ᐈ Oshun 【Who she is, her Story, Prayers, Offerings and MORE】

The Goddess Oshun is considered by many within Santeria as one of the most important and transcendent Orishas, ​​both for her powers and her history. if you want to know who is oshun within santeria and everything related to this deity, read this article carefully.

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Oshun: Who is it?

Oshun has various names, it can be recognized by its variations as Osun, Oxum/ Ochun. She is the patron saint of the world’s sweet watercourses, including waterfalls, rivers, and springs. She also syncretizes with the patron saint of Cuba, that is, the Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre, personifying then the ability to give birth and affection towards people.

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The people who need help With monetary problems, debts or if, on the contrary, they want to have a child to create a family, they must go to the deity. She will hear her prayers and grant her requests, due to her fertile powers and her ability to solve serious financial problems.

During his love life, he established relationships with Ogún, Oshosi, Orula and Shangó. The latter was the best known of all due to the dispute they hadwhich is related through a patakí (story/story) well known within the santero cult.

She bears the title of Yyalode, which means that she is the most prominent female figure in a city. On the other hand, her powers derive from the metal copper, since it was the most valuable mineral of the Yoruba at the time.

His story

The oshun’s story it is closely linked with the rumors about her fertility abilities (powers). This definition was attributed to him by a story that relates the following:

At the moment the Orishas landed on the planet, they separated the women from the meetings they held, that is, they were excluded, including Oshun. When she realized her unfair situation, she decided to use her abilities to harm the holy men.

This is how after a while, men began to notice that they could not conceive children. This is because all women they had been transformed into sterile as part of Oshun’s reprisal to those of the male sex. Especially the Orishas began to notice this situation and became very concerned about the inability to procreate.

The solution came some time later when they began to recognize Oshun within the meetings and meetings. She also began a long series of prayers in her name for the women to be fertile again. The deity, for having fulfilled her purpose, decided to return the ability to have children to females.

Oshun’s Day

Saints usually have an annual calendar date with which they are sympathetic, and for this reason said date is attributed to them as their own. In the case of Oshun, her day is within the month of September, specifically the 12th. However, many people consider that it goes from September 8 to the aforementioned 12th.

The truth is that September 8 does not make a direct allusion to Oshun, but rather to the Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre, who is the spiritual guide of Cuba and direct syncretization of Oshun in Catholicism. You can also pray for her and pay homage during those five days, from the eighth to the 12th, since in this way the “Oshé” is performed, the number of her deity. Although the day of her oshun day specifically be twelve.

Five days is what people are recommended to keep the offerings in the place where the prayers and requests will be made, this in order for them to have a greater impact and be heard. The elements that are offered vary greatly, they can range from animal offerings to rites.

Besides, It is very important to always keep in mind that the favorite days to start or end these rituals are Saturdays and that the colors of the orisha should predominate, that is, white and yellow.

How to Ask Oshun

Oshun in particular always takes into account a series of things at the time when she will be prayed for or asked for something. One of these factors is as? she is asked, that is, the manner or procedure that was carried out. Performing the rituals from a position of despair or skepticism may influence the deity’s decision-making process.

That is why it is recommended to do it sincerely and with devotion. The rituals are generally focused on the love, fertility, economic problems, among other things. If it is the typical ceremony for the affection of a person, you must take into account the bond that exists between the person and you.

Also, if you have aggressive tendencies with your partners, the goddess will notice this and will have the power to choose whether or not to grant your love request. However, you should not place barriers when making offerings, you may be lucky and the path you chose has benefited you.

Last but not least, do not limit yourself financially, Oshun has the ability to know if you have enough purchasing power for a good ceremony or, on the contrary, if you don’t have enough money, she will also know. But you should not worry about it, if her intentions are good and sincere, she will correspond to the right people.

Their daughters

All female persons within the Santeria religion and who have Oshun as their guide will be considered as the daughter of Oshun. These are recognized with the naked eye for being carriers of a beauty, natural. They are also very sensitive but at the same time very sensual from a man’s perspective, they can even be abused by the relationship to which they belong, so one must be especially alert to any abuse.

Oshun’s daughters are usually the object of gaze and comments when arriving at a place, since their natural sensuality gives them away and makes all the people in a place look at them out of the corner of their eyes. This aura of physical or spiritual attractiveness that they emanate comes from the goddess and her taste for enjoying sexuality without taboos and in total freedom.

They are very passionate, they tend to be possessive with their partners, but in turn this is because they fully trust them, so any infidelity or failure would be unforgivable. People generally affirm that Oshun’s daughters are exactly like a representation of the deity, since they are happy women, who enjoy music, being loved and sharing many experiences with their partner.

Prayer to Oshun

There are prayers with specific purposes to perform in the name of this deity, however, there is also a particular prayer that is only used for pay homage, thank her or to let her know that you are thinking of herwhich is very much appreciated. This prayer translated and transcribed from the Yoruba language will be shown below:

«My mother, lady and mistress of the rivers. From the universe where your blessed firstborn are submerged in sweet waters to receive your strength, joy and emotional fulfillment. Who with her dance and clothes is always ready to dance, owner of a beautiful smile, happiness and physical appearance. Although we must have respect for you when you are in a state of mind adverse to the common. Amen”.

for beauty

This prayer, more than granting you physical beauty, will give you the necessary confidence to feel secure in your body. It will also help people in your social environment to begin to appreciate you more for your physical attributes, which will complement your confidence even more.

Prayer to Oshun for beauty is the next:«Oshun, I am aware that all women suffer from confidence
And for that reason I want to value myself as I am
Probably not as beautiful as others
But the inner beauty is what I want the most
Grant me your help Goddess Oshun
To love me as I came into the world
To feel beautiful, no matter if I believe it or not
Clear my vision when I see a mirror
help me feel valuable
I know beauty is relative
But I want to feel beautiful
Amen”.

This short sentence shows us how many women feel insecure about their bodies, perhaps because of stereotypes on TV or because of comments from close friends. Whatever the case, we must learn to accept ourselves with our imperfections and in turn, accept that of other people, respect must be mutual. There are also rituals where honey plays a main role.

To Bind and Dominate

Within the prayers that are practiced to Oshun we find this, which has as its purpose bind and subdue a person to the domain of whoever practices this ceremony. The prayer begins as follows:

«My mother Oshun, you who are always affable and kind, I come to you for your abilities with all the good faith on the planet. With the urgency of cleaning my soul full of impurities with your lighting.

Mother, make me as you are, in your likeness. I wish that I (full name) could see myself with a beauty never seen before, be irresistible and sensual to make (name of the person) notice me.

I want him to love me, to be just for me and always have him on his knees before me. But it was convenient to do it in your name, every time I see myself rewarded I will think of you ».

Through this prayer it is planned that Oshun help you with the request to become the center of attention of the person you want.

Oshun’s necklace

The necklace of the deity Oshun it’s simple Compared to others, however, this does not diminish its power or importance. It consists mainly of gold and amber colors, with a space of five (as its number) in between, to make way for the other color. It symbolizes the union between the guide with the Orisha.

It has variations, that is, different paths for which there are various necklaces, some of them are:

Offerings

The offerings that are given to Oshun are several, here it will be shown and give meaning to each one of them.

Dance It is one of the most symbolic offerings that can be offered to Oshun, since during the ceremonies hip movements and gestures that evoke sensuality are usually made, referring to eroticism. Honey is also spread over the body, implying sweetness, tenderness, and love. This particular dance is intended to represent Oshun’s way of being, so that she feels flattered.

As already mentioned, the priests or babalawos recommend leaving offerings for at least…