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Singing to Yemaya Mother of

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WrittenbyKimberlyPriestess&FounderonOctober8,
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OnaFullMoon,wegatheredattheshoreof
theocean.Itwasonlyslightlycoolonthe
SouthFloridawinternightandtheoceanhad
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barelyaripple,
seemingmore
likealakethan
thesea.The
guysstayed
furtherupthe
beachand
drummedfor
us,whileallof
thewomensat
with
watermelons
betweenour
legsand
carvedspacesinthemelontoinsertcandles.
OneofthewomenwasaDaughterofYemaya

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(OrishaandMotherofOceans)andshe

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instructedusontheproperpreparation.We
breathedourprayersandrequestsforblessings
intothewatermelons,anointedthemwith
molasses,andlitthecandles.Wadingintothe

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oceanwithourmelons,wechantedYEMAYA
ASSESSU,ASSESSUYEMAYA,YEMAYA
OLODO,OLODOYEMAYA.
Whenthewaterreachedchestlevel,we
releasedourofferingstoYemayaandwatched
themfloataway.Wecontinuedthechantaswe
cameoutofthewaterandstoodwithourarms
wrappedaroundeachother.Itwasaprofound
andpowerfulmomentthatunitedallofusinthe
primordialenergyofGoddessandWoman
Ritual.
OrishaisthegenericYorubanwordforgod.
ManyoftheOrishaswereregionalAfrican
deitieswhotraveledwiththeslavestothe
CaribbeanandsparkedthevariationsofAfro
Caribbeanworship,likeSanteriaandLukumi.
Yorubatraditionsaysthatbeforesoulsare
born,theychooseanOrishaasaguardianfor
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theirhumanlife.AportionofthatOrishas
cosmicessencelivesinthehumansheadand
thatiswherethephraseowningaheadcomes
from.SonsandDaughtersofparticularOrishas
alsotendtoembodysomeofthecharacteristics
oftheOrisha.
YemayaistheAllMotherOrishawhobirthed
alloftheotherOrishas,aswellastheSun
andMoon.SheisthenurturingMotherthat
listenstoourtroublesandwashesawayour
sorrowandsheisalsotheMotherwithher
handsonherhipsthatcanbringustoproper
behaviorwithalook.

Sheisjudgementandreason,but
shecanalsobeinflexiblewhenshe
punishes.MajesticQueenofthe
Oceans,sheispresumptuousand
haughty.Sheprotectsherchildren
inherskirt,feedsthem,andraises
themwithabsolutemotherlyrigor.
(CreoleReligionsoftheCaribbean)

InAfrica,Yemayasnamecomesfromthe
YorubanphraseYeyeomoejathatmeans
Motherwhosechildrenarelikefish.Yemayais
theowneroftheOgunRiverandalakethatis
namedforher.Herhiddenaspect,Olokun,is
consideredtobetheownerofOceans(andin
sometraditions,OlokunisaseparateOrisha

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sacredshrinetotheAncestors.Ihavealways
experiencedOlokunasasisterofYemaya,
muchlikeIsisandNepthys,butunderstandthat

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ismypersonalopinionandtherearemany
storiesthataredifferent.

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Yemayaisprimalfemininepowerwatching
overwomenandtheirbirthingcycles.Sheisa
popularOrishawithmanychildren,onebook
saidthatitispossiblethatasmanyas25%of
childrenareofYemaya.Thisspeakstoher
fertilityandimmensecapacityformotheringand
dispensingloveandcompassiontoherchildren.
Sheisalerttothosewhoareinneedand
applieshermotherlytendenciestoallwhocross
herpath.Yemayaisstrongwilledand
independentandherdaughterstendtobethe
same.
Noninitiatesarealwayswelcometo
approachtheOrishasdevotionally.I
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workedwithanddevotedtotheOrishasfor
manyyearswithouttakingformalinitiationand
havejustthisyearbeganaformalinitiatorypath
withinLukumi.Forthosewhoareinterestedin
approachingtheOrishasand/orareattractedto
theAfricanYorubapractices,Iencourageyouto
doyourresearch.Weallcarrywithinustiesto
areasoftheworldandconnectionstodeitythat
transcendourcurrentplace,time,geneticroots
andouterrationale.Theseurges,spiritual
wonderingsorinstinctsofconnectiondonot
alwaysseemexplainabletotheoutsiderbut
theycouldbeamissingpiecetoyourspiritual
puzzle.
Orishashaveveryspecificlikes(and
dislikesinsomecases)andYemayaisno
exception.Herfavoritecolorsareblueand
whiteandsheisfrequentlydepictedasa
mermaid.InSanteria,sheissyncretizedtoOur
LadyofReglaandsheistheguardianofthe
BayofCubainthatform.Saturdayisherdayof
theweekandhernumberis7.Ifyouarenear
theocean,take7copperpenniestoleaveasan
offeringforYemaya,particularlyifyoutake
somethingfromthebeachlikerocksor
seashells.Anytypeofrockorseashellthatyou
findonthebeachisawonderfuladditiontoan
altarfortheMotherofOceans.Fornon
initiates,theywillkeepaglassbowlforYemaya
withwaterandallofthethingsthatshelikes,
includingarubberduck.Addsevenpenniesto
thisbowl,changethewaterfrequently,and
Yemayawillbringblessingstoyourhome.Here
isapictureofmynoninitiatealtartoYemaya:

