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Thursday, November 20, 2014

Yemaya African Goddess

Yemaya African Goddess-

Yemaja African Goddess
of All the waters of the World
They say her blood is the
maker of all mankind.

Good evening my dear Friends & Followers for today I have found another beautiful African Goddess Yemaya of west African mythology. She is an very important goddess in the African culture from what I found discovered. Why? Well because Yemaya was the first mother that ruled all the waters of the world, her blood in a matter of speaking, is the maker of all mankind...
Yemaya is also the mother of the Goddess Oshun is a earlier post that I have done...
The Goddess Yemaya besides being the mother of all the waters of the world, she is also associated with fertility,sexuality and the moon. Since she is the spirit of the water nothing can live without her. This means all things - All the plants, animals, birds, fish and life in the waters and lands. Humans too. Everything is partly made from the Goddess Yemaya and for these reasons is why she is called the Queen of the World...
According to African mythology the Supreme Being created a pantheon of Gods and Goddesses called Orishas. These Orishas regulate the world as we know it and act as intermediaries between man(humans) and the Supreme Being. After the Supreme Being had created the World, He discovered that it had a large hole in it. So He filled this hole with water he made from some gas clouds. At the same time he created the goddess Yemaya and gave her domain over all the waters of the world. At night, the Goddess Yemaya became Nana Buruku, the moon, Mysterious and Mystical. So Basically The Goddess Yemaya would regulate both the day and the night as two different goddess so that neither is too long. Like other moon Goddesses Yemaya (Nana Buruku as the moon Goddess) controls the tides and the rain. She is also very beautiful and brought beauty into the world too...

Oddua the First Man
Yemaya Love

I guess like all Goddesses and Gods in all cultures they too marry too - And when the Goddess Yemaya had married Oddua, the first man and then Yemaya became the first mother.
She it was said in the African Mythology in their belief of creation and their Supreme being ...
That Yemaya is the mother of all the other Orishas. As a mother she brought compassion into the world too. It seems that Yemaya marriage with Oddua was one of the Earth & Water - all else that is created from that with the goddess Yemaya and Oddua the first Man. Their love is said is the greatest in the world and lasts even today in the African Culture. I could find an part where it tell about her daughter Oshun. However, it could be that it wasn't important in the legend of the Queen of Yemaya... It seems that the African Culture also believed, that if the love of -Yemaya & Oddua Stops (even now) - the earth and water will be separate again and it will be the end of the World. Well I found this to be very interesting myself as I explore different cultures and their beliefs. Also their different gods and goddesses too. I hope that you all found this interesting too. I am going to leave you with a few images that I found of the beautiful goddess.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend My dear Friends & Followers

Yemaya African Goddess

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Oshun the African Queen of all Waters

Oshun the African Queen of all Waters-

The Beautiful Goddess
Oshun of Africa

Well I thought I would mix it up a bit with the different cultures.. I have Explored the Greek Mythology to a great length, however there is still more I can do there I wanted to travel of sorts to other cultures to see what they are like.. I hope that you all will find these Posts interesting as I do my dear Friends & Followers. And I want to thank you again so much for following ME! these past 2years. I couldn't of had this blog without YOU! So ThankYOU! So Much... YOUR WENDY...
So on with the Story of Yalorde the African Queen.. Yes We are going into African Mythology today. In Africa Mythology Oshun was often called Yalorde who was the Queen of all the Waters of Africa. Yalorde was given this title because of her amazing beauty,kindness and love of Nature. What made Oshun such a beauty was her complication of cinnamon color skin, radiant black eyes and silky black hair. However, it was mostly what was inside that radiated out herself that made Oshun such a beautiful Queen. Oshun is the Daughter of Yemaya, the Goddess of all the waters and is herself the Goddess of fresh waters; rivers, lakes, and ponds. Oshun has a palace under the water of a great river called Ile Tinibu. The people of her Kingdom loved her dearly because of the care she showed them. It seems that Oshun is the equivalent of Venus or Aphrodite in African Mythology. Like them she is called 'the Goddess of Love'. Just like in the Greek Goddesses Venus & Aphrodite, Oshun was also one of the most beautiful of all the goddesses of Yemaya was more beautiful). There were some important differences from what I learned with the two goddesses Oshun and Yemaya from Africa.

The Beautiful
Goddess Oshun

Oggun God of Iron & War

And there were important differences between the Greek Goddesses Venus & Aphrodite - verses the African Goddesses Oshun and Yemaya. You see it seems that the Greek goddesses were rather vain ans self-centered, they also could be cruel and treacherous to the human kind. However, with the African Goddesses Oshun who was best known for her kindness, toward everybody; Gods, Goddesses and the humans too. To the Africans this was considered the most important quality that anyone could every possess. And the tale continues... It seems that Once the Goddess Yemaya had threw a party to honor the Supreme Beings and all the Gods came Except Oggun. Oggun is the God of Iron & War and is very much a solitary God; However, this didn't seem to stop Yemaya, she had sent messengers to beg him to come because they could not perform the sacrifices without him. Yemaya was sure that Oggun would come to her party, in which she had threw in honor of all the Supreme being Gods. However, Oggun had refused to come to the festive Yemaya had threw together in honor of all Supreme Gods..including Oggun. Yemaya decided to go see Oggun herself. She told herself as she head to his palace that, she would force him to attend her Party and to teach the God Oggun a lesson he would never forget. Now I wonder, this is the God of War & Iron that the Goddesses Yemaya of water thinks she is going to teach a lesson he is never going to forget? I wonder if this is going to back-fire on the goddess just an observation on my part on this tale.. I just think its not a very good idea in my own opinion. However, it seems that Oshun her daughter had stopped her mother, by saying that she would bring Oggun from the forest. So at the party all the gods were very surprised when Oshun was the Youngest and no one thought she could actually get Oggun to come to the party. But she did! At first Yemaya refused, but Oshun insisted and finally was allowed to go. Thinking ahead Oshun took a jar of honey with her. When Oshun had reached the forest she couldn't find Oggun at first. She knew he was close, because she could smell him.Eventually she did find him hiding in a very large tree. The Goddess Oshun told Oggun that her mother needed him for the sacrifices, but he ignored her. Realizing that Oggun would never listen and she now knew where he was, Oshun took some honey from the Jar she was carrying and smeared it on the Gods lips. Well this must of been a very special blend of honey because when Oggun tasted the sweet honey on his lips he began to change. He relaxed and became more docile too. So Oshun took some more honey form the jar she was carrying and smeared it on his lips again. When Oggun tasted the sweet honey he began to change even more! The great God Oggun had become so relaxed and more docile, that at this point Oshun began to sing to him and began to lead him out of the forest and back to her mother's party... By the time the two arrived at the party, the other Gods/Goddess were all amazed to see Oshun bringing Oggun out of the forest. After that day Oshun gained everyone respect, especially the respect for the Supreme Being.

