YEMAYA which is the Indigo. ASHE of
OGGUN that is iron filings, ASHE of ORUNMILA, 101 pieces of
OBI, AIKORDIE, JUJU OF THE STORY, WHISPER, AGBO, 21 ATARE, EWERIYEYE
Quicksilver, 3 precipitates, EKU, EYA, AWADO, Coal, Sawdust, salt,
sugar, a medium, 3 ABERE, 3 pins, where the name of the recipient goes,
entangled with a DUN DUN, PUA PUA and AKUERI, 1 blade, wonders if he goes behind or
in front, gold, silver, copper, a ___________, 3 dining nails, sticks: You and I
Search for my house, I can do more than you and Wasp's House, Termite. Palm Root,
EWE Hen's Foot, Ebony Carbonero, Jala Jala, Warehouse Lard, EPO, Butt of
DILOGUN, Marjoram, Peppermint, Prodigious, Jar abrasions of AGBANI.
Three SUYERES of OSAIN are sung to the OMIERO, it is washed with White Soap and
Basil.
This ELEWA carries coral with a little arrow, bull's eyes, and a small cedar cross.
This ELEWA works with SHANGO. It is given to SHANGO, AWONA with lime.
["magnet","Vetiver","Ciral","Lagoon water","well water"]
INSHE OSAIN of this ELEWA: Parrot, hutia, ETU, AKIKO, with a prayer of the Saint
Crusade, with the name of the person and is said to them on Fridays, with dry wine and
3 ATARE.
Like EYELE, when requested.
ESHU HALLELUYAH
This is of snail. It is divided into two parts, with right load and left load.
Right load:
Cedar tablet, with the signs from BABA EJIOGBE, to OKANA, with OJUANI
SHEBBE and OSHE TURA. WHERE IS IT, AÑARI, ODO, AÑARI OKUN, OMI OLOFIN, WATER
MOTHER WATER, RAIN WATER, TIME, YOU WILL BE GOOD, this DARKNESS, 3 TASKS, GIFT
ORI, EYA, ATITAN ERITA MERIN, ATITAN SHILEKUN ILE, EWE OSAIN, ERU, OBI
KOLA, OSUN, IKIN OKAN.
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Left load:
Cedar board, with the MEYIS, from OGUNDA MEYI to ORAGUN, with
OTURA SHE and OBE FUN, ATITAN ILE YEWA, of a bee keeper, 1 beehive, 3
small pieces of vegetable IDU, sulfur, IKI, Tengue, Jocuma, Yamao, Paramí, Amansa
Handsome, Cute, Change Voice, Aroma, I can do more than you. And it continues with the load.
normal.
It closes. Seven little snails are placed on the opening, all along and it has the blade.
normal with the other ESHUS.
When washing, you have to give an EYELE to the Pipe. It is the path of OLOFIN and
ODUDUWA. Then it is washed to give the food. He is the foreman of EGGUN.
The little boards are washed with OMIERO and prayed on the board.
ESHU SHIWIDI:
This entity is part of the ESHUS family. It lives in solitary places. But at
the opposite of ESHU, only works at night, when human beings are asleep. This
entity when it is prepared, it climbs on top of the person, I SAY: it climbs
on top of the person's body and does not let them live. It has under its command and orders 12
evil spirits.
The SHIWIDI, when prepared, is made with clay and is put inside along with the
ingredients an item or object of the person who is going to be enchanted. The
the ingredients of this entity vary according to the regions of Africa.
In IFE, they are the following: Clay, JUJU from OWIWI, Bat Brain, bone of
mercury, quicksilver, mercurial salts, the garment or object that one has from the person.
After assembling this, it is shaped like a cone. It is covered with shells and with the
OWIWI feathers. Next, it is taken to a crossroads and there it is invoked with the
next prayer: "IGBALI SHIWIDI MATE ANIKI WO SHE OUN SI AJE BABA SHIWIDI"
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CURSED IN THE HOUSE OF POPPING.” In the invocation, anyone is mentioned.
the following spirits:
ALONE.
A spirit that grabs a man by the throat and makes him lose strength and
faculty of breathing, which feels uncomfortable and restless. It is placed on her
making a bow or rope and a claw of OWIWI.
2. ACUTOBARUN.
A spirit that sicks and disturbs the mental faculties. It is put in its secret,
Cobalonga seeds.
3. AMURO FASHOGERE.
Spirit also called: ANJANU, which causes delirium, is placed in its secret root of
rooster egg.
4. MAKE YOUR OWN.
A spirit that causes diseases of the eyes. One is placed in its secret a
Aura or Vulture slime.
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5. AMILE PASHEYE.
Spirit that causes stomach or belly pain.
OJOLOBORO.
Spirit that causes serious headaches. It carries the LERI load of GUNUGUN.
7. ABIBATE ASHOROMUN YAN YAN.
Spirit that has sharp blades in its clothes and causes severe back pain.
A razor blade is placed in your secret.
8. STRONG NAILS HOLD.
A spirit known by the name of ELEMERE. Wears white clothing and at night does not
let the children sleep.
9. THE BODY IS A GREAT BLESSING.
Spirit that attacks children, causing infinite discomfort.
10. AROMPOSHE IREKE.
He is the husband of OLOMO ARO, he is the father of evil spirits. He has the same
powers that the wife.
11. LIFE IS GOOD.
It is the spirit that lives in the spinal cord. It directs all nervous diseases.
12. HERE IS THE STRUGGLE WITH THE DEMONS.
This is the master or guide of all evil spirits. He lives in the river.
When a person dedicates themselves to working with ESHU SHIWIDI, to prevent this
I returned without completing the mission; a JORO JORO is being prepared in the garden of the house. There
It's called SHIWIDI. The 12 OTAS are thrown, and AKUKO FUN FUN is fed.
On top, the body of the AKUKO is placed and the JORO JORO is covered. On top, it is placed
a dish dedicated to SHIWIDI where he is always fed, offering ADIMU
dedicated to him.
ESHU AJUELEYO.
It is the monster of this ODDUN of IFA. To prepare its load, the following is done:
A basin is prepared with several snails and OMI. An eel is added (AJA)
EJO) and is left to die. When this happens, an EYELE MEJI is given to him.
LERI, ELESA, and OKAN, of those LERI go in the load, along with the EJA EJO, the OMI,
the snails, ILE KAN, 21 consecrated IKINES, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, OBI
MOTIWAO, ATITAN ENIGBE, ATITAN ISALE, Medio and OMU OKE, ATITAN of a
blind well, from the tomb of a president or general of the war, LERI and ELESE of
GUNUGUN and from OWIWI, 21 ATARE GUMA, EYA, AWADO, OTI, 7 ABERE, 7
hooks, AIKODIE OKA. The dough is given a JIO JIO and a EÑI ADIE.
This ESHU lives on a hoe, which is where it receives offerings.
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ESHU OBASINLEYE: FATHER EJIOGBE.
This accompanies ODUDUWA. He lives inside an IGBA, which is planted in the
casserole.
It is a Cobo snail, which carries an external shell of snails. It is washed first with
I sigh and the background is removed.
The cargo carries:
Raíces de: EWE ORIYEYE, Atiponla, Ceiba Álamo, EWE DUN DUN, Almácigo, Jobo,
Yantén, OU, Bleo Blanco, Finito, Bambú, Curujey.
Palos: Tame Handsome, Change Voice, Defeat Battle, Firefly, Ramón. For me, Cedar,
["Ortiguilla","EWE INA","Santo Thistle","Hen's Foot","Prodigious","Itamoreal","Broom"]
Bitter. It also includes ILE KAN, INLE from Bibijagüero, and Bibijagüas.
I have seen the greatness of God in the lives of people who worship Him.
ESHU ABANUKUE: FATHER EJIOGBE.
This is ARARA. It lives inside a pot, covered with another pot.
Load:
ILE KAN, Land of the shoes of the one who receives it, LERI EKUTE, AKUKO and AUNKO, 3
eye snails, 41 snail, bibijagüero earth, 21 ATARE, EKU, EYA, EPO, OTI
KANA, JUJU from GUNUGUN, little face beans, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN,
ORIGBO, ANUN, ARIDA, a OTA from the hill, root of Araba, Jagüey, Jobo, 21 EWE
and 7 sticks, INLE of bibijagüero, bibijagüas.
A mixture is made with bibijagüero earth, 21 ATARE, oil, EPO, Amala, beans.
from face, ABAGDO. A black chick is given to him. He falls apart with that and gets wrapped up in
ASHO FUN FUN.
In a basket, an AKUKO is placed and tied to a little goat. Three are given.
turns and enters the room. The kid and the AKUKO are given to the ELEWA of the AWO,
putting EYERBALE on the ASHO FUN FUN. The animals eat and the LERI
they are left to dry. The dough is prepared, adding the ASHO FUN FUN ingredients, all of it
others and the LERI.
ESHU BOFE: THIS IS A WARNING.
He is the guardian of EGGUN. This is the one who accompanies the EGGUN. To make them
a mirror is sought, on which the paste of the load being prepared is applied
con: graveyard land, mercury, 9 herbs of OSAIN of EGGUN: Pacific Ocean,
["Carob","Basil","Wormwood","Marvel","Lifeguard","Way Breaker","Curse Remover"]
and Scares the Dead. Three strong sticks: Ramón, Bone Breaker, and Dummy; Ceiba root,
from Moruro, from Pino, 9 EWERIYEYE, 9 ATARE GUMA, ATITAN from the 4 corners of the
house. IYE of LERI and tap of EGGUN MOKEKERE, IKIN OFO OKAN, LERI of
AKUKO and of EYELE, of EGGUN. All this is wrapped in ASHU FUN FUN and DUN
DUN, and it is covered with cement mortar.
It carries three blades, with three JUJU of ALAKASO. The eyes and mouth are snails.
turned upside down.
On IKOKO it carries: if it is for AWO, ATENA of EGGUN painted. If it is for IWORO,
it has the painted signature, which is to call it.
ATENA EGGUN.
For AWO. Para IWORO.
¿.....................?
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ESHU IDENA:
This ELEWA carries a load of ivory, coral, jet, 16 SEA OTA KEKE of sea and
black and white, ATITAN by SHILEKUN, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OBI
MOTIWAO, OSUN, 16 ATARE, gold, silver, 16 EWE of ELEWA, 16 sticks, LERI of
AYAPA, AKUKO, Carpenter. It is lined with 48 snails.
UNDERSTAND THIS MUSIC:
It has 4 faces. It is made of dough, it has 4 different blades: one made of copper, one made of iron, one
made of steel and one of white metal.
A small board with the ODDUN of IFA, IROSO is placed inside the opening.
MEYI, lavender and food.
The load includes: 4 small washed IKINES, of all kinds of ATITAN, 4
4 pieces of OBI, EPO, OTA, LADDE, OÑI
ORI, OTI, EKU, EYA, AÑARI, ODO, ANARI OKUN, OMI OLOKUN, OMI OYOURO
Serene water, from the well, 3 OTA KEKE, AYAPA's pet, ILEKAN, EÑI ADDIE,
Kikiriquí, OMIERO, 5 cents, a little real, a two-cent piece, ATITAN of the
4 corners and from the door of the house of the one who receives it. He wonders if this burden
ABODA. Y si dice que no, se pregunta hasta completarla.
To this ELEWA, you have to give EYA TUTO.
ESHU ABUGBALE: THIS IS A HORSE.
This ELEWA is a chameleon.
It carries a lizard, 11 Tua Tua seeds, 7 types of pepper, 9 needles, 7
EWERIYEYE, river and sea sand. Land of cemetery, of the hill, of the mountain, of
the prison, of 4 paths, IYE of IKI, Victor, Tames Anger, Yamao, Change Voice
["Yaya","Saku","Rooster Egg","Wild Grape","Red Juan","Soapberry","Open"]
Path, Your Your, OWO, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, Azogue, 3 trees.
The lizard is pierced with 9 needles. They are wrapped in ASHO FUN FUN, DUN DUN and PUA
PUA. It is wrapped again, now in grape leaves and placed on the carapace of
AYAPA and on this, everything else. Wooden shavings are added.
ESHU ASHIKUELU: MY FACE IS HERE.
He is the genius of the earth. He is the master of minerals. He is called with Gold. He lives alongside
ODDUN BOLE. He is also the head of the EGGUNS. He lives outside the house.
A wooden puppet is made, with one body and two heads, because it is
bicephalus.
Cargo: An OTA from 4 caminos, IKI, Espuela de Caballero, Rompe Camino and
Death. EWE, Grass and Get Up. A washed IKIN OFO, EYE MALU, Coal of
OSAIN, Pica Pica, 21 chain links, ILEKAN, land of the front of a prison,
from the center of a mountain, TIGER GUNGUN, OWIWI's LERI, from GUNUGUN, ivory,
all minerals, LERI of EKU, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, different sands, 4
bibijaguas, OTI, EPO, EFUN, EKU, EYA, GUNGUN of Loro de AYA, of ABALERI of
MOKEKERE, 7 ILEKE of BABA, 7 ¿nagras? of ORUNMILA.
ESHU ASHIKUELU carries a staff in the doll, hanging from the hand and is the
companion of ASHIKUELE named: ASHIAKUABU. This staff is made of
IROKO wood. The handle is drilled and loaded with scratches from fangs.
of León and of Dog, IYE of LERI AYA and Majá, land of the cemetery, ERU, OBI, KOLA,
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OSUN, ARIDA, ANUN, OBI MOTIWAO, IYE of the HERB Open Road, Break Curse
Magpie, IYE of IKI, Rooster Egg, Win Battle, Chichinango.
This cane eats EYELE DUN DUN, every time it eats ASHIKUELU.
