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Yemaya Vodun F.A.Q. – What are the 7 Principles of Vodun? Shango, Chango ARUGBA Osun Osogbo Festival 2022’s Face Unveiling Live – YouTube Esu, Exu, Elegua, Legba Vodun F.A.Q. – How are sex, orientation, and gender perceived in Vodun? Vodun F.A.Q. – Is Voodoo Witchcraft? Ore yeye OSUN ooo!!! Osun Festival 2023 Begins July 31st List of Known Orishas/Lwa Vodun F.A.Q. – How does Vodun approach abortion? What is the perspective on abortion in African spirituality? Logun Ede What is Voodoo? Erindinlogun 16 Cowries Divination ATLANTA Obatala Who is Orunmila | Learning Ifa Spirituality for Beginners Sheloya’s Hoodoo Bones System What Is the Significance of Symbols in Vodun? Is It Okay To Wear Them? | Vodun F.A.Q. Babalawo Odofin shares Some Yoruba African Spiritual Healing Tips & the Power of Incantations – YouTube Why didn’t my Voodoo spell work? Video Course: Sheloya’s Hoodoo Bones System – How to Read the Bones World Sango Festival loading … Oyo – World Sango Festival | Facebook Oba Oya, Yansa World Isese Day 2023 Ogun, Ogoun Orisha Days of the Week Oshun, Ochun, Oxum Olokun Vodun F.A.Q. – What is the difference between Ifa and Orisha (or Orishaism)? Osun Osogbo Festival 2022 The Big Post Cinnamon and Clove Metaphysical Boutique (@cynnamon333) Interview With Nicole Lasher, Webmatron of Orisha.me • Instagram video Vodun F.A.Q. – What Is The Difference Between African Divination and Psychic Readings?

Yemaya

Other names/spellings/related deities that overlap in the diaspora: Nana Buruku, Yemanja, Iemanja, Yemalla, Iemaia, Yemoja, La Sirene, Mommi. Sacred number: 7. Sacred colors: blue and...

Vodun F.A.Q. – What are the 7 Principles of Vodun?

The 7 Principles of Vodun are something someone made up to keep things simple. There are many more than seven, and there is no “one...

Shango, Chango

Hot blooded heat incarnate, He is fire and lightning. If you’re good he is a light, But if you’re bad he’s frightning. Shango (also spelled...

ARUGBA Osun Osogbo Festival 2022’s Face Unveiling Live – YouTube

#arugba #osun #orishaARUGBA Osun Osogbo Festival 2022’s Face Unveiling Live. This is the Arugba Osun Osogbo Festival 2022 Live from Get a Better Life TV....

Esu, Exu, Elegua, Legba

Oh Great Exu, Keeper of the Gate! Between life and death, The physical and spiritual realm, The seen and the unseen, The known and the...

Vodun F.A.Q. – How are sex, orientation, and gender perceived in Vodun?

Update March 10, 2023: Because of a spate of homophobic content being posted in the African spirituality community, I needed to address the issue of...

Vodun F.A.Q. – Is Voodoo Witchcraft?

No. Voodoo is a western spelling of Vodun or Vodou, which is a type of indigenous west African belief system, spirituality, tradition, or religion. Some...

Ore yeye OSUN ooo!!! Osun Festival 2023 Begins July 31st

Ore yeye OSUN ooo!!!This is to inform you and me that the Orisa OSUN annual festival is around the corner.Starting from July 31st to the...

List of Known Orishas/Lwa

This is a list of known West African and diaspora Orishas, Vodun, Lwa, notable Spirits, and Deities.  I’ve gathered information from a variety of sources. ...

Vodun F.A.Q. – How does Vodun approach abortion? What is the perspective on abortion in African spirituality?

In short, Vodun and diaspora belief systems are pro choice. Individuals may have their own opinions about it and various houses and groups may approach...

Logun Ede

This article is a work in progress.  As more information is confirmed and gathered, it will be added to this article.  If you would like...

What is Voodoo?

