he orisas are the emissaries of Eledumare.

They rule over

the forces of nature and the endeavours of humanity.
They recognise themselves and are recognised through their
different colours which are their marks, and each has their
own favorite foods and other things which they like to
receive as offerings and gifts. In this way we make our
offerings in the manner they are accustomed to, in the way
they have always received them, so that they will recognise
our offerings and come to our aid.
The orisas are often best understood by observing the forces
of nature they rule over. For instance, you can learn much
about Osun and her children by watching the rivers and
streams she rules over and observing that though she always
heads toward her sister Yemoja (the Sea) she does so on her
own circuitous route. Also observe how the babbling brook
and the flash flood reflect her changeable moods.
As you observe the orisas at work in the world and in your
own lives you will gain a better understanding of the and
their ways. Yes, they are complex, but no more so than any
other living being such as you or I. We are also blessed from
time to time in these orisas.

Orunmila is the orisa of wisdom,knowledge and divination.

He was the only orisa allowed to witness the creation of the
universe by Eledumare and bears witness to our destinies in
the making as well. This is the source of his title of Eleri Ipin
or Witness to Destiny in its Creation. His priests, the
babalawos or Fathers of the Secrets must devote
themselves entirely to th practice of divination and the
accompanying arts. Through the Table of If his priests
unfold the secrets of the universe and the secrets of the
unfolding of our lives.
Sango rules over lightning, thunder, fire, the drums and
dance. He is a warrior orisa with quick wits, quick temper
and is the epitome of virility. Sango took the form of the
fourth Alafin (Supreme King) of Oyo on earth for a time. He
is married to Oba and Oya. He is an extremely hot blooded
and strong-willed orisa that loves all the pleasures of the
world: dance, drumming, women, song and eating. To
acknowledge the greatness of this king, all in the religion
raise up on the toes of our feet (or rise out our chairs if we
are sitting) at the mention of his name. His colours are red
and white. He is most often represented by a double headed
axe.

Yemoja lives and rules over the seas and lakes. She also
rules over maternity in our lives as she is the Mother of All
Her name, a shortened version of Yeye Omo Eja means
Mother Whose Children are the Fish to reflect the fact that
her children are uncountable. All life started in the sea, the
amneotic fluid inside the mothers womb is a form of sea
where the embryo must transform and evolve through the
form of a fish before becoming a human baby. In this way
Yemoja displays herself as truly the mother of all. She
partakes of Olokuns abundance as the source of all riches
which she freely gives to her little sister Osun. She dresses
herself in seven skirts of blue and white and like the seas
and profound lakes she is deep and unknowable. Her
number is seven for the seven seas, her colours are blue and
white, and she is most often represented by the fish who are
her children.
Osun rules over the sweet waters of the world, the brooks,
streams and rivers, embodying love, fertility. She also is the
one we most often approach to aid us in money matters. She
is the youngest of the female orisas but retains the title of
Iyalode or great queen. She heals with her sweet waters and
with honey which she also owns.

Obatala is the pure and clean in heart and someone who is

very old and knowledgeable. He is the Orisa of wisdom and
someone who is wise and the one who molds human beings.
Ogun is the orisa of iron, war and labour. He is the owner of
all technology and because this technology shares in his
nature, it is almost always used first for war. He is the deity
that lead all Orisa to the earth and cleared the road for them.
Ogun is a hunter, blacksmith and a warrior. He is recognised
in the colours green and black.
Oduduwa is the Orisa of the progenitors (forefathers) of the
human race- he was a warrior. He also wears white like
Obatala, but is not to be confused with Obatala.
Oranfe (in Ile Ife) is the commander of the Thunder. He is
older than Sango. He is the one that the OOni went to to get
his crown.
Esu is a messenger of all Orisa. Whatever you are doing you
have to put something for Esu to make your sacrifice go
straight to Eledumare. Esu is not the one who blocks good
luck, it is man that has erred and needs to appease Esu to
help correct his mistakes.

Obaluwaye is the guardian of small pox and disease.

