We had such an amazing experience in Cuba, filled with new experiences with new friends! We are looking forward to the next tour—where will it be?
Photos of the beautiful landscape and architecture.
Pictures from the celebration of Ogun Bi Pello Tapanez- Chief Alaje’s Godfather in Orisa. We gave him an Aña drumming for Ogun.
OGUN YE! MO YE!
We had a very successful Cuba Cultural Tour this Spring. On this trip we participated in dance and drumming workshops, we were able to see the beautiful landscape and historic sites in Havana, participate in a bembe as well as honor and celebrate Chief Alaje's Godfather in Orisa, Baba Ogun Bi Pello Tapanez. We gave him an Ana drumming for Ogun and it was a true honor and blessing
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Oṣoosi Worship Day Greetings, the Oriṣa Oṣoosi is a hunter, a warrior, and a master strategist. Oṣoosi teaches us that the secret to ones success is determined by ones strategy. Each step one takes in life is essential to the master plan that's determined by ones destiny. Oṣoosi is a hunter he must plan every little step of his hunt, so that when his target is in site and pulls back his bow and arrow that one shot hits the mark. As one prays for success don't just pray to accomplish your goal, pray for each step to be successful, pray for all the resources necessary to be provided, and pray for arrow of action to always hit its target. If you focus on the end result you will miss the joy of the steps that happen along the way. Enjoy every step in life and your life will be a much fuller experience. Oṣoosi we pray that you allow our strategy and steps in life to facilitate a successful hunt. Let our arrow always hit the mark. Ase oo #osoosi256 #256healingarts #chiefalaje #oshosi
Egbe Orun Worship Day Greetings, Egbe Orun is an Orisa that exists in a special spiritual realm that is not considered the heavens and not earth. Egbe Orun has many attributes and one of them is to bring joy and happiness to those that show them love and appreciation. Egbe Orun reminds us that with out joy and happiness the experience of life will always be empty. No matter how much money one makes with out joy and happiness one can not enjoy it. What ever change we want to make in life the process must be full of joy. We can't preempt and delay our happiness waiting for some magical day that it will begin. Our joy and happiness must be an immediate need that we full fill everyday. Egbe please allow us to experience joy this week, surround us with loved ones and children that will allows us to enjoy our joy and happiness together. #egbe256 #256healingarts #chiefalaje #egbe
Obatala Worship Day Greetings, Obatala is represented by white, white cloth, white hair, white beads, as they say "all white everything". He prefers white because the color white allows for clarity, with white there are less distractions for the mind and all its senses. Obatala helps us to understand the power of distraction. When one is focused anything can happen and when one is distracted nothing will happen. On this Obatala day, make a promise to yourself to remove all distractions from your life, remove all mental and physical preoccupations, remove everything that's not in alignment with your purpose and your destiny. By following your purpose and destiny all the good things that are destined to reach you surely will. Obatala help us to purify our mind today, remove our distractions so we can experience the joys of living our destiny. Obatala heepa oo #obatala256 #256healingarts #256healingarts #chiefalaje #obatala
Obatala Worship Day Greetings, Obatala teaches us that we must focus on peace of mind in life, is the most valuable thing one can have. No matter what one gains, great wealth, great family, material desires, all thing in life can only be enjoyed when one has peace of mind. So make the choices in life that will allow you to have peace of mind. Don't sacrifice your peace of mind for a short term gain or a long term opportunity. Focus on your peace and the quality of life will immediately get better. May Obatala give us all peace of mind. #obatala256 #256healingarts #chiefalaje #obatala
Egungun Worship Day Greetings, Egungun are our Ancestors, those that are in our family that have paved the way for all that we are doing today. The cycle of life is something that we can not escape, just as we were born we will also die. However it's only our physical body that dies. Our actions, our deeds, our contributions will live on well after our physical body. So no matter how stressed life can be, whether it's our financial challenges, our relationship challenges, or our community challenges, always keep the big picture in mind. We where put on this earth to leave something great behind for the generations that follow us. Life is not just about getting money, having fun, and living care free. We work hard, we sacrifice, and we build for the generations that come behind us. So when life becomes stressful we must remind ourselves of what our purpose is, we must remind ourselves we sacrifice for our future generations, and that our efforts in this lifetime will be recognized until the end of time. Egungun please assist us in living life to the fullest, so we can leave something great behind that will improve and uplift our people forever. Ase ooo #egungun256 #256healingarts #chiefalaje #egungun #ancestors #biggiesmalls
Sango and Oya Worship Day
