Olokun is an Orisha who is the foundation of Ifa and Osha and is related to the deep secrets of life and death. Olokun provides health, prosperity and material progress. It is the Orisha of the ocean, the sea is at its most terrifying, is androgynous, half-man half-fish, compulsive character, mysterious and violent. Has the ability to transform. It's scary when angry. In nature is symbolized by the deep sea and is the true owner of the depths of this, where nobody could reach. Represents the secrets of the seabed, as nobody knows who is at the bottom of the sea, and only Olokun Olofin. It also represents the wealth of the seabed and health. Olokun is one of the most dangerous and powerful deities of religion Osha-Ifa.

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It is said that Obbatalá him chained to the bottom of the ocean, when he tried to kill mankind with the flood. Always represents the mask. His cult is the city of Lagos, Benin and Ile-Ife.

Its name comes from Yorùbá Olokun (Olo: owner - Okun: Ocean). It represents the riches of the sea bottom and health. In Rule of Ocha is a major that you can not miss the Oloche and Babalawos. His principal cult is owned by the babalawos who receive it with the 9 Olos and 9 besides Eshu Olona characteristic. The Olona and Olos are water nymphs, represent the rivers, streams, ponds, waterfalls, springs, ponds, and marine extensions rainwater.

It is ahead of any initiated and Oloche receive it and deliver it in a ceremony that included ceremonies to mountain, cemetery and sea, it takes a awan with 21 ministers and then danced to the basket. Olokun two spirits living with Somu Gagá and Akar representing life and death respectively. Both spirits are represented by a doll that bears lead in one hand a serpent (Akar) and the other a mask (Somu Gagá).

Olokun can be delivered by or IWOR Babalawos, and the validity of both is acknowledged. The babalawo jar carries inside and covered with sea shells to represent the ocean. Orunmila speaks through the Ikin.

In the cult of Ifa Olokun Oduduwa is done alongside, in their relationship and combination of land and sea. This ceremony is offering a bull and danced Olokun the jars with the nine masks. This tradition has been lost a bit in Cuba.

The main difference between the Olokun of IWOR (Santoro) and the Babalawo Babalawo is that of not carrying water. It is considered that Babalawo Olokun of lives in the empty space between the rock core of the earth and water of the oceans. It carries no water. The water is of IWOR if because its center is Aggana Eri, the foam of the sea.

His number is 7 and its multiples. Its colors are blue, white or black. It presents Maferefun Olokun!

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I pray to Olokun
He was my lo're Olokun faith. He was re wa sa Olokun oyio fun.
Nu Olokun not or whether or ki e lu re ye toray. Bomi taafi. Bernie taafi.
Ni'ka Olokun him. Moyugba. Ashe.

I venerate the spirit of the vast ocean. Venero ocean spirit who is beyond all understanding. Spirit of the ocean, I will honor it, while there is water in the sea.
Let there be peace in the ocean. Let there be peace in my soul.
The spirit of the ocean, which has no age, I give my respects. So be it.

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Family Olokun
Aje is Olokun Shalunga husband, Elusú, Ö, Ikokó, Osara, Boromú, Boronsia, Yembó and Agganá. It's Father and Mother Yemaya.

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Diloggún in Olokun:
In the speech by Irosso Diloggún (4), Eyeunle meyi (8-8) and mainly Oshakuaribó (17).

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Olokun Tools:
Its receptacle is a large clay jar or earthenware, or bluish black color, where its attributes are found living in seawater. His attributes are the rudder, mermaid doll lead with a snake in one hand and the other a mask, boats, anchors, shells, sea horses, starfish, has 21 otes (9 black, 9 shelly reef and 9) , 2 coats of snails (one inside the Tinajita with the secret and the other dropped into the jar), sun, moon, boa, chains, a mask, everything on the ocean made of lead or silver. Elekes their more traditional accounts are 7 deep blue, 7 white glass, 1 red, 1 yellow and 1 green, other accounts that manufactured indigo blue combined with red beads, opals and corals.
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Offerings to Olokun:
He was offering hominy cooked with garlic, onion, butter, coconut balls of joy, Eko, cane molasses, beans tape (Peas), pork, fried green bananas, watercress, malarrabia, corn, pellets boiled yam, coconut, brown sugar, fruit, etc.. He immolated white rooster, chickens, pigeons, geese, duck, turtle, guinea fowl, lamb, mutton, pork, cow and calf. In the complex ceremonies Babalawo must be present. Your Ewe are copalillo Mount, guama stinking golden mouse, rosemary, coral, fine grass, bolt, maidenhair, anon, alambrillo, willow, and normally carries paragüita the Ewe of Yemaya.