This is ELEWA ASHIKUELU when he goes to eat, at the beginning of the year a sacrifice is made.
OUNKO KEKE DUN DUN, which is carried dismembered into four with a ITANA
lit.
It is spiritual. He was the one who created the world and ended the flood.
ESHU IS THE KING: IT IS DONE.
This ELEWA is terrible. He lives hidden underneath a sugar mold. He can't be seen.
only when it is fed. On Mondays, a little ATA is put on it.
the cellar. It turns people upside down.
Carga: Hierba Pastillo, Carapacho de Cangrejo, aceite de Alacrán, 7 agujas, Pica
Pica, EGUNGUN OKUNI and OBINI, according to the sex of the recipient. Land of
cemetery, 21 ATARE, 21 Chinese peppers, 21 ATARE GUMA, 21 EWERIYEYE
Coal, ILEKAN, EKU, ELLA, EPO, AWADO, 21 IKI, Ask which.
It is lined at the back with 21 snails. A ring or frame is placed on the front.
red and black accounts. She wears a silver chain, eyes and mouth of snails.
Corona.
DUN DUN bead ring and PUA PUA. 101 Snails.
Silver Chain. Front Back.
ESHU BI: I AM HERE.
This ELEWA lives among the bushes. He is a boy, brother of AAKONGORIYE. A
OTA of the mountain.
Carga: EWE, Era, Frescura, Ortiguilla, Yedra, 3 guías de ELEWEDE, EWERIYEYE,
land of the hill, ILEKAN, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, OROGBO, LERI and legs
fronts of AYAPA, land of the prison and the 4 corners, name and surnames of the
person who receives it. A hand of 4 snails, LERI from EYA, the feet are lifted to
the person and with that water they wash the snails, they add EWE ORIYE and to the
It is prepared with EYERBALE from AKUKO, which is then taken filled to the mountain.
This before the sink.
This ESHU is from the corners. He is dedicated to doing mischief. He is the brother of ESHU.
LAWANA, which is in the savannas and everywhere. EHU DI carries the people,
from the corners to where the Anima Sola is at night so that they are killed by it
silence.
ESHU BI, Chief of the IBAYES or the Jimaguas, is unbeatable when he gets in the mood.
to protect your OMO. BAISOYA is like your brother ARARÁ.
ESHU AGOGO: OTURA MEYI.
This ELEWA is the one who presides over the change from day to night and vice versa.
Load: ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, AROGBO, land of the 4 corners collected to the
12 at night and at 12 in the afternoon, ILEKAN, a calendar turned to ashes, sticks of
ELEWA, EWE of ELEWA (ask number), mercury, water of May, 7
IWORIYEYE, an olive seed, the yam of Wonder, root of Ten of the Day, ELERI
from Siguapa, ELERI of Cernícalo.
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When preparing it, it is given a little bird called: Appeared of San Diego. After
wash and the day before delivering it, a JIO JIO is given at 7:00 am, an AKUKO at
12:00 pm, an EYELE at 7:00 pm and a JIO JIO at 12:00 pm.
ESHU AWALA BOMA: OTURA MEYI.
It is said that this ELEWA came down with the Morning Star to the ceiba. This ELEWA plays with the
birth signs of each AWO. The sign is cast to complete the secret of
the load.
A piece of Ceiba wood is taken, drilled through the center, and placed inside the
IKOKO. There you add: ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, EKU, ELLA, EFUN, IYEFA of the
metals from the birth of the ODDUN. The hole and the IKOKO are cemented. Above it is placed
make an ELERI with its crown, two snail eyes and a mouth with beads
ELEWA. The trunk is adorned by embedding 21 shells.
Crown and knife.
Snail eyes.
ELEWA billing mouth.
21 snails embedded in the wood.
ESHU EMERE: FINAL DECREE.
This is the ESHU who lives covered in beads and shells. He came down to the land of OSHU.
SEA.
Load: It carries in addition to ILEKAN, INLE from the cemetery, NIGBE and 7 ABERE, AFOSHE
LERI AKUKO and AYAPA, OBI MOTIWAO and 3 IKINES.
EVERYONE: GIVE A GIFT.
This is the ELEWA of lies. It has three faces and a burden for each face, that is
three loads.
Load of the 1st. Side: Ivory, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, OROGBO, Tiger Tooth,
Rooster Spur, IYEFA.
Loading of the 2nd Side: ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, OROGBO, 7 cow beans, 7
ATARE, 7 ATARE China, Copey Leaves.
Load of the 3rd. Face: Quicksilver, AÑARI, OKUN, ILEKAN. ATITAN 4 corners or
roads.
It is mounted or shaped over a river OTA. The base is made of AYAPA chest.
Before washing it, 3 sparrows are given and the LERI are dried, then they are wrapped with
ELEWA's accounts are set. Three wicks are lit on this ELEWA, one
for each face. Before eating any animal, it is always necessary to give it 3 JIO first.
JIO. After that, any animal.
ESHUAFLAKETE: CUT IT.
This is an ELEWA ARARA, from the ODDUN, OGBE DI. Its main base is made
placing IYE of ISHU with EFUN and its brand OGBE DI. There it is given an EYELE. It
the ODDUN is recited, you add: OBI, ERUN, KOLA, OSUN, LERI of AYA, LERI of
OGGUNOMOBIRIN, THE OLD WOMAN, THE FOUR TEETH, ONE, 7 TREE, 7
IWORIYEYE, 7 LEAVES of ELEWA, 1 STONE of 4 paths. After that, the dough is made and
with 101 snails.
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ESHU OBIWE: OGBE WEYA.
This ELEWA is made entirely of bronze, with a detachable head and threading. It goes
sitting in a bronze chair, with a cane. Everything is over an AYAPA bib. The
The AKUKO is sacrificed, smoked, and taken to the mountain. This ELEWA does not eat.
AKUKO.
Load: LERI from OUNKO, from EYELE, from AKUKO, from AWANSA, 4 ATARE, root of Bleo
["White","Cotton","OBI","Prodigious","OBI MOTIWAO","ERU","KOLA","Quicksilver","ILEKAN","ILE"]
IBU, ILE OKUN, INLE de ENIGBE, 21 sticks.
The staff is charged with: ELERI from APARO, from EYA, from AYAPA, Fang of AYA and
of the tiger.
ESHU AREREBI OKE: YOUR STRENGTH.
This ELEWA is from OTA of the hill, the one that is sought to be long and is cemented in the IKOKO.
and is adorned with ELEWA beads and the Crown of ORUNMILA.
In the IKOKO it carries: ELERI by EYA, by EKU, by AKUKO, IGI, Winner, Tamer
Guapo, Palo Santo, EWE: Hierba Buena, Pica Pica, Levántate, EKU, EYA, EPO,
["LION","PEN","THUNDER","CROWN","COCONUT","RIVER"]
He is a thief and he syncretizes with the child that appears in the arms of Saint Anthony.
Padua.
Crown of ORUNMILA.
The zero of ELEWA.
42 Cauries.
OTAS from the hill.
IKOKO.
ESHU AGELA: OGBE YONO.
This ELEWA is a Caiman that protects the house of ORUNMILA. He lives planted in a
IKOKO with: ATITAN from the cemetery, plowed land, ATITAN ERITA MERIN, from the jail,
from the lagoon, from the river, from the sea, from a slaughterhouse, from the hill, is surrounded by a chain.
Take OKAN, OYU, LERI from AKUKO, 3 crocodile teeth, 21 ATARE, 21 OTA
China, 21 OTA of the coast, Siempre Viva; fine grass, LAMI LAMI OKAN, 1 plant
["ERU","OBI","KOLA","OSUN","Caiman spine","Bledo Colorado","Hen's Foot"]
Macho fern, Ceiba root, Red Mangrove, from Jagüey, IKI, Amansa Guapo,
["Winner","Defeat Battle","Defeat War","For me","Yamao","Change Voice","Myrrh","Sugar"]
black, 3 jet stones, 3 corals, 3 amber, gold, silver. Eyes and mouth are added to it.
snails, pinon seed necklace. An ASHERE of Mamey seed is made for it,
that is filled with alligator or crocodile bones, to call it.
ESHU SHIKI: OGBE SA.
It is made of dough. In addition to the fundamental ingredients, it contains soil.
cemetery, 2 IKINES of ORUNMILA, LERI of AUNKO, of AYA, of AGBIDO (Cao) and
a lot of mercury.
It is covered in ELEWA and ORUNMILA beads.
ESHU KOTERO: OGBE SA.
This ELEWA is made of dough.
Load: ILEKAN, 3 cents, 3 grains of AWADO MORA, Garro Herb, Pica Pica,
Pendejera, EKU, EYA, EPO, OBI, KOLA, OTI, 13 ATARE.
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The blade is loose in the IKOKO.
ESHU ALAILU: OGBE TUA.
This ELEWA is mounted on a porous OTA, it has 11 snails, 3 grains of AWADO,
EKU, EYA, EPO, OTI, OÑI, 13 ATARE, 3 UNAS of KUKO, 3 coins, 3 snails
for eyes and mouth, gold, silver, coral, ERU, KOLA, OBI, OSUN.
The OTA is covered with cement on the back, where the 11 are placed.
snails. It has 3 OSHOSIS in the pot. It is an old AWO.
ESHU ABAYERE: I AM NOT AFRAID.
This ELEWA is a cedar doll. It wears striped pants, red and black.
white guayabera. A yarey hat is put on.
In the cargo, it carries: LERI from Gavilán, from GUNUGUN, from AYAPA, from EKUTE, EYA, from
APARO, 7 ATARE, 7 ABERE, 3 snails, 3 Jet stones, gold, silver, copper, ivory, root
["ceiba","male fern","Pacific Ocean","fine grass","hen's foot","white bleo"]
I SAY: Colorado, Pica Pica, Prodigious, Get Up, Hen, Bleo Blanco, Garro Grass
["Tamer Handsome","Victor","Change Voice","Win Battle","Win with Everything","For Me"]
Yamao, EKU, EYA, EFN, EPO, ORI, OTI, OTI KANA, OÑI.
11 snails are placed on the belt. Their necklace is made of 11 red beads, 11 beads.
black, 11 white beads and snails.
ESHU DELEKE: OGBE TUA.
It carries a Chinese OTA, 3 grains of AWADO, 13 ATARE, 2 spurs of AKUKO.
loaded with EKU one and the other with EYA, 3 jet stones, 3 black cents, 3
OSHOSIS, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, OROGBO, 3 snails for eyes and mouth, 1
AIKORDIE.
ESHU ALAMIBARA: OGBE TUA.
Cedar doll. It eats a hutia KEKE. In the doll's LERI, a piece is placed.
from LERI to EGGU. It carries IYA of ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, OBI MOTIWAO, ARIDA
ANUN, gold, LERI of Gavilán, MORURO wood, Jobos root, Atiponla. Everything is requested
on the board and then the fundamental ingredients are added and loaded the
ALBORAN. An EYELE DUN DUN and the LERI, ELESE and OKAN are sacrificed.
inside.
ESHU LAROYEOBARAEKE: THE OGBE ATE.
Carries whirlpool earth, ILEKAN, ATITAN ERITA MERIN, Fine Grass, Garro,
Doll, 13 TASKS, 3 dark cents, OBI, ERU, KOLA, OSUN, ARIDA, 1 OTA
China, 1 AIKORDIE, 3 snails for the eyes and mouths.
ESHU ITOKI: THE ORACLE SPEAKS.
This ESHU came into the world together with NANA BURUKU.
Load: Mountain Cinnamon, Winning Stick, Justice Stick, Defeat Battle, Yamao
Canary seed, corn flour, rice, sugar, salt, gold and silver powder, yellow precipitates
red, blue and white, leather of EYA, (Majá), EWE OSAIN, AYAPA shell, powder
from AGBANI jar (Deer), ATITAN from Bibijagüero, from the 4 corners, LERI from
GUNUGUN, mercury, tobacco leaves, 3 ATARE, spurs powder from AKUKO,
steel sheets.
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ESHU LONA: OYEKUN BIKA.
This ESHU is mounted on a porous OTA.
Load: ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, Garro Grass, Little Doll, Get Up, 3 grains of
AWADO, 13 ATARE, EKU, EYA, EPO, ORI, OÑI, land of the 4 corners, 1 coin
of silver, snails.
Note: The blade is placed on one side, at the bottom, on the base. On top, like a hat, it is placed.
put a thread of ORUNMILA accounts and another of red and black accounts.
ESHU ALABONA: OYEKUN BIKA.
This ELEWA has two sides.
Load: Garro Grass, Fine Grass, Doll, 13 ATARE, 1 real of silver, ERU, OBI,
KOLA, OSUN, AÑARI, ATITAN ERITA MERIN, EKU, EYA, EPO, is mounted on a
OTA. It is a family of ALAWANA and a complete crown is placed on each side.
ESHU MERIMEYE: THE GAME IS AFOOT.
To this ELEWA, the head is made with eyes, ears, and mouth of snails, also it
They put three snails on the base of the blade that goes over a Troncocian OTA.
of stone that is carved and adorned with 10 shells on the neck and 21 shells in the
base. The Mouse is given in the mountain, after having all the snails in its
respective places. Then the Mouse becomes IYE and joins IYEFA, LERI of
AYAPA, from Jew, from EGUNGUN, Winning Stick, Devil Stick, Fool Stick, 1 Herbs
from ELEWA, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, mercury, EKU, EYA, EPO, OTI, OTI KANA, 21
ATARE, 21 EWERIYEYE, 21 ATARE OGUMA, sulfur.
He is the Father of the ELEWA.
