Yemanja: Goddess of the oceans and water
Today is the day of February 2 Yemanja Salvador and a great feast is celebrated especially in the Rio Vermelho district.
The African goddess of the oceans and all water
Other names: Yemanja, Yemojá, Yemonja, Yemalla, Yemane, Ymoja, Iamanje, Iemonja, Imanje
Myth
Yemaya is the Mother Goddess par excellence of the Yoruba, ie Afro-Caribbean tradition.
E 'Mother of all Orisha **, which gives life in its path and Yembò Odduà.
Yemaya is the one who creates, is the mother of life, and rule the oceans, seas and rivers leading to the sea.
And since it is believed that his life began in the sea, it is believed also that all life has begun with Yemaya.
His name is a contraction of Yey Omo Eja, which means "mother whose children are the fish."
occcidentale venerated by the Yoruba in Africa as Ymoja, is mainly the mother of the Ogun River and it is said that every time you turn in your sleep, give rise to a new source, which then turns into the river everywhere you walk.
The story tells of how she gave birth to as many as 14 of the Orisha.
It is said that she was kidnapped and raped by her own son, who as a result of what you cursed, causing death. However
She chose to die and went to the peak of a mountain.
but here they broke the water and poured abundantly on earth. And from her womb was born the ocean waters as the 14 came from her womb Orishas, \u200b\u200bor Yoruba deities.
E 'was the wife of Babalu Aye, of Agallù of Orula and Oggùn.
all'orisha Olokin is associated, for while she governs the surface of the oceans, where life is concentrated, Olokin (described as male, female or hermaphrodite) is the ocean depths of the unconscious and together form a balance.
E 'sister and wife also Aganju, god of the earth, and mother of Oya, Goddess of the winds, which, however, is more important, as oxygen is in turn shaped by the oceans and seas.
goddess Yemaya is a very loving and compassionate and she was born from the love that teaches all the Orisha .
E 'mother and very protective and takes deeply in all her children, who comforts and relieves pain and sadness .
Nevertheless She likes to hunt and handle the machete.
E 'indomitable and smart and you can become angry tremendous, as the raging sea.
His punishments are harsh, and his terrible anger, but always acts with justice.
Normally cheerful and sanguine, however, is good company and loves .
who is dedicated to you can not pronounce the name before you hit the ground with the tips of the fingers and kissed them in the footprint of the powder.
Yemaya is the goddess of fertility mainly women and the call is when they give birth to their children when they want to get pregnant, because it says that this goddess generous aid women who have difficulty to conceive of giving them the gift of fertility.
Being a Goddess of the Sea, is often represented as a beautiful woman wearing a long dress with veils to seven coils in blue and white, like the foaming waves of the sea.
In general hand held a fan in mother of pearl and gold, adorned with beads and shells and wears a beautiful necklace of crystal blue as the sea.
The shells are sacred and their places of worship are the seashore or the great rivers that go down to the sea.
Among its attributes are the moon and the sun, still, life jacket, the boats and objects worked in silver, steel, tin and lead which evoke the sea. Its symbol is a six-pointed star, a shell open and the moon.
There is a special bell to say hello and to attract his attention.
Its colors are white and blue the flowers are violet and water flowers, fragrances verbena, lilac, frangipani, sandalwood and rose hips, and his animals are creatures of the sea , and peacocks, with their iridescent blue and green ocean. Her number is seven, as are the seven seas and his days on Saturday.
Its stones are aquamarine, lapis lazuli, and all the crystals the color of the sea, as well as pearls, coral and moonstone and all the crystals of water.
It seems that you love melons and watermelons.
Yemaya promises dancing with laughter and then turns like the ocean waves or eddies. Sometimes rows, while other times it seems that swim, but always starts slowly to increase the intensity of the rhythm like the waves that are threatening you with cakes.
protects people who have problems in the stomach, especially if derived from water (fresh, salt, rain, humidity, etc.)..
History
When the Yoruba people were enslaved, their goddess was with them, sustaining life even in the darkest times in the new world.
And so became Yemaya, the mother of the ocean, because it was so that his people for the first time was with contacts stored in the ocean.
But in the new world in the condition of slaves, were not allowed to practice their religion, and so people began to mix their Yoruba deities with Catholic ones thereby creating a number of new religious cultures (* in the santeria Cuba, voudu in Haiti, Macumba in Brazil and in Bahia condomblè).
