{"product_id":"orula-orisha-7-day-glass-candle","title":"Orula Orisha 7 Day Glass Candle","description":"\u003ch2\u003eHe Was There When Your Destiny Was Written. He Knows What Is on the List. He Knows How to Read It.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore the world was fully made, before human beings walked the earth, Olodumare called each soul before him and assigned its destiny. Every path, every challenge, every gift, every crossing all of it was spoken and witnessed. And Orunmila was there. He witnessed every destiny that was ever assigned. He is the only Orisha, besides Obatalá, who was present at that moment of creation. He knows what was written for you. He knows the path you were meant to walk and the obstacles that have been placed across it. He knows, because he was there when it was decided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is the foundation of everything Orula is and everything he does. He is not guessing. He is not interpreting signs from a distance. He is the witness, the one who was present, who remembers, who can read back to you what was written in the moment before time began.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is the owner of Ifá, the most complex, most sacred, most ancient divination system in the Yoruba tradition, carried across the Atlantic in the memories of enslaved people and preserved with extraordinary fidelity in Cuba, Brazil, Trinidad, and throughout the diaspora. Ifá is not a simple oracle. It is a vast body of sacred literature 256 Odu, each containing hundreds of verses, stories, prescriptions, and the accumulated wisdom of centuries of priests who have read the palm nuts and the divining chain and listened for what Orula has to say. The Babalawo — the father of secrets, the priest of Ifá is Orula’s voice in the world. Through the Babalawo, Orula speaks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was also present when Ikú, Death, was given his list of names. Orula knows whose name is on it and whose is not. The \u003cem\u003eidé de Orula\u003c\/em\u003e  the green and yellow beaded bracelet worn by his devotees is a mark of his protection, a sign that the wearer is under his care, that Death must look elsewhere. It is one of the most powerful protective objects in the Lucumí tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis Catholic face is Saint Francis of Assisi, the humble, wise, nature-connected friar who heard the voice of the divine in everything around him. His number is sixteen. His colors are green and yellow. His day is Thursday. His offerings are the fruits of the earth; yams, corn, the things that grow from the ground that holds all destinies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eOrula Orisha 7 Day Glass Candle\u003c\/strong\u003e carries his ancient, witnessing, destiny-reading wisdom through seven full days of burning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOrula’s Domains\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDivination and Ifá — owner of the sacred divination system; petitioned for guidance, revelation, and the wisdom to navigate what lies ahead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWisdom and knowledge — the Orisha of all wisdom; petitioned for clarity and the understanding needed to make the right decision\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDestiny and life path — the witness of all destinies; petitioned for alignment with your true path and removal of obstacles to it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtection from untimely death — he knows the list; the idé de Orula and his candle are burned for protection from Ikú\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHealing through wisdom — working with Osain and the knowledge of the right remedy for what ails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Babalawo and the priesthood of Ifá — patron of the priests who carry his voice in the world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecision-making at the crossroads — petitioned when a major decision must be made and the right path is not clear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlignment with divine will — petitioned for the grace to walk the path that was written rather than the one that fear or confusion has substituted for it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to Work This Candle\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproach Orula with the humility of someone who knows they do not have all the answers. That is exactly the right posture, and it is exactly what he responds to. He is not the Orisha of force or fire. He is the Orisha of wisdom, and wisdom begins with knowing what you do not know. Write your petition naming what you need guidance on, what decision you are facing, what path you cannot see clearly, what destiny you feel you have been blocked from walking. Be honest. He already knows. Place the petition beneath the candle. Dress the top of the glass with Orula oil or a wisdom oil — frankincense, sandalwood, or a clear, grounding blend that carries the weight of deep knowing. His colors are green and yellow dress his altar in those colors, with yams and corn as his offerings. His number is sixteen; if you can place sixteen of something small on his altar — sixteen cowrie shells, sixteen seeds do so. Light the candle on a Thursday, his day. Greet him: \u003cem\u003eOrula Iboru, Orula Iboya, Orula Iboshishe!\u003c\/em\u003e These words of greeting and protection are among the most sacred in the Lucumí tradition. Speak them with reverence. He was there when your destiny was written. He is here now to help you read it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEach candle is approximately 8 inches tall and burns for up to 7 days. Sold as a curio only.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KC Conjure \u0026 Botanica","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46812300345505,"sku":"KCC-CANDLS-ORULA","price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/5583\/0177\/files\/BUBBLE-3451205_960x960_eeabf97f-9d31-4e56-9a06-27cc2b786e99.jpg?v=1785811363","url":"https:\/\/kcconjure.com\/products\/orula-orisha-7-day-glass-candle","provider":"KC Conjure \u0026 Botanica","version":"1.0","type":"link"}