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Time To Wake Up I have learned that in complete silence, you can absorb the most useful information from the universe. Physical silence and mental silence and spiritual silence Just be still All of your opinions and bias melt away We are better able to listen to one another Love is the easiest task made so difficult Some of us cannot love purely because we are uncomfortable with things within ourselves Everything we dislike or that we find scary most likely stems from a self-reflective insecurity or void. There can be no peace if we continue to do the things that make us unhappy There can be no peace if we continue to place our happiness in the hands of other people. There will be no peace without love. Every day I am able to observe something new in my surroundings, I am able to soften my ideals about groups of people In doing this, I am able to love a little deeper, become a lot more understanding and a tad more tolerant, a sliver more selfless and overall more respectful to the inter connecting lives of all human people. Each day I wish to strip off another layer of ignorance Tear away another layer of prejudice To open my heart up to all that are willing to reciprocate the goodness in living and caring for one another The root of nearly every situation of conflict... Is carelessness Carelessness of thought Carelessness in consideration Carelessness of all consequences for all people I wish for the inclusion of all people That no one feels isolated That everyone can be their true selves without the threat of being ostracized However First We must all take responsibility for the negligence Show everyone that there is a better way to live That OUR own perspectives cannot be used to grasp someone else’s existence We must meet people where they stand before society is able to do better We must all heal first as individuals Because individuals make up a society So go within Go inside Of yourselves NOW
10 reasons for Marijuana Alzheimer's disease - In 2006, the Scripps Research Institute in California discovered that
delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient in marijuana,
can prevent an enzyme called acetylcholinesterase from accelerating the
formation of "Alzheimer's plaques" in the brain, as well as protein
clumps that can inhibit cognition and memory, more effectively than
commercially marketed drugs. Epilepsy - A study performed by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University discovered that
ingredients found in natural marijuana "play a critical role in
controlling spontaneous seizures in epilepsy." Dr. Robert J. DeLorenzo,
professor of neurology at the VCU School of Medicine, added that
"Although marijuana is illegal in the United States, individuals both
here and abroad report that marijuana has been therapeutic for them in
the treatment of a variety of ailments, including epilepsy." Multiple sclerosis - It's long been believed that smoking pot helps MS patients, and a study published as recently as May provided
yet another clinical trial as evidence of marijuana's impact on
multiple sclerosis patients with muscle spasticity. Even though the drug
has been known to cause dizziness and fatigue in some users, most MS
patients report marijuana not only helps ease the pain in their arms and
legs when they painfully contract, but also helps them just "feel
good." How many prescription drugs can say their side effects include
"happiness"? Glaucoma - Since the 1970s, studies
have called medical marijuana an effective treatment against glaucoma,
one of the leading causes of blindness in the world. Researchers say
marijuana helps reduce and relieve the intraocular pressure that causes
optic nerve damage, but the proponents say it helps "reverse deterioration," too. Arthritis -
Marijuana proves useful for many types of chronic pain conditions, but
patients with rheumatoid arthritis report less pain, reduced
inflammation and more sleep. However, this is not to say that arthritis
patients should exchange their medication with pot; marijuana eases the
pain, but it does nothing to ameliorate or curb the disease. Depression -
A study on addictive behaviors published by USC and SUNY Albany in
2005, whose 4,400 participants made it the largest investigation of
marijuana and depression to date, found that "those who consume
marijuana occasionally or even daily have lower levels of depressive
symptoms than those who have never tried marijuana." The study added
that "weekly users had less depressed mood, more positive affect, and
fewer somatic complaints than non-users." Anxiety - An article published in the April 2010 edition of the Harvard Mental Health Letter, "Medical marijuana and the mind," said that while
"many recreational users say that smoking marijuana calms them down,
for others it has the opposite effect. ... Studies report that about 20
to 30 percent of recreational users experience such problems after
smoking marijuana." The article did not mention which "studies"
supported this fact, and most marijuana users would call this claim
totally erroneous. Here's a story from Patsy Eagan of Elle Magazine, who
describes how she prefers marijuana to treat her anxiety over prescription drugs. Hepatitis C - A 2006 study performed by researchers at the University of California at San Francisco found that
marijuana helps improve the effectiveness of drug therapy for hepatitis
C, an infection that roughly 3 million Americans contract each year.
