Pataki de yemaya y ochun book

She is a guardian spirit or orisha, reflecting an aspect of the divine of the ifa religion. I have written a simple offering you can make on your own to yemaya for general blessings in your life. This is probably the best text written on these two goddesses. This is probably the best text written on these two. The separation of oya and yemaya the yoruba religious. Yemaya meets erinle by this time yemaya, has grown cold and tired of obatalas fury. His artwork have been published in children books, novels and magazines. Obatala oba moro representado por una vieja persona y. Yemaya is just as much a loving mother orisha as she is a fierce warrior that kills anyone who threatens her children. There is a pataki that shows the importance of the goddess. With their separation comes the separation of land and sea, at this moment the waves begin as if to swallow the land, the sea has remained mad at land ever since. Yemaya in english with contextual examples mymemory. Celebrating yemaya and oshun orisha goddesses of the.

She is the water that pushes up against the seashores. Yemaya y ochun by lydia cabrera goodreads share book. African goddess of love and sweet waters ancient origins. Some paths have no information only the odun in which they are found. Yemaya is the great mother who lives and rules over the seas. Hace mucho tiempo vivian en una tribu tres hermanas. September 7 and september 8 mark the annual feast days of the orisha goddesses yemaya and oshun, respectively. Her punishments can be terrible when shes outraged, but shes fair minded and forgiving when proper remorse is shown. We turn to yemaya for nourishment, healing, cleansing, and protection.

Yemaya makes her residence in lifegiving portion of the ocean although some of her roads can be found in lagoons or lakes in the forest. This makes ochun especially dear to cubans, who celebrate her feast day of september 8 as a major holiday. Love, love, love the dark skin, the black hair, and the gorgeous tail spread out like train for a queen. These yoruban goddesses are honored throughout the world by orisha devotees as the. Yemayas domain is all waters, the sea, rivers, lakes, lagoons all that is water she it. Yemayas ache is nurturing, protective and fruitful. The separation of oya and yemaya oya had become so furious that she wanted to destroy the kingdom with her winds, but controlled herself because she respected her father obatala. Although oshun also spelt osun is regarded principally as a goddess of love, there are. Celebrating yemaya and oshun orisha goddesses of the sacred waters. Yemaya, iemanja, mother of water, mother of all orishas, patroness and protector of children and fishermen. Santeria had no guide book on how things should or no be done as a rule. Avatars paths for oshunochunosun the yoruba religious. Celebrating yemaya and oshun orisha goddesses of the sacred. So sad and lonely, she turned to yemaya iya mi my mother with your waters and my winds we could end this marriage.

Ochun synonyms, ochun pronunciation, ochun translation, english dictionary definition of ochun. September 7 is her feast day and throughout the world, devotees will be making pilgrimage to her shores to pay respect, celebrate, and pray. This pataki is not found anywhere in odu it is a folk tale not based in our religion and originates from a lack of understanding in ceremony. Patakis tell us that yemaya is the daughter of olokun, she was the wife at different times of obatala, orula, agayu, babalu aye, orisha oko, and in some stories, ogun. Sep 07, 2016 yemaya is the imposing mother of oceans, orisha, goddess, all mother from the yoruban and afrocaribbean traditions. Display yemaya goddess of the ocean statue in your home. She is the mother of all, so she is often called upon when women are seeking children or have fertility issues.

Dec 25, 2019 the yoruba people inhabit the southwestern part of modern day nigeria and the southern part of benin. Beautiful example of how i wish black women were portrayed in art more often. Ochuns colors are yellow and gold, her number is 5 and multiples of 5. Although shes maternal and nurturing, shes also fierce. Yemaya y ochun kariocha, iyalorichas y olorichas lydia cabrera. It would be impossible to talk about yemaya in the island of cuba. In west africa, yemoja is worshipped as a highranking river deity, but in brazil and cuba she is worshipped mainly as a seaocean goddess. Pataki of orisa and other essays for lucumi santeria ota omi olo oshun on. Water is essential to life, so without yemaya, life on earth wouldnt be possible. Yemayas domain is all waters, the sea, rivers, lakes, lagoons all. Pataki of orisa and other essays for lucumi santeria. Yemaya yemanja orisha african goddess of slave freedom diety statue yemaya is believed to have originated in nigeria as a river goddess. Yemay y och n kariocha, iyalorichas y olorichas lydia cabrera. This is a misunderstanding perpetuated by author migene gonzalezwhippler that yemaya supposedly tricked oya into exchanging the sea for the cemetery.