richaveli83
Veteran
Agnostic Muslim
SPIN: What Is The Religion Of The Coli? (Who Makes The Majority? With Poll.)
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True. Essentially I try to cut the fat from religions and take whats useful. Im not looking to join any
Yep. Moving soon and gonna start buying candles to connect to the Orishas.
@Big Brown Areola you really a Scientologist breh?
Unitarian Christian
Dope.Unitarian Christian
Dabbling with Santeria is like dabbling with heroin, its impossible. You either go all the way in or not at all. You have to cleanse yourself for like a year and stay away from electronics and not allow yourself to be photographed or recorded and wear all white just to even start the process; that nikka aint about to do all that shyt, he just reads internet articles and runs with it.
Christian btw.
Big Brown Areola
Young Soul
Yes.
Dope.
This nikka just wants to burn candles with skinny white bytches and then complain about the demons that comes with it. But yeah after having students who were really about that life, it just makes him look that much more like a joke. Definitely not something you can just try on like a new pair of shoes
Iyabó
"Both male and female initiates are called iyabó for the first year after initiation, and this one-year period is called the iyaworaje (pronounced: ya-woh-RA-hay). It's a time when the iyabó experiences limitations and prohibitions in terms of behavior, food, dress, contact with other people, and many other aspects of daily life. The year is a period of purification and rejuvination, as the iyabó gets used to interacting with the Orichás in a more intimate way.
Some prohibitions are generic, such as the need to wear white clothing and avoid make up, perfumes, and jewelry other than the sacred necklaces and bracelets given during initiation. For the first three months after initiation, restrictions are more severe. For example, the iyabó can't sit at the table to eat, but must instead sit on a straw mat on the floor. Iyabós have to eat with a spoon, not a knife and fork, because they're still "babies" in the religion. They have a white dish and white cup reserved for their own use, which must be used every time they eat or drink. They can't look in a mirror or have their pictures taken. They can't drink alcohol. They can't go out at night, be in a large crowd, go swimming in the ocean, or be in the sun at noon. They need to keep their head covered at all times, and avoid shaking hands or accepting anything a person hands them. In general, they should avoid being touched except by close family members or their godparent. The thinking behind these restrictions is that the iyabó is very sensitive to the vibrations of other people and needs to avoid situations where any kind of spiritual contamination might take place. At the same time, iyabós have to avoid situations and settings where the head might become physically or emotionally overheated (such as direct sunlight at noon, or a crowded party with drinking), because the head belongs to the Orichás and it needs to remain cool for the Orichás to bring blessings into the life of the iyabó. After the three month period passes, some restrictions are lifted, but others remain in place for the entire iyaboraje, and some apply to the rest of the iyabó's life."
Some prohibitions are generic, such as the need to wear white clothing and avoid make up, perfumes, and jewelry other than the sacred necklaces and bracelets given during initiation. For the first three months after initiation, restrictions are more severe. For example, the iyabó can't sit at the table to eat, but must instead sit on a straw mat on the floor. Iyabós have to eat with a spoon, not a knife and fork, because they're still "babies" in the religion. They have a white dish and white cup reserved for their own use, which must be used every time they eat or drink. They can't look in a mirror or have their pictures taken. They can't drink alcohol. They can't go out at night, be in a large crowd, go swimming in the ocean, or be in the sun at noon. They need to keep their head covered at all times, and avoid shaking hands or accepting anything a person hands them. In general, they should avoid being touched except by close family members or their godparent. The thinking behind these restrictions is that the iyabó is very sensitive to the vibrations of other people and needs to avoid situations where any kind of spiritual contamination might take place. At the same time, iyabós have to avoid situations and settings where the head might become physically or emotionally overheated (such as direct sunlight at noon, or a crowded party with drinking), because the head belongs to the Orichás and it needs to remain cool for the Orichás to bring blessings into the life of the iyabó. After the three month period passes, some restrictions are lifted, but others remain in place for the entire iyaboraje, and some apply to the rest of the iyabó's life."