September 2020 arrives with the need to shift the whirlwind of chaos into the calm after the storm. This month, it is the Orisha Goddess OYA who magickally protects and guides us.
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Oya pano para trono
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Oya pano para trono
Oya is the spirit of the wind in West Africa. She provides those changing conditions that force consciousness to grow, expand and transcend its limitations. The sterling silver Oya pendant is 1.90" X .90" in size. The Oya pendant is part of the Goddesses, Mothers and Daughters Collection. This piece, "Oya," is a collaboration with Marilyn McClellan creator of Image of Health. Marilyn has been educating me about the West African orishas. The Yoruba people recognize numerous nature or messenger spirits (similar to Christian angels) called orishas. Marilyn originally got her inspiration for the logo for her business from our Yemaya piece. Yemaya is the mother of Oya. Oya, along with being the spirit of the wind, is also the ultimate business woman. It seems very appropriate, in these turbulent times, for me to work/play with this spirit. Written-June 2010. GODDESSES, MOTHERS & DAUGHTERS COLLECTION https://www.etsy.com/shop/krobinsdesigns?section_id=14397948 Aphrodite, Artemis, Baubo, Boadaceia,Brigit, Calypso, Cerridwen, Changer Large, Changer Small, Eve, Firekeeper Large, Firekeeper Small, Gaia Large, Gaia Small, Healer, Heart Cave, Hildegarde, Joan of Arc, Kali Ma Large, Kali Ma Small, Kwan Yin, Marina, Matzu, Mirror, Oshun, Oya, Primal Spiral, Rebirth, Shakti, Shamanka, Sheela Na Gig, Sophia, Virgin, Womb Drum and Yemaya. All designs are hand carved in wax and cast in sterling silver. Each silver pendant comes on a black card with the name and symbolic meaning of the pendant along with a 30” black satin cord so that it can immediately be worn as a necklace. STERLING SILVER SNAKE CHAIN & STERLING SILVER OMEGA CHAIN all pendants come with a free 30" black satin cord https://www.etsy.com/shop/krobinsdesigns?section_id=15157009&ref=shopsection_leftnav_6 SUNSHINE POLISHING CLOTH https://www.etsy.com/shop/krobinsdesigns?section_id=15157009&ref=shopsection_leftnav_6 MY ETSY STORE https://www.etsy.com/shop/krobinsdesigns?ref=si_shop MY FACEBOOK PAGE http://www.fb.com/k.robins.designs
Autumn is Oya's season and with each day growing crisp and cool it is obvious that She is here. The leaves become the 9 colors of her skirt, the cool winds blow in the change of season and blows out stagnation. She brings us cool change but warms our hearts in order to be open and accepting to that change. Change is inevitable-ignore her and it will be fierce and abrupt, honor her and it will be slight and with ease . Oya's altar is decorated with 2 images of her, 2 rainbow candles, a small Kali statue (her hindu aspect) a large, sliced eggplant, a whole coconut (used as the mouth of Oya) drained of milk, plum grapes, fresh patchouli from my garden, red and purple skull candles, the largest osha, high john, dixie john, galangal, and orris roots I could grow;), horse teeth and bones, earth from Ethiopia, she butter (her favorite!) 9 pennies, copper pieces, garnets (another favorite) red tiger eye, and rainbow coloured stones-chalcopyrite, opal, pietersite-all of which come from Africa. Ashe!
