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Santería is a religion of secrets. And, all the secrets are obvious for anyone to see. Without initiation, though, you will not understand what you see. The same blue cloth on a throne otherwise decorated in white and red is merely a pretty decoration to the uninitiated and to the initiated is a symbol indicating that the iyawo is a child of Shango and was born from a Godparent who has Yemaya.

Still, there are things which should not be spoken of publically. Everything has its time and place. Once initiated, nothing will be hidden from you. Still, it seems that online, many want to get taught the secrets and learn everything right away.

Santeria is not a religion of books. It is an oral religion. You learn by observing and doing from a godparent. You cannot self initiate, you cannot learn it all from books. It is wrong and disrespectful to be unitiated and take something you read in a book and say you are worshipping the Orisha.

It is hard for some people to find a godparent, and our Referal section should help you find a godparent. Still, people are hungry to learn more. The books available about Santeria are generally written by uninitiates. And those written by initiates are often written by those who just do not know.

Still, we understand your hunger for information, and a series of essays and articles about the religion of Santeria, Regla de Ocha are provided here for you all to read. We hope that you enjoy and learn from these articles. We also look forward to yoru feedback and questions about what you have read.

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