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This page describes the practice. There is deliberately no automated reading for it — see the notes below.
Background
Obi divination is used in the traditional Yoruba religion and in Yoruba-derived religions of the Americas. In Yorubaland it uses palm or kola nuts; in Latin America and the Caribbean it uses four pieces of coconut, and it is interconnected with Ifá.
How it works
Four pieces are cast and the number landing face up or face down gives one of a small set of patterns, read as answers.
Notes and limits
Culture: Obi is used to communicate with the orisha and ancestors, typically with offerings and prayer. It is described, not simulated; learn it within the tradition.
At a glance
- Also called
- Obi, Obì àbàtà, Biagué, Coconut divination
- Traditions
- Yoruba, Lucumí
- Regions
- Africa, Americas
- You need
- A question
- Price
- Free