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A growing public video classroom.

Each lesson has a dedicated page. Creator-supplied transcripts, study guides, and related reading are added as they become available.

Editorial video-learning studio representing SanteriaReligion.com’s public classroom of video lessons, transcripts, definitions, related articles, and reading paths.

Published video lesson

Being Crowned Is Destiny | My $35,000 Santería Crowning and Itá

A first-person account of the creator’s path to crowning, the decisions and warnings that came before it, his Itá, and how he interprets the experience afterward. This is one person’s story, not a universal prescription or substitute for guidance within a person’s religious house.

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Published video lesson

Santería Education and Understanding

A companion lesson about religious literacy, public education, and responsible understanding.

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Production roadmap

The next classroom series.

New lessons receive dedicated pages; transcripts are included when supplied and approved by the creator.

  1. 01

    History · Terminology

    Santería, Lucumí, Yoruba Religion, and Ifá

    How related identities and systems connect without becoming interchangeable.

  2. 02

    Orisha · Beginners

    What Is an Orisha?

    Divine relationship, public symbolism, variation, and the limits of mythology charts.

  3. 03

    Ashe · Character

    What Is Ashe?

    Spiritual efficacy, responsibility, character, and lived alignment.

  4. 04

    Ori · Destiny

    Ori, Choice, and Destiny

    A careful public discussion of destiny that preserves human agency and moral responsibility.

  5. 05

    Diloggún · Odù

    What Is the Diloggún?

    A public overview of the oracle, Odù, interpretation, training, and ethical boundaries.

  6. 06

    Patakís · Story

    How Patakís Teach

    Why sacred stories carry layered wisdom rather than one mechanical moral.

  7. 07

    Ancestors · Memory

    Ancestors, Memory, and Responsibility

    Public reflection on ancestry without publishing private rites.

  8. 08

    Misconceptions · Religious freedom

    Ten Misconceptions About Santería

    A direct response to fear, propaganda, stereotypes, and religious discrimination.

  9. 09

    Community · Initiation

    Initiation, Godparents, and Religious Houses

    Why accountable relationships, training, and community structure matter.

  10. 10

    Safety · Ethics

    Avoiding Exploitation and Spiritual Manipulation

    Red flags, healthy boundaries, informed questions, and ethical religious relationships.

  11. 11

    Sacred boundaries · Methodology

    Why Sacred Privacy Matters

    Secrecy, privacy, authorization, humility, and the ethics of public education.