My idea was to create a scene of mothers and children on a new york city stoop. The gulf cartel and the price of americas drug war in mexico lyons press, 2014, the democratic republic of congo. Between hope and despair zed books, 20 and notes from the last testament. September 7 is her feast day and throughout the world, devotees will be making pilgrimage to her shores to pay respect, celebrate, and pray. Afrocuban religious experience ufdc image array 2 university. Yemaya stays in the uppermost part of the ocean while olukun is the orisha who resides in the dark depths. Lauren yoder is james sprunt professor of french at davidson. During this time i had been reading various books on santeria. Celebrating yemaya and oshun orisha goddesses of the sacred. See more ideas about orisha, african mythology and oshun goddess. Cabreras classic deserves an english translation and a reprinting. Book of florida and the south 1869, cornelis goslingas the dutch in the. Visionary art by katherine skaggs yemaya is the caribbean goddess of the oceans, reflecting the power of our intuitive, lunar, watery inner core. Yemay y och n kariocha, iyalorichas y olorichas lydia cabrera.
But all had in common reverence to the power and beauty of this entity. Botanica yemaya y chango 6111 southwest 8th street miami, fl 33144 united states of america 3052677858. Good luck release live qualtz ayumi suzukitimb michiko abearr,conga musicians atsuki yumototp hitomi niidatp. Ochuns colors are yellow and gold, her number is 5 and multiples of 5. Yemaya is as old as obatala and so powerful, it is said to be the most powerful. Yemaya in english with contextual examples mymemory. There are many roads to yemaya, okute, asesu, achaba and mayelewo are some of them, and each one has a color combination having all blue as a common denominator. Celebrating yemaya and oshun orisha goddesses of the. Yemaya is the imposing mother of oceans, orisha, goddess, all mother from the yoruban and afrocaribbean traditions.
Sep 07, 2016 yemaya is the imposing mother of oceans, orisha, goddess, all mother from the yoruban and afrocaribbean traditions. Michael deibert is the author of haiti will not perish. Ve mas ideas sobre deidades, orishas yoruba y yoruba. Yemaya, oshun y orula, ifa, religion yoruba, afrocubana 3. She is worshipped also in brazilian candomble ketu, with the name spelled oxum. We turn to yemaya for nourishment, healing, cleansing, and protection. It would be impossible to talk about yemaya in the island of cuba by silencing and separating her from the popular ochun, with whom she shares dominion over the waters. A good collection and documentary of the lucumi tradition of orisha religion in cuba. This makes ochun especially dear to cubans, who celebrate her feast day of september 8 as a major holiday. Olukun is respected for his ominous power that has no perceived limits or boundaries while yemaya is associated with life, fertility and creation. Yemaya y ochun is certainly a book that combines a range of nar. Yemaya ochun via eddie palmieri 92 analog cd duration.
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