UNDERSTANDING LEVELS and HIERARCHY🧗🏽 in ORISHA TRADITION 

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TERMINOLOGIES:
Ilé: A Spiritual house or sect of Orisha community consisting of a leader, elders, and their students in Orisa tradition.
Aleyo: An uninitiated person or someone that doesn’t practice Orisa tradition. Also an uninitiated (Uncrowned) devotee of Orisa.
Aborisha: A term that usually means devotee of Orisa. Can include Aleyos that have Warrior Orishas: Esu Elegba, and Ogun, Ochosi icon. Some debate whether an Aleyo can be called Aborisa.
Egbe: Means Group. Diff from the term “Egbe Orun” which means one’s soul group or heavenly mates.
Lineage: In the Orisha communities, this means the spiritual lineage from where your own Ile of elders began. One’s spiritual Ancestry in Orisa based on who crowned the person’s Orisa.
Godparent: Your spiritual mentor in Orisa tradition. Most often it’s the person that crowded your Orisa and who you receive Orisa from, get readings and cleansings from. This applies to Ifa as well (Oluwo). “Godparent is more of a diaspora term to describe your main spiritual teacher.
Isésé: Traditional Orisa practice from Nigeria.
Diaspora: Afro Latino, Caribbean, and Afro American Orisa traditions.
Elekes: CONSECRATED Orisa beaded necklaces received in an in person ceremony for protection.
Hand of Ifa: Icofa (females), Awo Faca (males) a ceremony officiated by Ifa Priests (Iyanifas and Babalawos) that gives a person one hand of Orunmila’s mystery for destiny, protection, and devotee-ship.
Warriors: A ceremony that includes the reception of the male Orishas Esu, Ogun pot with Ochosi icon, and often Osun the Metal bird. (Not Oshun, spelled Osun I’m Yoruba.. the female Orisha.
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