There are those who consider him older than ESHU AÑAGUI. At the same time, the origin of
all the ELEWASES; it is the door and key of the cemetery, and it is used to make
damage.
3 snails.
Snail
10 snails.
21 snails.
ESHU A YAKI ELEFE: OYEKUN TURA.
This is ARARÁ, from the Bassa land. It is called KPOLI. It belongs to Antonio Gervasio, it is made
a stick figure made of ceiba wood, with a head and trunk. Its arms and legs are
they make with the root of the same ceiba. He is the son of OLOKUN and OYA. He goes inside
a jar. It is dressed half red and half black. It is 6 months good and 6 months bad.
Secret of the Jar:
Bag of the AUNKO testicles that is filled with dry TINSHOME, root powder.
from Ceiba, OSAIN's Coal, butt of 3 snails, 7 IWORIYEYE, LAMI LAMI, 3
pepper classes, Black Ebony, Güira, EFUN, AÑARI, OKUN, tilled land
for a dog, 7 bibijaguas, SAKU SAKU, excrement from Majá. Land of a garbage dump,
land of the mountain where an EYELE has been given to ESHU, ERU, OBI, KOLA,
OROBO, Dry Love, Get Up, Garro Grass. This pouch is lined with 18
snails. First, place: AYAPA breast on top of the little bag and cement it.
The doll is spinning all the way with its chest, it carries ARA GUN GUN,
MOKEKERE, ARA GUN GUN, EYELE del monte, OAKN, EKU, entizado con hilo DUN
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DUN and FUN FUN, PUA PUA, blue, yellow, and purple green. Sacu Sacu, Get up,
Tua Tua, 7 sticks of ELEWA, black Mata stick, Bobo stick, and IYE from the ARA of Arriero.
In the LERI it includes: powdered LERI of EYELE, LERI of MOKEKERE, 101 ARARE, ERU,
OBI, KOLA, OSUN, OROGBO, 101 AGBADO, EFUN EPO, ORI, EKU, EYA, Arena of
sea, mercury, cemetery soil, 7 lands from different places. It must not be lacking from
the 4 corners, OTI, OTI KANA, IYEFAN of OYEKUN TESIA, Palo Mata Negro, Palo
Bobo, silver, Ceiba root, 3 jet stones, 3 corals, 7 Tua Tua seeds, one OTA,
Saddle maker.
The doll lives inside the jar and is given 7 curved scribbles that are lined with 7.
colors. It asks what they are.
When the doll is sealed, the song is sung:
The power of the ancestors is strong in the land of the living.
Additionally, a porous OTA is placed without load, with a blade and an AIKORDIE.
DOGO KOIDE. This is how it is, he no longer has his OTA on the doll.
When the EGGUN is placed, it is sung:
FATHER OF THE SPIRITS, FATHER OF THE BODIES, SPIRITUAL FATHER, SPIRITUAL FATHER
THE REASON FOR MY STRENGTH IS THE SUPPORT I RECEIVE
LOWOO MOBATE LOGUN ELEGBARA EGGUN
Consecration of AÑAKI ELUFE:
After finishing loading the AWONA, it is taken without the jar to the shore of the
Mar. There OBI OMI TUTO is given and is sung:
AÑAGUI ESHULONA OLOKUN EGGUN AWONA AÑAGUI ESHU LONA
Then it is introduced three times into the beach water with a string to pull it out.
Singing the SUYERE: "THE CHILD OF ALAWA ESHU, THE CHILD OF ALAWA OLOKUN."
When it is taken out for the third time, one stands with their back to the sea, cleans the doll, one
he picks it up and takes it home without looking, giving the doll a swat with JIO
JIO and this is left there, the JIO JIO.
At 7 days, the AWONA is taken to a banana plantation. In the yard of the house, 9 plants are placed.
of bananas, with an ITANA and a white flower on each one. The MEYIS are prayed.
we proceed to call ESHU AÑAGUI ELUFE, with the SUYERE: 'ESHU AÑAGUI'
The Lion King Eshu's strength will protect the child from the fear of Eshu Mashe Mio.
MOTHER, THE CHILD BELONGS TO ME.
Next, 3 chicks of ½ pound each are taken and given to the AWONA.
singing: 'ESHU AÑAGUI ELUFE OJA PA EGGUN KOBODO IYA INES OJO PA'
EBARA JIO JIO.
The chicks are buried stuffed and their LERIS are left to dry and they live
inside the jar.
The AWONA sleeps the night in the banana grove and the next day is given OBI OMI TUTO
and wonders if he gets up already. If he says yes, he takes it home, washes with
I feed him.
This ELEWA eats the same OUNKO as Jutía. Now what can never be missing is
ADDIE. Well, like AKUKO for the masculine side and ADDIE for the feminine side.
Also, they eat EYELE FUN FUN. A plate is placed for EYERBALE to be added.
this is left to dry and scraped and made into IYE, which is saved for the 6 bad months
from this ELEWA, so that it does not bring the bad to the house. This powder is blown for the
street singing: “ESHU AÑAGUISHE MY FATHER OMO PISHE OMO MY” (“AÑAGUI,
Don't hurt me. A father doesn't hurt his child.
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This ELEWA is good for the first six months of the year and bad from July to December.
Upon entering, Julio is fed again. He is very powerful.
Eat all the ADIMUSES that are put on any ELEWA.
We pray the following: IBA AÑAGUI MAMAKEYO MAYUBA ELEGBARA ESHU ONA.
In the jar, a cross is made with OSUN, with EYA ORUN and EFUN with MORURO.
cover with a saint's shell, cemented. This is the 4 winds of the face of
AÑAGUI. This is done for the feminine face.
When the interested party has problems with enemies surrounding him or with justice,
take the AÑAGUI, call it and turn the jar, placing the part of the snail in front of the
wall. He lights three ITANAS, cleans himself with an EYELE and gives it to her. The EYELE
question for where it is going. When it is going to be thrown, it goes singing and ringing the bell
DE BABA: “AGEDO EGGUN AGODO LEKUN EGGUN AGBA YARE SHANGO
THE EGG HAS BECOME A LITTLE CIRCUMFERENCE OF EXCITEMENT.
ESHU LARUFA: OYEKUN BEDURA.
This ELEWA is the son of IKU and INLE. It is a doll made of two bodies, one
male and another female. The doll is planted in a pot where it goes its
secret.
A dry, hazelnut-sized coconut is taken, and it is split into 4 parts. Each part is given...
put a ATARE and an OTA at the base of a hill. There it is fed a
ADDIE with the following SUYERE:
ESHU LARUFA CHILD OF THE NATION WE ARE THE HEART OF THE NATION WE ARE THE HEART ESHU LARUFA CHILD OF THE NATION
THE KING IS DEAD.
Then LERI from ADDIE is applied and cemented with the doll.
The doll is previously drilled with the LERI and loaded with: OBI, ERU, KOLA,
OSUN, Land of the cemetery, from the hill, AÑARI ODE, beads of all colors,
EWE ERAN, EWE TARODO, Canutillo, EWE, GBURE, Levántate, IYEFA, oro, plata,
copper, coral, amber.
A corresponding blade is placed on it. Its collar is made of white and black beads.
red with snails.
ESHU LARUFA:
IYE of TWO, ATARE, ATARE OGUNA, IWERIYEYE, LERI of ADDIE, OBI, EÑO, EÑI,
ADDIE, EYELE, ALL KNOWLEDGE, EYE of the COW LEAF, OBI, ERU, KOLA, OSUN
Scorpion, OYU of OLOGBO.
Note: The OLOGBO is first given to OSAIN.
ESHU THE GOAL: IWORI KOSO.
This ELEWA is made of dough. It contains among its ingredients: IROKO bark, root
from Ceiba, from Majagua, gold, 3 silver coins, palm heart, IKINES,
ILEKAN, IYEFA, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, OBI, roasted grains, 16 ATARE, root of
Cardón, land of the door of the house, an OTA of the mountain, land of bibijagua.
The blade is placed on the side and when assembling, a backing of snails is added.
ESHU AWAKE: IT IS OGUNDA.
This ELEWA is a cedar doll, which is given a...
AKUKO Quiquiriquí. The LERI and the AKOKAN of the same go in the load with the others.
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ingredients specific to an ELEWA. It also contains soil from the grave of a little boy,
with the initials of the same and a string tied around the waist of the ELEWA.
ESHU NIKI NIKI: IWORI WOSA.
This ELEWA is made from dough. It is given a mouse before washing it.
Load: LERI from OUNKO, from AKUKO, from Gallareta, from EYA ORO, from APARO,
ILEKAN, ATARE, 3 silver coins, EKUTE, 3 AWADO, 13 ATARE, Garro herb,
Red Ble, Little Doll, OTA OKAN, 3 snails, 3 blades, 3 KOIDE.
ESHU LAMU LAMU BATA: EDIGBE.
This ELEWA is the guardian of the drums.
Load: LERI of OUNKO, of AKUKO, of Gallareta, of EYA ORO, of APARO, ERU,
OBI, KOLA, OSUN, OBI MOTIWAO, 3 IWERIYEYE, 3 STEERING WHEELS, 18 snail shells, 4
IKINES.
It is lined with snails up to half and the other half with black glories.
Come: OUNKO, AKUKO, Gallareta and Gallito de río.
ESHU ALUFAMA: ODDI ROSO.
Palo Santo Tomás, Carapacho of APAN, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, EWE Espartillo
land of 4 roads, from the cemetery, from a grave of an OBINI, whose name
starts with 'E' and ends with 'A'. A silver coin, 1 KODIE, 3 snails, 1
Amber, 1 OTA, wonders: Gold dust.
The OTA is placed on an AYAPA shell. On top of the APAN shell, the
EWE, the sticks, the lands, the minerals, and other ingredients and soil from the feet of
the burial.
Then earth is placed from the right and left of the grave and gold dust.
last the IYEFA, herb of the washing of the OTA, 21 lands of the head of the grave.
Everything is covered with melted cement. Leaves and snail mouths are added.
Lives under a sugar mold.
ESHU JOROKI: ADDIE OGUNDA.
This ELEWA is Arará-Dahomeyan. He is the one who keeps the great secrets of the
drums, especially the YONOFÓ.
It is made of high and narrow reef stone. It is sown in a pot and it is
they put snail eyes and mouths and their blade.
Load: Deer Jar, hilltop soil, AÑARI ODO, AÑARI OLOKUN, ILEKAN,
land of the mountain, land of a landfill, of the cemetery, ATARE, ERU, OBI KOLA,
OSUN, LERI of IWIWI, GUNUGUN, gold, silver, copper, coral, 21 sticks and 7 herbs of
ELEWA.
ESHU ATASHO: ODDI TRUPON.
Load: Thistle root, Ceiba, indigo wood, 3 wasps, aroma, Cat's claw,
["mercury","EPO","ORI","EFUN","ERU","OBI","KOLA","OSUN","OBI MOTIWAO","fang of"]
caiman, land of the hill, river sand, of the sea, ILEKAN, EWE Holy Thistle, Copey
AYAPA shell, 3 ABERE, 1 blade, JUJU ALAKASO.
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ESHU OF THE ODDI FUMBO:
It is Siboneku, road of Arará. This ELEWA accompanies OLUO POPO in the cart.
to seek the dead.
It sits on a Guayacán stick. It wears a loincloth from APO, in its left hand.
He carries a trident and on the right a girl APO with 3 ears of AWADO.
ESHU IS UPON YOU: IROSO UMBO.
He is the glutton of the ELEWA (ELEGBARA).
Three DUN DUN OTAs from the river are needed, for which one AYAPA and three are sacrificed.
JIO JIO and the dough is made. The three OTAs are embedded in the dough.
Load: ELERI, OKOKAN and ELESE from AYAPA and the three JIO JIO, ERU, OBI, KOLA,
OSUN, OROGBO, ILEKAN, ATITAN from the hill, from the 4 corners, EYA, EPO, OTI,
OTI KANA, AWADO, 1 cent, an olive seed, gold, silver, 3 snails, 3
bollos, 3 pedacitos de pan, EWE Prodigiosa, Hierba Fina, Atiponla, Canutillo, Pica
["Pica","Get up","Garro grass","Palm root","of Yaya","Jocúma","Ateje","Calm down"]
["Handsome","Victor","Change Voice","Open Path","Jicotea Stick"]
Each OTA is given three snails and is covered in cement with 83 snails.
It is the unexpected, the betrayal. He once betrayed his best friend OSU, he is a child.
turbulent, partygoer, glutton, and drinker.
ESHU KAIKA: CALL UPON THE ANCESTORS.
It's a stick doll named Ramón. You have to take it to visit 7 cemeteries and at each
One receives a JIO JIO. The LERI and the OKAN are taken.
When the load is going to be made, LERI from AKUKO, from AYA, and OKOKAN is searched and
LEADER of the 7 JIO JIO, ATITAN ILE, IBUSUN, MEJE, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, OBI
MOTIWAO, root of White Mallow, from those that grow among the graves. EWE
Get up, Doll, Bejuco MOWO, 7 IWORIYEYE, 7 ATARE, 7 ATARE China, 7
strong sticks (they ask). Mercury, LERI of EGGUN, an IKIN of ORUNMILA, butts
of three snails and other fundamental ingredients.
The doll becomes a female and dresses as a male.
ESHU UNYOLO: IROSO ODDI.
This ELEWA is made of dough.
Load: Land of the 4 corners, 1 silver coin, 13 ATARE, 3 AWADO, Herb
Garro, Atiponla, Bejuco Ubí Macho, EKU, EYA, EPO, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OBI, EFUN, 1
KODIE.
His knife is an OCHOSI. It carries three shells.
ESHU MAWANI LORUN: OJUANI TANSHELA.
