History Of Elegua

The complex Eshu / Elegua an initial definition

Eshu. - Deity is evil, the product of man's brain development. Is an Orisha devoted to nature and
plants.
Elegua. - Is a deity created by Oloddumare born with Nature and Nature and all its components,
animals and plants. This deity is seated.
Elegua. - The Orisha of the roads. He who keeps the keys to the doors of prospety and poverty.
He is also the Ashe keeper and also given to us. It the first we call when we need to open doors
and paths. Some offer we give to him are: cocks, Rum and palm oil. Elegua is the Orisha
misunderstood. He is The first one that show manifestation in our lives. He responsible that we
make our own choices and decisions to meet any task. He is the Olopa Orun (The Police of
Heaven). The worker of wonderful, give us vital force. He was present when proclaiming the
existenciade Olodumare.
Eshu Alase Baba, n'kn Ki Ki Ma n'kn me omo aya me Ma Ma Ati Emi Naa my lu my wool
lunyn Owo, wool or omo Kan Mi. Ma Esh me, or omo elmrn not. Aktpe Asrolgo
lgb. Olorun maa ki je ari IJA Eshu or ASE.
Elegua is a very important deity in the Order of the Orisha, is the brain of all things in life.
Nothing can happen in life without his aproval. That's one of the reasons that all sacrifices are
given to him first
Elegua is not the keeper of the vital force of life, He is the vital force of life
A History explains that Orunmila took the Ori from Eshu and helped by Orunmila became
famous. When Eshu told then to give the the Ori back , Orunmila give him the Yangi. Putting out
to be worshiped. The Orisha would be thru many fights with other Orisha. Shango had said it
will defeat him in many battler and one time Orisha Eshu and Shango fight very hard
and whenever chango beat , ESU was divided into more parts and eventually overcame hits but
allowed Eshu realize the choice in their lives. Remember, sinconfrontacin Eshu can not
manifest in a life.
Elegua.
The smallest of the Orishas. It is playful, mischievous and rowdy.
Opens and closes the roads and doors, gods and mortals and do so at your whim, to luck or
misfortune. Although small, (a kerekete,), a boy debemosconsiderarle without question the most
formidable of the Orishas.
He has the keys of fate. Is lurking everywhere, save the crossroads; esel keeper of the forest and
savannas, is the first Orisha whose favor must be conquered.
Domina with Orula, Oya Baba and the "Four Winds", and gets into everything, entangled
unasituacin, turns things upside down, is in your hands lose or save Lagana who would.
Elegua is the Orisha of jokes, "chefe" the cruel, big or small overwhelming irony of fate, the
unexpected and unforeseen. Drives to and, rigged right and wrong are not expected. Change
situations. Author imponderable of disagreements passengers or breaks definitive. Friendship
and truest love, hate Elegu makes it confusing to two people who love each well.
Sometimes by character, not only mischievous and malicious, but frankly perverse and evil, that
takes in other of its many manifestations with Eshu name.
Eshu is the same San Bartolom, (the devil's August 24). But Eshu Elegua is 21.
Eshu Oku Boro. - The life and death.
Eshu Alakiy. - The most greedy, that of the unexpected.
Eshu Latieye. - Whoever wins anyway.
Eshu Bi. - The king of evils. It is one and twenty-one, the same Elegua, walking different paths.
All sentinel and Orishas have a Elegu errand. In each place there is one: At the cemetery, the
cemetery opening bars of Obba.
The keeper and gravedigger is Elegua.
Oshun is Laroye friend who lives behind the door in a casserole. It's in the doors of the houses
and in the street.
Eshu Bi in the corner.
Achi Kual Alale or, in the four roads.
Eshu Ile-Olova or Kaloya, squares and markets.
Agguere in the hills.
Obanigwanna or Alaggwanna, in savannas.
The Anima Sola (Eshu) in lonely places.
Eshu Ogguanilebbe Ogun inseparable.
Baraie, walks with Chango.
Ayer is messenger and custodian of Ifa and its representative, who without Elegu Babalawo
without Osain, not sure.
Aagui is the confidence and security of Ifa it is the finest of the legion of Elegua and most
important of all, because Olofi instructed it opened and closed the cemetery gate. Is that orders
and commands, they are named and distributes the work of others and all are messengers Elegua,
mostly children, sent by other Elegu old.
Eluf, is the oldest of all and to which it must behave with extreme correction. This Elegu lives,
very withdrawn in the yard, because near or in front of him can not do anything dishonest.
Alaleil, too old and is a honorary name given to Awo Elegua is one of the greats.
Ogguiri, Elu, Afra and Keneno are Araras.
Aagui, and Ogunilel Alabbgwanna are adults (old boys), more boys and therefore more
turbulent are Akileyo, Alayaki, a little more docile Echub this BI is chief Ibeyis (San Cosme and
San Damian) or twins and unbeatable when given by vein to protect your om Baraie.
Echerik, who walks with Osain.
Alake, Kinkoye, Laroyo, and Aganik Akokelobiy encountered with all that is. Osika as
Akokoribiy, land mine is very fond of playing with glass balls, to dance and spin and smoke
cigarettes with Olank mate.
Barakeo is the smallest of all, living in the jungle, between bushes and everything upsets and
confuses.
In short Elegua is rampant, is a network and all communicate with each other, so it is necessary
that the door is satisfied, and eat it before anyone else as ordered Olofi to not impede the course
normal life .....
Orisha is larger, has the keys to the destination, opens and closes the door to misery or happiness.
He is the personification of fate and death. Goalkeeper of the forest and savanna. He is the son of
Obatala and Yemm. The first of the four warriors (Elegua, Ogun, Osun and Ochosi). Won with
Olofi, Obatala and Orula, sufficient privileges to be first: Okana.
In Ocana speaks Diloggn Sorde, Ogunda, Oddi and Ojuani (1-3-7-11).
His days are Monday and Tuesday and all who fall into 3. It is celebrated on January 6 and June
13.
In Palo Rule Maunga called, which is equal to Anima Sola. Lubaniba is San Antonio de Padua,
which equals Nkuyu Elegu Alagguana, which equals the Anima Sola.
Your name Fon: Legba. In Haiti, Papa Legba.
ATTRIBUTES: All type of object used in children's games: kites, whistles, balls, toy soldiers
and all kinds of keys, machete, doodle, guano hat, hunting and fishing gear, gold nuggets and
silver coins sticks bush, vines, rifles and bandoliers, deer jars, dry coconuts decorated jug, goat
jars.
NECKLACES: Matipo red and black, representing life and death, the beginning and the end, war
and peace, the one and the other.
CLOTHING: Wear a jacket, trousers tight at the knee and a big red hat, as typical of the cooks.
All in red and black, sometimes pant legs are red and black, or both, alternating lists. Both the
jacket and the pants and especially the cap, often adorned with bells, beads and cowries.
OFFERINGS: (Ardim). Brandy, snuff, roasted corn, coconut, smoked fish, bagels, smoked
juta, palm oil, candles, sweets of all kinds, (scratch, coconut caramel, etc..). A very special
offering is to place a head of juta and / or sacrifice a mouse. (His messenger is the Mouse).
Herbs of sitting elegua
- Grass Horse - Yellow Dock - cordgrass - Abrecamino - Pastillo - Yerba fine - Guanine (Yerba
smelly) - Itamoreal - Mongoose - Kioyo (broadleaf basil) - Pinion Creole - Yamao