Eleggua

The Orisha of the Crossroads.

Eleggua is the Orisha honored at the beginning and end of all ceremonies. He is said to be the force in nature which makes communication possible between humans and the orishas, and who brings magic into the realm of the possible. He lives at the crossroads, and is honored by devotees every Monday with offerings like rum and cigars. He is meaning in coincidence.

He is often depicted as a mischievous child, and has a definite reputation as a trickster. Eleggua is one of the three Warriors, Orishas who are received by devotees as a prelude to full initiation into the mysteries of the religion.

He is syncretized in spiritualism with various Catholic saints including El Nino de Atocha, the Infant of Prague, St. Anthony, and St. Jude.

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