It is made of dough. It is lined with 41 snails.
Load: AÑARI OKUN, Alacrán, LERI of ETU, OLOGBO, GUNUGU, EGGUN ELESE and
LERI, from AYANAKU, AGUEMA, ALL IKI, 21 IRIKE, OBBO, ERU, OBI, KOLA,
OBI MOTIWAO, ARIDA, ANUN, OSUN.
The AWO ONI TANSHELA is given a bath in the sea and then another with OMIERO.
LEAVES OF THE CEDAR and LEAVES OF THE ORMUS.
An OUNKO KEKE is sacrificed to this.
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ESHU ADAWA: OJUANI TANSHELA.
This ELEWA is mounted on a Chinese stone. No type of load is placed on it.
From before washing it: 7 chicks. One each day and they go to different places. 1st Manigua,
2nd River, 3rd Sea, 4th Cemetery, 5th Four Corners, 6th for a Hill and 7th
Ceiba.
The stone is adorned with shells and ELEWA beads. A crown is placed on it.
horizontal ELEWA beads and a vertical snail, with a red bead at the
left. To the right another red one. Looking at it from the front.
Red accounts. Black accounts.
ELEWA accounts. ELEWA accounts.
ESHU ARUFIN: OJUANI BOSA. The Criminal.
This ELEWA is a companion of GOLD. It is a little doll that has eyes and a tongue of
Pargo, 3 needles, 3 blades, 3 OU seeds, 3 KOIDE, AÑARI ODO and of OKUN,
banana leaves, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, mercury, 21 sticks (they ask), a
IKIN.
ESHU BARABO: OJUANI BOSA.
["A porous OTA, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, ARALA, Garro Herb, Get Up, Bejuco"]
Mowo, 13 ATARE, EKU, EYA, 3 grains of AWADO, 3 grains of IWORIYEYE
squashed. Eyes and mouth of snails.
The OTA is sought to be high and the crown is placed turned backwards.
As AKUKO, a duster is made from the tail feathers.
ESHU ALAKENTU: OJUANI ALAKENTU.
It can be a Cobo snail, in a horizontal position or a cane made of Cedar that
It carries the load on the back of the grip. It is mounted at midnight.
Load: GUNGUN of LERI of ELESE of EGGUN. LERI of AUNKO, of AKUKO, LERI
of GUNUGU, ADAN, EYELE, EKU, Bibijagua, land of bibijagüero, 7 cents that are
they ask different people, ILEKAN, land of the 4 corners, from the hill, from the square,
from the church, crushed snail shell, beads of all kinds, JUJU of
AIKODIE, 3 small snails, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, ARIDA, 7 ABERE, root of
Atiponla, Ceiba, Coconut Palm, Jagüey, Jobo, IWERIYEYE, 21 EWE de OSHA, 7
TWO, 3 Peonies.
The load is prayed over and given a Totí, 1 muleteer, and a Sijú. The Cobo or the staff is taken and
three JIO JIO are given to those from whom hearts, tongues, and eyes are taken out to
throw them eight IYE in the load.
The ELEWA is washed after being made or assembled with 21 EWES from OSHA.
ESHU IS THE GATE: HE IS THE ENTRANCE OF THE WORLD – HE IS THE ENTRANCE OF THE SPIRIT.
This ESHU came down to earth with ITOKO. It is made of dough. It is covered with 16 snails.
eight on each side.
Load: ATITAN ILE, ARAGBA, ERITA META, ERITA MERIN, ATARE AÑARI ODO,
["OPO","Water Flower","Cedar","Siguaraya","EWE Griye","Curujey","Knight's Spur"]
["Chicken Foot","Guanina","Kotoriye","Bitter Broom","Jagüey","Caimito","Atiponla","gold"]
silver, mercury.
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ESHU LALU OKIRIOKO:
This ELEWA lived in the ARABA. He is the sentinel of IROKO. He is made of hard OTA and he
sowing in the pot.
Carga: Raíz de ARABA, de Palmera, de IKINES, de Majagua, EWEGBARE, EWE
YOUR YOUR, SHEEP MOWO, story of AKUKO, of OUNKO, of Bat, of OWIWI and
GUNUGUN, EKU, ELLA, EPO, OTI, OÑI, land of 4 roads of ARABA, of
cemetery, 7 IKI (it is asked), gold, silver.
He is fed JIO JIO DUN DUN and is charged.
ESHU AFRA MI: OBBARA KOSO.
This ELEWA works with air, carries a doll, a pot, and 24 snails.
First of all, the pot needs to be prepared, and for this, the pot is washed with
["OMI","EKU","EYA","EPO","AWADO","OÑI","OTI","OTI KANA","ATARE","JIO JIO EYELE","ERU"]
OBI, KOLA, OSUN, OROGBO, 1 JIO JIO, OBI, ITANA. He/she is going to a cave of
crab. There you take a little of ILEKAN and put it inside an IKOKO. Before
spill the JIO JIO is cut into 4 pieces, it is given OBI OMI TUTO or is put in
in the mud of the Crab. It is seasoned with all the indicated ingredients
previously. The 24 snails are added, smoked with ASHE, and lit
ITANA kneeling, sings: 'AFRA BAE OTO ERO SONOBA'.
Second: It is taken home, cemented, and sown.
The AWONA that has two faces, which will already be loaded by the LERI with: MOWO,
Get up, Pica Pica, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, OROGBO, AWADO, OÑI, OTI, OTI
KANA, IYEFA, EPO, Land of a Hill, AÑARI, ODO and OKUN, gold, silver, ivory,
coral and jet. LERI of GUNGUN, APARO of AKUKO, KOIDE, 3 ABERE, one
OTA from the city entrance.
When he eats, a pot painted black on the outside is prepared for him, to which is
add all of the aforementioned ingredients, except for ILEKAN. Additionally, it is
pour water from the lagoon. At night, this pot is placed on the sidewalk and to
ELEGBARA is given another new pot, to hold the ceremony again. In the
A casserole is added three EKO, bread, EKU, EPO, dry wine and it is well covered.
This pot represents the life of ESHU AFRA.
ESHU BARAYA: OBBARA SA.
Live with SHANGO. It is an AGBORAN of Cedar that is fed: APARO
MEYI together with SAHNGO. The LERI, OKOKAN, and ELESE make IYE for the load with
Jobo root, 1 IKIN, 3 snails, 3 DILOGUNES, 3 jet stones, ERU, OBI, KOLA,
OSUN, LERI of EUJE of SHANGO and the other fundamental ingredients.
ESHU AGBO FATHER OF THE AMULET: OBBARA GROUP.
This ELEWA is very indecent. It is called: FOTIFO (indecent and drunk). It likes
show its parts when it lowers to the head of its ADOSU. It likes to leave blind
when they are well attended to.
A doll is made that should have an erect penis and is given a little skirt.
MARIWO. He drowns from the head and carries with:
Land of the 4 corners, from the cemetery gate, burning land, from a hill, OJU
OUNKO of AKUKO, TINSHOMO of OUNKO and of AKUKO, root of Güira, LERI of
EYO (Majá), a hummingbird, a OTA from the hill, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, gold, silver,
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copper, three corals, 3 jet stones, pubic hair from a woman's corpse is added
if it is for a man. And from the parts of a man’s corpse if it is for a woman.
This ELEWA eats from behind: AYAPA and AKUKO.
ESHU AWO IKOGUSI: THE TRUTH IS SACRED.
This ELEWA came to the earth accompanying OLUO POPO. It is made with 1 OTA.
porous and tall that is sown in the IKOKO. Before mounting it, the OTA and the IKOKO
after taking them with the corresponding OMIERO, they are washed three times with OTI and
after with Dry Wine.
Load: LERI from OUNKO, AKUKO, EYELE, from EYO, 21 Herbs of ELEWA and sticks.
["Tengue","Yaya","Jocúma","Cambia Voz","Mar Pacífico","Palo Santo","ERU","OBI","KOLA"]
OSUN, OBI MOTIWAO, EPO, EKU, ELLA, ALL IDEAS, 10 ATARE.
ESHU ELUFE: OKANA LOBBE.
This ELEWA is carved into a flat stone, which is cemented in the pot. Its eyes are
two glories. Lives far away, in the yard, apart in a small house. It's a very old ELEWA.
He suffers from Cachila. He washes with a pig's bladder. His preferred offering is rapé.
powdered tobacco
This ELEWA is not washed after the sacrifices. It is left to grow a crust of fat and
blood. On New Year's Day, it is scraped with the ILEFA of ORUNMILA. That scab is
reduce a IY and is stronger than any of the powders of the Mayomberos. Its
the necklace is made of coral and jet.
Carga: EKU, EYA, EKO, OTI, OTI KANA, EFUN, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, OROGBO,
Arida Anun, 16 Peonies, 16 Chinese Peppers, Elese and Eleri from Akuko, Fang
and pig's hoof, Deer Jar, LERI of Sparrow, of Tomeguín, of Tojosa,
GUNUGUN, of OWIWI, of AYAPA, land of the 4 corners, of the hill, of the prison,
AÑARI ODO and OKUN. Mud from the Lagoon, ILEKAN, Break Saragüey, TUA TUA,
Get up, Garro Grass, Hoguo Vine, Horse Stew, Jobo, hand of IKINES,
root of EWE DUN DUN, a Mate, Colorado, a Guacalote, an Eye of an Ox, stick
["Parami","Change Voice","Winner","Tame Handsome","Defeat Battle","Open Path","stick"]
Jicotea.
The pot is lined around the stone with 101 small snails and the knife goes
put behind the OTA.
Eyes of Glory Blades.
101 snails.
ESHU KEKITE: OCANA SEDDE.
This ELEWA is from the land of ILAASO. He eats like a dog along with OGGUN on the machete of
the railway line. It is a porous OTA. ANU of OUNKO KEKE is applied to it.
OTA before preparing it.
Load: A jíbaro dog tooth, 1 lion tooth, one tiger tooth, soil from the line
iron, from the Ceiba, from the mountain, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, Ivory, gold, silver, mercury, 3
EWE Dandelion seeds, 3 Mates, 3 IWERIYEYE, 3 ATARE, Ceiba root
["from Majagua","from Mamey","Bleo Colorado","Rise Up","Ten of the Day"]
Everything is put into the IKOKO and cemented. Eyes and a snail mouth are added.
ESHU OKUBARA KEKIYE OLUO: OCAÑA GIO.
It is a Chinese reef OTA.
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Carga: Hierba Garro, Hierba Fina, Levántate, Boca de APAN, IYE de ILE APAN, 3
coins, 1 cent, 5 cents, 1 real or peseta, 14 ATARE, Chest of AYAPA and
other ingredients specific to ELEWA.
ESHU OBEYED: YOUR HEAD.
It must be dough.
Load: 9 classes of powder metals, mercury, 2 sticks of ELEWA, 1 stick of
SHANGO, land of the cemetery, of the field, AÑARI ODO and OKUN, dust of the spur
from Gallo, 1 needle, 4 pins, gunpowder, red precipitate, 8 drops of seawater, 7 drops
river water, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, OTI, OÑI, EKU, EYA, EPO.
["Palos: Victor, Tame the Handsome, Clear the Path, I Can Do More Than You, Ciguaraya"]
Scared Dead, Grave Grave, AWADO Mora, three types of jar dust: Bull,
Deer and Goat. Quicksilver.
ESHU AORCIU: OKANA SA.
It is a doll carved from Cedar wood and is loaded through the LERI.
Load: Root of Atiponla, Bleo Colorado, of Caña Brava, land of 4 roads, AÑARI
OKUN, of ODO, Azogue, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, 7 Sticks of ELEWA, 7 LEAVES, 7
20 cent coins, a lump of coal, charcoal.
It crowns with JUJU from AKUKO. Lives on the edge.
ESHU ONIBURU: OPEN THE DOOR.
He rides on a small hoe. He accompanies ORISHA OKO.
Load: Majagua Stick, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, OBI MOTIWAO, EWE Get up,
Doll, ILEKA, AÑARI ODO and OKUN, LERI of AKUKO, OTA of ELEDE, from the
bodega, EPO, EYA, IYO, IYOBO, coal, AWADO, 7 IKI of ELEWA.
This ELEWA has three faces.
ESHU GOD OF THE ROAD: OGUNDA BEDE.
This is the guardian of the secrets of OLOFIN. It is a doll that is planted in a
casserole, in which two handfuls of 21 snails and 16 IKINES are added, a front of
AGBANI. The doll is drilled through the head and this is loaded with: ERU, OBI, KOLA,
OSUN, ANUN, AROGBO, OBI EDUN, land of the hilltop, LERI of Tocororo
and of EYELE, gold, silver, Palo Sunset, IROKO root, Ceiba, Palm of
IKINES, EWE Atiponla, IKOKO, Pacific Ocean, Papaya, EWE IKAPE, Root of
AKUN, Palo Jicotea.
ESHU IYELU: OGUNDA BÍODO.
This ELEWA is from the ALUFA. He lives between the sky and the atmosphere. He is a messenger of
OLOFIN. Lives in the Cedar.
Load: Mercury, Whirlwind wind, which is taken in a small bottle, LERI of EYELE,
AKUKO, Jar of AGBANI, 21 different lands, root of three plants, of Cedar, land of
the three plants of Cedro, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, OBI MOTIWAO, ARIDA, 11
ATARE, 11 IWORIYEYE, ivory, amber, coral.
A spiral of iron is made, where three silver coins are hung and placed inside.
from the load, 21 sticks, 7 EWE from ELEWA (ask them), eyes and mouth are added
snails.
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ESHU ARIWO: OGUNDA DIO.
