The process in which the neophyte goes through to establish stronger bonds with his head Orixá, resulting in a ODU (a way) more easily recognized by the initiate from this moment on.
Possibilities for victory improve over the obstacles and as a result of this sum of forces (initiation), the YAWO (initiate) will be better protected and defended by his Orixá.
The ritualistic washing of the sacred necklace and the BORI are a obligatory part of the initiation, for a more intimate participation in Candomblé requires passage through the intermediary steps.
But we should always remember, that this ritualistic washing and the "feeding of the head Orixá" are part of the ceremonial sequence of the initiation, and that it’s infinitely richer, more complex, once that, through it, the incorporation of candomblé becomes even stronger.



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- The Búzios
- ORI
- BORI
- Offerings
- ODU
- EBÓ
- Orumilá and Ifá