The Santeria Experience -Migene Gonzalez-Wippler
Looks at the history, rituals, ceremonies, and power of a growing religious cult that combines the beliefs of Catholicism and Yoruba religions from Africa. Read…
Category: Santeria
Santeria: the Religion: Faith, Rites, Magic – Migene González-Wippler
Brought to Cuba as slaves, the Yoruba people of West Africa preserved their religion’s heritage by disguising their gods as Catholic saints and worshipping them…
Orisha Oko – Orisha of Fertility, Progress and Evolution: A Guide to Accessing the Divinity’s Blessings – Awo Olumide Achaba
Orisha Oko is a very important and powerful Irunmole within the pantheon of the 201 Irunmole who helped Olodumare during the creation of the Universe.…
Obí, Oracle of Cuban Santería – Ócha’ni Lele
The first book to provide complete, specific instructions for casting the obi oracle of the Santeria faith. Uses the shell of a coconut, which embodies…
Diloggún tales of the natural world – Santería stories – Ócha’ni Lele
Since ancient times the Yoruba of West Africa created sacred stories – patakís – to make sense of the world around them. Upon arrival in…
Osogbo: Speaking to the Spirits of Misfortune – Ócha’ni Lele
Osogbo are the spirits of misfortune in the Santería and Lucumí faith, spirits who seem to be trying to bring us down. But rightly understood,…
Exu, Divine Trickster and Master Magician – Denise Alvarado
Perhaps more so today than ever before, people are simultaneously searching for meaning in their lives and grasping for some sort of control over their…
Santeria: The Beliefs and Rituals of a Growing Religion in America – Miguel A. De La Torre
This book by Miguel De La Torre offers a fascinating guide to the history, beliefs, rituals, and culture of Santería ― a religious tradition that,…
Eshu-Ellegua Elegbarra: Santeria and the Orisha of the Crossroads – Raul Cañizares
Yoruba theology teaches that there are 401 powers of the “angels” called Orisha whose role is to act as protectors and facilitators of humankind; there…