Oxossi watercolour painting
$60.00 – $210.00
Print of Watercolour painting of Iansa, prayed and sung over while being painted by Uruguayan artist Josefina Grunwaldt.
Oxossi is a deity of African religions, also known as orixá, He is the Son of Yemaya and represents knowledge, forests and is considered a kind of guardian and hunter.
Attributes: Crossbow, Arrows, Hunting Tools
Domains: Forests, Wilderness, Jails, Courthouses
Temperament: Just, Fair, Secretive, Wise, Hunter, Skilled, Intelligent
Oxossi is a hunter and is one of the four Orixas known as the ‘Osha Odde’ or Warriors, with Eleggua, Ogun and Osun. These Orixas and particularly Eleggua, Ogun and Oxossi work together for their followers’ spiritual development: Eleggua opens the way, Ogun clears it, and Oxossi helps to attain goals
Oxossi is associated on one hand with forests, and with abundance, of fruits, food and energy, and he has great knowledge of all the herbs of the forest, therefore he is a very important Orixa in Brazil due to the proximity of the immense Amazon forest. He is often portrayed as a solitary character and as a shaman due to his knowledge of herbs, that he prepares alone in the forest.
On the other hand, Oxossi is also associated with justice and jails and is the patron of those who have problems with the law and those who want justice. It is said that he is always hunting righteousness, and law enforcement individuals are under his protection and guidance. Oxossi does not rest until the ones who did wrong are hunted and captured. He also has the power of finding the light, in other words, discovering answers and helping people find the right solution to their problems.
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The Orixás are different manifestations of creation, of the divine forces of nature. The Yoruba people come from Africa, and were brought as slaves to Brazil. In Brazil, their culture and religion developed into the spiritual practice of Candomblé, from which later Umbanda emerges. They held nature as their high power, understanding the necessity to respect and honor the sacred relationship between nature’s elements and human beings. As so each orixá represents a certain aspect of nature, with which we can communicate, learn from and ask for guidance and help.
| Size | A3, 420x297mm, A3, 420x297mm x2 images, A3, 420x297mm x3 images, A4, 297x210mm, A4, 297x210mm x2 images, A4, 297x210mm x3 images |
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