It lives in a doll that is carved from a piece of Jagüey and Macho wood. It is hollowed out.
the LERI where the load is placed.
Load: LERI of ADAN, of EYE, of ELEGBA, of EKU, of EYA, of AKUKO,
AUNKO, 7 different lands (they ask). ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, ARIDA, OBI
["MOTIWAO","Ivy","EWE ASHORI","EWE MEWO","Garro Grass","TOTO","GUGU"]
Atiponla, Azogue, 21 IKI, 21 ATARE, 21 IWORIYEYE, EKU, EYA, EPO, OTI, OTI
CAN, DEED, gold, silver, bronze, coral, amber, jet, ivory, IKIN.
After sealing the puppet, a deep clay pot is taken and at the bottom...
It paints the following ATENA of IFA. The bottom of the pot is divided into four parts.
In the upper right quadrant it reads: OSHE TURA. In the upper left:
OGUNDA DIO. In the lower right: OTURA SHE. And in the lower left: OKANA
SA.
Inside that pot, the wooden doll from Jagüey Macho is placed, loaded.
go to the base of a Croton plant. Where a hole opens and it is buried. After 21 days
It is removed. The doll before placing it inside the pot to proceed with its
burial, it wraps itself in MARIWO.
At 21 days, the pot is unearthed and broken at the cemetery gate. In the
A gap occurs in an AKUKO with: EKU, EYA, EPO, OTI, and GBOGBO TENUYEN. And it
bury everything there.
The MALAGUIDI ELEGBARA doll is washed with EWE AWADO, Croton leaves, and is
He feeds a hutia. The doll has a belt with 7 snails hanging from its waist.
Lives dressed in MARIWO. It's the noise.
ESHU MASANKIO: OGUNDA LONIN.
Load: LERI from AYAPA, 3 Spikes of AKUKO loaded, one with EKU, one with
SHE and the other with EWE DUN DUN, 3 corals, 3 jet stones, 3 reales, ERU, OBI,
["KOLA","OSUN","OROGBO","ARIDA","OBI","EDUN","Garro Herb","Get up","Tete"]
["Atiponla","Prodigious","Doll","White Bleo"]
It carries a chest base of AYAPA. The blades and the KOIDE are placed in different ways.
directions. This ELEWA comes to be born, AYAPA.
ESHU AKOWEYE: OGUNDA LONIN.
The OLUWO who performs this ELEWA must give to SHANGO, ETU META. When
I finished killing, the OLUWO has to become PARALDO with an OSADIE. This is going to
a path. The EYERBALE of SHANGO is taken to make this ELEWA.
Carga: Tierra de 4 caminos, Cambia Voz, Amansa Guapo, Ceiba, Ayúa, Vence
Battle, Jiquí, Jagüey, Palma, 3 classes of precipitates, mercury, Paramí, Yamao, 7
media, 7 cents, 21 ATARE AGUMA, LERI from ETU that is crushed and mixed with
the other ingredients of the dough.
Take an OTA KEKE that first goes to eat with SHANGO.
When this ELEWA is going to be done, PARALDO must be done for the one who receives it with JIO.
JIO META. Those who are currently burning and becoming AFOSHE to add them to the
dough.
ESHU OF THE CROSSROADS: OGUNDA LONIN.
This ELEWA lives next to the lagoon. He eats food at a stall by the shore.
lagoon. It is cemented with the pot.
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Load: ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, ANUN, powdered toasted beans, LERI from AKUKO,
from AYAPA, 2 Ojos de Buey, Ceiba Root, from Yamao, from IROKO, nata resin of
Marañón, ILEKAN, AÑARI ODO and OKUN.
In its secret, it carries an arrow of OCHOSI. On the blade with its corresponding
pens. It has three IKINES.
ESHU LONKOYIKI: OGUNDA KANA.
This ESHU is from the ALAYIKI family. It lives and feeds on the doorposts.
When he goes to eat, he does it in a palm leaf bowl. A __ is placed next to him.
LERI of the hutia.
Load: Land of the 4 roads, of a bibijagüero, of a Church, of the Plaza, of the
Audience, from the Jail, from a Hospital, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, ARIDA, Bejuco
["MOJO","Pica Pica","Get Up","Winner","Open Road","Charcoal Jaguey","Thistle"]
["Santo","Tengue","Yaya","LERI of AYAPA","Palo Jicotea","an OTA of the Savanna","IYEFA"]
29 different coins that are taken in exchange, from seven different warehouses. Water from
rain, from river, from sea, holy water, EPO, OTI, OTI KANA, OÑI, 11 ATARE, 11 IYERE
ILEKAN, THE CHICKEN FLY.
It is made from dough. It also carries JUJU of OWIWI on the crown. This is buried.
before the sun rises, at a crossroads for 7 days. When taking it out of there, it is poured.
3 chicks JIO JIO, EWE AWADO, OTI, etc.
Later at home, AYAPA, AKUKO, and EKU are given.
ESHU OKA: OGUNDA MESA.
This ELEWA is made of dough. It carries the fundamental load of all the ELEWASES.
more three pieces of bread that are painted with the following: on one OTURA SHE, on another
OSHE TURA. He carries 16 IWORIYEYE, 16 cents and is dressed with 17 cowries.
IN ESHU LABORATORIES: OGUNDA MESA.
Load: EWE Bad Face, Ortiguilla, Candelilla, Red Amaranth, Holy Thistle,
Mastuerzo, Leaves and Pods of Pica Pica, 7 sticks. Among them: Aroma, 8 roots, 3
IKINES, LERI AYAPA, OBI, ERU, KOLA, OSUN, IYE, and LERI AUNKO, and AKUKO
land of bibijagüero, ILEKAN, land of the Plaza, of the Cemetery, of a Causeway, of
a hill, from a jungle, 7 bibijaguas, JIO JIO in powder, flying yam.
This ELEWA has at the top, 18 snails and three eyes and a mouth, which makes 21.
In total. It has 7 needles in the crown.
ESHU ALETAN: OGUNDA KETE.
This ELEWA is made of dough.
Load: In addition to the fundamental ingredients, it includes earth from the door of the
house, a seed of EWE AYO, 3 Peanuts, Cardón root, two eyes of Sijú
ALL THOUGHTS toasted, 21 LEAVES, 21 ITEMS. A JIO JIO is given that is inserted in the
casserole. It has eyes and a mouth made of snail.
Eat everything from ELEWA.
ESHU IBANLA: THE THIRD FABLE.
This ELEWA is made of three AÑAKI slabs.
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It carries three loads: each load carries 1 cent, 1 ATARE, 1 grain of AWADO, 1 needle.
entwined in its secret, Garro Herb, African Pine Nut, Little Doll, ERU, OBI, KOLA
OSUN, OBI.
The OTAS are joined with cement, the tips of these must remain separated, 3
blades, 3 IKODIE.
ESHU IYELU: OGUNDA SHE.
This lives in a two-headed doll and is planted in a jar. It is painted with
EFUN and OTI every time they go to eat. In each hand, they carry a doodle. One of
Yamao and another from Abre Camino.
The small jar has a cemented bottom with an OTA of ELEWA and 21 snails.
Load: ERU, OBI, KOLA, OBI MOTIWAO, OTI, EFUN, warehouse lard and
Pork that is cooked very hot. EKU, EYA, LERI from Mayito, IYEFA, 7 herbs of
ELEWA, 7 sticks of ELEWA, gold, silver, coral, jet, amber, ivory powder, 2
little piece of backpack.
This ELEWA eats AKUKO and EYELE. It never goes to anyone's head. When the
the person is his daughter, she washes a sheet from the bedding that is the one she puts on
head. Lives next to the jar. Also carries a knife of ELEWA inside the jar.
loose, and a flag collar is placed around the doll's neck and a chain with 7
pieces of OGGUN.
ESHU ASHIYELU: OSALA FOBEYO.
This ELEWA has big candles lit for it and must always be behind the
street door.
A piece of Cedar is taken, along with EÑI ADDIE, and placed in front of YEMAYA.
along with the one who will receive it, who will be kneeling and will be given EYERBALE of
EYELE to the interested party. So that this EYERBALE also falls upon the piece of
Cedro sings: 'PIRITI OMO DE ALARO OSALO FOBEYO'.
To the person, in their LERI it is placed: ORI, EFUN, JUJU of EYELE. A is lit.
ITANA in front of the pole puts a coconut of water. After a while, the person gets rid of it.
what was put in his LERI. He is ordered to place it inside a Church. But
First, the EYELE, LERI, ELES, and OKOKAN are collected and set out to dry.
Load: ELERI, ELESE and OKOKAN from the EYELE, crushed, 4 ATARE, Bledo root
White Finished, OU, EWE DUN DUN, OBI, ERO, KOLA, OROGBO, ARIDA, 3 KOIDE,
OSUN, 1 IKIN, ELEKE of BABA and other ingredients specific to the charge of ELEWA.
This load goes inside the doll that is made with the cedar trunk, which
sinks in the LERI and in the back.
It carries a knife, 16 ILEKE of ORUNMILA, 7 ABERE of OU, DUN DUN and FUN FUN. Without
Let no one see it, here goes the EÑI ADDIE and the ASHE of OSALE FOBEYO.
When it is going to be delivered to the interested party, they are sent to take a bath, with the humiero,
with what was washed ELEWA, then the LERI is prayed for, with a EYELE FUN FUN,
so that the EYEBALE also falls on ELEWA.
To lift up, the person is sung to:
I am proud of my mother, I am proud of my father, I am proud of myself
KUKUTE THIS IS A GOOD NAME FOR FUN, OFORE MOMEAYABA DIDI, OFORE MOME
MOTHER, I AM YOUR CHILD, YOU HAVE GIVEN ME LIFE, I AM YOUR CHILD.
MOTHER OF THE EARTH.
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ESHU AGRIKELU: OSALO FOBEYO
This ELEWA is the son of: NANU and OLOFIN, brother of AZUE, where NANU, by
having it, her belly was opened with a thorn of fragrance, and OLOFIN, believing her to be sick, the
he unearthed the land: ODO NALA, living among the male scorpions, on the shore of
river.
This ELEWA lived in a doll, with two attached bodies. That are carved in a
Palo de Aroma, el muñeco se barrena por la cabeza, hasta el tronco; entonces se le
Give a FUN FUN EYE to the doll leaving it with the EYERBALE from the LERI,
about the doll.
The first thing that is prepared is the IKOKO. This is spread with scorpion oil and is
they put 7 live scorpions.
A flat river OTA. On top of this, an EÑI of EYELE. To which it opens a
little piterita, with a thorn of aroma, and is thrown; IYEFA of: OSHE TURA, OSALO
FOLBEYO, OKANA FUN and BABA EJIOGBE. That IYE is requested and is thrown inside,
In addition to sawdust from Blackwood, the EÑI of EYELE is lacquered and placed in the sun for
Three Fridays, it is placed inside the IKOKO and cemented.
The figure is loaded separately and placed in the cement. It has 2 types of loads; one in
the trunk and the other in the LERI.
Load of the LERI:
["IYEFA","LERI de EYELE","ORI","EFUN","EKU","EYA","AWADO","ERU","OBI","KOLA","OSUN"]
["ANUN","Silver","Gold","OTI","OTI KANA","Ebony","Tamer of Handsome","Opener of Paths"]
["Tengue","Yaya","Bottle","Rooster Egg","Ceiba Root","from IROKO","from Jagüey","Break"]
Saragüey, Get Up, MOWO, Pica Pica, Garro Herb, Atiponla, Red Amaranth, 16
ATARE, 16 Chinese Peppers, 16 Basket Peppers, ILEKAN, house powder
where OLOFIN lives, the shell of IGBIN, ETA, ELODI, OMI ODO, OMI OLOFIN, and it
Insert it into the hole with a wooden block.
Trunk load:
The dry entrails of the EYELE, mercury, 16 ATARE, AÑARI, ODO, land of a well,
from a ruined house, from the 4 roads, AÑARI OKUN, from the jungle, from a hill,
from the square, from the cemetery, ORU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, AUN, EKU, EYA, EPO
AWADO, ORI, EFUN, 7 herbs of ELEWA and 7 sticks of ELEWA.
To wash it, a OMIERO is prepared with all the EWES from above. With that first
the AWO is washed and then the ELEWA.
To deliver it, it is taken to the side of the river. There it is marked on the ground, the ODDUN of IFA:
BABA EJIOGBE, OSHE TURA, OSALO FOBEYO, OCAÑA FUN and OSA WORI. It is
cover with fig leaves and on top of this is placed the IKOKO, of AGRIYELU, It
kneel before the AWO, take the EYELE the plant and throw EYERBALE on it, so that
this falls from the LERI.
This ELEWA is dressed in blue, black, and red. It is adorned with a waistband of 24 shells.
With 7 rows of snails, each containing 7, that makes 49. Plus the 24, it totals 73.
snails. Wears a Yarey hat.
When the IKOKO is washed, scorpion oil is applied to the doll on one side and on
the other pork lard.
He has AWONA. He is spiritual, he was the one who created the world after the Flood.
How to assemble it for OBINI:
It carries all kinds of materials. That is, what the other ELEWASES carry. Also
from a GUNGUN of EGGUN, LERI of EJO, of APARO, of OLOGBO, of ELLA, 21
ATARE, 7 ATARE OGUMA, 71 IWERIYEYE, shell and ASHINSHIN of OTA IGBIN,
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ILEKAN, ILE KUKUBOLI, ATITAN of a bibijagüero, LERI of AYAPA, 7 AKEKE,
Scorpions, 7 ASHINSHIN, ILE YEWA, 21 IGIN. One asks.
This ELEWA before loading it, you have to call it and feed it with EGGUN.
