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Pictures of the Orishas ? Which one do you identify with?
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Yemaya/Oshun…….thank you Derrick. Grand Rising to you and to all members.
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” The Kemites had established a Solar Calendar at the dawn of history. The sun therefore became for them the definer of time. So, to raise the question, ” when did things begin? “, was to ask when did time begin. The answer is simply, ” the first appearance of the sun “, and since the sun rises ” everyday forever,” we have time and… Read more
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Excellent!
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Return to the source.
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Indeed!
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Oya is the one of the most powerful Orishas. As a warrior queen she is the sister-wife of God Shango who she bestow powers upon to create storms. Hence Oya is known as the Goddess of thunder. Lightning, Tornadoes,winds and rainstorms. She is also to be the guardian of life and death and brings rapid changes to aid her followers towards inner… Read more
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I first encountered Oya via her Santerian aspect. I like the pataki about her battle with Chango. He was angered for Oya had taught herself to use Shango’s mortar & gourd. Eshu tried to calm Chango by telling him(Chango) that Oya did this to work with him not to work against him. Chango eventually discovered Eshu was right.
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This pataki is one reason I developed a close connection with Eshu . It’s also an example of why our ancestors’ communities thrived-Men and Women worked together to protect, maintain and develop these communities.
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What is known today as ” Cupping Therapy ” and is purposely deemed as a Chinese invention is very much an ancient Afrikan tradition that goes back thousands of years. What is still being practised today and goes by different names across the Afrikan continent will be explained briefly in the next post in due course.
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