In Santeria, the stones are considered sacred because they believe that the ashe of each orisha abides in certain stones. For example, Oshun's power is said to exist in the stones from the river, Ogun's in rock containing iron-ore, yemaya's in rocks and shells from oceans etc. they pour animal blood on sacred stones, like rooster blood for males and duck blood for females...
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they pour animal blood on sacred stones, like rooster blood for males and duck blood for females. They do this because they believe that there is a form of life called ashe which exists in the blood of the animal and it's a form of sacrifice they make for their orishas. this sacrifice strengthens the spirit's ashe so that the orisha can help its devotee...
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