https://www.ejeife.com/asojano daily 0.75 2020-06-02 https://www.ejeife.com/oshun daily 0.75 2020-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1590848386446-9L765H8U3KLX1M46Z6SO/Large+JPG-Aro+Ha_0380.jpg Oshun https://www.ejeife.com/recommended-reading daily 0.75 2020-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1591022818144-HKPLM78AI91GQNXB78RB/mason.jpg Recommended Reading - Black Gods: Orisa Studies in the New World by Gary Edwards and John Mason This short but deeply beloved book was one of the first written in English to explore the main Orisha worshipped in Lucumí by practitioners, for practitioners. Baba John Mason, an early member of the African American Lukumí community in New York, is one of the most widely respected priests in the religion, and his decades of knowledge shine through in this collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1591023084331-WM7TARY2FOV0U4VVW07V/tobemeloracorreal.jpg Recommended Reading - Finding Soul on the Path of Orisa by Tobe Melora Correal This introductory text is written by respected Orisha priestess Tobe Melora Correal especially for people entering the Lucumí religion. Though the practice of the religion must be done through guidance of competent, initiated Olorisha, this book provides many helpful small steps a person can take who has not yet found a Godparent to lead them on this journey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1601627132672-K5V9RCEBZVAS55NB73FK/cbook.jpg Recommended Reading - A Year in White: Cultural Newcomers to Lukumi and Santería in the United States by C. Lynn Carr Sociologist C. Lynn Carr provides the first study of the iyaworaje, or year in white, that follows the initiation of new priests in the Lucumí religion. Carr examines the experiences of iyawos as they traverse the world dressed in white and observing strict new taboos. It is a fascinating look into one of the most important aspects of the religion, drawn from in-depth interviews and survey data. We are also quite proud to say that the author is a member of our own ilé! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1601731690818-EHAECYI1TTSLWOQLVDJX/oggunbemi.jpg Recommended Reading https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1591022343326-F9ZS0QR1SV2XRYOZL87A/murphy.jpg Recommended Reading https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1591022528740-QSP381DK9QDKTK8PMHVR/brandon.jpg Recommended Reading - Santeria From Africa to the New World: the Dead Sell Memories by George Brandon George Brandon traces the history of the Lucumí religion from the trans-Atlantic slave trade, through its transformations in Cuba, and it’s second diaspora in the United States. With a focus on both the ancestors who brought the religion first to Cuba and then to New York, Brandon clearly lays out the how and why behind the changes that have shaped this religion across two centuries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1591023279918-S0AO4RQ9E77JL1M6WJN3/santeriaenthroned.jpg Recommended Reading - Santeria Enthroned: Art, Ritual, and Innovation in an Afro-Cuban Religion by David H. Brown One of the most thorough explorations of Lucumí religion published to date, this massive tome explores Regla de Ocha through an art history lens. Written by academic and priest David H. Brown, there are few priests today who do not regularly refer to this book. Though not an introductory text by any means, those who have read the above books and crave more information will find what they are looking for in Santeria Enthroned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1601737701412-M9IJN9CK90MX0QE7A0TV/martamorenovega.jpg Recommended Reading - The Altar of My Soul by Marta Moreno Vega A beautiful personal account of the religion by esteemed elder Marta Moreno Vega, this book is an excellent place to start to understand the Orisha and the Lucumí religion. https://www.ejeife.com/diloggun daily 0.75 2020-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1590749855860-FLVBGZ0EZ060V0ZQ0NJ4/oraculo-diloggun.jpg Diloggún - By consulting the diloggún, Orisha can tell us how to be in alignment with our destiny. https://www.ejeife.com/ogun daily 0.75 2020-06-02 https://www.ejeife.com/ochossi daily 0.75 2020-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1591024835050-JHJT6QDWTRUFJRVOW1G4/23869577644_73fa50b577_b.jpg Ochossi Painting of Oxóssi by Brazilian Orixa artist Menote Cordeiro. https://www.ejeife.com/afolabi-article1 daily 0.75 2020-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1590674815035-3E92B4RD39FLG5XWLWEE/OshunOshoosiLogunEde.jpg Oshún by Afolabi A popular Brazilian painting of Oshún (known in Brazil as Oxum). