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The Journey of an Eclectic Witch and Disciple of Jesus Christ.

Blog Archive Wednesday, January 29, 2014 About Me

▼ 2014 (10)
► February (3)
What is Obeah
▼ January (7) Obeah is a AFRO-CARIBBEAN Folk Religion and System of Witchcraft. Obeah has
What is Obeah many branches, each one with a different set of beliefs and practices. Some common
Obeah Ritual beliefs are the existence of a single, supreme creator god represented in Zambi Daniel_Eli
(Olorum-Jehovah); the existence of Spiritual forces called Orisha, some of them
Bay-Laurel I am a Eclectic Witch,
Prayer Spell.. synchronistic with Catholic saints that act as divine energy and forces of nature;
seeking to find
spirits of deceased people that counsel and guide believers through troubles in the
Christo-Wiccan Greater Spiritual Truth
material world; Mediums,(Papa Obi or Mama Obi) who have a natural ability that can
Baptism in my life...
Ceremony be perfected to bring messages from the spiritual world of Orisha and the guiding
View my complete
spirits.
Christo-Wiccan profile
Ritual Outline The Obeah creeds and practices are an eclectic mixture from five main sources:

Solitary Imbolc 1. From Catholicism, Obeah adopted the ideas of Supreme and Only One
Ritual for
February 2, Creator God, The Gospel scriptures, the cult of saints( Masks for the Orisha)
2014 and their icons, some feasts and Psalms Magic, Candles, the practice of
charity;
My Personal
Statement of 2. Obeah adopted the creeds of Spiritualism, a Medium (Priest) to contact the
Eclectic spirits of deceased people, reincarnation and spiritual evolution through many
Christo-
Wiccan T... physical existences, the use of Occult Practices, and Sigil Magic.
3. from the AFRO-CARIBBEAN religions, Obeah have adapted Orisha Worship,
Spirit Procession , Incantations, Power of Cigar Smoke, Rum, and working
with Root, Stones, and Bones, A major Part of Obeah Ritual is calling upon
Papa Bones to work with the Ancestral Powers to bring about desired Change.
4. From Pentecostalism: Dance, Song and Speaking in Tongues, Laying on of
Hands, and Baptism, play a Major Part of Rituals and Worship.
5. Grimoires: The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses, the Greater and Lesser
Keys of Solomon ect,

Obeah Works With Seven Main Orisha

(Note: Not all Forms of Obeah work with the Orisha)

1. TaTa Elegba: The Lord of the Crossroads, The Male aspect of Creation, He
the GateKeeper of Heaven, the One who Open the Door for all Spirits to cross
into this world. His is linked with the Sun.
2. Obatala: He is the Father-Mother of all Humanity, The Ruler of all Heads; He
represents the Lord's Light, the Beginning, The Breath of Life, Lord of
Divination,,, The Wise Serpent of Creation.
3. YaYa Yamyah She represents the feminine principle of creation. She is linked
to the sea (and so considered the patron of fishermen) and to the moonlight.
4. Oshun She is the goddess of the rivers, of money, Beauty , and of love.
5. Ogun He is a Fire and Iron Orisha, Divine warrior that protects people in the
military.
6. Shango The Lord of the Dance, He is the lord of justice and represents the
lightning bolt.
7. Oya. The Wind of Change, rules of Witches and the Cemetery

In addition to the Seven Orisha, In Obeah They also work with the Bones Family of
Spirits:

