Orisha of the river and freshwater is known for ruling beauty, fertility, pleasure, sensuality, love, destiny, and divination. 9.5 Inches High Made out of Cold Cast Bronze (Combination of Bronze Powder and Resin) High Quality, Very Detailed, and Displays Beautifully.
This is a statue that has been on my altar, she is ritual washed and blessed <3
Meditation: Goddess of sweet waters and love, patroness of women and Witches, help me love myself so that I can find the joy and pleasure in life.
Oshun is the Yoruban Orisha of the sweet or fresh waters (as opposed to the salt waters of Yemaya). She is widely loved, as She is known for healing the sick and bringing fertility and prosperity. She especially watches over the poor and brings them what they need. As Orisha of love, Oshun is represented as a beautiful, charming young woman. The Yoruba clans inhabit parts of western central Africa, in present-day Nigeria. Oshun is the goddess of the river of the same name, and She is especially worshipped in river-towns. During Her yearly festival, She is said to choose one or more women dancers to descend into (much like participants in Vodou ceremonies may be "mounted" or "possessed" by a lwa). These women then take new names in honor of Oshun and are thereafter consulted as healers. Oshun was taught divination with cowrie shells by Obatala, the first of the created gods, and then She brought the teaching to humans. She was at one time the wife of Shango, the storm god, as was Oya, the goddess of the winds and tempests. Oshun is also said to be the mother of the birds or fishes. With the African diaspora, Oshun was brought to the Americas, and adopted into the pantheons that branched out of the African traditions. In the Brazilian religion of Candomble, which retains close ties with the Yoruban religion, as well as in Cuban Santeriá, She is called Oxum. In Haitian Vodoun She is an inspiration for Erzulie or Ezili, also a goddess of water and love. Oshun, like the other Orisha, has a number associated with Her-five, a color-yellow or amber, and a metal-gold. The peacock and the vulture are sacred to Her, and She always wears a yellow dress and large red hibiscus flower behind her ear. Offerings to Oshun include sweet things such as honey, mead, white wine, oranges, sweets, pumpkins, and perfume.
Thabnnks for looking <3
top of page
$40.00Price
Out of Stock
Related Products
bottom of page