
Eshu is an Orisha, Orisha group of Odde, commonly known as The Warriors. It governs the manifestations of chaos. To manifest what kind you have to take account of the evil and take precautions to avoid him. It's the one always doing tricks and deceives the Orishas and men in the various legends or patakines. Its meaning is the misfortunes that happen in our lives when we are not in harmony or balance with our surroundings. Eshu is the exclusive power of the Babalawos, those who loaded and delivered, will not anyone's head so it does not sit. According to Ifa has 201 roads. The Babalawos as enshrined with various elements of nature.
Does not speak for the Diloggún and will not mat. Works directly with Orunla, is leading the ebbó and accounts of the offerings are made. Most Oshas and Orishas are accompanied by a specific Eshu. In addition, all have their Odu Ifa particular Eshu. Eshu an object of worship is manufactured by Awo or Orunmila.
The couple Elegua - Eshu represents the constant link between positive and negative, that any change requires a crisis and there is no quiet stillness. When a home is protected is denoted the presence of Elegua and when there are problems is that it has entered Eshu. Eshu Westerners confused with the devil, but by no means so, if anything could be with the devil that tempted Jesus, but nothing else is similar, since its objective is to achieve the chaos that steps be taken to achieve balance.
Family Eshu.
Eshu is the first speck of life created by Olorun. 201 indicated that their ways are children of Orunmila.
Pataki Eshu:
Orunla and his wife wanted so much to have a son who went to see Obbatala to ask that they be granted. Obbatala that was committed in shaping the first man from clay, told them to be patient. But the couple said. Orunla will even be suggested that the figure was doing.
Obbatala agreed and explained that they should lay hands on the figure for twelve months. The couple did so and by the deadline indicated, the son came to life. He was called Eshu. Born with a voracity talking and began to eat everything in its path.
One morning, as usual Orunla consulted their oracle, it told her to spend all day with a machete in his hand. Eshu who had already eaten all the animals, plants and even stones, entered the home of his parents with the intention of eating them.
Seeing his father tried to flee but armed might, the old man chased him around the house cut with a machete, each piece was born a new Eshu. Two hundred and one Eshu ran through the house, until he tired he proposed a deal with his angry father, "Each of my party will be a son to you and you can consult it whenever you want."
"Okay," replied the sage. But you must give back everything you've eaten.
Eshu vomited everything he had in his stomach and everything went back to take his place.
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