Voodoo is a term used to describe a variety of  polytheistic, panentheistic, and hierarchical monotheistic belief systems rooted in West Africa.  Its more accurate name...

Erindinlogun 16 Cowries Divination ATLANTA

What you will learn… HOW TO DIVINE FOR YOURSELF HOW TO DIVINE FOR CLIENTS THE MESSAGES BEHIND EACH OF THE 16 COWRIES & THEIR NAMES...

Obatala

Sacred number: 8 or 8+1. Sacred color: white, transparent/aurora transparent, white and a little red, or green and maroon depending on tradition. Domain: Emissary of...

Who is Orunmila | Learning Ifa Spirituality for Beginners

Who is Orunmila | Learning Ifa Spirituality for Beginners. Orunmila is a prominent deity in the Yoruba religion and Ifá tradition. He is considered the...

Sheloya’s Hoodoo Bones System

So you bought or made a set of Hoodoo bones, and now you want to know how to use them? They’re about the same level...

What Is the Significance of Symbols in Vodun? Is It Okay To Wear Them? | Vodun F.A.Q.

There are many symbols associated with Vodun and diaspora systems. Their meaning and significance, as with many things, varies from place to place. Some of...

Babalawo Odofin shares Some Yoruba African Spiritual Healing Tips & the Power of Incantations – YouTube

Babalawo Odofin shares Some Yoruba Spiritual Healing Tips & the Power of Incantations.

Why didn’t my Voodoo spell work?

Usually, the reason a spell or formula doesn’t work is that for some reason, it is against Nature.  Sometimes it is that the person doing...

Video Course: Sheloya’s Hoodoo Bones System – How to Read the Bones

  I’ve posted some new videos on YouTube about how to read the bones. Click here if you prefer text and audio instructions. Please don’t...

World Sango Festival loading … Oyo – World Sango Festival | Facebook

Source: World Sango Festival loading ….. Oyo… – World Sango Festival | Facebook

Oba

 Sacred number: 8. Day of the week: Sunday or Friday. Colors: pink, pink and blue, pink belted or accented with red and white. Domain: marriage,...

Oya, Yansa

Wind in her hair. Lightning in her eyes. Storms in her voice, And thunder in her thighs! Sacred number: 9. Sacred colors:  Brown, orange, purple,...

World Isese Day 2023

World Isese Day was supposed to be celebrated on August 20, 2023 at Yemoja River in Ilorin-Kwara State, Nigeria. Threats of violence by islamic extremists...

Ogun, Ogoun

Sacred numbers: 7,3,or 4 Colors: green, green and black, or red, black, and green, in some traditions lavender or light purple, sometimes very dark brown,...

Orisha Days of the Week

Though any day is a good day to stay in touch with any Orisha, certain days have a special mood to them, and these affect...

Oshun, Ochun, Oxum

Some say that in Africa, before western influence, there was no such thing as romantic love.  The truth is much more complicated than this.  There...

Olokun

Olokun is one of the most controversial Orishas in the current pantheon.  Some say he’s male, and some say she’s female, and others both.  It...

Vodun F.A.Q. – What is the difference between Ifa and Orisha (or Orishaism)?

  As I have mentioned in earlier articles, there are many streams of Vodun, Orisha, honored Ancestor worship, and Nature worship in Africa and the...

Osun Osogbo Festival 2022 The Big Post

This is the big post with all of our favorite videos from the Osun (Oshun) Festival in Osogbo in 2022. Please visit these content creators...

Cinnamon and Clove Metaphysical Boutique (@cynnamon333) Interview With Nicole Lasher, Webmatron of Orisha.me • Instagram video

Cinnamon and Clove Metaphysical Boutique shared a post on Instagram: “My interview with Nicolet Tanit Nefertauret Lasher was a pleasure and very informative. We spoke...

Vodun F.A.Q. – What Is The Difference Between African Divination and Psychic Readings?

 First and foremost, “psychic” abilities are completely unnecessary in African spirituality. Divination does not require any special superhuman or paranormal powers at all. Traditional numerical...

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