Osoosi is a tracker, hunter and guard of Obatala. He is just
like a soldier or police that protects Obatala.
Oluorogbo is the first writer on earth. He is a peacemaker.
He is the one that found Olomo and give it to Ogboni to use.
He tries to make peace between Obatala and Oduduwa.
Orisaoko is the commander of agriculture and farming.
Oreluere brings rain during drought by using his plant to
make the rain come.
Elefon Oro or Oro is a orisa that woman cannot be initiated
into. It has a lot of secret, but a woman can do the festival
for Oro if it is in her family line. Woman can also be
mounted with the Orisa, but not initiated into it.
Olojudo or Iro is the orisa that owns the crown.
Egungun is the commander of the ancestor and
masquerade.
Obalufon is the king of heaven.

Oranmiyan is the owner of the sword. He is the founder of

Benin and Oyo Kingdom. He is a warrior deity.
Obameri is the orisa of those that hang themselves with a
rope. It is a taboo for people to be hanged. This Orisa will
take that persons body away.
Alajogun is Obatalas messenger.
Aje is the owner of money and riches. Osaara or Osa is the
Owner of the lagoon.
Opa is a male hunter with a lot of dogs.
Yememolu is Obas wife. She is well water.
Owena is another river Orisa. It is a taboo to throw kolanut
into that river. Doing so annoys her.
Oba is another river Orisa. She is the first wife of Sango.
Oya is the commander of the wind and blowing breeze.
Favorite wife to Sango.
Erinle is another river Orisa. She is like Osun, but different.

Kori is the orisa of children.

Oke is the Orisa of the hill.
Moremi or Edi (The Iron Lady) is the wife of Oni. She is a
hero.
Osanyin is the owner of herbal medicine.
Aganju is the Orisa of White cloth, he is one of the children
of Obatala.
Orisa Ibeji is the Orisa of twins.
Olomo or Edan is the Orisa for Ogboni Cult.
Sources

The orisas are the emissaries of Eledumare. They rule over the
forces of nature and the endeavours of humanity.
They recognise themselves and are recognised through their
different colours which are their marks, and each has their own

favorite foods and other things which they like to receive as

offerings and gifts. In this way we make our offerings in the
manner they are accustomed to, in the way they have always
received them, so that they will recognise our offerings and come
to our aid.
The orisas are often best understood by observing the forces of
nature they rule over. For instance, you can learn much about
Osun and her children by watching the rivers and streams she
rules over and observing that though she always heads toward her
sister Yemoja (the Sea) she does so on her own circuitous route.
Also observe how the babbling brook and the flash flood reflect
her changeable moods.
As you observe the orisas at work in the world and in your own
lives you will gain a better understanding of the and their ways.
Yes, they are complex, but no more so than any other living being
such as you or I. We are also blessed from time to time in these
orisas.
Orunmila is the orisa of wisdom,knowledge and divination. He
was the only orisa allowed to witness the creation of the universe
by Eledumare and bears witness to our destinies in the making as
well. This is the source of his title of Eleri Ipin or Witness to
Destiny in its Creation. His priests, the babalawos or Fathers of

the Secrets must devote themselves entirely to th practice of

divination and the accompanying arts. Through the Table of If
his priests unfold the secrets of the universe and the secrets of the
unfolding of our lives.
Sango rules over lightning, thunder, fire, the drums and dance. He
is a warrior orisa with quick wits, quick temper and is the epitome
of virility. Sango took the form of the fourth Alafin (Supreme
King) of Oyo on earth for a time. He is married to Oba and Oya.
He is an extremely hot blooded and strong-willed orisa that loves
all the pleasures of the world: dance, drumming, women, song and
eating. To acknowledge the greatness of this king, all in the
religion raise up on the toes of our feet (or rise out our chairs if we
are sitting) at the mention of his name. His colours are red and
white. He is most often represented by a double headed axe.
Yemoja lives and rules over the seas and lakes. She also rules over
maternity in our lives as she is the Mother of All Her name, a
shortened version of Yeye Omo Eja means Mother Whose
Children are the Fish to reflect the fact that her children are
uncountable. All life started in the sea, the amneotic fluid inside
the mothers womb is a form of sea where the embryo must
transform and evolve through the form of a fish before becoming a
human baby. In this way Yemoja displays herself as truly the
mother of all. She partakes of Olokuns abundance as the source