After loading, it needs to be washed again.
Like with EGGUN, AKUKO, and EYELE. Besides their food, by the riverbank. This
ELEWA is the son of NANU and AKEKEOJOGON OMO ATIDIYA, the King of the
Scorpions.
ESHU SANGBETO: MAY THE FORESIGHT BE GOOD.
This is Arará, he works at night; he is the hunter of EGGUN.
It is said that the same lives with a dog, cat, crab, bird, etc.
He is an acrobat, he is like the SHISHIRIKU of ELEWA; he lives in a MORURO doll.
that is worn from the neck, with MARIBO and a yarey hat is placed on it; eats
At night, rooster and hutia.
The doll is drained through the head, it is washed before loading it and it is fed.
a AYAPA, letting the EYEBALE fall into the hole of the doll.
Carga: ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, AZOGUE,16 ATARE, 7 MATAS, 16 PEONIAS, LERI
OF CARPENTER, of HAWK, of SIJU, land of 7 different streets, EWO ORIYE,
GBARO, rise up, leopard or tiger skin, 7 strong LERI sticks from AYA and
OLOGBO, ILAKAN.
This ELEWA carries a small lantern in hand and when it goes to call, at 12 o'clock
At night, you put scorpion oil, flying yam, and small scorpion leaves in the lantern.
it lights up and it is called.
ESHU OKUANDE: DO NOT FORGET.
This ELEWA is from the land of EGBADO. He is the guardian of the drums of OLOKUN.
It is a doll that lives planted in a jar.
Load: Tiger leather, ADAN, ARA and LERI from __________, LERI from Kestrel,
Hawk, Mouse Snout, LERI of Gallareta, Siguapa, Caiman, Shark, SACU SACU
ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, ARIDA, OBI EDUN, Palos; Change voice, Tengue, Jicotea,
["Seabird","Red Mangrove","Victor","I can handle everything","Ramón","Jobo Tree","EWES"]
["Wonders","IWORIYEYE","Sargasso","Pica Pica","Lost direction","ORIYE","TUA TUAN","One"]
avocado coconut, a Brazilian coconut, a sea coconut, coal stone, aOTA of
seafloor, mercury, 7 ATARE, 7 ABORE, 7 UYAROS, 7 ATARE Guinea, land of
a fence, from the four corners, from the beach, from the prison, AÑARI EKUN and from ODO.
The LERI of EGGUN is covered with snails, and in the ORBITES, they are placed
two MAKUTOS; made of witch grass and Aura's Lagaña and OYU of AKUKO, Pargo,
Owl, covered with green, blue, red, and black beads.
This LERI is sown in the jar.
ESHU DEKE: THIS IS JUANI
This is ELEWA, it lives in a fryer, placed in a little basket. A headband is made for it.
leopard skin, with 21 snails.
It is an OTA, that is drilled and loaded with: ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, ANUN,
OROGBO, 3 PINS, 3 PEPPERS, 3 IYERES PLANAS, Gold, Silver, Copper, 3
coins, an AMBER, a Jet, land from the hill, from the cemetery, from 4 roads,
from the mountain, from the prison, AÑARI ODO and OKUN, 3 guides for sweet potato, pumpkin,
and handsome tamer; 7 herbs MOWO, PICA PICA, GARRO, rise up, fine herb,
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freshness, bejucubi, 21 sticks (they wonder), ILEKAN, LERI of Leopard, of Muleteer,
Son
This is then covered with cement and 21 snails are embedded in it. When it is
header, people are prepared with a sack belt, with a red lining and with 21
snails.
ESHU BANK: THIS IS KULEYA.
He lives at the foot of an AORI plant. It is a cane made from the root of this plant.
At the root of the AORI, an AKUKO is given. Then the piece of wood that is cut off is
it is going to carve. A small Guabina is taken, the piece is inserted inside, giving it a
JIO JIO, inside it. Then everything is put to smoke. After 7 days the piece is taken out.
made of wood, the little stick is carved, with an elongated face and ILA. Tattoos on the face. It
barrena and is loaded with LERI from AKUKO, from EYA, GOLD, from JIO JIO, from EGGUN
MOKEKERE, 16 ATARE, OBI, ERO, KOLA, ARIDA, OSUN, cemetery land
land of the entrance and exit of the city. EWE and IYA of ELEWA, asks.
This little stick is wrapped with ORUNMILA beads and a small necklace is added.
flag. Lives behind the door.
ESHU KOIMA KOIMA: A SEED OF URE.
This ELEWA is made from dough.
Load: EKU, ELLA, EPO, AÑARI OKUN, 13 ATARE, 3 IWORIYEYE, Garro herb,
EWE DUN DUN, Bleo Colorado, 3 grains of AWADO, 1 hook, 1 silver weight, that is
put it in the base. Other propitious ingredients of ELEWA, ask.
ESHU ALIMU: DO NOT SPEAK.
This is an ELEWA Arará. Very powerful, working with ADAÑE OYA.
It is a wooden head, carved from majagua. Its eyes are snails. The head
drill or it is carved, The one loaded with: ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, OBI MOTIWA, earth
from the cemetery, AÑARI ODO and OKUN, MOUSE LERI, of EYA, gold, of the gallinuela, a
continuation, flying yam, white EWE AGUINALDO, guira and peregun. Sea linen, EKU,
EYA, EPO, OTI, 7 AWADO, 7 ATARE, 7 IOWRIYEYE.
ESHU AYANKOLO: YOUR TURN.
This ELEWA lives on the hill. It is destructive. It lives outside the house, it makes itself into dough.
It is lined with 4 rows of shells, which are 18 each, and on the blade, it has beads.
of ELEWA and of ORUNMILA. It is planted in a pot.
Load: Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, IYEFA, LERI from APARO, from GUNUGU, from CAO, a
IKODE, LERI of AKUKO, of AYAPA, root of guira, of IROKO, root of China, 7
bibijaguas, EKU, ELLA, EPO, AWADO, 3 ATARE, 3 IWORIYEYE, LERI of ADAN, of
Farolocillo, land of bibijagüero, of a hill and 4 roads. EWE Atiponla,
Prodigious, Tete, Domador Pole, San Manuel and Jicotea. ERO, ERU, KOLA, OSUN,
ARIDA, I AM FIRING.
ESHU LAYIBORI: THE DEVIL YOU.
This is an ELEWA that sits on IKOKO and is placed on top of an IKI of Mangrove.
Pataban, in which he is covered with 101 snails.
Load: ILEKAN, land of Bibijagua, of the prison, of the door of the house, of the
cemetery, from the digging by a dog and by the hen, from the 4 corners, of the
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mountain. AÑARI ODO and OKUN, mercury, gold, silver, copper, coral, amber, jet,
marfil, carbón de piedra, 7 IWORIYEYE, 21 ATARE, 21 Pimientas, chinas, EWE
["Little doll","Get up","Mowo","Garro","Bleo Colorado","Remove curse","Ortiguilla","roots"]
and sheets of 21 sticks. Three IKIN, LERI of AKUKO, of AYAPA, of EYA, of EKU,
GUNUGUN, from OWIWI, from Sijú.
ESHU ARONIKA: OTURA DI.
This is the guardian of OLOFIN in the land of IYABU. He is a very strong ELEWA. He lives in
a carved figure on the trunk of a French Macaw plant and goes over a
wooden base.
The doll is spinning and is loaded by the body and head of an AKUKO KEKE
(Cock-a-doodle-doo) that is given to the puppet.
Load: 21 EWE and 21 sticks of ELEWA (they ask), gold, silver, copper, ERU, OBI,
KOLA, OSUN, OBI MOTIWAO, ARIDA, ANUN, OROGBO, OBI EDUN, root of IKINES
from Ceiba, from IKOKO, mercury, Mate, beads of all colors, 1 IKIN, 1 shell,
I, you, he, she, it, we.
This one holds a Moruro cane in one hand and a Jiquí stick shaped like
half moon.
This ELEWA eats: AKUKO KOKE (Gallito Quiquiriquí), it is a Wizard.
ESHU LODE: OTURA ROSO.
Load: Root of Stinking Grass, of Ceiba, of Jagüey, LERI of Peafowl,
AGBANI, 21 ATARE, 21 IWORIYEYE, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, ARIDA, land of
cemetery, from the square, trace of an ox, mercury, gold, silver, coral, amber, 3
black cents, 3 coins of 5 cents, one peseta, Bone Breaker Stick, Stick
["Saint","Winning Stick","IGI ESHONI","AGBARO","MOWO","EKU","ELLA","EPO","OTI","OTI"]
KANA and a OTA from the street that is given a JIO JIO and goes inside.
ESHU UMABARIKOKO: OTURA JUANI.
This ELEWA has a whistle and a tube.
Load: An EÑI ADDIE Fartil, 21 JUJU of different birds, including the Bro, accounts
of all the Saints, LERI of GUNUGUN, shell of EÑI ADDIE, and EÑI of EYELE,
IYE of the bottle of MALU, 7 ABERE, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, OBI MOTIWAO, 7 sticks,
7 EWE, gold, silver, mercury, 3 shells, 3 jet stones.
ESHU SOKOYIKI: OTURA BARA.
A hand of IKINES from IFA. A hand of DILOGUNES, 1 OTA (it is asked if it is)
ELEWA) and if he eats with the LERI of the interested party. He is taken to the jungle with AYAPA, JIO
JIO and EYELE.
Crushed egg of GUNUGUN, shell of EÑI ADDIE removed, 21 striped sticks,
1 IWIN crushed, various types of sawdust, soil from everywhere, Ceiba root,
Aroma, from Atiponla, from spiny Red Bleo, crushed EWE from ELEWA (7), blood
within IFA of AWO. When the ELEWA is to be done, the EÑI ADDIE is taken
creole and it goes inside. LERI of AKUKO, 21 ATARE, EKU, EYA, EPO, 3 Scorpions, 1
HUNCHBACK OSIADIE who cleans himself with the same one interested and is given to ELEWA of
AWO and take the LERI, INU OKOKA to make IYE and put it in the load.
The Egg breaks down into the dough and three songs are sung to ELEWA.
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It also includes: Mirror mercury, Sea daisies, Pica Pica, Bibijagua with its soil and
other fundamental ingredients of ELEWA.
ESHU OLOYO: OTURA OGUNDA.
It is an OTA. They are asked for directions. In addition to the fundamental ingredients of
ELEWA, EWE SHAYO, Jobo, Pica Pica, EWE ERAN, 3 cents, 3 grains of
AWADO, 3 pieces of AKARA, 7 green beads and 7 yellow, coal from a
casserole of OSAIN, JUJU from the tail of an AKUKO, etc.
It is mounted on a cedar doll that is loaded from the head.
ESHU ALAWANILEBE: OTURA SHE.
It is made of dough.
Load: Garro herb, 3ATARE, 3 toasted and crushed IWORIYEYE. A coin of
silver, amber, 1 coral ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, OSUN ARIDA, 3 AGBADO, Mora
crushed, 3 snails and other fundamental ingredients of ELEWA.
ESHU KUSILE: OTURA ROTE.
He is the Jimagua brother of ESHU LAROYE. He rides on a Sabicú doll that
it is loaded with: LERI by AKUKO, by ELEBARAS, EWE Little Doll, Get Up, Grass
Garro, Hierba de la Caridad del Cobre, Bejuco Lechero, Raíz de Palma, de Jagüey, de
Moruro, Sea Bat, Common Bat, AÑARI, OKUN, ATITAN NIGBE, of
the 4 corners, ILEKAN, 11 ATARE, 11 pieces of OBI, 11 IWORIYEYE, EKU, EYA
EPO, AWADO, OÑI, OTI, OTA OKAN KAKE of NIGBE, etc.
Always eat as a guest with LAROYE even though he eats directly, JIO JIO META.
No, then it is sent to the mountain. I mean, to the street.
ESHU ___________: OTURA ROTE.
This ELEWA is mounted on a OTA that is searched for in the street or on a corner.
Load: 21 IKI, 7 EWE, 7 roots, 3 Pica Pica Pods, SHANGO beads and
ORUNMILA in the crown, land of a bibijagüero, hill, beach, 4 corners, jar of
Ox, dust of GUNUGUN, LERI and ELESE of EYELE and ADDIE, LERI of JIO JIO
META and other ingredients of ELEWA.
You are given an AYAPA and an AKUKO DUN DUN and 3 ITANAS light up, afterwards
from 9 at night. The LERI of these go in the load with 3 accounts of ELEWA.
All of this is done at night, the AWO naked. Then a JIO JIO is given to it.
corner.
To search for the OTA, in the corner, it takes: EKU, EYA, AWADO, a pig's tooth
and a chicken that gives and asks. The OTA breaks and everything else except the chicken and
Soil is collected around the OTA.
ESHU OBINA: OTURA FUN.
This ELEWA is from the land of AIKODIE KARABALÍ. It is said to accompany
ORUNMILA to help the spirit of ININO AKURUMINA ATARE HGONGO
YES. It is mounted on a mirror that has the following signature on the back.
ESHU OBINA: OTURA FUN.
This is about a shell from AYAPA. Where it is written: OSHE TURA, OTURA
FUN and OTURA SHE. And this is what the burden is about.
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Carga: ILEKAN LERI de EYA ORO, de AYAPA, de OJO, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN,
ARIDA, OBI MOTIWAO, about this goes the mirror and on top of it 21 sticks and 7
different lands. Gold, silver, coral, jet, ivory, 7 EWE of ELEWA, 21 ATARE, 21
IWORIYEYE, 21 OTAS of Chinese, 21 ASHERI. And finally, it is added: EPO, Lard.
from the cellar, from the pig, very hot, it is blown OTI and covered with cement.
