Open hand of genuine West African money cowries used for orisha consecrations, divinations, and initiations.

These are the cowries of choice for the orisha iyawo initiation as they are made from the sturdy, yellow, money cowries that have been used for centuries for the Orishas. They have been carefully opened and selected to make sure that the inner "hump" is intact and not broken.

Ideal for orishas, iyawo, diloggun, merindinlogun caracoles divination set.
Money cowries are yellow in color and are the supreme choice for orisha use as they are the traditional mouthpiece of the orishas. Do not confuse these with the inexpensive, fragile cowries in jewelry making.

Note: While a hand of dilogun for the Orishas is 18 shells, unless they are for Elegua which requires 21, shells, our hands are always 21 shells so that you have a few extra, just in case.

Dilogún/ Diloggún are consecrated cowrie shells used by Olorishas to carry out a divination ritual with the Orishas. In Cuba, this ritual is called a consulta (consultation)or a registro (check up). A consulta will reveal if the client has iré (blessings) or osogbo (obstacles) in their life at the present time. If there is osogbo, the consulta will determine where it comes from and what causes it, and offer some remedies for how to remove it, such as ebo or adimu. If there's iré, the client will learn what to do to make sure the blessings continue. A consulta can touch on many aspects of a person's life, including physical, mental and emotional health, money, work, success, family, friends, marriage, fertility, personal safety, travel, legal issues, or problems with the law, as well as issue warnings about envy, jealousy, greed, insincerity, or betrayal that might impact negatively on the client's life. For most general purposes, the diviner will use 16 shells belonging to Eleguá. Eleguá opens the doors to communication with all the other Orishas and the Egún. During a reading, any of the Orishas might "stand up" to talk through Eleguá's shells owo eyo.

Ideal for orishas, iyawo, diloggun, merindinlogun caracoles divination set.
Money cowries are yellow in color and are the supreme choice for orisha use as they are the traditional mouthpiece of the orishas. Do not confuse these with the inexpensive, fragile cowries in jewelry making.