1. Papa Bones: The Master of the Obi, The ruler of the Graveyard, The Cosmos
Skeleton, He is all Bones, and all Bones are Him, His darker side is
Sasabonsam, a blood Sucking Demon who dwell in the Forest, he has iron
Teeth and Iron hooks for feet. Mister Bones colors are Black and White. He is
Both the Prince of Darkness and the Prince of Peace, he is a Satan and Jesus
all in One, He Likes offerings of: Dark Rum, Cigars, Black Coffee, Black
Beans, Chicken Blood, Fresh Animal Bones with bits of Meat still on it..
 2. Mama Bones, The Dark One of the Swamp Land, Also Know as Mistress Ibo,
Powerful Witch.. Protector of Children. She is the Cosmic Mother of the
Humanity, Her Colors are Black and Purple. She Enjoys offerings of: Pipe
Tobacco, Clear Rum, Coffee, Fried Chicken, and craw-fish.
3. Gay Bones: The Bringer of Joy, Happiness, and the Good Life. Also known as
Happy Bones, Many People know see him as the Patron of Homosexual Men.
His Colors are Pink and White. He life offering of: Pink Champagne, White
Cakes, Rice and Milk, and Sweets, Never offer him blood or meat, otherwise
he will take away all happiness form your life.
4. Baron Bones: Also Know as Pope Bones, In life he was a Priest, he is loves to
tell a dirty joke, he is the Spirit of Wealth, His Colors are Gold, White, and
Purple. He like Offering of gold coins, Good Wine, and bloody steaks.
5. Black Jake Bones: Rulers over Card Games, the Spirit of Luck, His colors are
Red and White, He like offerings of Playing Cards, Poker chips, Cigars,
whiskey, and BBQ.
6. Marie Bones: She Rules over Matters of the Heart, she was a Hair Dresser in
Life. She has a Darker aspect called Mama Chola. Her Colors are Pink,
Green, and White. She Likes offering of: Mirrors, Hairbrushes, Beauty
Products, fine Foods, Flowers and Green apples..
7. Doctor Bones: Powerful Obi Herb Doctor, a Healer, he has a Darker side
called The Dark Angel, where he can harm just as much as heal, His Colors
are White, Black, Brown, and Green. Likes offerings of: Bandages, Herbs,
Pock, and medical Tools.
8. White Bones Dan: The Great Serpent, He as a Female side called Aydia, He
is the Power of Obi, His colors are White, Green (Male) and Blue (female). He
likes offerings of: Eggs, White Foods.
9. Mammy River: Power Moon Spirit, who Comes out under the light of the
moon, She has a Dark side the pulls fishermen under the sea, She could not
have children, so she is the Foster Mother of Jumbies. Children who dieded
unloved or alone. Colors are Yellow, Light Green and white, She Hates Salt,
but Likes offering of Spring Water, fruits of all kinds, and Yellow follows. Never
offer her fish as she is the Mother of rivers..
10. Peta Legba: the Old Man at the Crossroads, an Aspect of of Papa Bones, he
open the Gates bettween the worlds.
11. Grand Boa: the Bones of the Forest, powerful Spirit, Likes offering of Herbs,
Rum, Green Candles.

