#oshun

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What is love? Baby don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me, no more 🕺💃

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Goddesses of love around the world

Aphrodite/ Oshun/ Hathor/ Inanna/ Rati/ Xochiquetzal

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Get over it. When you’re a Goddess, your presence is loud and you’ll be seen whether you like it or not. So why not own it? Stop shrinking and start basking in the spotlight. Don’t let being seen drain you, let it strengthen you. Envision yourself as a flower and envision the spotlight as the Sun, that is here to bring life, vitality, recognition, praise, prosperity, creativity, abundance and nourishment into your life.

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Playing with colors

Ọbà, Ọya & Ọ̀ṣun

Oba is the Orisha of marriage, domestic life, loyalty, and sacrifice.

Oya is the Orisha of Winds, storms, transformation, death/rebirth.

Oshun is the Orisha of Love, Beauty, Prosperity, and Fresh Waters

The heads in Yoruba art are often disproportionately large. This intentional distortion is a fundamental characteristic of the artwork and is based on philosophical and spiritual beliefs. The Yoruba believe that the head, or orí, is the most vital part of a person, containing their inner essence, destiny, and life force. So i thought it might be fun to make the heads of my silly designs larger to reflect this!

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Oshun - Ọṣun

Orisha of love, fertility, fresh waters, femininity, and beauty. In many stories she is venerated as one of the most important orisha, the most important female orisha of them all. Sometimes it is said that the male orisha sent to aiye (Earth) could not perform their tasks as they lacked feminine energy, and despite originally shunning Ọṣun they come to beg for her aid. She later comes to marry Shango, and in some stories Orunmila as well who teaches her divination. Without her the world has no beauty and no balance.

Pantheon: Yoruba, African Diaspora Religions

Domain or Function: Represents beauty, femininity, and love, as well as fresh water.

Alternate Names: Ochún, Oxúm.

Character Traits: She is motherly and sensual as well, a protectress, powerful, and can even sometimes be vengeful.

Visual Traits: Usually a woman of African descent adorned in yellow. Depictions of her often drown her in gold or have her next to bodies of water.

Symbolism: Identified most by the colors yellow, orange, gold, and white. Fans, mirrors, jewelry, anything gold or bronze, honey, and the sacred number five. Bodies of fresh water are sacred to her and are where offerings can be made.

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Naomi Native depicted as Oshun, Yoruba goddess of love, beauty, and fertility

Created by A.J. Hamilton

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