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I am an olorisha (santero) initiated into the mysteries of Obatala on May 10, 2003. My Obatala is female, Obanla, and since my crown is a female orisha I also have a father in ocha, Eleggua. I live in Winter Park, Florida, where I have lived with only a 6 month interruption since 1989.

In such a transient state, Florida, how is that for stability? I've been in the same apartment since 1997!

I am an author who writes about the Lucumi faith under the pen-name Ochani Lele, hence the name of this journal. The titles of my books are:

1. The Secrets of Afro-Cuban Divination;
2. Obi: Oracle of Cuban Santeria (also available in Spanish translation);
3. The Diloggun.

Currently, I am working on a 16-volume set of books about the odu of the Diloggun. I've been writing them since 2003; the rough drafts of all 16 are complete, and I am polishing volume one, tentatively titled "The Sacred Stories of Cuban Santeria." The first volume should be available by the end of 2009.

Feel free to write to me at BStuartMyers@gmail.com or EguinLade@aol.com.

Stuart Myers

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