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_Obí: Oracle of Cuban Santería_ is the first book to fully explore the sacred body of lore surrounding Obí, as well as his particular rituals and customs, including opening considerations, casting and interpreting the oracle, and employing advanced methods of divination. Also explained are the previously unpublished secrets of closing the oracle properly so that any negative vibrations will be absorbed by the coconuts and permanently removed from the diviner's home. DIVINATION / INDIGENOUS CULTURES The Santería, or Lucumí, faith is not a static religion but a living conduit for connecting the spirit world to our own. One of the paths to the spirits within Santería is through a divination technique known as Obí, the coconut oracle, which gives the petitioner access to the orisha of the same name. The orisha Obí began as a mortal human who ascended to become an orisha as a reward for good deeds done on Earth, then fell from grace because of excessive pride. When he descended... DIVINATION/ INDIGENOUS CULTURES
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- Author
- Ócha'ni Lele
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions / Bear & Company
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780892818648
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Body Mind & Spirit, Science, Religion
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