However Yemaya is the most powerful deity revered by all these people, which protects you against all evil, teaching them the art of "pay mystique," which is a teacher, along with Oshun and Oya (guardian of the river Niger) .
with Chang and Ochún is the most loved by the Cubans, and is represented as the "Queen of the Rule, patron saint of Havana Bay. In Haitian Woodu is venerated as the Goddess of the moon and is believed to protect mothers and their children. Is associated with the spirits of Lasirenn mermaid (and it is believed that she herself is a form of Erzulie) who brings charm and wealth, and Lebalenn, his sister the whale.
condomblè In Brazil, where it is known as Yemanja or Imanje, is the mother who brings fish to the fishermen and the crescent moon is her symbol .
How Afodo Yemaya, also in Brazil, protecting ships traveling by sea .
In some parts of Brazil is honored as goddess of the oceans and celebrated the summer solstice, whereas in the north-east of the country's festival is Feb. 2 (day also dedicated to his daughter Oya, in addition to be the day of celebration of Celtic Bride), and we refer to her as "Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception." The crowds gather on the beaches of Bahia to celebrate Candlemas, a ceremony where they offer soaps, perfumes and jewels thrown into the sea for you letters of request to the Goddess are also thrown into the sea and the people are waiting to see if their claims are accepted or sent back to them with the waves.
Goddess is believed to wash away all pain by his followers through its waters, the waters of the womb of creation and dreams.
Its various ways
Yemaya Asseu
In this aspect you live in dirty water and polluted and accepts bids for the dead, but is rather slow in responding to the demands of her children.
Yemaya Oquette
E 'the violent aspect of the Goddess, which is destructive here. The mother who gives birth to his children but can also destroy them, as Kali of Hinduism.
Yemaya Awoyo
E 'its older form. E 'wise, honorable, loving and very rich. He wears a rainbow (Ochumare) as a crown on his head and is also a powerful warrior.
Yemaya Maualewo
It 's a powerful witch who works with Oggun. He lives in lagoons around which there are only woods. He lives alone and loves the peace of the woods.
Yemaya Achabba
Bride of Oggun counting on his wise counsel. That is the serious and wise Goddess that law when necessary and can be very hard. Its judgments are very powerful magic and listen his devotees giving them away.
Yemaya Acuario
In this form the river (Oshun) meets the sea (Yemaya) and then here the two are very close to Dee, are sisters who dance and spend time together happily. They are powerful healers and can offset the negative spells, but here Yemaya is not about magic.
Yemay_ Okuti
In this form the Goddess has strong magical powers and is the queen of all witches which sends its messages to its children.
Possiede la barriera corallina e le madriperle.
Quando danza porta un serpente avvolto al suo braccio, che suggerisce la sua saggezza e sensualità. Ha un brutto carattere, duro e vendicativo e non conviene contrariarla.
Fiera guerriera, combatte al fianco di Oggun e in tempo di battaglia porta con sé le armi e gli attrezzi tenendoli al petto.
E’ anche vicina a Oshùn e la sua casa sono le rocce vicino all costa su cui si infrangono le acque, ma La si può trovare anche nei laghi fiumi e foreste.
Yemayà Olokun
Goddess of dreams, so can be found in the depths of the oceans, with His great wisdom but also the rather violent nature. This form can be very overwhelming.
honor Yemaya
A simple altar dedicated to Yemaya may consist of gifts of the ocean, such as seaweed, shells (cowrie shells in particular), as well as dried seaweed. Pictures of marine life such as dolphins, starfish and various shells should not be missed. Blue and white flowers, crystals, stones and other objects of similar colors. You may want
Yemaya give gifts to the next time you go to the seashore.
Requests can be written on small pieces of paper inserted in a shell that leave on the sand along with other offers like a melon, during low tide, on this side of the line of the sea. In this way when they are submerged at high tide from the sea.
You could also use the following invocations :
Yemaya of the great river
Yemaya of the great sea
My Lovely Lady of water
Ascolta I miei desideri che ti rivolgo
Yemaya rendi me e la mia vita fruttuosa e fertile
Yemaya esaudisci I miei desideri
Signora degli oceani magnificenti
Ascolta le preghiere che ti rivolgo
Preghiera a Yemanja (Zolrack)
O madre delle acque!
Grande è il tuo potere, la tua strength and your light ..
ago that your greatness is the greatest wealth you dispense to me ..
surrounded by sweet melodies that arise out of you ...
source: ilcerciodellaluna.it
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