Diloggun Tales of the Natural World

Diloggun Tales of the Natural World presents more than 40 stories from the Santeria religion that are centered on the spiritual principles in nature and reveal the metaphysics and philosophy of the Yoruba people.

Ocha'ni Lele has been immersed in the underground culture of orisha worship since 1989. He made Ocha in 2000 and was crowned a priest of Qya. His other books include Teachings of the Santeria Gods, The Secrets of Afro-Cuban Divination, Ob: Oracle of Cuban Santera, and The Diloggn: The Orishas, Proverbs, Sacrifices and Prohibitions of Cuban Santera. He lives in Winter Park, Florida.

Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction: The Importance of Patakís	p. 1
Patakís from the Composites of Okana	p. 14
The Separation of Heaven and Earth	p. 14
The Separation of Sky and Earth	p. 17
The Story of the Maja	p. 19
Obatalá's Favorite Dove, or, How the Cat Lost His Dinner	p. 22
The Birth of the Dead Sea	p. 24
How Osain Became an Herbalist	p. 25
Patakís from the Composites of Eji Oko	p. 28
The Story of Rain and Drought	p. 28
The Birth of Rain	p. 30
The Sickness of the Swamp	p. 37
Patakís from the Composites of Ogunda	p. 39
Why the Cat Is Chased But Not Caught	p. 39
How the Cat and the Ferret Became Enemies	p. 42
Where the Goat Was First Sacrificed	p. 47
Patakís from the Composites of Irosun	p. 56
The Sun, the Moon, the Fire, and the Water	p. 56
The War between Fire and Water	p. 62
The Cat, the Rat, and the Fish	p. 65
Patakís from the Composites of Oche	p. 71
Poverty and Hunger	p. 71
The Birth of Menstruation	p. 77
How the Hummingbird Was Born	p. 78
Even a Woman Can Hunt	p. 86
Patakís from the Composites of Obara	p. 88
The Mountain	p. 88
Money is Trouble, and Trouble Is Death	p. 90
How the Rosary Bead Plant Got Its Ashe	p. 95
The Kingdom of Earth, the Kingdom of Heaven	p. 100
Patakís from the Composites of Odí	p. 102
Iroko, the Tree of Life	p. 102
How the Birds Got Their Wings	p. 107
How the Maraca Was Born	p. 109
The Pact of the Hand and the Anus	p. 111
Patakís from the Composites of Unle	p. 113
The Rock and the Cactus	p. 113
How the Moon Fooled the Sun and Saved the Earth	p. 114
The Waxing and Waning of the Moon	p. 119
Ekún Fails to Make Ebó	p. 121
The Tale of Cotton	p. 124
The Calabash of Ashe	p. 128
Patakís from the Composites of Osa	p. 131
How the Frog Got Its Poison	p. 131
The Birth of Red Blood Cells	p. 134
How the Turtle Won the Race	p. 136
Why Butterflies Stay in the Country	p. 140
Why the Sea Is Salty	p. 141
Patakís from the Composites of Ofún	p. 149
How the Pigeon Was First Sacrificed	p. 149
Why Orúnmila Eats Hens, and Not Roosters	p. 155
Ananagu: How Osogbo Was Freed in the World	p. 160
Patakís from the Composites of Owani	p. 173
The Old Woman and the Leopard	p. 173
The Osogbos (Misfortunes) and the Àkúko (Rooster)	p. 180
The Earth and the Wind	p. 188
Patakís from the Composites of Ejila Shebora	p. 191
The Lands of Lesa and Mogue	p. 191
The Hunter and the Leopard	p. 192
The Tale of the Spiders	p. 195
Glossary	p. 205
Index	p. 217
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