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Fair. Have you ever felt the gentle
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caress of a river s current or been
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captivated by the glimmer of gold? If
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so, you may have already encountered the
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spirit of ocean. She is the radiant
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Arishia goddess from the Yoruba religion
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of West Africa. A belief system that has
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spread across the world, touching hearts
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in places like Brazil, Kuba, and beyond.
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Is the embodiment of love, beauty,
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fertility, and wealth. She is the divine
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feminine, the force of harmony and
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attraction that brings sweetness to
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life. Imagine her draped in her
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signature colors of yellow and gold. Her
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laughter echoing like the gentle
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babbling of a brook. Her symbols are
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mirrors, fans, and honey. Each
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representing a facet of her complex and
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enchanting personality to mirror
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reflects not just outer beauty but inner
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truth. The fan stirs the winds of change
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and honey. Her favorite offering
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represents the irresistible sweetness
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and pleasure she brings into the world.
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Her domain is the fresh waters of the
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earth rivers and streams that are the
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lifeblood of our planet. Just as a river
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flows, carving its path through the
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landscape ocean navigates the world with
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grace and determination.
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She is not a passive deity. She is a
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powerful force of nature. In Euroba
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mythology, it is told that when the
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world was first created, the male
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Orishas ignored her, believing they
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could build the world without her. But
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soon, the world began to dry up and
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wither. Nets would grow and life came to
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Desperate, they turned to Ola Deari, the
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supreme creator, who revealed their
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mistake. They had forgotten the
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essential power of the feminine, the
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power of ocean. They pleaded with her to
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return and when she did her waters
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brought life back to the barren earth.
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Thieves. This story teaches us a
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profound lesson that the qualities ocean
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represents love, diplomacy, beauty, and
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nurturing are not just desirable. They
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are absolutely essential for balance and
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She is a warrior, a diplomat, a healer,
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and a queen allinone. Ocean's energy is
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often described as flirtatious and
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charming. But don't mistake her
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sweetness for weakness. She's fiercely
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protective of her children and those who
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honor her. When wronged, her anger can
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be like a flash flood. Powerful and
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cleansing, she teaches us to value
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ourselves, to recognize our own beauty
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and worth, and to demand respect. She
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encourages us to find joy in our senses
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to appreciate art, music and dance and
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to embrace the pleasures of life without
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shame. In many traditions, people go to
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the river to pray to ocean leaving
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offerings of honey, pumpkins, cinnamon,
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Asking for her blessings in matters of
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love, finance, and creativity. They see
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her presence in the shimmer of the
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water, feel her in the cool breeze, and
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hear her voice in the songs of birds.
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She is a deeply personal and accessible
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deity. Vine, who reminds us that even in
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the darkest of times, there is always a
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current of love and sweetness flowing
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just beneath the surface, waiting to be
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discovered. So next time you stand by a
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river, take a moment. Look at the way
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the sunlight dances on the water,
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turning it into liquid gold. Think of
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the life it sustains and the journey it
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takes. In that moment, you are
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witnessing the magic of ocean. She is a
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reminder that beauty is a source of
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power, that love is the ultimate wealth,
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and that life in all its forms is meant
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to be sweet. Thank you for joining us on
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this journey into the world of ocean. If
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