This book deals with and describes step by step the ritual to perform the EBO, in this case we have chosen the one created by the famous Cuban Babalawo Miguel Febles Padrón, for being one of the wisest babalawo and layers of Cuba of all time. Here we relate carefully and with illustrations, each step of the EBO, so that the beginner English-speaking babalawo can understand and memorize them without difficulty.

This Book "Treaty of Afro-Cuban Osain" is based on the knowledge of the Afro-Cuban tradition, of this important deity of Yoruba origin. It contains extensive and very complete information on the knowledge of the liturgical ceremonial of Osain, as developed by the great Osainists of the island of Cuba included, its creation, oath ceremony and consecration of the foundation. With more than 900 works and insheses that allows you, solve all the problems that come your way. More than 160 signatures to work with Osain as well as full color photos of the plants, sticks and birds that are used to support you in your work as Babalawo in this field and also a extensive Lukumí vocabulary that will help you decipher the phrases and prayers of this complex liturgical writing.

This book, TREATY OF THE ODU IFÁ SYNTHESIS THIRD EDITION IN ENGLISH, is a translation from the Spanish of the Third Special Edition, which deals with important aspects of the Odu such as: Ifa de, Sayings, Births, Emphasis, Signs, Ifa Says, Prohibitions, Recommendations, Herbs, Jobs and Eboses. The novelty In this edition, we have added enough illustrations of the important aspects that must stand out in each Odu, with the aim of facilitating the English-speaking Babalawos, who are not very related to these Afro-Cuban dialects, used in Ifá and Osha, may have a clearer idea of the different aspects that are discussed here. To these people, I suggest, that to have a better understanding of these dialects, to be helped by other complementary literatures such as, "Yoruba Vocabulary and Lukumi "and" Food and Adimú for the Santos "both by Marcelo Madan, which will be a very valuable help for the understanding of these terms and languages ​​used regularly in the works and Eboses.

Cuban Ifá From An Insider Hidden within the mysterious Afro-Cuban religion of Santería, also known as Lucumí, there is a deep body of secrets and rituals called Ifá. This book pulls away the veil of secrecy to reveal exactly what Ifá is and how it works, exploring its history, cosmology, Orichas, initiations, mythology, offerings, and sacrifices. Join Frank Baba Eyiogbe in this fascinating introduction that discusses the functions of the babalawo, the role of women, the future of Ifá, and much more. Praise: "A wonderful and much needed addition to the literature on Afro-Cuban religion. Engagingly written, scholarly while remaining accessible . . . it presents an up-to-date exposition of both the history and contemporary philosophy of one of the world's most complex systems of divination."mdash;Stephan Palmié, Chair of the Department of Anthropology and Social Sciences at the University of Chicago and author of The Cooking of History: How Not to Study Afro-Cuban Religion

This book deals with the definition of the materials used to make the ebo and inshé (works). These materials are focused here, from the point of view of their use and their esoteric symbols, which should be the criteria when choosing them, to propose them to Ifá for final approval. The book shows a wide list of these materials, sufficiently well illustrated and explained, at the end, I incorporate a wide Lukumí-Spanish vocabulary, to facilitate the identification of these materials, as they are written in the ebo of the Osha-Ifá literature Afro-Cuban. This book is an excellent complement to the book "El Ebo de Miguel Febles Padrón".

When it first came out, it was an instant classic. Awo has returned over 20 years later bringing insight and understanding to the divination process in the Ifa Tradition. This has been the foundation for many Awo in the United States and Latin America over the years. It has been said that every Awo needs to have this in his library. This work focuses on the foundational divination using obi ( 4 shell divination) and expanding into the full 16 odus that lay the foundation for Ifa practice. It includes instruction, interpretations, graphic pictures. prayers, along with an overview of the cosmology in divination and ancestor work in divination. It is designed for initiates and non initiates alike to begin the process of divination.