Regla de Ocha is Spanish for "The rule of Osha," (rule of the Orishas) and is the name Santeria practitioners use when referring to the religion. It refers to the divine law of the Orishas, or ancestral deities who serve and protect mankind.

Related Resources:

Afro-Carribean syncretic religions
Santeria, Vodoun, Candomble and more at Alternative Religions.

The Seven African powers
In the Yoruban tradition that is parent to the Lukumi and Palo faiths, the Orishas are emissaries of God, ruling the forces of nature and the fortunes of mankind. The Seven African powers are the primary deities of this tradition.