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Oshun, also Osun, Ochun and Oxum , is a female orisha deity of the Ife also known as the Yoruba spiritual tradition. This religion is also a system of divination. It is so ancient, layered and profound it is impossible to capture its fullness and depth in a few words. This blog will provide many sources where searchers can acquire information about it, including those in the Citations listed below.
But truly, priests and priestesses, scholars and adherents study and practice Ifa over a lifetime and never cease making new discoveries about it. This being the case, this overview will only be able to provide a general idea of who this beloved goddess is, and why her joyful, loving, healing and benevolent essence draws countless numbers of people across the globe into her powerful orbit.
This blog is dedicated, inspired and informed by her, and composed with the prayer that its readers experience a heightened sweetness of life when they visit this space. It is a major, indigenous African religion which is practiced throughout Africa and the African diaspora. It is a practice of divination believed by Nigerian scholars to date back to the 9th century. This does not contradict those who will tell you its origins are so old its beginning predates all calendars.
Through the course of its dispersion from the 16th to 19th centuries Ifa became syncretized with Christianity, and most specifically Catholicism. This is a general description; the reader should understand that in the United States, and throughout the African diaspora, all the offshoots of Ifa can be found. The Ifa, also called Yoruba, religion, originates in Yorubaland, a region in the Southwest section of Nigeria, the most populous nation in Africa.
Ifa is organized around three fundamental components: Olodumare , Ancestors and Orishas. They return to the family through repeated re-incarnations and act as loving guides when they are in the heavenly realm. They are often referred to as the living dead as they are always with us through the unbreakable spiritual bond within the clan. Ifa has a pantheon of orishas also orisas , the gods and goddesses who are the intermediaries between humans and the Supreme Being.
They are also associated with every aspect of the natural world, as every form of life is considered alive and possessed of a soul force. These natural forces of the universe are what are called orisha. Sometimes a person may have two orishas that claim them, but any individual can call upon any god or goddess at any time for insight, guidance or intercession.
Something that distinguishes orishas from the Christian saints, however, is that orishas have weaknesses and flaws as well as positive aspects to their characters. They are neither flawless, sexless or humorless! The peacock and the vulture are sacred to Her. Her manifestations of love include being the source of all fresh waters, all warmth, all knowledge, all culture, all society, all motherhood, prosperity, fertility of the land and the water.
Food offerings could include sweet things such as fresh water, honey, mead, white wine, oranges, sweets, or pumpkins, as well as essential oils and incense. In the high Yoruba mystical teachings, Oshun has many roads, or dimensions and some of these include:. Oshun Ibu Ikole — Oshun the Vulture. Her symbols include the vulture, and the mortar and pestle both of which are symbols of witchcraft. Witchcraft in Africa is a high science practised by a few who are fortunate enough to have the time and resources to acquire that science of life.
The science is so powerful that the adepts are reputed to have powers over life and death and the ability to deliver their will and affect reality as they wish. We cannot comment other than to ask those who make accusations to take a look at their inner most thoughts ensure that those thoughts are sincere. The craft is a neutral science that can be deployed to serve what ever ends. But a disciplined and well educated practitioner of the craft is a great help to whatever community he or she lives in.
For she carries on the beneficience of her chief goddess, Osun, quietly, loyally and annonymously waxing love and judicious judgement in line with the omni-potent and the omni-present will of the beloved lady, blessed Osun. Oshun Ololodi — Oshun, the diviner. Oshun is a particularly sensous goddess and has been associated with many lover and husbands. The Yoruba people inhabit the south-western part of modern day Nigeria and the southern part of Benin.
Practitioners of traditional Yoruba religion believe in a pantheon of gods known as Orisha who govern various aspects of the world and human life. Although Oshun also spelt Osun is regarded principally as a goddess of love, there are other aspects to this Orisha as well.
One of the most important roles that Oshun plays is that of the goddess of the sweet waters and the protective deity of the River Oshun in Nigeria. Alongside this river is a sacred grove, probably the last in Yoruba Culture , dedicated to Oshun.
Osun river at the Sacred Grove Of Oshun. In the past, sacred groves were commonly found in areas where the Yoruba lived, and every town would have had one. Over time, these sacred groves were either abandoned or shrank in size, apart from the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove.
This sacred grove contains 40 shrines, 2 palaces, as well as many sculptures and works of art. In one story, villagers from a nearby area were migrating in search of water and settled in along the river near the present town of Osogbo.
What the new settlers did not know was that this land belonged to Oshun. They were successful in their undertaking and Oshun advised the settlers to move to the upper part of the river, for humans and spirits could not live together.
Although Oshun governs love and the sweet waters, she is also regarded as a highly benevolent deity. Oshun is said to be the protector of the poor and the mother of all orphans. It is Oshun who fulfills their needs in this life. Additionally, Oshun is regarded as a healer of the sick, the bringer of song, music and dance, as well as prosperity and fertility.
Oshun is also depicted as a teacher, who taught the Yoruba agriculture, culture, and mysticism. She also taught them the art of divination using cowrie shells, as well as songs, chants, and meditations taught to her by her father Obatala, the first of the created Orishi.
Kneeling Female Figure, Devotee of Oshun. Honolulu Museum of Art. In art, Oshun is depicted like many of her counterparts from other cultures. Oshun is commonly shown as a beautiful, charming, sensual, and coquettish young woman. In addition to her natural beauty, Oshun is also adorned with such ornaments as gold jewelry, brass bracelets, beads, mirrors and elaborate fans. It is also claimed that Oshun is attracted to all things that glitter and are shiny.
In some stories, Oshun is depicted as a mermaid with a fish tail, perhaps as an allusion to her status as the goddess of sweet waters. Oshun is attracted to all things that glitter and are shiny. During the African diaspora , Oshun was brought to the Americas and was subsequently adopted into the pantheons that branched out of the traditional African belief system.
The festival is believed to be at least years old and it attracts thousands of visitors and spectators from across Nigeria and the world. Source: www.
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