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1590674941075-C97Q5F9WKT0UT1L31CW0/oshun.jpg Oshún by Afolabi Afolabí’s Oshún. https://www.ejeife.com/home daily 1.0 2024-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1590502880339-FL77XO8F1AC8VWIAXVY9/osain.jpg Home - Our Ilé Find out about our Ilé’s mission and history. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1590502916077-BSKYXZN6H61BAG3UWAZV/yemaya-madrina.jpg Home - Contact us If you have any questions for our ilé, please reach out and we’d be happy to talk. https://www.ejeife.com/orisha-oko daily 0.75 2020-06-02 https://www.ejeife.com/obatala daily 0.75 2020-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1591096340163-L3GR8AJ189AIAE4279P9/obatala.jpg Obatala https://www.ejeife.com/oya daily 0.75 2020-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1591098455478-PDSPMP345BD67C91MU25/Iansa.jpg Oya Illustration of Iansá by Carybé https://www.ejeife.com/egun daily 0.75 2020-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1590842518802-OCCUZJGZP2G5DCMA6FZ6/boveda.jpg Egún https://www.ejeife.com/yemaya daily 0.75 2020-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1591094564857-K3VH6HJ571P0CIQMNO6T/Iemanjapainting.jpg Yemaya https://www.ejeife.com/agayu daily 0.75 2020-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1591101979828-YMF0KYP8M9KDSN13HA4O/Aggayu.jpg Agayu Painting: Aggayú by Erik Olivera. https://www.ejeife.com/orisha daily 0.75 2020-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1590748659466-5EYFL61ZUD15ZWXQYERJ/800px-Silvery_Wandering_Jew_Tradescantia_zebrina_3.jpg Who are the Orisha? - It is often said that there are 401 Orisha. Traditionally, the Yoruba only count to 400, and 1 is added to represent infinity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1590748341381-J48FA4ISAMD6UQDMAMXU/gallosa_ochun.jpg Who are the Orisha? Painting: Oñí pa’ Ochún by Javier Gonzalez Gallosa https://www.ejeife.com/about daily 0.75 2024-04-17 https://www.ejeife.com/inle-and-abatan daily 0.75 2020-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1591114106821-KZX4QBY3WMHBVCSJ2UPX/Rigoberto+4.jpg Inle and Abatan Shrines of Inle and Abatan (left), in the home of late Cuban Babalorisha Rigoberto Rodriguez “El de Madruga” Oshunyemí, iba’e. https://www.ejeife.com/contact daily 0.75 2020-05-26 https://www.ejeife.com/obba-nani daily 0.75 2020-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1591108823836-X3MVP5BNSVVGGYFJZZDO/Large+JPG-Aro+Ha_0380.jpg Obba Nani https://www.ejeife.com/elegua daily 0.75 2020-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1590845936035-CWISMT0XM8NG6LL4TA53/elegba.jpg Elegua Painting: Elegba at the Crossroads by Karmella Haynes. https://www.ejeife.com/shango daily 0.75 2020-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1591092294884-TWRVYI0O5TZ3O8T57QGT/shangodavidzerca.jpg Shango https://www.ejeife.com/olokun daily 0.75 2020-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1591100240848-IDP8KVT804G0U8GEBAGV/Olokun.jpg Olokun Painting: Olokún by Erik Olivera. https://www.ejeife.com/ancestor-stories daily 0.75 2020-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1593005219574-TVTJMT17I5W0BEO5TDWJ/AuroraLamarObaTola2.jpg Ancestor Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1593006454782-G475DQWNQNNU9B44YUHE/Ferminita+Gomez.jpg Ancestor Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1593007589192-T2VKK115RQCL8JP9OEP7/ana+bi+osun.jpg Ancestor Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1601557231665-OQC8FCMXW8FKPLD8NRGI/image-asset.jpeg Ancestor Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1601568563005-SA7IZ27R8FJUM0EX4UOX/Shloma+Rosenberg+Vancouver+Nov+2007.jpg Ancestor Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1593009683245-Z9K8MIAIR4FGPOYM1W24/78258567_3230906143591602_2023376861425303552_n.jpg Ancestor Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1593009424294-8CBZGDI1ZG56COB5BW60/johnny.jpg Ancestor Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd04eac186e908ce8dc9c7/1593008482009-1WVQPBNYOD3FC041SOZP/Obatala+anya+trip+-+Keith+Oshun+Guerre+February+2007.jpg Ancestor Stories