Goddess of the week: OYA
SUGGESTED MANTRA: STRENGTH
African goddess Oya is a Goddess of Storms. She represents feminine
leadership - invoke Oya when you are in need of strength in your quest
for leadership and authority.
SUGGESTED AFFIRMATIONS:
~ I trust the Universe to provide
~ It's OK to release my anger
~ There are rainbows in every rainfall
~ My new life path reveals itself to me
~ I relinquish destructive influences
~ I welcome Oya's recuperative power
Related essences: Goddessence 'KALI' 100% pure essential oil blend for
the base chakra
Related gemstones: Garnet, bloodstone, tourmaline, smoky quartz (red
stones)
African deities (orishas) are usually represented by flowing, swirling
images of colour and movement, depicting the elemental energies rather
than an anthropomorphised image. Oya, goddess of storms, tempests and
rain, dances in spirals representing tornadoes and wind - the winds of
change, sweeping away the old in order to prepare for the new. She
wreaks destruction in order to find and prepare for underlying calm.
She was the wife of Shango , Lord of Thunder and Fertility, and
together they fight side by side creating thunder, lightning and
destruction. She is goddess of the marketplace, bringing fortune to
her patrons. And she is the only African orisha brave enough to
confront death - she is goddess of funeral processions and cemeteries
(cemeteries being known as "Oya's Garden").
HER MODERN ENERGY
Oya embodies the fiery passion that is buried in the feminine psyche.
Unleashed, she is warrior woman, armed and helmeted fighting injustice
and forging victories. If you invoke Oya, be prepared to deal with the
consequences! Or, if she is presenting herself to you in your life, be
prepared to be tossed in her storms but be comforted in the knowledge
that she is here to teach you about personal will and sense of purpose.
Mother of transformation, patron of feminine leadership, trust Oya to
travel with you through this time of change. Welcome her lessons she
is here to teach you, for without the rain we don't get rainbows
(another symbol of Oya).
Oya is related to our base chakra, home of the kundalini energy. When
our base chakra is in balance, we feel secure, alert, stable - our
lives are full of active and positive energy. If you are not feeling
like this, it is no wonder Oya is speaking to you today.
DO THIS
Make a shrine to Oya with red foods such as plums, grapes and red
wine, and on the next dark moon honour her in a meditation. Sit on the
floor, close your eyes, and while nurturing a related gemstone, feel
your spine grow and take root in the earth. Feel the strength of the
earth energise your spine and your body. Reach up high and stretch for
that rainbow that is formed over your head, arching over your body
radiating love, calm, and protection. You are indestructable! You are
strong!
Go Warrior Woman!!
Love and light,
~ Anita ~
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