Hepatitis C medications often have severe side effects like loss of
appetite, depression, nausea, muscle aches and extreme fatigue. Patients
that smoked marijuana every day or two found that not only did they
complete the therapy, but that the marijuana even made it more effective
in achieving a "sustained virological response," which is the gold
standard in therapy, meaning there was no sign of the virus left in
their bodies. Morning sickness - In a
peer-reviewed study, researchers at the British Columbia Compassion Club
Society found that 92 percent of women found marijuana's effect on
morning sickness symptoms as either "very effective" or effective." Read
the first-hand account from Dr. Wei-Ni Lin Curry, who describes how medical marijuana saved her from a potentially life-threatening situation: "Within
two weeks of my daughter's conception, I became desperately nauseated
and vomited throughout the day and night. ... I vomited bile of every
shade, and soon began retching up blood. ... I felt so helpless and
distraught that I went to the abortion clinic twice, but both times I
left without going through the with procedure. ... Finally I decide to
try medical cannabis. ... Just one to two little puffs at night, and if I
needed in the morning, resulted in an entire day of wellness. I went
from not eating, not drinking, not functioning, and continually vomiting
and bleeding from two orifices to being completely cured. ... Not only
did the cannabis save my [life] during the duration of my hyperemesis,
it saved the life of the child within my womb." Most prospective mothers will worry about the effect of ingesting marijuana in any form on their baby's development. The only study that
showed any effect from smoking pot came from the University of
Pittsburgh's School of Medicine in 2008, which showed that heavy smoking
"during the first trimester was associated with lower verbal
reasoning," while "heavy use during the second trimester predicted
deficits in the composite, short-term memory, and quantitative scores."
Though this singular study may be enough to scare away some mothers, the
majority of studies say prenatal pot exposure "is not a major
prognostic factor regarding the outcome of pregnancy," and that
"marijuana has no reliable impact on birth size, length of gestation ...
or the occurrence of physical abnormalities." Compared to mothers that
used tobacco and alcohol, all of whom showed "increased risk of suspect
or definite psychotic symptoms (in offspring)," mothers' cannabis use
"was not associated with psychotic symptoms" in their children. Cancer, HIV/AIDS and chemotherapy -
Though the drug is illegal in the U.S., the FDA and American Cancer
Society agree that the active ingredients in marijuana, or cannabinoids,
have been approved by officials to "relieve nausea and vomiting and
increase appetite in people with cancer and AIDS." The American Cancer
Society says that "marijuana has anti-bacterial properties, inhibits
tumor growth, and enlarges the airways, which they believe can ease the
severity of asthma attacks."
Time To Wake Up I have learned that in complete silence, you can absorb the most useful information from the universe. Physical silence and mental silence and spiritual silence Just be still All of your opinions and bias melt away We are better able to listen to one another Love is the easiest task made so difficult Some
of us cannot love purely because we are uncomfortable with things
within ourselves Everything we dislike or that we find scary most likely
stems from a self-reflective insecurity or void. There can be no
peace if we continue to do the things that make us unhappy There can be
no peace if we continue to place our happiness in the hands of other
people. There will be no peace without love. Every day I am able to
observe something new in my surroundings, I am able to soften my ideals
about groups of people In doing this, I am able to love a little deeper,
become a lot more understanding and a tad more tolerant, a sliver more
selfless and overall more respectful to the inter connecting lives of
all human people. Each day I wish to strip off another layer of ignorance Tear away another layer of prejudice To open my heart up to all that are willing to reciprocate the goodness in living and caring for one another The root of nearly every situation of conflict... Is carelessness Carelessness of thought Carelessness in consideration Carelessness of all consequences for all people I wish for the inclusion of all people That no one feels isolated That everyone can be their true selves without the threat of being ostracized However First We must all take responsibility for the negligence Show everyone that there is a better way to live That OUR own perspectives cannot be used to grasp someone else’s existence We must meet people where they stand before society is able to do better We must all heal first as individuals Because individuals make up a society So go within Go inside Of yourselves NOW
Earth Angel Diandra Rose gives valuable information on knowing self and going within for spiritual healing...
