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voices of the Oriichos a journey through
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light and spirit in the beginning Ola
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Dumari whispered life into the cosmos
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From that breath came seven divine
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guiding forces protectors and powers of
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the seen and unseen These are the Orios
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Eligu At the edge of every road every
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choice stands Eligu is the trickster the
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guardian of the gates Childlike yet
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ancient He smiles at the dance of fate
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He opens the way or closes it for no
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journey begins without his approval In a
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swirl of red and black he tosses coins
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of chance and destiny laughing as time
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unfolds Oun from the fires of the forge
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comes Oun the iron warrior the builder
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the breaker His handshaped tools bridges
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and revolutions He walks through the
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forests with a sword that clears the
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wild not to destroy but to create His
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spirit lives on in every invention every
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path carved from chaos into purpose
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Obitala dressed in radiant white Obitala
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brings calm to the storms The sculptor
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of humanity he carries wisdom in
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stillness and strength in silence The
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clouds gather when he speaks and the
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truth becomes clear He is justice and
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mercy peace after battle The father who
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molds with patience and light Shango
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then thunder crashes Shango leaps from
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the sky in flames and fire He is the
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arishia of power of soul shaking drums
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of judging lightning Crowned in red he
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strikes down lies and represents
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righteous anger In each roar of thunder
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his voice defends the innocent and
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remembers the guilty Yamoja from the
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depths arises Yamoja mother of all
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waters Her womb is the ocean her arms
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the waves She weeps for the lost and
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celebrates the birth of the stars Sweet
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yet infinite she holds secrets beneath
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the surface offering healing intuition
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and boundless love to all who hear the
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tide Oshune golden like the sun on the
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skin of a river dances before our eyes
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Goddess of sweetness seduction and
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sacred femininity Bees follow her Love
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flows from her laughter Yet beneath
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beauty lies steel When disrespected her
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silence can drown empires She reminds us
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that gentleness is not weakness but
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power Oruna and observing all oruna the
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silent sir he who knows what was what is
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and what could be through sacred ea he
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deciphers the threads of destiny He
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speaks only the truth wrapped in riddles
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guiding priests and prophets alike His
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vision is timeless his wisdom eternal
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These are the echoes of the divine of
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the oros They live in nature in history
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