The Process Of Divination, With Author Ocha Ni' Lele

Ochani Lele is the pen name of B. Stuart Myers, an author of books about Afro-Cuban folklore and spirituality. He was born in Richmond, Virginia, to an unwed, teenage mother and an absent father. He spent the first five years of his life living in an extended household with his maternal grandparents, mother, and aunt. He spent four semesters studying at Mary Washington College in historic Fredericksburg, Virginia, planning to pursue dual degrees in English Literature and Psychology; however, his desire to experience the exotic world of magic and alternative spirituality sent him on a journey that ended with his initiation in the Afro-Cuban world of Santería, a religion known to adherents as the Lucumí faith. Over the years he has written a number of books about that faith: “The Secrets of Afro-Cuban Divination” (Destiny Books, 2000); “Obi, Oracle of Cuban Santería” (Destiny Books, 2001); “The Diloggún” (Destiny Books, 2003); and, most recently, “Teachings of the Santería Gods” (Destiny Books, 2010).