WORLD HEALING HAPPENS WHITHIN I have learned that in complete silence, you can absorb the most useful information from the universe. Physical silence and mental silence and spiritual silence Just be still All of your opinions and bias melt away We are better able to listen to one another Love is the easiest task made so difficult Some of us cannot love purely because we are uncomfortable with things within ourselves Everything we dislike or that we find scary most likely stems from a self-reflective insecurity or void. There can be no peace if we continue to do the things that make us unhappy There can be no peace if we continue to place our happiness in the hands of other people. There will be no peace without love. Every day I am able to observe something new in my surroundings, I am able to soften my ideals about groups of people In doing this, I am able to love a little deeper, become a lot more understanding and a tad more tolerant, a sliver more selfless and overall more respectful to the inter connecting lives of all human people. Each day I wish to strip off another layer of ignorance Tear away another layer of prejudice To open my heart up to all that are willing to reciprocate the goodness in living and caring for one another The root of nearly every situation of conflict... Is carelessness Carelessness of thought Carelessness in consideration Carelessness of all consequences for all people I wish for the inclusion of all people That no one feels isolated That everyone can be their true selves without the threat of being ostracized However First We must all take responsibility for the negligence Show everyone that there is a better way to live That OUR own perspectives cannot be used to grasp someone else’s existence We must meet people where they stand before society is able to do better We must all heal first as individuals Because individuals make up a society So go within Go inside Of yourselves NOW
This subject is close to my heart so i decided to share and hopefully spare someone of the Heartache that's associated with this subject.. Narcissistic Personality Disdorder (NPD)
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a long-term pattern of abnormal behavior characterized by exaggerated feelings of self-importance, an excessive need for admiration, and a lack of understanding of others' feelings. People affected by it often spend a lot of time thinking about achieving power or success, or about their appearance. They often take advantage of the people around them. The behavior typically begins by early adulthood, and occurs across a variety of situation...
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Obatala is the Wise Old Man figure of African Spirituality. His name
means 'King of the White Cloth', as white is his sacred color,
signifying purity and clear sight. For this reason offerings are given
to him of rice, white bread, milk and white candles. His altars and
candles are always in white. He never accepts offerings of intoxicants.
In fact, no one should ever approach him in a state of inebriation.
Obatala
is everyone's compassionate Baba (revered father), the personification
of dignity, wisdom and serenity. He's the paternal, patient and merciful
counselor and the giver of clarity.
But Obatala is also motherly
wisdom, in fact half the time Obatala comes down to Earth, it's
disguised as a woman. In Cuba he was syncretized with Our Lady of Mercy.
Her white robe and her title reminded the Lukumi of the spirit of
Obatala.
It is said that Obatala used a chain made by Ogun (the
divine worker of iron) to come down to Earth at the beginning of
creation, in order to help civilize humanity.
He is white, like
the cortex of the brain, like the bones that give structure and
stability. In the same way, elders, keepers of knowledge and wise
persons are like the pillars of a society.
He is pure white light
energy, like the hair of the elders and the ancestors. It is said that
Obatala always has a cool head ... and that his white hair is his crown.
He
is white light energy, like the seminal fluids associated with
fatherhood. He is the first, the eldest and the most respected of all
the Orisha (deities) and the Father of all the Orisha and men. Sacred to
him are the clouds, the tops of mountains and all the high places, for
he is the highest and most sublime of the Orisha.
May the Earth
and all her creatures be blessed and protected by his wisdom and the
wisdom and love of all of our ancestors on this day and everyday. Ashé
Babá!
"We stand on the shoulders of those who came before us" - a traditional Yoruba proverb
The song 'Obatala' is by Carlos Mena, and can be found in his vibrant and eclectic production, 'Hip Hop Meditations'.
