What does Inle represent in Santería? Protector of hospitals and patients

Inle is one of the Orishas most invoked in requests for health, prosperity and abundance in the Rule of Osha or Santeria.

His children and devotees ask him for better opportunities to improve their path in life, both to overcome disease, to do prosperous businesses and obtain a higher paying job.

Characteristics that define Inle, the doctor in the Rule of Ocha

1. Inle is known as the Physician of the Osha, patron of doctors, fish, and owner of the river in the Yoruba Pantheon.
2. It is the deity of the extractive economy or, specifically, of fishing and pre-horticultural harvesting. For this reason, a lot is asked of him for job opportunities and the end of an economic slump.
3. Inle is a doctor, hunter, and fisherman and is said to be one of the most beautiful deities in the Yoruba pantheon.
4. He is androgynous and is the personification of the earth.
5. Inle protects doctors and fishermen, as it represents their activities.
6. Since he is the Osha's doctor, in addition to being a fortune-teller, he offers his help and support to all those who request his favor out of respect.
7. Inle is represented in nature by fish.
8. Its main power tool consists of a lead base from which comes out a T of silver or silver material that has two snakes coiled and at the ends of which a fish protrudes on one side and an arrow or harpoon on the other.
9. It also represents the health that is received to ward off illnesses and therefore is a highly revered Orisha in these times when evils of all kinds prevail.
10. As a hunter and gatherer, he is considered a provider of human sustenance, and for that reason all those who go through economic and financial crises pray to him.

How to pray to Inle for health and abundance?

Let us remember that we can pray to Inle both on land and in water, since he inhabits both spaces.

We can also dedicate an altar adorned with blue and green, their representative colors. Same shades that we use in your candles.

Some of its attributes are two rings, hooks, pita, net, a hand of snails, an acofá, three little fish, shells and a small jar.

Some offerings that Inle likes

We must bear in mind that when praying to Inle, offerings can be made such as:

• Drinks like sweet wine
• sweet like drunk panetelas,
• foods like pumpkin balls and snapper
• fruits such as guava, sweet potato, yam, orange
• almond oil, lettuce, watercress, among others.
• White animals are also immolated, such as the ram, rooster, pigeons and guinea fowl

Syncretism of the Orisha in Santeria

He can be prayed in syncretism with the Catholic saints who represent him as they are:

• The archangel Saint Raphael the divine physician responsible for cures in most religions
• San Roque that he is the patron saint of pilgrims, of those infected by epidemics, of nurses, and of the falsely accused.

We invoke Inle with the following prayer:

Inle, doctor and powerful god in the Yoruba religion, Universal energy that guides us and gives us the blessing of health that the great Supreme Olodumare gives us, we invoke you.

Give us your Ashe and keep order, abundance and balance around us, to choose good paths.

Inle Ayayé, you who are the food that the earth gives, we salute you with respect Maferefún Babá Erinlé!

Orisha of good, of immense goodness, protector of homes, we beg you to give comfort to our family and as a warrior help us to win battles.

Heal our diseases and do not allow evil and misfortune to come close to our lives, your blessing Inle.

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