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Different Orishas in Yoruba <strong>Land</strong> • Osun is the Orisha of unconditional love, receptivity & diplomacy. She is known for her sensuality, fine artistic development & beauty. • Oshun is a river divinity symbolizing clarity & flowing motion. She has powers to heal with cool water & to divine based in her dream revelations & sensual perception. She has many sides. On one hand she can be shorttempered & irritable or she could be calm & fluid.
Osun cont’d • Oshun is also considered the divinity of fertility and feminine essence. Oshun is reflected in brass, gold & shining gems. Known for her love of honey. • Oshun is said to have gone to a drum festival one day and to have fallen in love with Shango. Since that day, Shango has been married to Oba, Oya, and Oshun, though Oshun is said to be his principal wife
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Page 17 and 18: Orunmila • Orunmila is the Orisha
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Page 23 and 24: Oya • Oya is a Great Yoruban Oris
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Page 29 and 30: • Sango is the god of thunder, an
Page 31 and 32: Oko • Orisha Oko is the orisha of
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Page 35 and 36: • Ori is each person’s personal
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