of all riches which she freely gives to her little sister Osun. She
dresses herself in seven skirts of blue and white and like the seas
and profound lakes she is deep and unknowable. Her number is
seven for the seven seas, her colours are blue and white, and she is
most often represented by the fish who are her children.
Osun rules over the sweet waters of the world, the brooks, streams
and rivers, embodying love, fertility. She also is the one we most
often approach to aid us in money matters. She is the youngest of
the female orisas but retains the title of Iyalode or great queen.
She heals with her sweet waters and with honey which she also
owns.
Obatala is the pure and clean in heart and someone who is very
old and knowledgeable. He is the Orisa of wisdom and someone
who is wise and the one who molds human beings.
Ogun is the orisa of iron, war and labour. He is the owner of all
technology and because this technology shares in his nature, it is
almost always used first for war. He is the deity that lead all Orisa
to the earth and cleared the road for them. Ogun is a hunter,
blacksmith and a warrior. He is recognised in the colours green
and black.

Oduduwa is the Orisa of the progenitors (forefathers) of the

human race- he was a warrior. He also wears white like Obatala,
but is not to be confused with Obatala.
Oranfe (in Ile Ife) is the commander of the Thunder. He is older
than Sango. He is the one that the OOni went to to get his crown.
Esu is a messenger of all Orisa. Whatever you are doing you have
to put something for Esu to make your sacrifice go straight to
Eledumare. Esu is not the one who blocks good luck, it is man that
has erred and needs to appease Esu to help correct his mistakes.
Obaluwaye is the guardian of small pox and disease.
Osoosi is a tracker, hunter and guard of Obatala. He is just like a
soldier or police that protects Obatala.
Oluorogbo is the first writer on earth. He is a peacemaker. He is
the one that found Olomo and give it to Ogboni to use. He tries to
make peace between Obatala and Oduduwa.
Orisaoko is the commander of agriculture and farming.
Oreluere brings rain during drought by using his plant to make the
rain come.

Elefon Oro or Oro is a orisa that woman cannot be initiated into. It

has a lot of secret, but a woman can do the festival for Oro if it is
in her family line. Woman can also be mounted with the Orisa, but
not initiated into it.
Olojudo or Iro is the orisa that owns the crown.
Egungun is the commander of the ancestor and masquerade.
Obalufon is the king of heaven.
Oranmiyan is the owner of the sword. He is the founder of Benin
and Oyo Kingdom. He is a warrior deity.
Obameri is the orisa of those that hang themselves with a rope. It
is a taboo for people to be hanged. This Orisa will take that
persons body away.
Alajogun is Obatalas messenger.
Aje is the owner of money and riches. Osaara or Osa is the Owner
of the lagoon.
Opa is a male hunter with a lot of dogs.

Yememolu is Obas wife. She is well water.

Owena is another river Orisa. It is a taboo to throw kolanut into
that river. Doing so annoys her.
Oba is another river Orisa. She is the first wife of Sango.
Oya is the commander of the wind and blowing breeze. Favorite
wife to Sango.
Erinle is another river Orisa. She is like Osun, but different.
Kori is the orisa of children.
Oke is the Orisa of the hill.
Moremi or Edi (The Iron Lady) is the wife of Oni. She is a hero.
Osanyin is the owner of herbal medicine.
Aganju is the Orisa of White cloth, he is one of the children of
Obatala.
Orisa Ibeji is the Orisa of twins.

Olomo or Edan is the Orisa for Ogboni Cult

Nombre de Orisa

Obatal

Oduduwa

Oranfe

Descripcin de Orisa
Obatal es el puro y
limpio de corazn y de
alguien que es muy
antigua y bien
informados. l es el
orisha de la sabidura y
alguien que es sabio y
el que moldea los seres
humanos.
Oduduwa - el orisha de
los progenitores
(padres) de la raza
humana - l era un
guerrero.Tambin se
viste de blanco, como
Obatal, pero no debe
confundirse con
Obatal.
Oranfe - en Ile Ife - l
es el comandante de la
Tormenta. l tiene ms

