CROSSROADS

No journey begins without Elegua (aka, Esu, Eshu, Exu, Eleggua, Elegbara, Eleda, Elegba and Papa Legba). He is the keeper of the gates, Lord of the Crossroads, guiding us in the right direction. He is present when life is born, and when death arrives; he is there when red blood flows into life, and when the black void takes over. It is said there are uncountable paths of Elegua, and that these branch out into other manifestations. When we receive Elegua we are given the name of the avatar or path. The Elegua pictured below is an avatar for the Orisha Oya (or Yansan), Goddess of