▷ Olokun《Request, Attention, Cleaning, Offerings and More》✔️

If you are part of Santeria, there must be many deities that you must have read or heard about, for example, Yemayá, but surely you did not know her father and mother Olokun Orisha, a deity known to own the ocean.

This is a very interesting and particular deity that is worth studying and getting to know, so if you don’t know anything about Olokun and you are curiousThis article is for you.

Who is Olokun?

As I mentioned above, he is the saint of the sea, he symbolizes the ocean in the most terrible moments and in turn is the master of all immensityeven in those places that have not yet been explored by humans.

Its name originates from Yoruba which, when separated, means Olo: master and Okun: ocean. Another interesting fact is that it is a hermaphrodite, that is, both a man and a woman, and at the same time it is half a fish.

In this deity, there are two spirits whose names are Akaró and Somú Gagá, which are the symbol of life and death and they are manifested through a doll that is made of lead that you can identify because in her hands she has a snake and a mask.

How should it be cleaned?

Cleaning with Olokun helps those people who they lack a good financial level. So, if this is your case, here are the steps you must follow:

You must perform nine bundles of parsley. He proceeds to discover Olokun and places him on top of a gourd of honey. turn on two candles and leave it as it is until the next day. After the night, the believer must place the branches in her house with the bundles of parsley that were already made the day before.
spray the water Olokun until you reach the door of the house. you must come up with the branches to yourself and discard the bouquets in a bag. Then you must take a bath and apply yourself cane honey, rinse, dry and put on white clothes. Put on the nine fruits of Olokun and leave them for nine days in a row. As the days go by, you must take them to the sea. In case you can’t go, you should throw it in the trash. Finally, remember that, during all those days, you need to implore Olokun that gives you economic strength.

How to attend it?

It’s very important attend correctly to each deity because they always deserve respect and even special treatment depending on who you are going to ask. In the case of Olokun, the way to attend to him is as follows:

You must feed him with a gift of vegetables, seeds, molasses, fruits, grains and then you must throw all this into the sea. You must go into the sea with used clothes with maribo at the waist. It is important that you wear two pigeons, a duck and a rooster.

How to ask?

Something very important is knowing how to ask each deity and in the case of Olokun, you must follow some specific steps, for example, the ceremony is performed at the start the year. What you should do is the following:

You must feed him his favorite fruits. Remember that later you have to place all that in the sea.
If you are going to ask him to solve a problem in your place of employment, you must place a tower on a plate that is made with unsalted rice and four little blue flags. Then, you can talk to Olokun and express your problem and ask him for help. Prepare a grain tamale, steamed and wrapped in banana leaves. Then you need to cook fried green plantain ladybugs. Proceeds to offer white chickens and then place nine sprigs of parsley next to a container of honey. You must slaughter animals such as pork, guineas, ram, alligator, duck and a old white rooster combine it with tureen water and take a bath with a gourd.

What offerings are given?

When performing a ceremony or ritual for this deity, you must take into account each of the offerings that you want to place because if they are not correct, will not be satisfied and can not make the request you want. The offerings you must use are:

are also used herbs for the altar and here I mention them:

In the event that you deserve the sacrifice of some animal speciesThese are the ones you should use:

What is Olokun received for?

Many people who are not part of this cult or who are beginning to enter Santeria need to know a little more or have reasons to. ask certain deities.

This deity is received because it provides solidity, maturity and strengths to our lives and it is that, being a deity that symbolizes the ocean, it gives you the strength you need to bear any trouble and stay strong.

What are the signs of him?

Not all deities have signs, but in this case Olokun has several that might interest you, but since there are many, I am only going to mention you. top 16:

Where is Olokun placed?

After performing a ceremony, it is important to refresh the deity because it must be freed from all this, so they must be paid seven gourds with brandy and with two lit blue candles.

Now, where should it be placed? Well, you must take Olokun and place him at the feet of the saint, not only to give her freshness, but also to thank you for health that you currently have and for all the good that it will bring you soon.

What is your necklace?

Most of the deities have a necklace that represents them, but most of the time it is usually a very complex one. In this case it is not like that, since it only has blue beads with some white beads and one that another red, yellow and green.

The signature necklace has nine accountsbut they usually do seven bead variations in a shade of Prussian blue, that is, dark blue plus seven beads that are transparent to represent water.

The way to do it is quite simple, you just have to place the blue beads and then the white ones and you must alternate them so on.

How are the Olokun children?

Olokun has eleven daughters, of which 5 were with Olosa and 4 were conceived with Olona. His favorite is Agana. If you are curious to know the names, here I mention them:

Now, it is well known that when we ask for protection, one becomes like the son of that deity and when it comes to giving characteristics of how each of them are, there are some that can be listed and here I leave them for you:

Prayer to Olokun

If you have a problem and want to talk, you can come through prayer For her, she will listen to you and will come to your prayer. The sentence is as follows:

As you can see, this is a very interesting deity that has a lot to do with it. contribute in positive aspects. I hope you liked the article and it has clarified all the doubts you had about it.