Obi
This study of Obi, the coconut oracle used for divination in the Santeria tradition explores its history and background, and provides specific techniques for interpreting the oracle. The author is a Santeria priest.

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1. \O"bi\, n. [Jap.]
   A sash, esp. the long broad sash of soft material worn by
   women.
   

2. \O"bi\, n. [Prob. of African origin.]
   1. A species of sorcery, probably of African origin,
      practiced among the negroes of the West Indies. [Written
      also {obe} and {obeah}.] --De Quincey. --B. Edwards.
   2. A charm or fetich. [West Indies] --B. Edwards.