Study in context
Begin with names, histories, theological significance, public symbols, and stories, while remembering that colors, numbers, roads, offerings, and ritual relationships can vary by lineage.
Public associations are starting points for study, not do-it-yourself instructions or proof that one has a personal relationship with an Orisha.
Character and story
Patakís can illuminate choice, consequence, humility, justice, patience, courage, and responsibility. A story may carry more than one teaching and should not be reduced to a slogan.
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