“Art is literacy of the heart” Elliot Eisner / “Arte não é pureza; é purificação, não é liberdade; é libertação.” Clarice Lispector

terça-feira, 19 de novembro de 2013

Oxum, Oshun

Oxum or Oshun is the Orisha of love, life, marriage, fertility and beauty, the African goddess of the sweet waters. Oshun is worshipped in Candomblé and Umbanda (Afro-Brazilian religions) and also in Santeria and Lukumi. All those religions draw inspiration from the African Diaspora featuring aspects of the religion of the Yoruba Orisha religion. Orishas  if you don't know are religious deities that are said to represent human characteristics such as bravery, love and honor.


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Day 19


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6 comentários:

  1. Interesting story! Never heard of orishas ....

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  2. How interesting! She looks gorgeous with all of the star designs :)

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  3. The whole wonderful picture just glows. I like the stars and the little flowers.

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  4. Goodness. I learned a LOT today about how religions are interconnected with geographic locations. Very interesting information, and of course, the art is powerful, too. I really LOVE coming here each day to see what you have created.

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  5. Your goddess is beautiful! The information was really interesting as well.

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