Another Email Exposing Kat and Abi "Neco"

In the video attached below, Katherine Rodriguez stated that her and Neco Morales will be bringing elekes to their Padrino who is a Babalawo, to be blessed and consecrated that they will then be giving away through the mail.

First of all, in order to receive elekes, one needs to be in person in order to receive them because there are certain ceremonies that one needs to go through first in order to receive them. One of the ceremonies is the "Kobori Eleda (Rogacion de Cabeza)" which is a ceremony to cleanse and balance one's Ori(inner spirit/head/consciousness). That ceremony is done to the person's head, so, how can one go through that ceremony at a distance? THEY CAN'T!!! THEY NEED TO HAVE THAT CEREMONY DONE TO THEM IN PERSON!!! The elekes also first need to be consecrated and empowered through ritual washing, prayers, songs, AND animal sacrifice!!! They can't be simply placed in a jar of herbs and water and placed in front of a BS statue of an Orisa with a candle lit!!! It also does not matter whether or not the intent was just for consecrating and empowering them for drawing luck, money, or opening up one's roads!!! They CAN NOT be used as charms or jewelry to do those things!!! THEY'RE INITIATE TOOLS ONLY!!!


Also, Babalawos CAN NOT give someone or consecrate elekes!!! Here is the reason why which I got from a well known elder Santero who I personally know who also knows one of my elders, website santeriachurch.org

" Ifá is the name of the sect of Orunmila within Santeria. Orunmila (also spelled Orunla or Orula) is the orisha of divination who knows how our fate will unfold. Some practitioners also call Orunmila by the name Ifá. The reason I specifically call out Ifá as a separate sect is because the ritual functions within the Ifá sect can only be accomplished by priests of Orunmila – called Babalawos (or Oluwos if they were orisha priests prior to passing to Ifá – which many are). Only Babalawos can give the Eshu that is received in Ifá. Only Babalawos can give the Idé of Orunmila (bracelet of Orunmila), which is always worn and keeps the spirit of Ikú (death) at bay. Only Babalawos can divine with the okuelé (diviner’s chain) and the ikín (palm nuts) – and these are the ONLY divination tools used in Ifá. Only Babalawos can give Kofá or Awofakán (Mano de Orula), giving a smaller shrine of Orunmila for people to have in their home (note this is not a consecration as a priest of Orunmila – it is a reception of his mysteries into your life for balance and to learn one’s destiny). Only Babalawos can consecrate other Babalawos as priests. A Santero or Santera cannot do these things.

But the inverse is also true. A Babalawo cannot do many of the things a Santero or Santera can. They cannot give addimú orishas (token Orishas) to others except for the Warriors (Eshu, Ogun, Ochosi, Osun), Osain, Olokun and Oduduwa – and even then they can only give the Ifá style ones that can never be passed on by that individual (unless they become a Babalawo in time). They do not read diloggún (cowrie shells) – they stick only to the use of the diviner’s chain and palm nuts. There is a pataki (legend) that Orunmila surrendered the cowries to Oshun and the orishas to use after she mastered the skill simply by watching him – and he swore that he would create a new system only for men, and only for his priests; that was the okuelé and ikin. Babalawos cannot give the initiation of Elekes (necklaces) – but they can give Orunmila’s eleke to people. They cannot initiate people in the Kariocha ceremony to be priests of other Orishas. They can perform sacrificial rights, or entrance readings leading in to a kariocha but they cannot be in the sacred room when the initiation is taking place. They do not birth orishas.

So in many ways, the Ifá sect is a subdivision of Santería. A cloistered sect of diviners with membership limited to heterosexual men, who dedicate their lives to the mastery of divination, the science of Ifá and the knowledge of Odu. Babalawos are not the high priests of our religion. That is a misnomer perpetuated in many of the early books on Santeria written by outsiders to our faith. They are the masterful diviners in our religion who focus solely on the function of Ifá."

Here is a link to the article which is under "What is Ifa' and Who are Babalawos."
http://santeriachurch.org/page/6/?s=Ifa


Here is the video in which Katherine Rodriguez says her Padrino is going to consecrate and bless elekes. She says it at 1:40 into the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aDGYun8jSc&feature=c4-overview&list=UUpIwMTc3bR_6yJxR3O7GtIg


Katherine Rodriguez and Neco Morales are completely and totally ignorant, dumb, and scammers!!! They have no real knowledge of Santeria/Lucumi!!!