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Every person will receive Ogun if they are to be a priest in Santeria. Ogun, along with Eleggua, Ochosi and Osun is one of the orishas received during the reception of The Warriors ( Guerreros) in initiation. Just as Ogun clears the way, he marks the major milestones in our religious evolution in Santeria. His orishas have been reinforced in the ceremony of Pinaldo. He is now an autonomous individual in Santeria and can sacrifice any animal. This marks the olorisha’s elevation into full self-reliance. Ogun speaks to the initiate in itá (life reading), and the olorisha is given the authority to use the knife to sacrifice animals. Finally, when an olorisha receives Pinaldo, Ogun is given a four-legged sacrifice and his diloggun are empowered to speak fully. This is a major step toward that olorisha being able to complete ebó on his own. When Ogun’s diloggun are consecrated (receiving “Caracol de Ogun”) but not fed four legs, this makes Ogun complete and gives that priest the ability to sacrifice animals with his hands. When you undergo the ceremony of Kariocha, he goes to the person’s head and marks your elevation into priesthood.

He begins to clear your spiritual path and helps your progress. When you receive Ogun with the reception of the Warriors, this marks you as an aborisha – worshipper of the orishas. It is interesting to note that Ogun is such a prominent orisha that the various levels of his reception mark our initiatory stages in Santeria. At our church we honor Ogun for his protective nature, and his ability to spark ingenuity in our minds. He can also be a skilled surgeon that removes cancer from the body and saves lives. Ogun can be a loyal and loving father who works tirelessly at his forge making new inventions, or he can be a blood thirsty warrior that swings machetes and decapitates his enemies. He is often found hunting with his best friends Eleggua and Ochosi. Ogun lives in the wilderness and forested areas of the world. The knife can be used to kill someone, or to save someone in surgery – such is Ogun’s nature.

He is the cutting edge of the knife and as such is often misunderstood. It was his tools and labor that cleared away the wilderness to build cities, homes, and roads. He is the father of civilization in many ways, for it is by his strength that the path from orun (heaven) to ayé (earth) was cleared so that humanity and the orishas could come to earth. Ogun has the intelligence and creativity to invent tools, weapons, and technology. Ogún (also spelled Oggun, Ogou or Ogum) is a powerful, fierce warrior who defends his people and fights against injustice.

He is a fierce warrior and protective father. Ogún is the orisha of iron, tools and weapons.

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