The fiery warrior Orisha Oyá guards the cemetary and rules over the egun or dead. She is also the ruler of the winds, tornados and hurricanes, and wears a skirt of nine different colors. She is a strong protectoress of women and an Orisha of change. Her colors are burgundy, wine red and purple, as well as the colors of the sparkle, which she represents as well.



Oya is the complex Orisha who guides transformation and change in life. As the Goddess of the Winds, she can come as a fierce tornado or hurricane or as a cool breeze on a hot summer day. In her transformative mode she is always moving toward ideal justice for all. She wants the best for each of us, and sometimes that means taking away our illusions about the world regarding things and people.
Oya is also known as the keeper of the Ancestors. In this capacity she serves as the guardian of Egun (Ancestors) at the outskirts of the cemetery, serving as mediator between the living and the sacred dead.
There is a Yoruba prayer for Oya that says:“ Ajalaiye, Ajalorun, fun mi ire.”
translated as: “the winds of Earth and Heaven bring me good fortune.”
She moves heaven (ancestors) and earth (living) to create communication between the realms.

Finally, as Patron of the Marketplace, Oya is a shrewd businesswoman who reigns over commerce and exchange. Invoke her before you go shopping. Take an offering to her and leave it at the opening to a flea market, and she will smile upon your bargaining. She is also called Iyansan (The Mother of Nine), particularly in Brazil. Her number is nine, and she loves beancakes, eggplants and red wine. Oya- Iyansan is a complex warrior deity who will go to battle for her children out of love and justice.


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