Aje Shaluga - The Orisha of wealth. She is related to Obatala, Yemoja,and Olokun. She lives in an urn similar to one used for Yemoja,although smaller, which should ideally be mostly white with accents ofblue. According to the odu in which she is born, she can live near anyOrisha. For instance, if the Odu that falls is Oshe (5), she would bekept near Oshun. In addition to the secret elements in her urn, shealso contains coins from around the world (which can be a pain in theass because many countries make their coins from metals which rust) aswell as semi-precious stones and seashells, which are the wealth ofYemoja and Olokun. She is a wife of Olokun. Since I received the OrishaI have never been in a desperate financial situation. Her eleke issimilar to that of Obatala, largely white, but with accent sectionsthat resemble Olokun's eleke (dark blue, bottle green, and coral).

Olosa - The Orisha of Lagoons. She is another wife of Olokun. Sherepresents the lagoons that precede the ocean. Her symbol is thecrocodile and she also, like Aje, lives in an urn that resembles thatof Yemoja or Olokun. Mine is in a red clay urn glazed on the inside.Her beads are milky white, dark , translucent blue, and coral.

Ananagu - The Yoruba Pandora. Her curiosity caused her to open thechest containing all the osogbos, thus unleashing them on the world. Icall her the "mezuzah" of the Orishas, as she lives at the front door.Her ashe is equated with the "massacre of the innocents" from thebook of Exodus in the bible in that any house in which she guards thedoor will be passed over by Osogbo. I fully credit her with theregaining of my health from the deadly cancer with which I wasdiagnosed. She is the daughter of Olokun and a Yewa, born in the oduOfun (10), but she was raised by Yemoja Asesu. She is a cosmic Orisha,as is reflected by the tools in her sopera. Her sopera resembles thatof Yemoja or Olokun. Her eleke resembles that of Olokun, but is markedby groupings of 10 rather than multiples of 7.

Irawo - Born with Orisha Oko, this is the Orisha of the stars. His maintools are a silver shooting star and a thunderstone. He is borndirectly from Orisha Oko, usually when he is received, but thispractice has fallen out of use. He has no eleke and lives in a smalldish like that of Elegba. He is associated with astrology andnavigation (both manifestations of being guided by the stars).

Iya Maase/Maaselobi - Shango has no official mother, except in thestory in which Yemoja gave birth to the 16 main Orishas. Shango, forthe most part, is considered to have been born directly from Olorun.Maaselobi is the spark of Olorun from which Shango was born from. Hereleke is a mixture of Yemoja and Shango. She lives in an urn similar tothat of Yemoja. He shrine implements resemble Yemoja more than Shango.

Logun Ede - An Orisha whose cult totally died out in Cuba (although heis still remembered in stories as "Laro"), he still flourished inBrazil. He is the son of Erinle and Oshun Iponda and lives half theyear in the forest with his father and the other half in the river withhis mother (interestingly, Iponda, a river deity, also lives in thewoods as well as does Erinle, a forest deity, in the river). Logun isandrogynous and is considered by many to be the patron of gay, lesbian,and transgendered people. He is an Orisha of finery and beauty like hismother and father. One of Logun's primary symbols is the scale, as hebrings balance in all things, especially gendre and sexuality issues.His eleke is light blue and amber with accents of coral. Oba OriateMiguel "Willie" Ramos, Ilari Oba, Oni Shango, traveled years ago toBrazil to receive this Orisha in order to reintroduce his worship tothe Lukumi/Santeria community.

Nanu - A female road of Asojano/Babaluaiye who dresses entirely inblack. She lives in the ceiba tree and her sacred stone is petrifiedwood. In some houses her eleke is all black, while in others it isinterpersed with white beads with black stripes.

Otin - The servant of Yemoja. She saved Yemoja's life when Oshunattempted to push her off a cliff when they were arguing over the loveof Erinle. Otin brings stability to the children of Yemoja. Her elekeis half dark blue and half light blue with branch coral interpersed.Her shrine pot is accompanied by a doll, who ideally carries an urn onher head.

Ayao - The "little sister" of Oya. In the past she was only consecratedfor children of Oya, but now she is given to many priests of otherOrishas who have special affinities with Oya. She is represented by thewhirlwind. Her vessel must never touch the ground as it is said tobring the cyclone down to the earth. She is associated with Osanyin andvicious witchcraft. She is called "the whirlwind which carries youinto the forest so you can learn the secrets of Osanyin." Her elekeis variously described as pink with accents of mother of pearl and jet,or similar to that of Oya but with a brown bead with black and yellowstripes.

Ibu Aye - A road of Oshun as a small child. This road would not be aroad that would go to the head of an initiate. She was given to Oshunby Ogun in order that she regain her happiness. She is received with anEshu that works specifically with her. She is associated with music,happiness and joy. Her symbol is the lyre. She does not have eleke.

Agidai - Afudashe is the ability to speak with prophecy, particularlythrough divination. Agidai Orisha of Afudashe and is the patron of theitalero/oriate and cowrie divination in general. His eleke is like thatof Obatala but has a section for the four main Orishas (Obatala,Yemoja, Shango, and Oshun).

Ogan - The war general of Obatlala Ajaguna and Obatala Osha Ogiyan. Heis known as Obatala's fighting cockspur. His eleke is white and red,much like that of Ajaguna.

Yembo - The mother, or oldest avatar, of Yemoja. She gave birth to thecelestial bodies as well as the 16 Odu and is considered incrediblyaustere and elevated. Here eleke is light blue, milky white, and white,with accents of ivory, mother of pearl, and white coral. Because Ogunviolated her, metal knives are never used to sacrifice to her. I useglass, bamboo, or ivory.