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On March 16, 2017 Ile Baalat Teva hosted our spring ebbo for Oshun at the Kineret (Sea of Galilee). This year, the divination said that Oshun wanted a fish, so we did the Golden Fish ceremony. There was a miracle even before. To make sure that we would definitely start…
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On October 6, 2016, Ile Baalat Teva held our annual ceremony in honor of Oya, the Egungun, and the local deities Baal and Anat. It was a beautiful and meaningful event. As usual, I got sick. Maybe it’s some sort of tradition. It was still a wonderful ceremony though. Blessings…
On August 17, Ile Baalat Teva held our ebbo for Oshun, the Orisha of love and prosperity, and her partner, Aje Shaluga, the Orisha of money. It was a cozy event with only four participants able to attend, as it was on a Wednesday, but it was beautiful and very…
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On June 23, 2016, the Eshu Day ebbo hosted by Ile Baalat Teva, was held at Sheloya’s home. There could only be a few photos, but the men who attended assure that it was a good event. For those unfamiliar with the June ebbo for Eshu, in many traditions it…
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Here are some photos of various things we’ve done in 2016: Blessings and Ase!
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On December 31, 2015, Ile Baalat Teva held our 4th annual Yemaya Day ceremony/ebbo. This time, Yemaya, Olokun, and Oya brought is a storm. It was fitting since it had been a very hard year for many of us in the ile, full of turbulence and change. We weathered the…
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Ile Baalat Teva in Israel celebrated Yemaya Day 2013. It was a beautiful day, as if the sun was shining and the weather was warm just for us and others giving offerings to Yemaya and Olokun. The weather was actually warm enough for us to get into the water without…
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Offerings to Oshun at the Kineret (Sea of Galillee) on October 3, 2013. In our ile Baalat Teva, we go often go to the Kineret to give offerings to Oshun and the Kineret herself, and sometimes Yemaya and Olokun. When we go to the hot springs nearby, we also give…
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When brainstorming about various altar items I could make for the shop, I thought of small paintings. So I did a couple of them, one of Eshu for me, and one for Maman Brigitte for a friend whose life she saved. They’re about 15×15 cm. and though I decided not…
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These are the photos for consecrations and the trip to the Oshun fountain in Tiberias. A tip for you DIY’ers out there. When you need to keep a nkisi compact, but the herbal profile might make the nkisi too bulky if you use the whole herb, boil them down in…
