THE OPENER OF WAYS · MASTER OF THE CROSSROADS

NOTHING MOVES WITHOUT HIS PERMISSION.

Elegba stands at every crossroads, every door, every beginning. He is the first to be honored and the last to be forgotten. Trickster. Guardian. Divine messenger between worlds.

Symbols

  • Crossroads
  • Key
  • Staff
  • Red and black beads

Offerings

  • Rum
  • Cigars
  • Candy
  • Coins
Sacred Number 3 & 21
Sacred Day Monday

Lore & Personality

Cunning, playful, unpredictable, and the divine messenger. Elegba laughs at certainty and rewards humility. No prayer reaches the others until it has passed through his hands first.