CASA PAI ROGERIOCarapicuíba/SPSymbols and colors: what is said and how it varies
Colors and objects cited by the sources for each Orixá, with the caveat of variations.
How to read
Belief / interpretationThe colors and objects associated with the Orixás change from house to house and nation to nation. Each Orixá page shows the symbols cited in the sources consulted.
- Ogum: sword and tools, in sources consulted.
- Xangô: double-edged axe (oxê).
- Omulu and Obaluaiê: xaxará and straw.
- Nanã: ibiri.
A symbol is not a usage instruction
Teaching of a house or traditionThe public syllabus consulted treats necklaces, candles, pontos riscados and other elements in separate subjects. This site keeps only a descriptive reading, within the sources' limits. Knowing a name or recognizing an object in an illustration does not teach how to prepare, consecrate or use that element.
Belief / interpretationDo not copy a ponto riscado from an image or treat a color as ritual authorization. An Orixá's page may present a symbolic association without recommending any practice to the visitor.
Frequently asked questions
Can I reproduce the elements shown in the illustrations?
The elements shown are not models of pontos riscados, assentamentos or consecration instructions.
Bibliographic references
- PRANDI, Reginaldo. Mitologia dos orixás. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2001.
- VERGER, Pierre Fatumbi. Orixás. Salvador: Corrupio, 1997 (work cited in the sources consulted; consult the edition of your choice).
- BENISTE, José. Òrun Àiyé. Rio de Janeiro: Bertrand Brasil, 2008 (work cited in the sources consulted).