Agbonniregun u
Orunmila

Ogun

Esu

de Shang. l es el
nico que la OOni fue a
conseguir la corona.
Este orisha que traen el
conocimiento o la
sabidura. l es el que
da el mensaje de
Oludumare.
Ogun es el comandante
de Hierro. l es la
deidad que llevan todos
los orisha de la tierra y
despej el camino para
ellos. Ogun es un
cazador, herrero - un
guerrero. Cualquier
cosa relativa a Iron Ogun es el controlador
de la rehelm.
Esu es un mensajero
de todos los orisha.
Qu est haciendo
cada vez que usted
tiene que poner algo
para Esu para hacer

Obaluwaye

Osoosi

Oluorogbo

sus cosas a la obra de

Dios
Todopoderoso.Esu no
es el que bloquea
buena suerte, es el ser
humano, que son los
que han hecho de
errores y la necesidad
de apaciguar a Esu
para ayudar a corregir
el error que han
causado.
Obaluwaye es el tutor o
la viruela y la
enfermedad.
Osossi es un
rastreador, cazador y
protector de Obatal. l
es como un soldado o
polica que protege a
Obatal.
Oluorogbo fue el primer
escritor en la tierra. Era
un pacificador. l es el
que fund Olomo y lo

dio a ogboni a utilizar.

Trat de hacer la paz
entre Obatala y
Oduduwa.
Era el comandante de
Ojice - aquellos que
Orisakire
estn posedos por el
orisha y cualquier tipo
de posesin.
l es el comandante de
Orisateko o Orisaoko la agricultura y la
agricultura.
Cuando no hay lluvia
Oreluere
que usar su planta
para que la lluvia.
Este es un orisha que
la mujer no puede ser
iniciado a la
misma. Tiene un
montn de secretos,
Elefon Oro o Oro
pero una mujer puede
hacer el festival de Oro,
si est en su lnea
familiar. La mujer
tambin puede ser

Olojudo o Iro
Egungun
Obalufon

Oranmiyan

Sango

Esindale

montado con el Orisa,

pero no inici a la
misma.
l es el orisha que es el
dueo de la corona.
l es el comandante de
los antepasados y de
mscaras.
l es el rey de los
cielos.
El es el dueo de la
espada. Fue el
fundador de Benin y el
Reino de Oyo. l es un
dios guerrero.
l es un rey y
comandante de un
trueno. l tambin es
un mago.
Es un tab para
cualquier ser humano a
golpear su cabeza
contra el suelo.Cuando
lo hagan, ya que es un
tab este Orisa se

Obameri

Alajogun
Iyemoja
Olokun
Aje
Osaara o de Osa
Mokuro
Opa

llevar a esa persona

de distancia. (El
suicidio)
Este es el orisha de los
que se cuelgan con una
cuerda. Es un tab para
las personas a la horca
- Este orisha se llevar
a esa persona fuera del
cuerpo
l es un mensajero de
Obatal.
La mujer ms vieja en
el ro
El titular de la mar y la
riqueza - el propietario
de la sal.
Ella es el propietario
del dinero y riquezas.
El propietario de la
laguna.
Ella es el amigo de
Olokun y Osara que
viven en la piedra.
Es un cazador hombre

Yememolu

Owena

Osun

Oba

Oya

Erinle
Kori

con una gran cantidad

de perros .. .. muchos
muchos perros que lo
siguen.
Ella es la esposa del
Oba - lleg un pozo de
agua.
Este es otro ro Orisa es un tab para lanzar
colanut en ese ro - que
se molesta.
Ella es el propietario
del ro y de la madre de
muchos nios
Este es otro ro - que la
primera esposa de
Sango.
Ella es el comandante
del viento y la brisa que
sopla. La esposa
favorita de Sango.
Otro ro - es como
Osun, pero diferente.
Ella es la orisha de los
nios.

Oke
Moremi o EDI

Osanyin

Aganj

Los orisha de la colina

La Dama de Hierro - La
esposa de Oni - ella es
un hroe.
El propietario de la
medicina a base de
hierbas
Los orisha de tela
blanca, es uno de los
hijos de Obatal

Baayanrim
Orisa Ibeji
Olomo o Edan
Ile

Los orisha de los

gemelos
Orisa para ogboni Cult
La casa que nos vamos
a cuando salimos de la
tierra - la tierra