In the Yoruba
culture, Orisha are the spiritual forces of nature. There are many Orisha
and each one has its own mysteries and functions that guide consciousness.

| ORISHA ELEGBA, DIVINE MESSENGER OF THE CROSSROADS Orisha Elegba creates opportunity, teaches through tricks, and enforces divine justice. Elegba is the master linguist, capable of translating the languages of men and nature. |
| ORISHA OGUN, SPIRIT OF METALS Orisha Ogun removes obstacles, both internal and external. Ogun is associated with tools, technology, truth, oaths, fairness and the resolution of disputes. |
| ORISHA OCHOSI, THE HUNTER Orisha Ochosi tracks the path of spiritual growth. Ochosi is the protector of the environment, hunter of herbs, food and water. Ochosi is associated with protection and justice. |
| ORISHA OBATALA, SPIRIT OF THE WHITE CLOTH Orisha Obatala imparts consciousness to all things and is associated with the qualities of mercy, wisdom, calmness, good character and purity. |
| ORISHA YEMAJA, GODDESS OF THE OCEANS Orisha Yemaja is the primal source of female energy, birth, nurturing, regeneration, healing and evolution. |
| ORISHA SHANGO, SPIRIT OF LIGHTNING Orisha Shango inspires passion for the purpose of spiritual transformation and the courage to overcome fears. |
| ORISHA OSHUN, GODDESS OF THE RIVERS Orisha Oshun is the spirit of the erotic, of fertility, love, creative passion, art, beauty, magic and the power of attraction. |
| ORISHA OYA, GODDESS OF THE WIND Orisha Oya, Mother of the Ancestors, is the spirit of change and the unexpected, patron of the marketplace, warrior and guardian of women. |