Here is a List of the Bones family that was given to me by a Member of the Trinidad
Line of Obeah, very much like the one above with so key difference:
Papa Bones - as many faces of Bones as there are bones in the human body if not
more, the cosmic skeleton, the Prince of Darkness, one could write a book on Bones
alone. A Janus like deity Bones the neutral side and Sasabonsam (same as the Akan
African one) the darkside. Colors violet/purple and black but can be red especially if
Sasabonsam. Likes rum, cigars, pork, tobacco, bones, ganja, black coffee, black
candles, apricot brandy... So People See Papa Bones as a Cross of Jesus Christ and
Satan all in one, He can be the Prince of Peace or the Prince of Darkness.
Mama Bones - The Dark One, swamp witch often with snakes, and an Earth mother,
Ancestral Mother of all humanity, as our bodies are made from minerals, roots and
the bodies and bones of those sleeping beneath the cold ground. An oracular spirit of
dreams and visions. likes tobacco, ganja, black candles, rum.
Papa Bois -- also known as Maître Bois meaning master of the
woods or 'Daddy Bouchon' meaning hairy man. As in Trinidad folklore. He is the
keeper and protector of forests and all the flora and fauna that dwell within them. He
is depicted as a short old African man with horns and cloven feet. His body is
completely covered with hair and sometimes is shown having a beard of leaves. He
sometimes takes the form of a deer. His female counterpart is Mama Dlo
(MammyRiver) who is just as in Trinidad folklore a kind of mermaid.
Mary Bones/Maria Bones -- is always present in the paths of dark forests,
crossroads, and poorly lit streets of the city or by the waters edge of the beach during
the night of the full moon. She loves flowers, especially red fragrant roses. Mary
Bones appears as young lady of any race and is often dressed exotically and loves
the movement in the city, she also loves to be around people. Her veve is a skull in a
heart or a skull with a rose or roses. She prefers offerings of red cigarillos, ganja,
roses, sweets, sweet liqueurs and fine drinks. (also known as Mama Chola)
Jack Bones -- roams the sea like an old master, appearing in older vessels, ports,
taverns and houses of coastal fishermen. His favourite drink is strong and cheap rum.
Some say he is the manifestation of Pope Bones at sea. He dwells among fish and
crustaceans, waves and shipwrecks, engaging on the bottom of the blue kingdom.
His appearance is that of the old sea captains. House de Leon calls him Captain
Jack (yeah, yeah I know the movie this predates that) or Bones of the Sea. He
prefers offerings of roll your own tobacco cigarettes, strong cheap rum, ganja and
cigars.
John Bones -- a curator and connoisseur of herbs of the forest, who smokes a big
pipe that has a penetrating aroma. He prefers offerings of tobacco, herbs or leaves
used in magic, a hot meal on a plate.
Pope Bones -- a skeleton or pitch black man dressed as a Catholic bishop or pope.
He prefers offerings of whisky or rum.
Pete Bones/Old Pete/Pete La Mort -- Keeper of the Crossroads, a sort of hermit,
appears as a man or skeleton dressed as a poor Catholic priest and has a long red
beard. He prefers offerings of a hot meal on a plate, Jamaican rum or black coffee.
He is seen by some as an aspect of Papa Legba and is sometime know as Pata
Llaga when he become the Gatekeeper...
Louis Bones -- an aristocrat from the spirit world, attire tails and top hat, smoking
tobacco and drinking fine wines. Louis is good with material matters, networking and
relations that further one's status in this world. He prefers offerings of cognac, fine
wines, coins, snuff and tobacco.
Joseph Bones -- the ghost rider, carries a huge sword, knife, wearing huge black
cape and has only one eye. He prefers offerings of Jamaican rum and tobacco.
Isobel Bones/ Isobel La Mort -- a lady dressed in white, who likes to help people
desperate and lost. She prefers offerings of white flowers, white wines, and jewellery.
Louise Bones/Old Louise -- old and gentle lady who sings old songs on hot moonless
nights, gently strokes the heads and visits the dreams of people sleeping on
balconies. Louise is a strong healer and can settle the nerves of those going through
troubling life experiences. She prefers offerings of flowers.
Elizabeth Bones -- a beautiful lady that likes mysterious young men, white as snow,
cold hands and a pale face, enchants men and leads them to the madness of
passion. She prefers offerings of flowers, red wines, jewellery, and chocolates.
Bony Mare -- a ghostly horse, or a black mule shrouded in dense smoke and blue
fire from the other world. They prefer offerings of incense smoke, or smoke from a
cigar.
Black Bones -- a black dog, a mastiff, helps and protects the Obeah men and
women, likes affection as any dog alive.
Lou Black -- a shadow of a man or animal, keeper of treasures buried. They can be
invoked by the permutation of their name. He prefers offerings of food and drink.
Obi - is the force/energy and core of Obeah they are depicted as a huge serpent in
our lineage.

The Eleven Commandments of Obeah

1. Do not do to your Neighbors what you would not wish them to do to you.
2. Do not Curse the Name of the Creator
3. Help the Needy without asking Questions
4. Never Come before the Spirits empty Handed
5. Respect All Religions Because they come form the Creator
6. Do not Criticize what you do not Understand
7. Do not Eat Human Flesh
8. Fulfill your mission, no matter the personal sacrifices it may take to do so.
9. Do Not Fear Death, nor shall you take your own life.
10. Defend yourself and your family form those who wish your harm
11. Teach your Children the Commandments

The Seven Principles of Obeah

1. The Oneness of Father-Mother God, The Zambi, our Olodumare.

2. The Communion of Saints, Spirits, Angels, Bones, and Orisha
3. The Eternal Progression of the Human Soul
4. The Power of Obi, to bring about changes in our and others lives
5. The acceptance of divine Healing
6. Personal responsibility for our own actions
7. The unity of the Human race in Service to the Creator.

