Cuban slang for the U.S.
An olúo is the highest level that can be achieved by a babalao, or babalawo (both forms are acceptable). The only hierarchy that exists in the Rule of Osha (also spelled Ocha) is the Order of Babalaos, who are children of Orula (also known as Ifá), god of divination.
In Santería, godchildren are those sponsored in the rituals by particular santeros or babalaos — godfathers or godmothers.
A tablet and necklace used for divination.
Olokun is a very mysterious deity who reigns over the bottom of the sea. “Giving to Olokun” is usually recommended by babalaos, not santeros or diviners, and only when a person is on the brink of death.
In Santería, a restless spirit, a child who’s born to die and be born again.