Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens
The Divine Feminine in the African Religious Traditions
Red Wheel Weiser LLC · Print & ebook · May 11, 2020
An inspiring exploration of the goddesses of the West African spiritual traditions and their role in shaping Yoruba (Ifa), Santeria, Haitian Vodoun, and New Orleans Voodoo.
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- Who it’s for
- Explore West African goddesses and their influence across Yoruba, Santeria, Haitian Vodoun, and New Orleans Voodoo.
- Themes
- Divine feminine in African traditions, Goddesses in African diasporas, Empowerment through goddess traditions
- Genres
- Goddess Spirituality, Witchcraft, Ethnic & Tribal Religions
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An inspiring exploration of the goddesses of the West African spiritual traditions and their role in shaping Yoruba (Ifa), Santeria, Haitian Vodoun, and New Orleans Voodoo. Throughout Africa and beyond in the diaspora caused by the slave trade, the divine feminine was revered in the forms of goddesses like the ancient Nana Buluku, water spirits like Yemaya, Oshun, and Mami Wata, and the warrior Oya. The power of these goddesses and spirit beings has taken root in the West.
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New Orleans, for example, is the home of Marie Laveau, who used her magical powers to become the “Voodoo Queen” of New Orleans. Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens shows you how to celebrate and cultivate the traits of these goddesses, drawing upon their strengths to empower your own life. In addition to offering a guided tour of the key goddesses of the African religious traditions, the book offers magical spells, rituals, potions, astrological correspondences, sacred offerings, and much more to help guide you on your own transformational journey.
Divine Feminine Traditions
Explore West African goddesses and their influence across Yoruba, Santeria, Haitian Vodoun, and New Orleans Voodoo.
Come here for
- A guided tour of goddesses and spirit beings across African traditions and the diaspora
- Spiritual reflection on the strengths associated with these figures
Expect
- Spells, rituals, potions, astrological correspondences, and sacred offerings
- A focus on celebrating goddess traits and drawing on their strengths
Where it sits
| Goddess Spirituality | 85% |
|---|---|
| Ethnic & Tribal Religions | 55% |
| Witchcraft | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Spiritualism
- Goddess Spirituality
- Ethnic & Tribal Religions
- Authors
- Lilith Dorsey
- Publisher
- Red Wheel Weiser LLC
- Published
- May 11, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Divine feminine in African traditions · Goddesses in African diasporas · Empowerment through goddess traditions
- Reading lane
- Spiritualism