{"id":3708,"date":"2019-10-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-26T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ileawo.com\/orishas-yoruba\/eshu-elegua\/"},"modified":"2022-11-01T15:29:54","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T14:29:54","slug":"esu-elegbara","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ileawo.com\/en\/orisa-yoruba\/esu-elegbara\/","title":{"rendered":"Esu, the one who opens the ways"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Esu is one of the most important Orishas for traditional Yoruba practice, because there is no initiation without Esu being propitiated. In the Afro-Cuban practice of If\u00e1 it is known as Elegua, although its correct name in Yoruba is Elegbara. We must remember that in the practice of Traditional If\u00e1 there is no syncretization, so in Nigeria it is not known as the Santo Ni\u00f1o de Atocha, or any other name of any saint of the Catholic religion.<\/p>\n

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Who is Esu?<\/h2>\n

Many think that Elegbara is bad. However, within the traditional Yoruba culture, he is the only Orisa who never betrayed Orunmila and is the one who trades bad luck for good luck. He is also the one who collects clients for the market and is the one who eliminates catastrophe or difficulties in our lives.<\/p>\n

It is the Orisa who has the facility to disturb a person without his knowing it and the one who has thousands of medicines to grant his wishes to the person who performs the sacrifice. It makes their enemies fight each other for no apparent reason. He is the Orisa who made a pact of friendship with Orunmila<\/a>, in which Elegbara would get everything Orunmila wanted and Orunmila promised to constantly make sacrifices to him.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1577576796319{padding-top: 0px !important;}” offset=”vc_col-md-4″][vc_single_image image=”1161″ img_size=”469×700″ alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1590013303969{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-8″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

How to get initiated in Elegbara<\/h2>\n

The person who wishes to be initiated into Esu must first acquire knowledge of this Orisa. After she is able to take care of herself, she can begin her initiation with the babalawo with whom she receives her learning. We must remember that in Traditional Yoruba practice the person interested in initiation must acquire knowledge before initiating. Elegbara’s initiation is no exception. Basic knowledge about Esu and how to promote it is available in If\u00e1 Tradicional Pro<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The babalawo must know which type of Elegua will be most beneficial to the person. The initiations are not carried out by chance, because each initiation must have an objective in the person’s life and these are recommended in our Odu de If\u00e1, either the Isefa (first If\u00e1 initiation) or the Itelodu (If\u00e1 initiation) , as well as within divination with an Olorisa (a person initiated into an Orisa).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”20″ bg_type=”bg_color” bg_color_value=”#4e89d5″ css=”.vc_custom_1589980605065{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #4e89d5 !important;}” el_class=”margin-alternative”][vc_column width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-8″ css=”.vc_custom_1572264649280{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1591177648290{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

How to feed Esu<\/span><\/h2>\n

To care Esu there are key materials that should never be missing, while there are others that should never be used.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Propitiation to Elegbara<\/h3>\n

In the propitiation<\/a> of the Orisa Elegbara, also known as Elegua, Epo (palm oil) can never be missing. Other materials such as Obi abata (four-lobed Obi Kola), salt, pepper, Emu (Palm Wine) can also be used among other ingredients.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=”bottom-to-top” offset=”vc_col-md-6″ css=”.vc_custom_1572276081562{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-color: #fcfcfc !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1667312895109{margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #fcfcfc !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Some taboo of Esu<\/h3>\n

Elegbara’s wife is Abero and she is always in front of him. His mother is Woroko and lives behind him. Both can be represented by the head of a hutia (large African rat), so neither the head nor the tail of the hutia can be used to make a sacrifice to this Orisa<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1572648787410{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-4″ css=”.vc_custom_1577576921590{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”1158″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1590013321568{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-8″ css=”.vc_custom_1577576915222{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Types of Esu in traditional practice<\/h2>\n

Usually this Orisa is represented with the Yangui stone, but there are several types that fulfill different tasks: Esu Odara is the one who carries the sacrifice to heaven. Esu Apede is the one who helps in the divination and the works that the priest performs. Eshu Awure is the one who helps to get lucky. Esu Alaje is the one who helps to obtain wealth. Esu Ogo is also used to acquire luck and also health. Esu Iya is the one who fights against our enemies.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” content_placement=”middle” bg_type=”bg_color” bg_override=”ex-full” bg_color_value=”#4e89d5″ el_class=”banner” css=”.vc_custom_1589980628333{background-color: #4e89d5 !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”banner-text”]Learn more about the initiation and propitiation of this Orisa Yoruba[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css_animation=”bounceIn”]<\/p>\n

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