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Nº51: Nuestras Memorias Pistas De Sanación Y Empoderamiento, Colectivo Con-Spirando

Con-spirando

Translation: Our Memories: Healing and Empowerment Tracks

Nº50: Comunidades Sustentables: Un Sueño Posible, Colectivo Con-Spirando

Con-spirando

Translation: Sustainable Communities: A Possible Dream

Nº49: María Magdalena Levantando La Sospecha, Colectivo Con-Spirando

Con-spirando

Translation: María Magdalena: Raising Suspicion

As Filhas De Oyá: Warriors In The Eye Of The Storm, Sheela Bringi

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This study follows the trail of Oyá, a black feminine Orixá, or goddess, within the Afro-Brazilian spiritual tradition of Candomblé, through her elemental forces as the winds, storms, tornadoes, the river Niger, and buffalo. I unearth the influence of Oyá on the lives of three black female followers as she is manifested in the world as a black woman, a mother, a warrior and a lover.

I interviewed three black followers of Oyá and found that she is primarily a motherly force which provides protection, guidance and security for her followers. As a warrior, her energy inspires perseverance, determination, and …