Tag Archives: Oya

Ọya is one of the very powerful African Goddesses (Orisa). A Warrior-Queen, she is the sister-wife of the God Sango, to whom she gave the energy to produce storms. A lot of Ọya’s power is rooted in the natural world; ...

Agbo ato. I am reposting a lecture I gave on Iyaami while I re set my brain to continue the conversation on the deliberate suppression of ocult wisdom A Lecture on Oshun and Gelefun by Awo Fa’lokun Fatunmbi Ara Obinrin ...

She is considered either the sister of the Orisha of storms Shango, or one of His three wives, with Oshun and Oba. She can manifest as winds ranging from the gentlest breeze to the raging hurricane or cyclone. She goes ...

Oya! Earlier in discussions we talked about the ose(axe) of Sango having a female face that is Oya. So when we see the male face in the axe is the for Oya with Sango face? Traditionally is Oya a river ...