"One of your god children referred me to you. I recently received my osun> pot - not initiated yet -just had to receive her and her pathe is Osun Ibu> Oddoi - she represents the dry river bed and her crown contains a> sunflower. Do you know any more about this road? I look forward to learning> from you...you are inspiration your blogs are filled with ofo ase!"
I am not familiar with this road but it sounds like two roads that I am familiar with
the road Ibu Kole....which is the road of Oshun representing the muddy depths of the river
In Ibu Kole we see a side of Oshun that departs from how she is usually depicted in that she is old and has but one dress that was bright yellow but has become almost white from constant washing and wearing, in this road her companion is a vulture which also teaches her the secrets of sorcery and witchcraft
the road Ololodi...which is the road in which the Oshun meets the sea and I have also heard described as the road which represents the waters under the ground...a sistah friend who is a priestess of Yemonja also spoke to me of a road of Yemonja by the same name and we wondered whether or not Ololodi was a road that Yemonja and Oshun share...we decided that in truth you cannot separate the waters and that Yemonja and Oshun flow together over and under the Earth whenever they get the chance
The roads of Orisha represent the different ways in which they manifest themselves on the Earth , in the case of Oshun that would be rivers, lakes , lagoons , waterfalls et cetera
Roads of an Orisha are also indicative of initiates of the Orisha who made their marks on the world in a particular way...for example an Oshun priestess who was particularly adept at the womanly art of witchcraft may have been called IbuKole, when she passed away and her descendents elevated her departed spirit to the level of Orisha she merged with Oshun and became a "road" of Oshun
I pray that this is my reality when I pass into the Ancestral realm...*smile*
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Thank you Iya! I greatly appreciate your insight. I know you will be elevated - you have already been elevated because of the good work that you do.
YEYE~ What are some values in femininity and African-centeredness that you instill in your daughters and HOW did you instill these values?
Alaafia Sister Queen,
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peace yeye.. i was referred to you by sis. mawiyah whom i contacted at ymib... i would like a personal reading and some other info.. i could not find an email address for you... please contact me as soon as you can...zekita... zeniampublications@yahoo.com or at myspace.com/zeniam_publications... much thanks...
I came across this blog when googling roads of Oshun to compare with a friend. I am a priest of Oshun, crowned in the Lucumi tradition (Pimienta lineage) and my road is Ibu Ana. I am surprised by some of the things you said about these roads and was wondering what your lineage is and whether you are self taught or crowned.
Ochun Alade Koide
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