It has the eyes and mouth of snails, with its corresponding crown, and is surrounded by a
leopard skin belt or Frontil, with 21 shells.
Wear an OKUELE and 4 IKINES. Eat AKUKO FUN FUN. When it's time to work.
bad, they are given AKUKO DUN DUN.
ESHU EFISA: OTURA ADAKOY.
This is also from the land EKOI or KARABALÍ. It is said to be a witchcraft, that is,
works with the dead. It goes sown in a pot and the following is drawn.
ATHENS:
+ +
I I I I
I I I 0
0 I + I I
I 0 0 I I I
I I 0 0
0 0 0 0
I I 0 0
About the ATENA after the ODDUN are recited, 9 OBI with EPO are placed. And about
ATARE ASHORI is given an EKU KEKE and a AKUKO to eat. This blood is left.
drying and on this is mounted the secret that is this way:
An OTA of the Mountain, LERI of EGGUN KEKE, LERI of AKUKO and of EKU. Those who are
he gave food. Azogue, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, OBI MOTIWAO, OBI EDUN,
AÑARI ODO and OKUN. Land of the cemetery, 7 herbs of ELEWA, Ciguaraya sticks,
Winner and Malambo, 7 ATARE, EPO, OTI, EYA, gold, silver, ILEKAN, 21 means and
other fundamental ingredients of ELEWA.
Then everything is covered with cement.
It carries two blades with 3 IKODIE each. Its back is covered with 21.
DILOGUNES. It has eyes and a mouth like snails.
ESHU AKOKE–BIYU: IRETE INTERLU.
This ELEWA is very dangerous because it needs to be taken care of very well, since when it
disgust, bring the police to the house.
To prepare it, you go on a Friday, with an AKUKO, EKU, EYA, EPO, OTI, at the foot of
a pine tree. It is taken several times there. OBI OMI TUTO is given to a piece of
root. After that, an AKUKO is given. That piece of root is cut and there the EKU is left.
EYA, EPO, AWADO and OTI.
The cut root is given a JIO JIO (7 JIO JIO).
That piece of root goes inside the cemented pot with the load.
Previously, the LERI of the 7 JIO JIO, 3 IWORIYEYE, 3 ATARE are poured.
ASHORI, 3 ATARES, 7 different lands, gold, silver, jet, ERU, OBI, KOLA,
OROGBO, OBIMOTIWAO, ARIDA, ARUN, OSUN, OBI EDANE and other ingredients
fundamentals of ELEWA. A crown is placed on it. Eyes and mouth of a snail.
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ESHU OGONGO: IRETE INTERLU.
Take all the snail, all the ornaments, snake, 16 of them, crayfish, fish.
ADDIE, LERI of AGUEMA of AGUEMA, of EYA, OTI PUPUA, ALL ASHISHI,
21 IKI, EYA KEKE, EKU, EYA, EPO, 3 JIO JIO, 3 whole Macaos, 3 whole IGBIN.
All kinds of shavings, from AYI KOKE. Take ELERI, 4 ELESE and AKOKAN, for
Assemble it, if it can be done AYA KOKE, much better. The main IKI are: Moruro,
Lose direction, Help, Wow, etc.
This ELEWA washes itself and also lives alone and is never sprayed with OTI in the morning.
When AUYEN is given, Dry Wine is sprinkled on it. When one is going to speak with it,
They are sprayed with mouthfuls of water. It lights up in the morning with lamps. It lives on
lands of the cemetery and when he goes to eat, he eats over it.
Like OSADIE META, AKUKO KEKE (Quiquiriquí) and EYELE, from time to time.
Always take something to the corner.
ESHU AKERE MEWE: GOOD MORNING.
This ESHU is the Frog. He is the guardian of the secrets of ORU. He works with
ASHIKUELU. It is made of dough and lined with 101 snails.
Charge: ELERI of AKERE (Frog), LERI of OWIWI, of ADAN, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OBI
["MOTIWAO","Sulfur","Break Saragüey","Blood Herb","TINSHOMO","AKUKO"]
["Tiger Fang","Tengue","Yaya","Guayacán","EWE Tostón","Atiponla","Perengún","Tua"]
Tua, Get up, Mowo, Garro, ILEKAN, ATITAN from the hill and from the prison.
ESHU LADE AKONGO RUJA: OPEN THE EYES.
This ELEWA lives nestled among the roots of Jagüey and by the riverbank. For
prepare it, a JIO JIO is given to the jagüey and a piece of that root is cut off. Also
The LERI of that JIO JIO is taken and to this is added, an OTA from the river with: ERU, OBI,
KOLA, OSUN, OBI MOTIWAO, ARIDA, ELERI de AYAPA, 16 ATARE, EKU, EYA
EPO, AWADO, 21 IKINES, Tengue, Guayacán, Quiebra Hacha, Levántate, Atiponla,
Tua Tua.
The blade is notched with corojo fiber, with OSUN and EYA ORO.
ESHU ALOWUNA: BE WELL.
This is an ELEWA Arará. It is very powerful. It is one of the oldest. It lives with SEGBO.
LISA. We need to go look for OTA in the mountain with a pumpkin whistle.
Carga: ILEKAN, INLE NIBE, INLE IKI, ARABA, 3 IKINES, 4 caracoles, 4 azabaches,
ivory, EKU, EYA, EPO, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, OBI MOTIWAO, 7 sticks, 21 herbs
and other fundamental ingredients of ELEWA.
It is lined with 7 snails and beads of OBATALA. Eat AKUKO FUN FUN.
ESHU AFRA LOLE: GOOD MORNING.
It is made of dough. The base is made of AYAPA fabric. It has its corresponding crown. Eyes and
mouth of snails.
Load: Garro grass, Doll, Colorado Bleo, 3 crushed Mora AWADO, 13
ATARE, land of the hill, a silver coin, gold, sulfur, coral, ERU, OBI, KOLA,
OSUN, a AKODIE and other ingredients of ELEWA.
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ESHU AKADEKE: IRETE FILO.
He lives in OSILA, that is, above the house. In his cargo, besides the ingredients
fundamentals, carries GUNUGUN, of ELEGBA of EYELE, but Gurrupéela, Open
["Road","Ciguaraya","Moruro","I Can More than You","Tengue","Yaya","Jocúma","Win"]
Battle, Loses Direction and an IKIN.
All the mass is taken to the rooftop of the house and there ELEWA is called with ITANA.
Three SUYERES are sung to him, giving AKUKO to the load. And it is placed on said load,
LERI and AKOKAN of the AKUKO.
This ESHU is arará and carries within the jar and next to ELEWA, two hands of.
DILOGUNES.
ELEWA of OSHE is LOBBE.
It is for OBINI.
Load: Flying Yam, Sea Nettle, Oyouro Root, 3 ears of smoked corn, root
of Sage, of Caña Brava, of Salvadera, Coal of OSAIN, gold, silver, earth of
bibijagüero, LERI and EYA gills (Fish), Ivy, La Guabina, carries a JUJU of
Peacock. It is mounted on a tortoise shell of AYAPA. Additionally, all are placed.
ingredients of ELEWA.
ESHU KAKEÑO: ASH HAS COME.
This ELEWA is from the Arará. It is very old. It lives within the whirlwinds and the
dust clouds. It is bent. It is a KPKONI of OSAIN Arará.
It is made with a stonework OTA. The load is placed in a pot and added,
COLA, OBI, OSUN, OBI I HAVE TAKEN, ILEKAN, LERI THE CHICKEN.
The OTA is given 3 JIO JIO and the LERI go in the load with: EKU, EYA, EPO, EFUN.
ELERI GUNUGUN, un Zunzún, una mosca, una avispa, una bibijagua, OÑI AGBADO,
2 IWORIYEYE, 3 ATARE, coal, INLE of bibijagua, of 4 roads, of the
Ceiba, 3 IKINES, 3 EWE, 3 strong rods.
ESHU YEKUNYELEDE: OSHE YEKUN.
This is ELEWA, made from a gate of the Cemetery. A big chicken is given to it,
from which it is taken, the AKOKAN and ELERI. A black WILE, a Dragonfly,
EKU, EYA, EPO, LERI of AKUKO, of ELEDI, OTI KANA, 3 silver coins, 3
snails, 3 jet stones, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, ARIDA. It is washed with 21 EWE of
ELEWA.
ESHU ALOMANA: OSHE PAURE.
This is Arará. He is a wooden puppet from Tente en Pie. Rubber from Lagos. To this
The doll is given an EYELE. The LERI goes in the load, with the other ingredients.
more, Spider, Sea Bat, a Centipede, 16 Woodlice. Carry stick
gentleman and much SACU SACU, black killer, dumb stick, quicksilver, etc.
ESHU ILARE: OSHE NIWE.
This ELEWA followed OSAIN to the land.
Load: 5 ATARE, OGUMA, ERU, OBI KOLA, OSUN, OROGBO, LERI from AYAPA, from
EYELE, from Cao, from Gallinuela, 7 kinds of earth, gold, silver, copper, 7 strong sticks, 1
IKIN and other fundamental ingredients of ELEWA.
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Va sembrado en la IKOKO, en la que por dentro y en el fondo la escribe con OSUN la
next signature.
ESHU AJATORINIYO: THE ONE IS YOU.
To prepare it, an AYA KEKE is given to OGGUN and the LERI is taken and placed on
dry and goes in the load with: Root of Atiponla, from Algarrobo, IROKO, Ceiba, Acacia,
Tamarindo, Palma, LERI de AUNKO, de EYELE, de ETU, 3 ILE, EKU, EYA, EPO,
OTI, 11 ATARE, 11 IWORIYEYE, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, OBI MOTIWAO, AÑARI
ODO and other ingredients of ELEWA. It is mounted on an OTA of OSHUN.
ESHU AJIMU: THANK YOU.
This ELEWA lives with OCHOSI. It is made of dough and is placed in the IKOKO, 2 OCHOSIS.
It carries in its Crown, 6 IKODIE.
Load: LERI of EKU, of EYELE, Rabiche, Tiger Skin, LERI of Quail,
MANAKU smoked of AUNKO, LERI of EYA, Purple Stick, Ciguaraya, Box, Pine Nut
African, Pacific Ocean, Attractive, Hala Hala, 7 herbs, ATITAN ILE of ORI META
ILEKAN, ILE de ONILU, de ONIBO, AÑARI ODO and OKUN, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN,
gold, silver, coral, jet.
ESHU AYENTOIN: OSHE OMOLU.
This ELEWA is a Cobo snail, without a base. Loaded with the ingredients.
fundamentals of ELEWA, more: Garro Grass, amber, 3 ABER, 3 AWADO, 13 ATARE
China, INLE 4 corners, AÑARI ODO and OKUN, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, a little piece
of iron chain, 2 blades and 2 IKODIE, 3 snails. The blades, one facing forward
and the other backwards.
ESHU ARUDAN: OSHE OMOLU.
This is an ELEWA that sacrifices, that is, he is a friend of OGGUN.
It is made of dough and has 36 snails.
Carga: Oro, plata, EKU, EYA, EPO. Palo Cambia Voz, Amansa Guapo, Jagüey,
Tengue, Paramí, Yamao, Vencedor, an OTA from the hill, a herb of OGGUN
(ask), holy water, EFUN, land of the 4 corners, AÑARI ODO and OKUN, salt,
white water, 3 ATARE that is crushed.
ESHU ZINO: OSHE SA.
It is made by carving a doll out of a Guayacán stick.
Carga: LERI de AKUKO, de EYA, de ARAPA, raíz de Capuli, 16 ATARE, 16 semillas
from Muñequita, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, LABURU, OBI EDUN, piece of LERI from
EGGUN and other fundamental ingredients of ELEWA.
The doll is placed at the foot of a Yaya and for 7 days, and when it dries, it is given.
a JIO JIO, to later wash it and consecrate it with OMIERO.
ESHU AGBIRI: THANK YOU.
This ELEWA lives with OSHUN. A small OTA of OSHUN is sought.
Load: 7 EWE from ELEWA, 4 EWE from OSHUN, 3 hooks, 3 JIO JIO. LERI and JUJU from
GUNUGUN, of Lechuza, 1 Mate, gold, silver, bronze, steel shavings, palm root,
sprout of wild cane and its root, soil of a place of movement, fluff of IKIN and
other ingredients of ELEWA. It is dough.
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ESHU LASILE: GREAT TUNA.
It rides on a Cobo snail.
Load: Carry a handful of snails, Chameleon, LERI from APARO, shell of EÑI
ADIE and EYELE, ALL CHARMS, MAKER, ONE and LERI of EYELE, EKU, EYA, EPO,
21 ATARE. Root of Atiponla, from Ceiba, Álamo, EWE DUN DUN, Almacigo, Jobo,
["Yantén","Bleo Colorado","Curujey","Palo Amansa Guapo","Cambia Voz","Botella","Cocuyo"]
["Paramí","Cedro","EWE Ortiguilla","Cardo Santo","EWE DUN DUN","Ítamo Real","Escoba"]
Bitter, LERI of Murciélago, of AYAPA, JIO JIO, and all the ingredients
fundamentals of ELEWA.
ESHU ALAYE: OSHE DILE.
This ELEWA is a big coconut.
Carga: Hierba Garro, 13 ATARE, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, OROGBO, ARIDA, ANUN,
Little Doll Grass, Mowo Vine, ILEKAN, AÑARI ODO and OKUN, a currency of
palta, a coral, 1 IKODIE and other fundamental ingredients of ELEWA.
ESHU AGBABA: THANK YOU.
This ELEWA came down to the world with OBATALA.
It is an OTA from La Loma, which does not load. It is washed with a lot of Atiponla and Perengún.