We honor an amazing husband and wife partnership, Sango and Oya. They are a great reminder that when 2 powerful beings unite and work together amazing things will happen. Sango exists in nature in several ways and lightning is one of them. Oya exists in many ways, wind storms are one of them. So when you experience the lighting of Sango and the thunder and wind of Oya all at the same time you know the power house couple is out doing there work. They come to remove all things that are weak, all things that have been blocking the way, all things that are not able to "weather the storm", after the result is that only the strong, deserving, and true will be left standing. So when the storm comes use that time to call upon Sango and Oya to remove all negativity and clear out the way for your blessings to come to you. When the spiritual storms come your way, don't fight them, embrace them, allow things to be cleared out your life that don't serve you and allow the blessing of a new day to come after he storm has cleared. You deserve the blessings of a new day, take refuge when the storm comes and let Sango and Oya do their work. Sango and Oya, remove all things that are not apart of my destiny and allow the path to my greatness to be open and clear. Ase oo #sango256 #oya256 #256healingarts #chiefalaje #shango #oya
Olókun Worship Day Greetings, Olokun is a very powerful Orisa that's has many divine abilities and bring wealth is one of them. Olókun lives in the Ocean and just as the Ocean is vast and abundant so is she. The Ocean is abundant because it has the capacity to house the abundance it attracts. What ever you are seeking in life increase your capacity to house it and then attract it to yourself. The Ocean will forever be abundant because it can always house the abundance it attracts. So build your wealth by increasing the ways your wealth can come to you. Then determine how you will house your great wealth. Where will you keep it so you don't only spend it. What will you invest it in, how will you make it continue to grow, where will you keep it. Establish the house for your wealth and like the Ocean your wealth will come to live with you forever. Olókun on your powerful day, bless us with great wealth and a great place to keep it so that our wealth will always replenish its self. Ase oo #olokun256 #256healingarts #chiefalaje #olokun
Obatala Worship Day Greetings, Obatala uses the Elephant as one of his icons for many reasons. The Elephant is mighty in size, strong in spirit, and peaceful unless aggravated. The Elephant moves slowly at all times with regal authority in every step and when it's times to speaks its voice is heard all over the land. Obatala embodies all of these qualities and so should we as his children. Obatala personified as the Elephant reminds us that we are made in a perfect a complete form. The Elephant is great because it's not trying to be fast like the cheetah, tall like the Giraffe, or smooth like the Snake. The Elephant walks the land exactly the way it was made and as a result the Elephant always walks in its glory. Be your true you, be your best you, and you will always be mighty, royal, and successful. Be the creation Obatala molded you to be. Be yourself and grow to be an even greater. Ase ooo
Esu Worship Day Greetings. Esu is perhaps one of the most widely known Orisa in Africa and the world. He has traveled to many different lands and taken on many different names. Although Europeans have tried to say he is the same as the devil, he is far from that. They tried to turn African people away from Esu because they learned that he is the most essential components to our success. Esu is the one that opens the road, he is the one that assists us when we come to every cross road in life, figurative and literally. Esu is the one hay delivers our prayers and offerings, he protects us from our enemies, and he is the one that will be with us through the hard times and the good times. On this day we salute you Esu, open the way for our greatest success possible, reveal the challenges and obstacles and in the same breath make us victorious over them. When we are weak make us strong, when we can't see how our goal is possible show us the way. All things are possible through you so make our dreams our reality. Ase oo
Osun Worship Day Greetings, Osun's image of being half woman and half fish has been used by cultures all over the world. How ever the knowledge of what the woman fish is has remained secret. Osun and Yemoja can exist as half woman and half fish. Osun is the woman that that lives in the Osun River. She is represented by the fish for many reasons and one of them is Fertility. A fish can produce 100's of eggs at a time and 100,000's of eggs in a lifetime. Osun's ability of bestowing Fertility to her devotes can be related to children of course but it doesn't stop there. Osuns ability to produce in large volumes is equated to Wealth, Longevity, Success and so much more. Take the time and embody the concept of fertility today, your ideas have the power to give birth to more ideas and to more opportunities. Through the power of Osun you have the power to produce what ever you want in large volumes. Call upon the spirit of Osun to fertilize your ideas, produce your visions, and to nurture them for an eternity. Make your fertile dreams become your reality. Ase ooo
Obatala Worship Day Greetings, Obatala teaches us the importance of being still and calm at all times. No matter how challenging the circumstances we face in life, Obatala says to be calm and still when approaching them. Through our calmness and peace we invite the spirit of Obatala to come in and control the situation. When we are hot tempered, aggressive, and unbalanced we are creating an environment that is not conducive for Obatala to come and exercise his power. So be calm and be still when facing all challenges, call upon Obatala's spirit to bring resolution and peace. He is the King and the King will never be denied. Obatala please bring peace, stability, and longevity to our life. Allow us to maintain an environment of stillness and calmness so that you can always do your work. Ase oo #obatala256 #256healingarts #chiefalaje #obatala