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Patakines Olokun:
Orisha oko an afternoon strolling along the sea where he saw hovering the face of a beautiful young woman, fearing it was a mirage even asked her name and who his father.

"My name Olokun and am the daughter of Obbatalá answered from the water.

The farmer could not sleep that night thinking about the beautiful maiden and dawn came hurrying to ask her in marriage. Obbatalá listened with great patience and said: "It is true that my daughter has a beautiful face, but also has a defect, only I will give in marriage if you commit to not ever throw it in my face." Gladly accepted the Orisha oko condition and the wedding day, when they reached the house he met his wife's body was deformed, but there was no way back.

Time passed and while the farmer cultivating his land, the woman sold the crop on the market. One day Olokun left without being able to sell the goods and Orisha oko blinded by anger continually discussed until forgetting the promise he brought in his face default.

Olokun left home at sea and his anger was all the water began to flood the land, the days passed and the disgust of Olokun was growing, people had no place to hide and Orisha oko to feel great shame he went Obbatalá's palace to implore mercy.

Multiple messages sent to the angry father daughter, but despite this was such that he even forgot obedience. Then Baba to see that his orders were not met Yemaya sent home Okuta Oggun chain looking stronger than ever seen and when she had instructed in his power to Yemaya Ashaba chained his brother into the sea . Since then Olokun lives tied in the deep ocean where neither the sight of man can go, but when he remembers the injury received, is so full of anger, to return the land to be inundated by the sea.

Agganá Eri.
Olokun had 11 daughters, Osupa (the moon), 5 Olos, 4 Olona and your preferred Agana Eri. The Olona Olos and were the most beautiful and were sirens, the nine could become fish-woman or woman alone, while her sister Eri Agana, with Yewá Olokun daughter was deformed, was missing a breast and had a higher hip than the other.

For this reason Agana Eri began to feel envious of her beautiful sisters and allied to some fishermen who had long wanted to find and capture the mermaids. The sirens were Orunmila a guard who had given them to transform every time they wanted.

Agana Eri a day of full moon, told the fishermen to trap, what time and how they should take from all the shelter that took in his neck so they could not return and become a fish again.

This was the case. With a huge cast net fishermen seized their sisters. Olokun known this, he attacked a huge earthquake and rescued his daughters, drowning those who dared to catch them. They lost their guards were turned into mermaids forever and could never again become women. Olokun to know through the perfidy of Agana Orunmila Eri, called her and said, Because your iniquity be tied to the bottom of the ocean and only come out as a foam, a condition that gave you Orunmila when Ossain Oggun fighting for you and you deformed . You're my favorite daughter and will not abandon you, but in your hands they carried proof of your hypocrisy as a mask and the other as proof of your evil snake.

The two warriors.
Olokun had two great warriors who fought with him daily. Every time you won a war, called his two servers and invited them to choose their rewards. If the former, who was vain and evil called one thing, the other who was humble and reverential gave him the same thing twice. Displaying the envious and proud of this situation, a day after a victory, the vain asked Olokun you take out an eye. Olokun understood that according to the request, would be left blind to who had shown kindness and resignation, stated:

From now to you eye bag, but you will live on Earth, where there will be wars, misery and tears. Your brother will live in the deep ocean and although you will not see me on earth because of you, in the ocean will have eyes to see what you can not see. He will also peace and wealth and for that I approve of what you're doing on earth, you must bring proof of your deeds to the Sea and so he will give his ashe. (That is why on earth Olokun eat and then drove to the sea, also this is the secret of the two jars, one large and one small, two-handed spiral, one open and one closed bearing the Olokun of IWOR.