OSHUN: Who is he?, roads, pataki and much more

Oshun, one of the most popular deities of the Yoruba religion, in this article we will tell you everything about this personality, his history, his different paths, his friendships, prayers, songs, and much more; all of which will not cease to surprise you as you read, so don’t miss all this information to learn more.

Who is it?

This is a great queen, which has power over the fresh waters that run throughout the world, meaning that we can find her in the different rivers, in the small streams as well as in the various springs.

This deity is described as a person identified with the feeling of love, and she is also identified as the queen of fertility, but not only this, but also many people come to her in order to ask for help regarding matters. economical.

A very interesting aspect is that being the youngest of all, she is usually the most spoiled among the saints, therefore she has everything she wants.

Her followers say that she is always happy, that she is constantly protecting pregnant women. They also describe her as having unmatched beauty, although many highlight that despite everything that is seen on the outside, on the inside she is not what she appears, but rather On the contrary, she is always sad, suffers a lot and is usually very severe with herself. (See article: Popol Vuh)

Something super important about this deity is that she is the only one among all who can reach Olofin, in order to ask for the people who are suffering on earth.

In his physique he is always seen with a lot of jewelry, good clothing, and a lot of money.

Oshun as orisha

When we refer to orishas we mean the gods they represent within the Yoruba religion, from the Cuban island, as long as they are among the best known or popular. All of whom will be direct children of the greatest god of Santeria called Olodumare, and always have power over some natural element, that is, the mountains, the wind, the rivers, the ocean, fire and much more.

Within the African country, Nigeria, she represents the largest and most important river in said region, which is called Osogbo, where people who worship this queen very often come.

As already mentioned, this is one of the primordial orishas within said religion, but it should be noted that at first she was not considered such by her brothers. It is also important to mention that this was because she was a woman, so she should not get involved. with the power of the world.

All this changed because certain problems began to occur between the other deities, so they decided to go to their father and he told them that as long as they did not include their sister in everything they decided to do, nothing would return to normal, since She had as much power and ability as her male siblings.

When establishing her number among the other gods she is in the seventeenth position; In principle she could not have her own children until she made a sacrifice, where the rest of the women present on earth who could not conceive were able to do so, and so she could have her own. her son

At first she was married to Orunmila and then she married Shangó.

Oshun Pataki

This goddess has various patakies, on this occasion we will tell you brief stories about her with various deities of this religion, which will be super amazing and you will want to read much more.

Pataki of oshun and orula

In this second story it is said that there was an extremely beautiful female, who dazzled just by being seen, when she walked she was splendid, her charm was unmatched, by laughing she achieved a coolness in the place where it was too hot. Because of all this, naturally, many men wanted to live with her, so they decided to go to her house to talk to her mother.

She always asked everyone she visited the same question, since they all professed a great love for her, but no one even said her name, so she asked: How do you want to marry someone whose name you don’t even know? (See article: The goddess Kali)

Therefore, this permission to marry was often denied, although on certain occasions the men, upon realizing this great problem, decided to find out the name of such a beautiful girl, since if they obtained that element, they could return to their mother to perform the question again.

Making several attempts, many were unsuccessful, others decided to lie to see if they could find the right name, also failing.

This lady’s mother got tired of constantly receiving so many people who came and failed, so she was forced to be more demanding, she would only open the door of her home to that man who came just once with the right name.

Orunmila did not know the name of this lady but he also had the same pretensions as the rest of the men, so he thought of a plan, calling Eleggua, asking this deity about the name of the great girl, since he was very skilled.

He accepts and goes to the mother who, upon seeing him, was very happy since she knew that her daughter would be well and protected, so Oshun and Orula managed to get married.

Their paths

Before identifying each of the paths of this deity, we will first indicate what we mean by path, and this refers to those diverse situations in which the saint could lend a hand. Some saints do not show them all from the beginning when starting out in the religion, but as you become more expert the more you can be involved with the deity.

On this occasion we will mention several of them, and we will explain many others about one of the most respected and popular deities, Oshun. In each of her paths she is described in terms of personality, her physique and her most outstanding characteristics, each one presenting some very notable difference from the others.