Oggun God of War

They said that Oshun was truly the greatest of them all of the Goddess of Africa. Without a fight she had brought the most violent God of War out of the Forest against his own will...
To the African people Oshun was both a beautiful and strong goddess in the Mythology of the African culture... I hope that you all Enjoyed the tale of Oshun and her strength of what she was able to do for her people.. I will leave you with some beautiful images of this beautiful African Goddess.

Oggun God of War

Oshun

Oshun the African Queen

Oshun The African Queen

Oshun the African Queen

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The Dragon Maiden-

The Dragon Maiden
Before
The Goddess DIana
Condemned her to
A life as a hideous
Dragon

This is the tale of the Lady of the Land - also known as the Dragon Maiden... I thought you all might enjoy this tale my dear Friends & Followers, so have a sit and enjoy the story of 'The Dragon Maiden'..

The Dragon Maiden under
the Castle of vast carvens and caves.

The tale begins, as once being the beautiful daughter of Yppocras. However, had fallen foul with the Goddess Diana, she condemned her to exist in the form of a hideous dragon until a man would kiss her and love her for herself. It was said that the Dragon Maiden was described as a vast, hideous creature that lived in a cavern under a castle on the island of Lango.

Many men in this tale gave thousands attempts to release her from the curse, efforts that were prompted by her being surrounded by a great hoard of gold and jewels. However, each time they would get close to her, their revulsion repelled them so much that they fled before they ever got close enough. Which usually the penalty was their imminent death.

Well I hope You all Enjoyed the tale of the Dragon Maiden My Dear

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Spirit of Thanksgiving-

For today's post in the spirit of Giving, I thought I would share one of My Favorite Holiday Recipe's for Your Thanksgiving Holiday... I hope that You All! have a wonderful Thanksgiving my dear Friends and Followers... I love you all very much and I hope you all Enjoy My Pumpkin Bread too. YOUR WENDY hugssss
Pumpkin Bread-
3-cups flour
1-cup of white sugar
1-cup of brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons cinnamon
1 tablespoon of ground cloves
1 teaspoon of ground ginger
2 tablespoons of ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons of allspice
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup nut ( almonds/walnuts optional)

4 eggs
1 cup cooking oil
2 cups pumpkin ( can or fresh)

Putting the Recipe together~
First Mix all the Dry ingredients in one medium size bowl. Then in a Larger bowl put all the
wet ingredients. Set the dry ingredients aside. And start to mix the Wet ingredients till a smooth mixer. After that you will then slowing add the dry ingredients to the wet a little at a time and mix it all - until all the dry ingredients are mixed into the wet. Now you should have all the in ingredients in the large bowl. And a Smooth mixer. Note the 1-cup of nuts (almonds/walnuts optional) can be added at the very end. Once you have mixed everything and are ready to put the ingredients into the loaf pan). Now is the time to preheat your oven to 350 degree. Then you need to either spay your loaf pan with a non-stick spay or you can do what I do, which is rub the pan with a little butter( note I get all sides and bottom of the loaf pan). After this you pour your ingredients into the loaf pan only half way. Why? because the pan needs room to rise... ( If you have extra ingredients just make another loaf)... Bake for 1 hour. I use a wood chop stick to check to make sure that it is done by putting it in the center of the loaf and if it comes out clear its done.
So I hope you all enjoy the Pumpkin Bread....

For the Kids-
Creamy Double Decker Fudge-
1 cup Reese's Peanut Butter Chips
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup of Hershey's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

How to put them together-
Line an 8-inch square pan with foil.
Place peanut butter chips and 2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk in small microwave save bowl. Microwave at High (100%) for 1 to 11/2 minutes(note it will depend on your own microwave). Stir the mixture after 1 min, or until the chips are completely melted and the mixture is smooth when stirred. Then stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; till smooth, and spread evenly into the prepared pan.
Place remaining sweetened condensed milk and chocolate chips in another small microwave safe bowl; repeat above microwave procedure. Stir in remaining 1/2 vanilla; spread evenly over peanut butter layer.
Cover; refrigerate until firm. Remove from pan; place on cutting board. Peel off foil. Then cut into squares. Store tightly covered in refrigerator
Makes about 4 dozen pieces

Well I hope that these will make your Thanksgiving hoilday that much sweeter. I love you all very much and I thank you all so very much these past almost 2 years that you my dear Friends and Follower have been so kind to me.. Happy Thanksgiving YOUR WENDY HUGS

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