The basic function of the Orgone Energy Generator or Orgone Energy
Accumulator is to recycle stagnant negative energy, also known as
dead
Orgone Energy, into healthy and pure "life enhancing" or "life
giving"
Orgone Energy - otherwise known as Life Force or Chi Energy . We have
further enhanced this process by adding crystals and gemstones
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life and the sacred vibrations imprinted in the process. The result
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By aligning with the consciousness of the crysals and gemstones used, You create a powerful tool to strengthen your immune system, shield against the adverse effects
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HOW TO MAKE
Gather Ingredients
• muffin pan, regular or non-stick, 6 or 12 holes (3-oz. size), (oiling not needed since resin shrinks)
• 6 or 12 bean-sized quartz crystals. Low quality works just fine. OK to use broken pieces, tumbled beads from a quartz necklace. At least 1/4" to half inch long. If pieces are smaller than this use more than 1 .
• metal particles. 16 or 32 ozs. for 6 or 12 muffins. ANY type of metal: metal scour pads (cut them up; cheap at 990 Stores), shavings from machine shops /key-maker, small nails /pins /paperclips. BBs (copper or zinc-coated ball bearings from a Sports store) work but are very heavy & expensive if you're making lots of TBs, HHGs.
• resin & catalyst, a Quart (32 ounces) makes 12 muffins. A Gallon makes 48 muffins. Any type of resin: fiberglass, epoxy, clear, acrylic, marine. Bondo fiberglass resin is available from Home-Depot, lumber or auto-supply stores.
Prepare to Make Your Muffins
Set up your work space outside or in ventilated garage
• big sheet of cardboard, trashbag or to protect work surface
• rubber gloves to protect your hands
• paper container for mixing resin with hardener (catalyst)
• stick for stirring hardener into the resin
• old spoons for spooning metal-particles into pan
• rags, old socks, paper towel for wiping resin off utensils
• clock with second-hand to help you time 1 minute, also know how much time you have before resin becomes hard
Directions
"1 Drop one small quartz crystal into each muffin hole. If pieces are tiny drop in more than one.
2 Nearly fill each muffin hole with metal particles.
For a full minute, mix up enough catalyzed resin (resin with catalyst added) to fill muffin pan holes: 16 ounces for 6 holes: 32 ounces (1 quart ) for 12 holes. The metal & crystals make up for the missing 2 or 4 ounces. Recomendation: figure out how much catalyst you think you need and use 25% -40% less. Doing this gives you more time to mix and pour before resin hardens. Also reduces incidence of cracking.
Working briskly, pour about an ounce of catalyzed resin into each muffin hole so that the resin easily soaks down to the bottom while it is very fluid. Then go back and repour resin almost to the top of each muffin hole.
Let resin cure. It gets hot and rock-hard in about 15 minutes. Muffins are "done" when hard. (If resin doesn't cure enough you can ADD HEAT with a hairdryer, heat-lamp, heat gun or setting the pan in direct sunlight to cause curing.)
Turn pan upside down and smack it or whack rim against the table to release your fresh Muffin Tower Busters. Sticking muffins can be coaxed out with a harder whack or thin knife.
Optional: Paint your muffins to your liking or favorite color/s of your friends to whom you give them. To make them stealthy to blend with environments, spraypaint them brown & green.
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Life, we are told, originated in the primal seas of Earth when the right
nutrients and chemicals combined at the right time and place. In the
same way that this primal soup received the seed of life, all human
beings also originate as fertilized eggs in a dark, watery womb.
The
Yoruba and other peoples of Africa, and their New World descendants in
the diaspora, believe that the Mother of all Life is Yemayá, the Goddess
of the Seven Seas, the Orisha that rules over salt water and
motherhood.
In Cuba, Yemayá is syncretized with Our Lady of Regla
(La Virgen de Regla), the patroness of the holy city of Regla. The word
Regla in Spanish also refers to the menstrual cycle ("le baja la regla"
literally translates as she is menstruating) and this Catholic name
really diluscidates the synchronicity between the moon, the seas, and
the menstrual cycles of women. Yemayá owns the mysteries of women and of
life, and She is the quintessential watery Mother.
It has always
been noted also that salt water has healing properties: if we expose
scarred tissue to the sea, this will expedite its recovery. In just the
same way science shows that when mothers caress their children's belly
when in pain, this releases feel-good hormones that also strengthen the
immune system and diminish pain. Yemayá's motherly love has healing
properties.
