Orisha Celebrations: Yemaya and Oshun

with Lou Florez

Saturday, September 6, 7:30-8:30PM

The Sacred Well, 536 Grand Avenue, 510-444-9355

Donations gratefully accepted

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“Come and join in our celebrations of the Orisha – elevated divinities – who come from the Yoruba traditions of Nigeria and whose worship has spread throughout West Africa and throughout the diaspora. These divinities work on behalf of all humanity to not only avert negating energies, but to help manifest our greatest hopes, dreams, and lives.

Join us for a night of ritual drumming, dancing, and storytelling in honor of Yemaya and Oshun!

Yemaya and Oshun are Orisha, or elevated divinities, who work for the upliftment and healing of the world. They first came to be known to the Yoruba people of Nigeria, and subsequently their worship spread throughout West Africa, and the New World.

Yemaya is the mother of humanity, and queen of the waters, who speaks to the ways we nourish, replenish, and sustain our mind, bodies, and soul. As owner of the oceans and seas, she delivers their bounties from the depths to bring prosperity, and helps to cool, calm, and ease the heat and volatility in our lives.

Yemaya is usually petitioned for the following areas: Healing, Tranquility, Peace, Prosperity, Infertility, Motherhood and Issues with Children, Love, Marriage, Issues with Spouses, Protection, Intuitive Instincts/Knowledge,

Number: 7 – Colors: All Shades of Blue, Combos of Blue and White or Silver and White

Associations: Motherhood, Womb, The Moon, Water, Seas, Fish, The Ability To Hold

Offerings: Melons, Molasses, Money in denominations of 7, Shells, Blue or White Candles, Coconuts, Flowers, Plantains, Mirrors, Fans, Fish, Blue and White Cloth, Sea Water, Silver, Rum, Palm Oil, Cigars

Oshun is the mother of the sweet waters, and queen of love, and she speaks to the ways we connect to each other and our environment. She is the owner of all rivers, streams, and waterfalls, and births humanity’s ability to hope and experience joy in the world.

Oshun is usually petitioned for the following areas: Health, Love, Prosperity, Sweetness in Relationships, Marriage, Fertility, Protection, Elegance, Grace, Beauty, Artists

Associations: Love, Amber, Honey, Sexuality, Sensuality, Sexual Identity, Peacocks, Seduction, Magic, Strength Behind Beauty, Intelligence, Cunning,

Number: 5 – Colors: All Shades of Yellow and Gold

Offerings: Honey, Amber, Perfumes, Sweets/ Pastries, Strawberries, Mangos, Plantains, Coconuts, Flowers, Yellow Candles, Rum, Palm Oil, Cigars, River Water, Bells, Money in Denominations of 5, Mirrors, Peacock Feathers.”