An invocation of the Orishas and ancestors.
Gratitude to the owner of the realm of the ancestors.
I respect the creator.
I awaken today.
I awaken now.
I behold the four corners of the world.
I pay homage to the power of the east.
I pay homage to the powers of the west.
I respect the powers of the north.
I respect the powers of the south.
I pay homage to the children of the seasons of the earth.
I pay homage to the invisible realm of the mountains.
I pay homage to all things that live in the invisible realm.
I respect the spirit of the ocean,
The one who makes things prosper.
I respect the power of the wind.
The mystery of the mysterious world.
I respect the mother earth who sustains the universal alignment of all things in nature.
I respect all ancestors and elders.
I pay homage to the spirit of consciousness.
I bow to the spirit of the inner self.
I respect the spirit of the higher self who lives in the invisible realm of the ancestors.
I respect the divine messenger of transformation,
Of crossroads from the hill of creation.
I respect the spirit of the tracker,
Owner of the mystery of spotted medicine.
I respect the mystery of the spirit of iron,
The owner of innumerable homes in the realm of the ancestors.
I respect the spirit who is praised at the sacred grove,
Owner of the ancient mystery of the white cloth,
The spirit who is praised on the sacred day of the forest,
Guardian of those with physical ailments,
Royalty of all future generations.
I respect the mother of fishes,
The giver of good things.
I respect the spirit of the river,
Owner of the hair comb for beautiful women,
The child who does not die.
I praise the winds of the earth,
The winds of the invisible realm of the ancestors.
The spirit of the wind is the one who guides the mediums of the ancestors.
I respect the transforming power of the spirit of the twins.
I request the support of my elders.
I respect the shrine of the six directions.
Asche