The Diloggun: The Orishas, Proverbs, Sacrifices, and Prohibitions of Cuban Santeria

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	• The Diloggun: The Orishas, Proverbs, Sacrifices, and Prohibitions of Cuban Santeria Ócha'ni Lele, Ocha'ni Lele Destiny Books, 2003 - 576 pages average customer review:based on 16 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Beautiful Book

I am in the process of being initiated in the Lukumi religion. I wanted this book very badly because all I have heard is wonderful things about it. After I purchased it, I began to read. The writing was absolutely hypnotic! I could not put it down. I would read it on my break at work, and would get upset when my break was over because I just wanted to read more. It reads like awesome short stories. I highly recommend this book, should you choose to be part of Lukumi!
Ase' to this book and its author!
--John Turner

A good try but...

I am a priest within the yoruba religion, young in years (6)but I have read all that I can find on the religion, both from the Orisha and the Ifa perspective. I find that it is impossible to expect that the fullness of this religion to be related by any one book, teacher or class. The Yoruba religion is rich in history, philosophy and tradition. The two prominent systems of divination, Ifa and Dilogun are likewise complex and not meant to be fully comprehended within a few weeks, months, or years of study. With all this said I move on to my review. The book is informative but one must question the accuracy and source of the information. The high praise that I see heaped upon it here may more speak of the commentors' depth of understanding rather than the excellence of the work. We are all works in progress, and this work may help many to better understand dilogun divination. Ultimately however, if one seeks to reach higher levels of understanding within the religion, one will have to unlearn some of the information given within this work. Lastly I would like to add that I have spoken to several of my elders within the religion (babalawo and oriate), and the concensus is that this book needs work. I am happy that someone is trying to tackle that difficult task of teaching dilogun from a book but this book should not be taken as the ultimate gospel nor as the last piece of the puzzle.

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infomative

I am an initiate and this book has helped me understand the odduns a bit more. Its nothing like sitting in a reading with your elders and learning that way, but the book is very explanitory and has usfull information that you can use to complete various ebboses, recipies, etc..
I highly recommend the book to anyone wanting to understand a bit more anout the odduns... Again this does not replace what your elders can teach you or what you can learn listening and learning from hands on..
Ache..
omo yemaya

The Diloggun: The Orishas, Proverbs, Sacrifices, and Prohibitions of Cuban Santeria

this book is a very good book to learn and understand the religion of santeria , for those who are baptized in the religion i do recommend this book

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Enough already!

I am so tired of priest within these tradtions ( Ifa, Santaria, Lucumi, etc) fighting and constantly putting down one another. It is truly a turn off to anyone outside the tradition as it is obvious jealousy and ego that fuels much of it. So what if it does not have everything that you believe it should. Write something yourself that reflects what you believe should be included rather than putting down anothers effort. Knowledge and wisdom are infinite and no one person has it all. It would promote your tradtion much better for you all to collaborate on some works rather than to spout bitter statements against another. The roots of this tradition lay the foundations for the world yet you bastardize it with your low level thinking and egotistical postulations. Is there no love, tolorance, compassion, or even encouragement in this tradition or is the key to tear each other down?

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The first book on Santería?s holiest divination system to thoroughly explore each family of odu and how their actions and reactions affect the spiritual development of the client.

? Includes the major considerations for sacrifice, providing the diviner with ways to placate and supplicate the Afro-Cuban deities known as orishas.

? Demonstrates how to properly end a reading so that negative vibrations are fully removed from the diviner's home.

? Provides a thoroughly detailed description of each of the 12 families of odu that exist in the diloggun--from Okana through Ejila Shebora.

The diloggun is more than a tool of divination. It is a powerful transformational process, and the forces that are set in motion when it is cast determine the future evolution of the adherent. The Diloggun is the first book to explore this Afro-Cuban oracle from the perspective of diaspora orisha worship. It is also the first book to explore the lore surrounding this mysterious oracle, which is the living Bible of one of the world's fastest growing faiths.

The twelve families of odu that are available to the diviner include 192 omo odu, the children of the odu, and each of these patterns or letters has its own proverbs, meanings, prohibitions, and sacrifices. Ocha'ni Lele provides the secret but essential information that the adept diviner needs to know to ensure that every element affecting a client's spiritual development is taken into consideration during a reading. His book is also the first to detail how to properly end a session so that negative vibrations are absorbed by the orishas and fully removed from the diviner's home. For those seeking the wisdom of ancient Africa, The Diloggun is an indispensable guide to the mysteries of the orishas.

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