by admin | Apr 26, 2026 | Santeria EN
Oshanla Oshanla Oshanla is the best-known female path of Obatalá, and an Orisha in her own right. She is a deity of wisdom, clarity, peace and mysticism. She is known as the Great Orisha, Ancient Orisha of the White Shine, and the Beautiful Light Appears. Oshanla is...
by admin | Apr 26, 2026 | Santeria EN
Yemaya Yemaya Yemaya is the Orisha of the sea, where life on Earth began—Yemaya, Mother of all Life, the Great Mother. Like human mothers, she has many different styles of mothering, different modes of being. Like the sea, she can be calm and peaceful or rough and...
by admin | Apr 26, 2026 | Santeria EN
Elegua Elegua Elegua is the orisha of the Crossroads, and is central to Santeria. Elegua in his primordial form, Eshu, is said to have been present when God (Olodumare) created the universe, and is all-knowing and all-perceiving. He is also a trickster who challenges...
by admin | Apr 26, 2026 | Santeria EN
Oshun Oshun Oshun is the Orisha of the sweet waters, and her home is the river and all the world’s sweet waters. She is the youngest of all the Orishas, created by Olodumare almost as an afterthought and given the task of bringing joy to the world—everything that...
