They rule over the forces of nature and the endeavors of humanity. However, in most cases she teaches mankind to overcome their difficulties through kindness and negotiation. The term orisha refers to the deities of the yoruba pantheon. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Description hand made eleke assembled with high quality materials. Santeria and the lord of pestilence 0942272625, shango. Ochosi stands with ogun, elegua and oshun to make up the warrior orishas. The word ibeji or erin ibeji the actual statues, is composed of two words, ibi and eji.
How to invoke oshun, the yoruba goddess of sensuality and. In some societies, these stories are called patakis sacred stories that provide lessons and teachings to the community and aid them with maneuvering life and how to stay connected. According to bolaji idowu 1994, the word is a composite of two ideas. Peacocks and vultures are hers and are used them often to represent her.
Oshun is especially consulted by those who wish to have children, for she encourages this womanly activity. Black then a west african folktale of the story of oshun. Aug 12, 20 oshun is an african orisha known for bringing peace, love, prosperity and happiness. He is a protector of all wild animals, and is especially fond of birds of prey including falcons and hawks. Oshun, an orisha deity of the yoruba people of southwestern nigeria.
Santeria and orisha of love and sensuality 0942272692, babalu aye. Oshun is the yoruba orisha deity of the sweet or fresh waters as opposed to the salt waters of yemaya. See more ideas about oshun, oshun prayer, oshun goddess. She is considered one of the most powerful of all orishas, and, like other gods, she possesses human attributes such as vanity, jealousy, and spite. Because it is a benevolent possession, one has some control of their actions, and this may break the trance, causing the ceremony, dance, or the riding to end prematurely, which is no fun for the individual, and a bit of a killjoy for the other participants, if any. Each orisha has a number, symbol, color, and day of the week, that is sacred to it, as well as foods and offerings they prefer. Scam buster promoting greater accountability in the spiritual community by busting scams and informing people of what proper ceremonial and root work should be. How to begin to cultivate a relationship with oshun. We also highlight the different branches of the yoruba tradition, such as santeria, lucumi, candomble, palo, shango, division 21, voudon, and more. The orisha center for ifa and yoruba tradition the orisha. He recognises himself and is recognised by the numbers 3 and 21.
If you are a botanica be sure to send us by fax your tax i. How to begin to work with the orisha oshun youtube. Intricate design makes it ideal for daily wear or for special occasions. Typically one only finds the suffix mare in the title oludumare. For this reason all who are to be initiated as priests, no matter what orisha rules their head, must go to the river and give account of what they are about to do. The third god for september is also the second orisha weve had, osumare. The christian image of our lady of mercy is linked to and associated with the female form of the orisha obatala. Osun and the origins of the ifa divination by professor wande abimbola.
I noted that i would be going through some of the stories of the orishas. Agayu is lover of fruits and all things his son shango likes. For it is very rare to find an orisha with the suffix mare. Santeria and the white robed king of the orisha, 0942272633, oshun. The colors and numbers associated with each orisha are listed in a separate chart. By ifa divination we mean ifa and related systems of divination based on the stories and symbols of the odu such as dida owo divination with the sacred divining chain called opele and et. This is the story of oshuns flight and how she became the messenger of olodumare. This is oshun is ibu asedan a road of oshun that loves to hunt. She is considered one of the most powerful of all orishas, and, like. Oshun santeria and the orisha of love, rivers, and. Oya locks shango in the palace the yoruba religious concepts. Here, you can learn about the orisha in a way that works best for you. Sep 28, 2017 a small description of oshun and the ways one can work with her.
Originally from detroit, she currently lives in miami where she is working as a freelance artist, web developer including and tattoo artist. This is the source of his title of eleri ipin or witness to destiny in its creation. Oshun loses her beauty signs of our faith tapestry of. There are many interesting stories about the romantic, passionate inter rivalry that existed between oshun. It is a great gift for lovers of ifa, oshun, orisha, lucumi, and santeria. It has been said in the sacred stories of our west african yoruba tradition that oshun sometimes written oshun or osun is the only orisa able to approach olodumare aka olorun directly, carrying prayers from the mouth of humanity to olodumares ears. Sep 16, 2017 how to begin to cultivate a relationship with oshun. Yoruba river goddess spellbook paperback may 22, 2019.