Ochún Kayode; Ochún Miwá;Ochún Aña; Ochún Yumu; Oshún Ibu Oddonki; Oshún Ibu Oggale, Oshún Ibu Iñani; Oshún Ibu Addesa; Oshún Gumí, Bomó or Bumí; among others, on this occasion we will give more detail about the following:

Oshun Ibu Kole

Regarding the meaning of her name, it is established that she is “she who collects and recovers garbage and dust”; In addition to this, it is said that she cannot separate herself from a ringworm, who is her co-worker.

This can be placed in a not so deep container, it is said that it is the one who takes care of the houses, in a tub made of clay. (See article: Oya)

The greatest opinion is that she was born in Elleunle Ojuani, however there are other people who claim that she was born in Ogbe tuanilara.

This has certain characteristic symbology among the objects that include the following:

Doll that is made of rag or porcelain.

Two pool balls.

Five mortars obtained from a pharmacy.

A bell.

Two mirrors.

On the other hand, if you want to make a crown of this deity, it must have the following:

Two mortars.

A sweeping brush.

A hand

ten spears

Two oars.

A sword.

A moon.

A glass.

A drum.

A trident.

If you wish, you can add to all this parrot feathers from Africa, in an amount equal to ten or even up to a maximum of fifty-five.

In a basket you will place a thimble, five needles and a ball.

This goddess is referred to in some texts as that happy and exuberant person; It is also worth noting that this she is in the current constantly stirring, in a very miserable way.

It is said that she only has one dress which she washes over and over again so it lost its color, it was white and now it is yellow; This is her as a sorceress, she knows perfectly how to perform spells, so she is represented as evil, since that is where her actions lie.

Ololodi

Let’s start with the meaning of the name which is “revolutionary”, that is, it seeks changes, giving certain twists to some or all of the elements.

What stands out about her is that she usually fights with irons and machetes, meaning that she is quite a warrior, so if you want to call her, your best option is to do it through a cowbell and a machete.

As for its crown, it is made with corals, but in addition to this it will also have a horn and this will be covered with Orula beads.

But this is not the only thing about the crown, it will also carry a horse which can be either porcelain or bronze.

From this hangs a house, an ax, an arrow, a machete. (See article: Oggun)

Your home is established to be on top of the Ifa board, which must be filled with river sand plus sea sand.

Its most representative symbology is an owl.

The colors green and pink should be present in your tureen.

As for your necklace, you must incorporate the following:

Nacre

water green

Coral

Five ivory beads.

You must keep in mind that this deity does not like yellow very much.

If you want to solve any problem regarding your children, they are dedicated to eating owls.

She lost a daughter who was called Poroye, her husband is Orunmila.

His favorite food is goat and venison.

It is necessary to emphasize that it should never be destroyed by those people whom it considers enemies; In addition, it is said that she usually likes a lot of danger when she is offended by her children.

If you want calm so that there is no war, you should place four railroad spikes.

Ibu year

Her name means “owner of the drums”, so her home is above one of these musical instruments, although it is said that it is nothing like that of the Bata.

In front of it you can get three reels; and regarding her birth there are two positions, one that affirms that she was born in Ofun Elleunle, while those who support the other position assure that it was in oddu Otrupon Ogbe, so there is no data with complete certainty regarding that element. (See article: The Phoenix Bird)

The data on his crown ensure that it is the size of the head of one of his children, and the elements it has are the following:

Three small drums.

Three guiritos

two spears

two oars

ten rings

ten hooks

There is another extremely important fact about her name and that is that some say that it does not mean the above, but rather that its meaning is “she who does not hear the drum, but runs towards it.”

This meaning is attributed to him since a fact that has not been mentioned is that this deity is completely deaf, and that to ensure that he can hear, it is extremely necessary that five bells be rung in unison.

It is also said about Oshun that when her children need a favor from her they must beg her, otherwise she will turn a blind eye.

Ibu yumu

The name of this deity has a quite unique meaning, it is stated that she is “the one who makes the belly grow without the woman being in condition”, as it seems something quite curious, one might wonder: What is the reason?, however There is no answer to that big question.

It is said of her that she really is the deaf one, and not the one described previously, in addition to this she has a reaping beauty, this being a special character of this deity.

As in the previous deities, in this one there are…