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Yemayaloveswatermelons,aswellasother
tropicalfruits,andmolasses.Herfeastdayis
September7andtherearemassiveceremonies
andcelebrationsaroundtheworldinherhonor.
Herbsandplantsthatshefavorsaremarjoram,
cilantro,watercress,parsley,lettuce,aloevera,
ferns,lotuses,violets,andvervain.Takinga
bathwithwatercressissaidtobringablessing
ofhealthfromYemayaandabathwithparsley
invitesablessingofmoney.
Hertoolsandsymbolsincludeasword,afan,a
halfmoon,ananchor,andasilverorwhite
metalsun.
YemayaisapotentAllMotherGoddessand
forthoseinneedofnurturing,blessings,
healing,andcleansing,sheisavailable.
Blessings,

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Ifyouwouldliketolearnmoreabout
YemayaandotherOrishaGoddesses,join
KimberlyfortheOrishaGoddessesonline
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CarolBrigidsays:
August24,2015at7:46pm

Ilovethebeautifulaltar.IwishI
hadreadthisarticlebeforeIwentonvacationto
theocean!!!Ididntknowaboutthe7pennies.
However,Iwillputabowlofwateronmyaltarfor
Yemayaandputmypenniesinthisbowlforher.I
didconnectwithherandspoketoherwhileI
wouldstandintheocean.ItwasWONDERFUL!!
IwouldlovetolearnmoreaboutYemaya.Isshe
includedinthe52Goddessescourse?Thankyou
forthebeautifularticle.
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KimberlyPriestess&
Foundersays:
August25,2015at8:08am

HiCarol!Iamsogladyouenjoyedit!And
yes,Sheisinthe52GoddessesCourseand
theupcomingOrishaGoddessescourse!
THANKYOU!
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KierraD.FosterBasays:
January15,2016at3:21pm

SheisanAfricanorishaWhyis
shedepictedaswhitehere.Youmaynotbe
awareofit,butthisisawoundalotofwomenof
Africanheritageshare.Theideathatwecannot
bebeautifuljustaswearebutmustbe
whitened.
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KimberlyPriestess&Foundersays:
January19,2016at9:07am

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KierraThankyousomuchfor
yourcomment.Isharedthis
depictionofYemayaasStella
MariswhichisatraditionalAfro
CaribbeandepictionofherforSanteria,
Lukumi,andCandomble.Icompletely
understandyourconcernandIcertainlywould
notwanttocontributetoanopenwound.As
anAborisha,IseemyOrishasasgorgeously
Africanandonotherposts,youwillseethat.I
agreethattheyshouldnotbewhitenedand
thatalloftheiremanationsarebeautifuland
evocative.Itisinterestingthatofallthe
Orishasthatcamethroughthediaspora,
Yemayaseemstobetheonethatisdepicted
inthisform.IwillresearchthisandseeifI
canfindwhereitcamefrom.Pleaseknow
youarebeautiful.Itookalookatyoursite
anditispowerfulworkthatyouaredoing.I
welcomefurtherthoughtsorevenanarticle
thatcouldopenthisdialoguefurtherifyou
wouldbeinterested.Youcanemailme
directly
kimberly@motherhouseofthegoddess.com
ThankyouandBlessings!
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DomingoHernandez says:
February3,2016at9:48am

WhileIammale,Ihavebeen
initiatedasapriestofYemayafor16years.
YemayaisseenandportrayedinNigeriaasafull
figuredBlackwomanwithblueblackskin.
Becauseofthisthestonesconsecratedtoher
andplacedinhertureenmustbeblack.However
asthereligionwentintothediasporashebecame
blendedwithcertainEuropeanicons.Twoof
theseiconsareOurLadyofRegla(rule)which
portraystheVirginMaryasBlackholdingaWhite
babyJesusandStellaMaris,whichisaLatin
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titlefortheVirginMaryastheStaroftheSea.
UnderthistitleYemayaisseendisguisedasa
WhitewomanwithlongBlackhair.Oraltradition
amongtheCubanEldersisthattheOrishanot
onlyincarnateasAvatarsinAfricaamongtheir
ownpeople,buttheyalsoincarnateamongall
nationsandamongallpeople,becomingthe
saintsandsaviorsamongthosepeople.
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KimberlyPriestess&
Foundersays:
February5,2016at1:33am

Ashe!Thankyou,Domingo,foraddingyour
valuableinsight!
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