Tag: mother earth
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Yemọ́ja
Yemọja And The Orí Ritual: When Olódùmarè created the Earth, he divided several of his powers among the Orisas and gave each one a domain of his own.Many of the powers that were given to the Orisas belonged to the forces of nature, but others belonged to more specific aspects of human life on Earth.…
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Susanne Wenger – Àdùnní Olórísa
Born Austrian but died a Yorùbá priestess of Ọ̀ṣun! Remembering Chief Susanne Wenger – Àdùnní Olórìṣà… Susanne Wenger was born in Graz, Austria on 4 July, 1915 to Swiss and Austrian parents. She studied art there and in Vienna before travelling to Paris in 1949, where she met Ulli Beier, a German linguist. When he…
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Our Roles In Divine Agenda
All of us have our roles in the divine agenda *This is the beauty of African spirituality.*Africans will be liberated when they KNOW themselves.*There is no liberation for a nation that neglects its spirituality and doesn’t understand it. Many people think that Yoruba spirituality is all about doing spells and charms, no!*Our spirituality is the…
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Oríkì Ọ̀ya
ORÍKÌ Ọ̀YA Oya is the powerful Yorùbá Orisha of the winds and tempests. Oya is known as a fierce warrior and strong protectress of women, who call on Her to settle disputes in their favor. As the Orisha of change, She brings down the dead wood to make room for the new, and She uses…
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Different Orí, Different Path
Trying to teach my daughter a particular design of beading on a customer’s gown. Ọmọ, she didn’t get it. I was so angry but thought about it later that her line of career is not definitely the same path as mine. This is someone who prefers to get the spanners out to work on the…
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Crowdfunding, Crowdfinance, Microfinance? Esusú and Àjọ
Crowdfunding, Crowdfinance, Microfinance? Esusú and Àjọ have existed in Yorùbáland for centuries. Written by Ọlọ́bẹ Yọyon Crowdfunding is defined as the practice of funding a venture by raising monetary contributions from a number of people. In Europe and in North American, this new industry is a money spinner. Unless you have been living under a…