2b. When you place the skull in, place the crown on its head and the close the jar with its lid27 Place a small prepared Cana Brava inside the jar and fill the jar up with fresh ocean water. The water should completely cover the skull28. The empaka should sit on top or to the side ofthe ginger jar.

2P. Place the jar in a darkened location along with a blue candle until you are ready to summon it for assistance.

23 Throw the animals overboard along with nine cents and take the bucket con tango the spirit back to your home.24. Allow the spirit to feed fop 24 hour.

25: After the 24 hour period, wash all of the items and place them into the ginger jar in the following order. The metal implements of Orixa Olocun, the nine ocean stones, the nine quartz crystals, the assorted sea shells, the nine assorted gems, all of the coins and again place some more assorted sea shells, mix the smaller human the skull.

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luceros

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The following are the magic formulas s for preparing the individual luceros which walk "correspond) with the ngangas (nkisi) in this book. The formulas should be followed exactly as described. All of the following Luceros should be prepared using the following below

is rmu for mixing and Preparing fhe ingredients

t Prepare an omiero with 21 herbs sacred to the 0rixa Eleggua.

2. Draw the symbol of the corresponding Lucero on a piece of brown paper.

3. Place the brawn paper into the center of a white cloth`,. The symbol should be facing up.

4. Place all ofthe items on top of the paper.

5. Wrap up all of the items in the cloth and tie up using d cotton, sting making it into a bundle.

6. Blow cigar smoke 4n4 rum over the bundle.

7 Place the bundle into the omiero miXture,

8. Light a candle and place it next to the bowl with the omiero.

9 Allow the bundle to remain for 24 hours before removing.

90 After the 24 hours remove the consecrated bundle and then follow the instructlons for the individual Lucero desired.

Please note that all of the following luceros must be buried along with their corresponding Ngangas during the initiation ritual

LUCERO for the SPIRIT Calunqa

This Lucero is made USING the following ingredIents. The bundle SHOULD be placed INSIDE of a large seashell after it has been consecrated in the omiero mixture. The seashell should be seal closed with cement and when the eyes and mouth should tie made with Cowrie shells Place two rooster feathers and one red feather from an African gray Parrot at the top of the completed Lucero´s head

ingredients

1 One medium stone from the ocean

2.Nine coins from around the world

3 One piece of silver4. One piece of gold 5 One silver key6. The same dirt used in the preParation of the ngginga of calUnga 7 Human bone powder from various parts of the body <Female &male,? 8. Nine dried herbs sacred to the Orixa Olocun9. Twenty one powdered palos 10. Ache De santo11. Three dried heads foam sea snakes 12. Three dried seahorses15 Three dried scorpions 14. One tablespoon of powdered shark jaws and teeth 15 One dried powdered fish16. Powdered seaweed

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