Were said to share personality traits with our orisha, who. Such a comparison is shortsighted, however, for oshun is vast and. In her form of the diviner she is the wife or lover of orunmila, the first prophet of ifa divination. He will often be shown in close proximity to the orisha ogun. She is the orisha of love, beauty, femininity and sensuality which leads. Download orishas mp3 songs and albums music downloads. He is the owner of all technology and because this technology shares in his nature, it is almost always. There are several different ways of making the beads for this path of oshun, my favourite is this one that incorporates mother of pearl and green. The main personal religious identifier for any orisha worshiper is the necklaces made in the colors of the orisha under whose protection she is initiated. To afrocubans of the santeria religion believe that oshun was so mighty and powerful but her male counterparts did not think so.
Oshun santeria and the orisha of love, rivers, and sensuality by. Oshun is the goddess orisha of love and pleasure, beauty and diplomacy. Elegba is always always called first before any other orisha as he opens the door between the worlds and opens our roads in life. Oshun is the patron of gold and all wealth is hers to give. Oshun is an african orisha known for bringing peace, love, prosperity and happiness. All newcomers to oshun should cultivate a relationship with her. Ingredients for traditional foods for the orisha the. Santeria and the orisha of love, rivers and sensuality baba raul canizares on. Oshun it also brings up ways to connect to her energy more efficiently and puts one of many orisha into the power of understanding and closer to to its wisdom if you prefer to dive deeper into the culture of snteria. In addition to her fullscope commercial design services, tami is accepting commission work for orisha and orisharelated items. Orisha beads elekes these are worn by all voodoos to carry the protection and blessings of their favorite orisha. Although hindu orisha syncretism is rare, a few of the more knowledgeable worshippers do speak of an association between particular hindu deities and african orisha.
Item beaded in a pattern to represent orisha oshun ibu yumu. Her chief festival there celebrates the arrival of the ancestral family on the banks of oshuns river. Osumare or osunmare, as it is sometimes spelled, is a very special orisha. Legends tell of ochosi making his way undetected through dense trees as he hunts his prey. The orishas are the emissaries of olodumare or god almighty. Item beaded in a pattern to represent orisha oshun. Like the marrassa of the vodun pantheon and even the gemini when dealing with astrology, they are both correlated to the ibeji. He transports people across the rivers and is patron of ferryman. Oshun is commonly called the river orisha, or goddess, in the yoruba religion and is typically associated with water, purity, fertility, love, and sensuality. All sales are final materials glass beads fire polished beads conditioned. So while he was sleeping she took advantage of this and placed her peons egguns, the dead who where loyal to her around the palace walls.
Sacred stories of the orishas journey of a 21st century. While bathing, one of the princesses apparently drowned, but reappeared soon after attired in. Oshun is the orisha of sweetness, love and everything that makes life worth living. Santeria and the orisha of thunder by raul canizares. Offerings to oshun include sweet things such as honey, mead, white wine, oranges, sweets or pumpkins. A talented hunter and fisherman, ochosi resides in the vast forests of the wilderness.
Description hand made basic eleke assembled with high quality materials. She represents the joy of life and is, in many ways, what makes life worth living. She was also the goddess of the oshun river, in yoruba land, nigeria, and she was brought to the new world, from africa, on crowded slave ships, ending their journeys, when they landed at. They recognise themselves and are recognised through their different numbers and colors which are their marks, and each has their own favorite foods and other things which they like to receive as offerings and gifts. There are, therefore, some female depictions of obatala.
It is said that oshuns father obatala the first of the among the gods similar to the amen of new testament book of revelations chapter 1 verse 18. She is the orisha of love, beauty, femininity and sensuality which leads many people to compare her to venus or aphrodite. Ori head sa selected orisa is a selected conscious within the realm of the supreme intelligence. She also takes the skins of birds, such as the quail and pheasant. Obatala is the only orisha who has both masculine and feminine qualities. African traditional religions became the foundation of new religions created out of the experience of africans in the americas. She recognises herself in the colors yellow and gold and her number is five. All sales are final materials glass seed beads conditioned beading thread store pol. The orisha are gods that came originally from nigeria, in west africa, as part of the yoruba religion. Baba raul canizares oshun is the deity of river waters and is also seen as the embodiment of love and sexuality. See more ideas about orisha, african goddess and african art. A paper image of the orisha, in the form of a saint, should be authorized. She is the orisha of love, beauty, femininity and sensuality which leads many people to compare her to venus or view page.