A large, open snail is placed as a base.
Her eyes and mouth are like snails. On the blade, besides the fundamental feathers
or conventional ones, carries one of AKUKO FUN FUN and of ADDIE from OBATALA. Carries
four beads of ORUNMILA and jet.
ESHU MABONI: YOU WANT FOUR.
Son of LAROYE and slave of OSHUN. OTA of the river. Permission is requested from OSHUN.
bringing a bottle of OÑI, 3 OGUEDI Manzanos, calling on OSHUN and ELEWA.
The corresponding OTA is given, which is given to a JIO JIO, an EYELE, and a Pollón.
Canton, EKU, EYA, EPO, AWADO and then everything is taken to the house of the AWO;
except for the bodies of the JIO JIO, EYELE, and the chicken. After taking the LERI,
AKOKA, OYU and LENU, who are in the load with AÑARI and OMI of ODO, 21 ATARE, 7
ATARE OGUMA and other fundamental ingredients of ELEWA.
When he is going to be killed, he is given an AYAPA. This ELEWA is given 3 whistles and
a hookah.
ESHU JAKIMA: THE FINAL OFUN.
This is one of the great BOKOMOS of Dahomey. He is in charge of taking care of the house.
of the AWOS. It is the one that allows and supervises entry into the homes of the AWOS.
gathers the traces of their enemies and of the evil spirits that
They enter the house.
It is a doll of two bodies embracing. It is drilled by the LERI that is loaded with
the ingredients:
LERI of AYA, of AGORO (Parrot), of AKUKO, of Goose, of GUNUGUN, of
OWIWI, from the Gavilán, from the Carpintero and eye. Sticks: Change Voice, Copey, Dagamo, Yamao.
{"Guayacán":"Guayacán","Manajú":"Manajú","Mata Negro":"Mata Negro","EWE":"EWE","Alacrancillo":"Alacrancillo","SHAUSE KUE KUE":"SHAUSE KUE KUE","Tua Tua":"Tua Tua"}
["Get up","Fine grass","EWE ERACO","Purslane","Ceiba","Prodigious","Garro","Ortiguilla"]
["ERU","OBI","KOLA","OSUN","OROGBO","Ceiba Root","Cedar Root","Baga Root","EKU","EYA"]
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EPO, ORI, 7 ATARE, gold, silver, copper, INLE from the house, cemetery door, of
mountain, from the jail, from the 4 corners, AÑARI ODO and OKUN.
The blade of this doll carries two IKODIE, two JUJU from GUNUGUN, two JUJU from
KANA KANA (Gavilán), 1 JUJU of OWIWI and 3 blades.
They are fed 7 JIO JIO. Then one is taken to the cemetery gate. One to
the shore of the sea, one at the door of the house, one at each of the 4 corners, one at the riverbank,
one at the prison gate and one at the mountain. These are left in the places, but without the
LERI, those that are roasted and made IYA and go at the bottom of the IKOKO, with the
metals and a chain. Then it is cemented with the naked doll.
ESHU AÑAKI OLOKUN: OFUN WERI.
It is mounted on a porous OTA.
Carga: 1 azabache, 1 coral, oro, plata, 13 ATARE, Hierba Garro, Lino de Mar, EWE
Doll and other fundamental ingredients of ESHU.
ESHU KARUGWO: WHAT DO YOU WANT.
This lives in a scribble of guava, which leaves a long fragment. It opens the
Cayabo meeting. In this, the figure is carved, it is drilled along the way and loaded:
Carga: Raíz de Tamarindo, Ceiba, IROKO, Cogollo de MARIWO, Ñame Volador, 3
classes of Peppers, Amala, OMI OLOFIN, 4 lands, Always Live from 4 paths, LERI
from AKUKO, 3 jet stones, EPO, ORI, EFUN, gold, silver, 3 corals, 3 amber, wood
["Paramí","Ebony Carbonero","Yamao","Bleo Colorado","Open Path","IWORIYEYE"]
sugar, charcoal, mercury, is covered with a plant. And other fundamental ingredients.
from ELEWA.
The scribble, except for the doll, is dressed in red and black beads. Or else, with
straps of these colors. He lives with ORUNMILA. He eats with him.
ESHU ALAWATA: I HAVE THROWN IT.
Load: Hen's Foot Grass, Freshness, Sea Nettle, Ivy, Peony, Pica Pica
Get up, ERU, OBI, KOLA, OSUN, ANUN, ARIDA, ILEKAN, land of the hill, of the
jail, of 4 roads, LERI of AYAPA, of AKUKO, of AYA, name and surname of the
person. Pica Pica, mercury, AWADO, EKU, EYA, EPO, OTI, OTI KANA. Eyes and mouth
of snails and knife with three AKORDIE.
ESHU AYE YELU: OFUN JUANI.
Father of all the ELEWASES. Father AÑAGUI.
This ELEWA has 42 snails, to which the EYERBALE is previously given.
AYAPA.
It has the same as the mother, except for EYELE legs. Additionally, it has: 1 Sijú, 1 Jew,
1 Carpenter, Cochineal, LERI of OLOGBO, 1 piece of Tiger leather.
This dough also includes the fundamental ingredients of ELEWA. And instead of the
EYELE from the previous, a hutia.
Note: All the ELEZASOS must be taken to the mountain or jungle and given three JIO.
JIO. Bringing 3 whistles and giving a whistle with each of them.
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ESHU ODUBULE: A GIFT FOR THE STUDY.
This ELEWA walks with ASHIKUELU. It is a doll with two faces and two bodies that
They are made of AYUA or cedar.
You are given 3 JIO JIO, 3 EYELE, 3 singing little birds, EKU, EYA, 3 AWADO, 3
IWERIYEYE, 21 ATARE, 3 AKODIE, ISALE ELEWADE, TETE, ATIPONLA, female and
["macho","TETE ELEGUGU","TETE FUN FUN large","holy thistle","EWE AYE","eagle"]
["guabina","snapper","EKUTE","ADAN","EJO","ELORI","AKUKO","AUNKO","ELLA","21 IKI"]
It is washed with 21 herbs of OBATALÁ, placed on top of an ELOWEDI, then 16 is put on top.
cents, 3 AKARA, 3 OLELE, 3 EKRU, 3 JIO JIO, which later go to the jungle,
the GU GU must be from JIO JIO. They stand in front of ELEWA and then go to the
mangrove.
Lleva sombrero de guano y MARIWO en la cintura. La OTA va dentro de las piernas
of the doll. This ELEWA wears two shackles and an iron mask. The secret carries and
It must be carried with EWE Patico de la Reina.
ESHU ATILU: YOU SHOWED.
It was raised by DOJUARO. It is made of dough.
Load: With the fundamental ingredients of ELEWA. More in the prepared dough,
take an EÑI ADIE, take IYAFA, give JIO JIO to the IYAFA, pray on the board and
it is mixed with powdered clavelina root.
The hole goes in the dough and the 16 MEYIS IFA, OSHE TURA, and OFUN are prayed.
SHEWO.
It is mixed well and a small OJOLA (mortar) from Santa María is placed inside, that
it is raised alive. The ELEWA is lined with 41 DILOGUNES, it also contains a sheath inside
of the ERU.
ESHU OSIKA:
This is a naughty boy. He plays a lot, with glass balls.
It is made of dough. Inside it contains 7 glass balls of different colors, 1 hand of
DILOGUN, 3 IKINES of ORUNMILA, LERI of ARRIERI, of Sabanero, of AKUKO,
In addition to the fundamental ingredients of ELEWA.
Secret of the ASHERE load of ELEGBARA:
These are threaded onto a Yamao stick, painted red and black.
It is loaded as follows: 21 olive seeds are added, 1 CUACALOTE,
1 eye, 21 little snail, 3 jet stones.
In a cotton intertwined in FUCHE of OSAIN, which is composed of IYEFA, ERU,
KOLA, prodigious, for me, yamao, 1 a parrot feather, teeth of hutia, EKU, SHE,
AWADO, bottom of three snails, land of the 4 corners, OBI, ANUN CACHAMBA.
Everything is put in, goes inside the 3 little foreigners, pour OTI, ASHA smoke, it is
put the stick, the 3 guiritos and wash with HUMIERO of 7 herbs of ELEWA. As
AKUKO.
Mountain ceremony:
Note:
This ceremony takes place the day before the Saint, that is, the day of the river.
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Elements that are used:
THE HEART OF THE SNAKE, THE HEART OF THE TIGER, THEY THINK OF STOMACHACHE, ALL OF YOU, GOODNESS,
EJA, AWADO, OYIN, four pieces of coconut, a whole coconut, an IROFA, bright light,
guava leaves, a bundle of palm, a bottle of OMIERO, candies and
little cookies, two red cloths.
Procedure:
The OYURBONA proceeds to hide ELEGBA in the area where it is going to be done
ceremony.
El OLUWO, acompañado del NOOFITO entra seguido de la comitiva acompañante en
the mountain and throw EKU, EJA AWADO, to pay the fee to OSAIN for entering into
his domain and to ESHU AFRA, the ESHU that lives in that place.
The OLUWO proceeds to call ELEGBA with the following SUYERE:
Hail Orisha, Hail Lord Elegba, I salute you
Hail Orisha, Hail Loreo
While the NEÓFITO sings, he searches for his ELEGBA and the santeros present will...
whipping with the dragging guts or PACIFIC Ocean, until the NEOPHYTE
find your ELEGBA, this moment is when the cujes are collected and split and placed
around ELEGBA.
The CLUWE proceeds to give coconut (OBI OMI TUTO) to ELEGBA and after finishing
the following SUYERE is sung:
EDHU ELEWARA E. ESHU O ELEWARWE
ELEGBA MOFORIBALE ELEGBA AGO
Subsequently, they proceed to kill the animals for ELEGBA.
Ceremony to kill the hutia.
The OMIERO prepared with dead spook and curse removal will wash the jutía.
with a red cloth, and with another red cloth the ALUWOS will wash their faces that
They will kill the hutia.
2. It will be given with the IROFA before killing it by the snout saying when it is
give the ARETIKUNLO and the following SUYERE is sung:
ESHU BARAKO AGO MOYUBA
ESHU BARAKO AGO MOYUBA
THE CHILDREN ARE PLAYING IN THE SUN
I am honored to call upon Elegba Eshulona.
3. You will hit the hutia on the snout with the dry coconut and say MADEO while singing.
the following SUYERE:
ESHU ELEWARA E
ESHU ELEWARA E
ELEGBARA MOFORIBALE
ELEWARA AGO.
4. Then with the knife in hand, this prayer is made:
I have no money in this world
Blessed be my God.
FATHER GOD, THE PROVIDER OF WEALTH
OSA LONIO OYU MORI WIRE
ABUFEMI YANKAO
FEFETE CUT THE LONG GRASS.
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And the knife is plunged in, and the following SUYERE is sung:
AGO ELEGBA BUKENKE
AGO ELEGBA BUKENKE
THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE DOCUMENT
LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION
Good color it is, my child.
THE POWER OF THE SACRED WORD.
And it continues to be sung like the normal slaughter.
After the hutia is killed, everyone present will be cleaned with the OSADDIE and will
will give to ELEGBA.
Note: The hutia and the pollon should not have their heads ripped off.
When blood is being given to ELEGBA, it will also be given to the broken cujes.
to the earth. All of this singing to ELEGBA.
When the slaughter is finished, coconut (OBI OMI TUTO) will be given to ELEGBA, if anything
Diera OCAÑA, it is almost certain that what you need is more singing to ELEGBA.
Next, the neophyte is bathed in the river and the ceremonies are performed.
relevant in that place.
A OLUWO opens the jutía and the pollón, everything inside both animals will be put
on top of a large stone and is left there for the tiñosa to do its part.
Right there but to the side, the same OLUWO with the charcoal and the bright light and the leaves
from guava, it lights a bonfire and smokes both animals.
After the river ceremony, the neophyte kneels in front of where they are.
smoking the animals, so that it inhales the smoke coming from the fire.
Then the novice is tied with a Yagua strip around the left foot.
and at the other end it will be tied to ELEGBA and the neophyte will be taken out of the mountain,
watering ALL THINGS, HONEY and WATER and singing to ELEGBA.
In the house, a chicken is given to ESHU from the outside, if possible.
calling on ESHU AYAN KELO KELO, so that it does not interrupt anything that is happening
doing. This chicken is left in the container of the house with: EKU, EJA, AWADO, OYIN and
OTI.
Clarification Note:
If the conditions are not suitable in the place, it is about doing things the ...
more likely to be true.
Ceremony at Santo's house:
Soil is taken from the four corners and from the door of the house and placed in a small dish.
numbered. Those lands are added EKU, EJA, AWADO, OYIN, OTI, raw corn
and as many things as one wishes to add according to the customs of the officiant are placed
All at the door of the house and they are given a coconut to each one and then proceed to give to each one.
from those gourds, a chicken. Whose heads are not torn off. Afterwards,
they wrap the contents of each cup individually and return them to their
respective corners and the door.
Next, coconut is given to the mortar and blood from a large hen is given to it that has not been killed.
pull off the head.
Note:
As you may have observed, the chicken found in the jungle, along with those that are
and in the gourds with land from the four corners and the door and the pilón, they make a
a total of 7, from which the entrails are removed and roasted with feathers as best as possible
possible and they are the ones hanging on the throne, the 7 days of the Saint.
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At the end of the Saint, they throw themselves into the wilderness, from that moment on, everything the
the ceremonial will be held as indicated by the Godmother or whoever is directing the Saint, because
the mountain ceremony is at the discretion of the OLUWO, as long as it is carried out in the
established form.
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