Introduction to the Tarot of the Orishas

Quick reading tips

• Eleggua (The Messenger)
• Oggun (The Warrior of Iron)
• Oshun (The Goddess of Love and Rivers)
• Yemaya (The Mother of Oceans)
• Shango (The King of Thunder and Fire)
• Oya (The Guardian of the Cemetery and Winds)

• The Magician is associated with Elegguá (the opener of roads).
• The High Priestess corresponds with Obbatalá (wisdom and purity).
• The Emperor corresponds with Chango (power and virility).
• The Empress corresponds with Oshun (love and fertility).
• The Hanged Man is syncretized with Babalu Aye (suffering and healing).

• Orthodoxy: Hard-line traditionalists in the Ifá or Ocha religion may criticize the mixing of Tarot (a European divination system) with Orishas, preferring the Diloggun (cowrie shells) or Opele chain.
• Translation Issues: In some English PDF versions or translations, the nuance of specific Yoruba concepts can be lost or simplified.

Tarot Of The Orishas Pdf

Introduction to the Tarot of the Orishas

Quick reading tips

• Eleggua (The Messenger)
• Oggun (The Warrior of Iron)
• Oshun (The Goddess of Love and Rivers)
• Yemaya (The Mother of Oceans)
• Shango (The King of Thunder and Fire)
• Oya (The Guardian of the Cemetery and Winds)

• The Magician is associated with Elegguá (the opener of roads).
• The High Priestess corresponds with Obbatalá (wisdom and purity).
• The Emperor corresponds with Chango (power and virility).
• The Empress corresponds with Oshun (love and fertility).
• The Hanged Man is syncretized with Babalu Aye (suffering and healing).

• Orthodoxy: Hard-line traditionalists in the Ifá or Ocha religion may criticize the mixing of Tarot (a European divination system) with Orishas, preferring the Diloggun (cowrie shells) or Opele chain.
• Translation Issues: In some English PDF versions or translations, the nuance of specific Yoruba concepts can be lost or simplified.