Aug 16, 2011 an issue that comes up frequently is that a person is ridden or possessed by an orisha that wants sex. Oshun is a particularly sensous goddess and has been associated with many lover and husbands. Especially when using the name ketu, osumare is connected to the spirits of the dead, the ancestors, called the eggun pronounced egoon. Santeria and the orisha of love, rivers and sensuality.
Oshun, also spelled osun, an orisha deity of the yoruba people of southwestern nigeria. One may also notice that orisha osuns name is present in. Oshun santeria and the orisha of love, rivers, and sensuality. A small description of oshun and the ways one can work with her. Santeria and the orisha of the crossroads 0942272617, obatala.
Orisha oshun demands respect and those who disrespect her have to seek forgiveness. She is one of the most popular and venerated orishas. Oshun, river goddess of hope oshun is the orisha, or spirit deity, who rules over the rivers and streams of the world. Ingredients for traditional foods for the orisha the yoruba. She is very generous and loving to man but also has an extraordinary temper, which is difficult to sway. He learned to soothe the very rough rivers and has a relationship with the orisha oshun. Agayu is a tall gigantic man who lives near the rivers and is the strength that comes from deep inside the soul. Praying to obatala offerings made to obatala should follow the rules of purity that this orisha embodies. She is widely loved, as she is known for healing the sick and bringing fertility and prosperity, and she especially watches over the poor and brings them what they need. Oshun is commonly called the river orisha, or goddess, in the yoruba religion and is. In nigeria osogbo is the venue of the annual osunosogbo festival along the river osun. Oshun akuaro, also called aparo or acuaro is oshosis wife. Oya locks shango in the palace oya became furious when she learned of shangos womanizing once more.
Beautiful goddess orisha book of shadows deities incense pagan meditation spirituality holiday. Oriki osun ore yeye osun o iba osun sekese praise to the goddess of mystery, latojoku awede wemo. Oshun has had affairs with erinle, orunmila, oshosi, orisha oko, and ajeshaluga. She was also the goddess of the oshun river, in yoruba land, nigeria, and she was brought to the new world, from africa, on crowded slave ships, ending their journeys, when they landed at cuba and brazil. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. She is found in the sweet waters of the world, such as streams and rivers.
Her favorite colors are gold, bass, yellow or amber. See more ideas about orisha, oshun goddess and african mythology. She was the last orisha born in the world out of olodumares love for creation. He was the only orisha allowed to witness the creation of the universe by olorun and bears witness to our destinies in the making as well. Simple design makes it ideal for daily wear or for special occasions. She was at one time the wife of shango, the storm god, as was oya, the goddess of the winds and tempests. Oshun is the goddess of fresh water as opposed to the salty, ocean waters of the goddess yemoja, sensuality, prosperity, love, and fertility. Oshun loses her beauty signs of our faith tapestry of faith. The gods travelled with african people who were stolen as. She was the last orisha born in the world out of olodumares love for.
Aug 05, 2016 i did a previous blog introducing the worship and culture of orishas. The perceived similarities of the gods of both groups allow for a syncretism similar to the associations worshippers have made between the catholic saints and orisha. To open the doors, clear the way, remove barriers and obstacles in life. One may also notice that orisha osuns name is present in the title.
I did a previous blog introducing the worship and culture of orishas. If you would like a psychic reading, shamanic healing or ritual working go to my site. Oshun is the primary divinity of oshogbo, an african orisha religion, where she is honored with brass objects, as well as jewels and yellow copper. Igbo cybershrine a blog about the igbo belief system known as odinani lord game over. Among them are eleggua, obatala, yemaya, oya, oshun, shango, and ogun. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. An issue that comes up frequently is that a person is ridden or possessed by an orisha that wants sex. Although hinduorisha syncretism is rare, a few of the more knowledgeable worshippers do speak of an association between particular hindu deities and african orisha. Orisha rulers of the zodiac discussion in new age religion and spirituality started by runawaynymphet, may 10, 2017.