ÒSÉ ÒTÚRÁ, Osun: Love and Beauty
Images Celebrating the Power of Women by Charmaine Minniefield
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Osun – Love and Beauty
In the African indigenous tradition of Ifa, Osun is the patron Orisa (spirit) of love and beauty. The Ifa tradition is sacred to the Yoruba people of West Africa, the region and cultural group from which most descendent of the slave trades resulting in the African Diaspora came.Tracing the cultural strokes of our ancestral past to the present influences on spirituality, creativity, and culture, our traditions have survived and remained, sometimes hidden in our recipes and universal hospitality, in our celebrations and even our funerals, and of course in our prayers/praise songs, repetitious rhythm and always our dance. In an effort to reclaim the stories, heroes and images of our indigenous past, I raise my children to know of their ancestors as well as the ancient wisdoms of African folklore where the heroes and sheroes look more like them.
Osun is the Orisa that teaches us about the strength and beauty of women, the mysterious power of the mothers and the healing salve of love. My work seeks to remind us of our interconnectedness through all women who share this common power.
– Charmaine Minniefield
