Omolu (Obaluaiê) - Orixa Guide

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Domain

Disease, healing, earth, life and death

Element

Earth

Colors

black red white

Day

Monday

Number

13

Syncretism

Saint Lazarus / Saint Roch

Offerings

  • popcorn
  • black beans
  • roasted corn

Personality Traits

healingtransformativehumblemysteriousresilient

About Omolu (Obaluaiê)

Omolu is the Orixá of disease and healing — he who brings illness can also cure it. Covered in straw that hides his scarred body, he represents the transformation of suffering into wisdom.

Children of Omolu (Obaluaiê)

Children of Omolu are resilient survivors who have known suffering and emerged stronger. They make powerful healers and understand the deepest human pain.

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