#orisaifa

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Shango priest

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Yemaya and Ogun

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Iroko Tree

The sacred tree of the Yoruba faith and people. 

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Exu

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Obaluaye

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Obaluaye .. his name means King of the Earth. He’s the most hermit of Orisas.

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Obaluaye

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This is Yansa of the Diaspora, a specific take on Oya. Oya in the diaspora is traditionally represented by wearing a skirt with the colors of the rainbow. These rainbow colors in traditional orisa-ifa are reserved to Osumare. 

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Ogun pot with Ebo

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Osanyin by Bernadett Bagyinka

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Iyansan (diasporc: Yansa)

Mother of nine. A praisename/Oriki of Oya, the orisha of the sudden winds that produce change. The protector warrior queen.

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Osun

Osun in Ise (traditional yoruba lineage) seems to represent something much different than what the Cubans do. In Lukumi and Santeria it’s Yemaya who is the mother of all while traditionally it’s Osun. Osun is the orisa of life giving waters, blessed pregnancy (ibeji), justice (ogboni), feminine power (iyami) and the various forms of love that are the root of those qualities. in Lukumi she seems to give off the impression of a young, innocent and frugal light-hearted being while in Orisa-ifa she remains an orisa of beauty while being a warrior, responsible mother, wiser than the male orisa, and creator of the merindinlogun and founder of Dafa (ifa divination).