TYSHAWN

DEBUT EP by TYSHAWN

— 4/20/22

IG & TWITTER: @tyshawnworld

DEBUT EP by TYSHAWN

— 4/20/22

IG & TWITTER: @tyshawnworld

NEW YEAR POST

THE DAILY AFRICAN:

In 2001 Diesel launched a $15 million print campaign featuring a fictitious newspaper, The Daily African. Black models in Diesel jeans lounged in limos or lay across mahogany desks under headlines imagining Africa’s supremacy as a world power (“African Expedition to Explore Unknown Europe by Foot”).

This is a question that I receive quite a bit here yet it is one of most common questions asked within Santeria of those who are curious of the religion or have no clue who is they’re Orisha as of yet. 

Within the Yoruba belief system, everyone has a “owner of the head” or a guardian angel; this is an Orisha that is placed on your head before you are born and is one that accompanies you on the Earth on your path.

- A Painting of Obatala -

Within Santeria, many people like to take educated guesses on who your Orisha is though this can not be taken as fact until it is determined through a ceremony of Ifa. I myself have posted here and there on some “common” characteristics of Orisha’s children.

Although there are certain traits that can be seen in an Orisha’s child, usually reflecting the Orisha themselves. For example, Obatala’s children are said to be clean and cool headed people or Oshun’s children are said to be extroverted.

I have in fact seen childrent of an orisha be the complete opposite of what they’re guardian angel’s traits are :) In other words, do not be guided by what others may say is your Orisha because you are “insert trait here” for this has very little do with the fact, this is something that cannot be found out until you have done the proper ceremony.

Salt rattles are a good quick fix for keeping bad energy or spirits away, especially if you’re away from home (staying in someone’s home, hotels, or any other place you’ve been disturbed by bad energies)

You will need:

–A small metal tin (leftover cosmetic tins are perfect for this)

–Salt: white salt for general cleansing, black salt to take away extremely negative or malevolent beings, pink salt to bless a bedroom or room of your choice before being intimate with a partner**.

Ritual:

–Dress your tin in moonlight, seawater, earth, whatever you like to dress ritual containers in.

–Fill your tin with the color salt of your choice.

–When you’re in need of a cleanse take your tin and shake it around the thresholds of the room, your head, your midsection, and your feet) humming helps increase the effectiveness of your rattle.

**if you’re using pink salt in your rattle, this will act as a sort of love and attraction spell and will charge the bedroom with some good sexy energy (woohoo) just make sure your partner is excited and consenting, then shake away, witches!

🏺🌻☀️I had to remake my altar since I moved with my boyfriend and because I’ve  evolved pretty much too. Oshun. She had always been here for me and gave me all I wanted. My wonderful boyfriend, my dream job at an esoteric library, my self love, my knowledge and all these good opportunities and abundance. I’m not perfect, and everything is no going to be perfect because it’s duality but I’m closer of what I really am and I have the force to stand up when it’s hard, thanks to her. And Sangola, the guardian spirit that my mother assigned to me. He did a very good job since birth. I kept my other altars too, but I had to relocate them. For those who are interested, I’ve listed what’s on it : 

🏵️A big chunk of citrine, for solar energy, abundance and  “joie de vivre”

🏵️Five cowrie shells, for celebrate divination and wealth

🏵️A sweet water shell offered by a friend 

🏵️ A gold wedding ring and a pair of earrings with Taras, offered by my indian godmother which I share my second name with.

🏵️South crosses from West Africa, I’m from Mali, I’ve always feel drawn by the desert and by it

🏵️Pieces of amber, cinnamon, and vanilla honey, for Oshun

🏵️A gold bell with sun and moon, for debuting and ending my rituals, also for purifying energies and representing for me akasha element

🏵️A tillandsia, for representing earth element

🏵️A bottle of florida water, because I love the smell and its potency

🏵️A clear quartz, for protecting my space, purifying and amplifying the energies

🏵️Three flasks of homemade Oshun oil, Rosemary oil and Power oil,

 🏵️The Sun and the Lovers of the Golden tarot of Klimt (which is one of my favorite painter), for the energies I want to raise in my life (success, choices, love, etc.)

🏵️Three seeds of Vietnamese apples, a tibetan singing bowl bought in China and a fan bought in Vietnam on which I’ve put orange essential oil (when I travel, I like to bring back things who will help me in my craft and seeds from fruits who are growing there. I give them as offerings to thank the universe, gods and spirits for the opportunities to go to these places), 

🏵️Five dried yellow roses and anise seeds, in a coconut shell painted with sigils, for Oshun, protection and efficiency of my spells 

 🏵️Dried calendula on a pot decorated with a golden pendant representing Africa, for Oshun and for respect

🏵️ A tiny golden calice filled with water, for representing water element and for my spirits to never get thirsty.

🏵️Moroccan lanterns, because my great grandfather is moroccan and I find them pretty. 

🏵️An image of a  peacock, a yellow candle (for representing fire element too), a Oshun incense in a tiny flask and a heart shaped stone for Oshun 

🏵️Three pieces of money of the currency I use everyday (euro), for luck, wealth, abundance and good fortune. I like to think that Sangola and my ancestors can use it on the other side too. 

🏵️ A pentacle for protection

🏵️Resin statue of Oshun and ebony wood statue of Sangola.