Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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  • Mood: excited

Oya: Rise of the Orishas

Imagine a black superhero movie, using African Diaspora culture as inspiration.  This is Oya: Rise of the Orishas, and the link includes a trailer.  So. Much. WIN.  This is the kind of entertainment I want to see.  MOAR PLZ!
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  • 7 comments
fayanora

fayanora

March 16 2014, 00:21:11 UTC 7 years ago

I love Yoruba. If I wasn't white and didn't already have my own deities, I think my pantheon would be Yoruba. Oya and Eshu are pretty awesome, especially.
ysabetwordsmith

Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

March 16 2014, 01:10:28 UTC 7 years ago

I've been into that for years. Oya and Yemaya were the first patrons from that pantheon to express interest in them. (Yes, I know, it's supposed to be strictly one head to a customer in that tradition. They wanted to share me. I didn't want to argue with two goddesses.) Later on, Papa Legba and Baron Samedi/Ghede showed occasional interest. I guess sooner or later everybody wants a ride on the pony.

More recently I've become intrigued with Odinani, the Igbo sacred science out of Nigeria.
siege

Re: Yes...

siege

March 16 2014, 05:58:19 UTC 7 years ago

I guess sooner or later everybody wants a ride on the pony.

^.^ Some horses are just better than others about that, you know? I know that I still have a number of gods who would like my help with their work, though I'm too focused on my own repairs to do more than send a little energy much of the time.
ysabetwordsmith

Re: Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

March 16 2014, 06:00:25 UTC 7 years ago

>> ^.^ Some horses are just better than others about that, you know? <<

*LAUGH* Too true.

>> I know that I still have a number of gods who would like my help with their work, though I'm too focused on my own repairs to do more than send a little energy much of the time. <<

Yeah, from all the various pantheons, they add up. The number of my regulars is more manageable though.