�y�mi-�j� Our Mothers

Owners of the Womb of the World

Alex Cuoco

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English

Outskirts Press
25 January 2024

Anthologies (non-poetry); Mysticism

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The Divinity Od� and �y�mi �ṣ�r�ng� are the highest forms of female power and Divine �ṣẹ. They are the owners of a potent energy that can only be compared to that of the Supreme God Ol�d�mar�-Ọl��run and of Orisha �ṣ�. No other Yor�b� deity has more power over procreation than the Divinity Od� and �y�mi �ṣ�r�ng�. All �j� women on Earth are their subordinates and make use of their intensely unique �ṣẹ powers which was given to them by Ol�d�mar�-Ọl��run at the time of creation.

Given our times and the crises we face, the power of women and what they represent today is more evident than ever. This work reflects not only the power of the Divinity Od�, �y�mi �ṣ�r�ng�, and �j� but also their presence and influence in our daily lives; what they have represented in the past, in the present, and what they will continue to represent in the future.

The mythical aspect of the Divinity Od�, �y�mi �ṣ�r�ng�, and �j� has become a current topic of many books. In this work, the author included 40 �t�ns to give the reader a small window into the mythical realm of these Powerful Divinities. Following the �t�ns, there is a look into the G�l�d� Rituals and Societies of Western Nigeria and K�tu. It is followed by the topics of �j� Sorceresses, examples of Or�k� Praises to �y�mi-�j�-Ẹlẹyẹ and the Divinity Od�, Sacrifices, 236 Sacred Leaves, 15 Sacred Trees, 21 Sacred Birds, the Orishas and �y�mi-�j�, the Od�-If� and �y�mi-�j�, ��g�n: Yor�b� Magical Medicines, a few examples of �y�mi-�j� ��g�n Works and Ọf� Incantations, Power and Rituals, Symbols, Names of �y�mi, Sacred Rivers, and The Hunting of �j� by the malicious Atinga Society. Next, the reader will find two thematic Poems about �y�mi-�j�-Ẹlẹyẹ and the Divinity Od�, as a form of salute and final reverence to Our Mothers. Following the poems, there is a review of the controversy of �y�mi-�j� Initiations, Shrines, and Colors. The book closes with the Conclusion and a Selected Glossary of Yor�b� words and topics.

In �y�mi-�j� Our Mothers: Owners of the Womb of the World, author Alex Cuoco shares forty stories of the powerful Yor�b� sorceresses �y�mi-�j�, from how they created the world to how they continue to use their powers to benefit humanity.

Speaking directly to those descended from the peoples of West Africa, Cuoco shares what he learned from studying Yor�b� Indigenous and traditional religious cultures for forty-five years, including seventeen years living and traveling in West Africa and throughout the African continent.

He does this to combat the large amount of misleading information on the internet about the �y�mi-�j� and to help readers understand the true nature of West African rituals and worship practices, based on his own firsthand experiences of them.

By: Alex Cuoco
Imprint: Outskirts Press
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 1.302kg
ISBN: 9781977270900
ISBN 10: 1977270905
Pages: 570
Publication Date: 25 January 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active