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Oshun

What You Should Know About Oshun, the Orisha of Love and Kindness If you’re looking for solutions to divinity, femininity, fertility, beauty, and love, you’ll want to learn about a divinity that embodies these features. In Nigeria, the orisha is a common name among the Yoruba pantheon, they are a group of gods and goddesses …

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Oya

What You Should Know About Oya, Goddess of the Weather Different gods or spirits are responsible for different aspects of the weather and other components of the atmosphere according to some beliefs. In many mythologies, a god of weather, sometimes known as a weather god or a storm god, is a deity associated with weather …

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Olodumare

What You Should Know About Olodumare, the Supreme Orisha Belief in a Supreme being is a concept that almost all cultures subscribe to in some form. The Yoruba people of Nigeria, for example, believe in divinities called orishas.  But there is one orisha they say is above all other Orishas; he is Olodumare (Yoruba: Olódùmarè), also …

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Mami Water

What You Need to Know About Mami Water, a Distinct Water Spirit With Distinct Characteristics In one way or the other, you might have heard stories about a fish that transforms into a human, followed by stories of half-fish, half-human hybrids. In many African homes, Mami water is a sacred name, and stories about it …

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Shango

What You Should Know About Shango, the God of Thunder and Lightening According to research, thunder and lightning go together. It is believed that the energy from lightning heats the air to a particular degree, followed by an explosion known as thunder. Is this, however, the only reason for thunder and lightning? If you’re in Africa, …

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Obatala

What You Should Know About Obatala, the Orisha of Compassion Orishas, like angels, are in charge of running the world and ruling over humans. They are gods and goddesses with various powers that are necessary for the perfection of life on Earth. According to Yoruba cosmology, an Orisha known as Obatala is the Sky Father …

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