The Five Pillars of Obeah

1. Service to Our Guiding Spirits and the Orisha

2. Respect for our Ancestors and the Bones
3. Trance and Possession
4. The Ashe of Herbs, Plants, Bones, Roots, Stones, and Mother Nature, to
channel the Forces of Obi
5. The Belife in Obi, in order to better our Daily lives.
Outline of a Basic Obeah Initiation:
1. Divination: A Divination is Done to see if Papa Bones accepts the Person, and
tofind the crowning Orisha.
2. Night Long Vigil: a night long vigil takes place where the person fasts: Food, Drink,
and Sleep, to Help Connect to The Spirits, and Possession Followed Crowning
Orisha.
3.Seven Baptisms: The Person is Baptized Seven Times in Seven different places in
the name of the crowning Orisha
4.Sacrifice is made in a Graveyard to Papa Bones
5. Creation of Bones Pot (Nganga) in Honor of Papa Bones and Bones Family.

Posted by Daniel_Eli at 7:23 PM

10 comments:

Unknown June 29, 2014 at 8:40 AM

Blessings. How can I receive initiation into obeah?

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Unknown December 17, 2014 at 7:01 PM

Hello Daniel,
This is an amazing summary. I have some questions concerning this, if you have
time. My email is jdreader01@gmail.com, I'd love to hear from you.
Jerrod
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JinTheNinja August 29, 2015 at 1:56 AM

who is teaching you this? obeah is not Lukumi! it is at most an adjunct to Shango
Baptist religion in some parts of trinidad. shango baptist is very different from
cuban lukumi. it is mixed with hinduism, folk hinduism and chinese folk religion with
a very real Taino-Arawak presence. Papa Bwa is not short! Daddy Bouchon is John
Bones (st. John the baptist) wearing his hairshirt. You're thinking of Papa Tobac,
whom is the short dark man of the forest. Where is Anazi? Where is St.
Christopher the loup garou? Most Obeah-people don't work with the above spirits.
they work with 1 or 2. the most glaringly obvious mistake is that Sasabonsam is not
a path of Papa Bones! Sasabonsam is a CLASS of spirits- a malevolent vampire
who lives in trees. Doc Bones is Papa Bones! he is both the grand sorcier and the
grand medikament.

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Unknown September 12, 2017 at 6:27 PM

do you live in trinidad?

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JinTheNinja August 29, 2015 at 2:07 AM

you completely missed the syncretism between shiva bhairava (whom has a very
specific name in TT) and kali- the syncretism between papa lebga and another
tamil tutelary spirit. the belief in Djabs, Bacoo, and senegambian cosmos as
existing on an axis of 5 planes or 5 sacred places- the mountain, the woods, the
road, the carnal ground, and lake/river. you missed the connection between the
biblical prophets and the archangels- how extremely important they are in jamaican
obeah. as for offerings, most spirits are fed the same things regardless, this isn't a
liturgical religion. in jamaica, spirits get fed locally brewed cream soda...i mean this
is absolutely ridiculous- yes obeah very much a ghede cultus with akan features,
but it's hardly a religion with lists of spirits. usually there are 7 spirits, 5
corresponding to the sacred places, their helpers, and papa bondieu and the black
madonna (she in heaven, she under the earth)- if you claim to know trinidadian
obeah you'd know that the cult of a specific black madonna is EXTREMELY
important- we can locate catholic-hindu-african syncretism from that one example
alone.

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JinTheNinja August 29, 2015 at 2:14 AM

and divination into obeah? no! you either apprentice into obeah or have a near
death experience. you can be born with physical deformities (blindness) or have an
ancestor obeah-man. you still have to apprentice, and herb craft is far more
important than spirit veneration. and yes in hindu tantra which is a HUGE part of
TT obeah, transgressive consumption of bones and ash is PART of the over all
way to contact king bones. there are NO rules, PROPRIETARY MORALITY. good
obeah contact good papa bones, bad obeah has to enslave a djab or a bacoo or
 sasabonsam- hence calling papa bones as a devil to tame the malevolent force. it
isn't that papa bones is neutral/evil. he is neutral point blank. he can just be a
HEALER (like christ) a kabbalist (like moses) a necromancer, a sorcerer. he is all
of those things at once.

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Unknown January 1, 2017 at 3:31 PM

JIN is correct. I practice Jamaican obeah and our practice is different from some of
what is described. My parents and grandparents also did not practice that way.

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