Dec 15, 2019 · Òrìşà shrines are consecrated portals of òrìsa energy used to assess and engage with that energy. A shrine can be consecrated for an individual or community. A shrine is different from an altar. A shrine can be an altar but an altar is not a shrine. A shrine must have the consecrated representation of the spirit there.

Jun 1, 2023 · The orishas (or oriṣas) are essentially the gods of the Yoruba pantheon. However, the term “orisha” cannot be easily defined. They are not merely deities; instead, an orisha “is a complex multidimensional unity linking people, objects, and powers.”

orisha, any of the deities of the Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria. They are also venerated by the Edo of southeastern Nigeria; the Ewe of Ghana, Benin, and Togo; and the Fon of Benin (who refer to them as vodun s).

Jan 23, 2018 · Orunla, or Orunmila, is the wise orisha of divination and human destiny. While other orishas have different "paths," or aspects to them, Orunla has only one. He is also the only orisha to not manifest through possession in the New World (although it does sometimes happen in Africa). Instead, he is consulted through various divination methods.

Oshun (also Ọṣun, Ochún, and Oxúm) is the Yoruba orisha associated with love, sexuality, fertility, femininity, water, destiny, divination, purity, and beauty, and the Osun River, and of wealth and prosperity in Voodoo.

Orishas (singular: orisha) [1] are divine spirits that play a key role in the Yoruba religion of West Africa and several religions of the African diaspora that derive from it, such as Haitian Vaudou, Cuban and Puerto Rican Santería and Brazilian Candomblé.

Priests who are crowned with and of the warrior orishas including Elegguá, Ogun or Ochosi receive Ochosi’s complete shrine (pictured to the right) at their Kariocha ceremony. Some lineages give Ochosi’s shrine in a clay vessel, while others give his shrine in an iron cauldron.

Oct 23, 2019 · Learn to work with Orisha, Ancestors, Guardians, and spiritual community the right way. Rituals, Tools, Chants, Offerings, Shrines, Protection, and more.

Our church’s shrine for the orisha Obatala Obamoro. Obatalá (also spells Obbatala or Obatala) is the eldest of the orishas in Santeria and king of the religion in orun (heaven). He is also the father of many of the orishas and as such is given great respect and deference by the other orishas in matters of great importance.

Mar 12, 2024 · Ayelala is a powerful and sacred orisha. Yoruba people respect this goddess for her role in punishing crimes and ensuring justice is served.