Dreaming of money in Santería: meaning
In Santería gold and wealth belong above all to Ochún, connected with yellow, gold, copper and abundance, and to Olokun, the mysterious orisha of the riches on the ocean floor. Money in a dream is therefore often read in Santería readings as prosperity, but also as responsibility.
Within this tradition
Ochún wears gold, copper and yellow, and is invoked for love and prosperity. In the patakí she is not only beautiful and generous, but also clever with what she has. Olokun according to tradition lives in the deepest parts of the ocean, where lie all the treasures the sea ever swallowed. Olokun is connected with wealth, health and deep secrets, and is approached with great awe.
At the same time Santería teaches that prosperity is bound up with iwa pele, good character, and with ache, the life force that sets everything in motion. Wealth without good character counts as unreliable. Many patakí show how greed brings someone down, and how generosity comes back.
Along those lines a dream about money or gold is often read in Santería readings as prosperity presenting itself, especially with yellow, copper or a river, images that recall Ochún. Treasures from the sea, as wealth from the depths, as with Olokun: something valuable that lay hidden. Losing or stealing money can ask how you deal with abundance, and whether your character keeps pace with what you have.
Such images are not a prediction. Whoever finds a dream weighs heavily discusses it with a padrino or madrina.
Common variations
Gold or yellow money
Prosperity presenting itself; recalls Ochún.
Treasures from the sea
Something valuable from the depths, as with Olokun.
Losing money
The question of how you deal with abundance.
Giving money away
Generosity that comes back, as in many patakí.
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Which orishas belong to wealth?
Above all Ochún, with gold and copper, and Olokun, with the riches of the ocean floor.
What is iwa pele?
Good character: according to tradition the basis of a good life, including prosperity.
Does such a dream mean this orisha belongs to me?
No. Which orisha belongs to someone is established within the tradition through divination and initiation, never derived from a dream. Discuss a vivid dream with your padrino or madrina.