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Yemaya: Orisha, Goddess, and Queen of the Sea Collage

Yemaya lives and rules over the seas and lakes. She also rules over maternity in our lives as she is the Mother of All. Yemaya is motherly and strongly protective, and cares deeply for all her children, comforting them and cleansing them of sorrow. She is associated with the moon, white and blue flowers, cowrie shells, pearls, and mermaids.

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symbols of yemaya in the water with moon, crescent and star above them

Yemayá (also known as Yemọja or Yemanjá) is a Yoruban river spirit. She is an Orisha, a guiding spirit of the rivers sent to aid humanity. When the Yoruba people were enslaved by colonizers, Yemayá also merged with the Virgin Mary in syncretic practices. in the Americas, the Orishas are the deities of syncretized religions such...

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