Let us ask for forgiveness for our crimes against Yemaya, Let us not pollute the waters and the Earth, Let us not overfish the oceans, Let us not mistreat the dolphins, whales and other intelligent sea creatures, Let us cleanse ourselves with salted water in her name and honor.
The song 'Yemaya' is by On Wings of Song & Robert Gass and it can be found on their CD Ancient Mother.
The Tablets of Thoth are imperishable, resistant to all elements, corrosion and acids. In effect, the atomic and cellular structure is fixed, and no change can take place, thus violating the material law of ionization, according to Bibliotecapleyades.
Upon them are engraved characters in the Ancient Atlantean language; characters which respond to the attuned thought waves of the reader and which release much more wisdom and information than the characters do when merely deciphered. The Tablets are fastened together with hoops of a golden colored alloy suspended from a rod of the same material.
THOTH, THE ATLANTEAN
When Thoth, the Atlantean and Master raised the people of Khem (Egypt) to a great civilization, and when the time came for him to leave Egypt, he erected The Great Pyramid over the entrance of the Great Halls of Amenti. In the Pyramid, he posited his records and appointed Guards for his secrets from among the highest of his people.
In later times, the descendants of these guards became the Pyramid Priests, while Thoth was deified as the God of Wisdom, the Recorder, by those in the age of darkness which followed his passing. In legend, the Halls of Amenti became the underworld, the Halls of the Gods, where the soul passed after death for judgment.
During later ages, the ego of Thoth passed into the bodies of men in the manner described in The Emerald Tablets, a Book of Record and Occult Wisdom which he wrote and left in the Pyramid for those of a future Age of Light.
In the rich community of Vilnius, Lithuania, Marija Gimbutas (pronounced Maria Gim bah tas)
was born. Her desires and dreams offered a complex and encouraging
narrative of our past. Her discoveries put the spotlight on southeast
Europe in relation to the Upper Paleolithic, Paleolithic and Neolithic
eras (7000 – 3500 BC) also known as the Bronze Age.
Her life was filled with family, community and school. Her parents
extended their value of education by example. Her mother was the first
woman in Lithuania with a PhD in Medicine. As an ophthalmologist, she
offered the option of having a career and giving back to the community.
Her father also had a medical degree and practiced his contribution of
intellectual and spiritual interests. Towards the end of Marija’s high
school education, her father died and as a result worked harder to be a
great student. Finding herself drawn to the songs of the local women as
they worked, she met with them and tirelessly wrote down the lyrics.
Capturing the local mythology, she wove the story of her beginnings – as
a culture, as a country and as a woman. These ancient stories captured
her heart and soul.
Withstanding the invasion of Russia, in 1944 she fled to Austria with
her husband and baby daughter. During her five year stay she earned her
doctorate in archaeology and gave birth to her second daughter. Shortly
thereafter, her family emigrated to the United States.
She secured an unpaid researcher position at Harvard as the only
expert in Eastern European history. She wrote her first book in the
1950s (The Prehistory of Eastern Europe) and didn’t receive an
advance or royalties. She couldn’t join the faculty club denying her
access to two of the campus’s libraries due to being a woman. This lack
of funding or exclusion didn’t deter her determination to advance her
studies and her vocation of unearthing thousands of artifacts half a
world away.
Accepting a professorship in European archeology in UCLA, she settled
in California. She then directed five major archeological digs
throughout southeast Europe. In her discoveries, thousands of vessels
and figurines were excavated, the majority of which were female in
construction. Numerous temples were discovered as well, with the female
sculpture usually featured as the center of high regard. Dr. Gimbutas
determined from her many hours of research that during this time there
was a peaceful and creative civilization that equally shared the tasks
of family rearing, food gathering and creative expression. This was a
time of harmony and prosperity – there was no warfare for about 3500
years. This female centric era wasn’t about putting one sex above the
other, but about the focus on Mother Earth and working together.
Her published works focused no the goddess. With photographs and
illustrations of these discoveries she invite us to consider the sacred
and the mystery of our world. Her valuable texts ask us to explore the
profound and offer our inspiration to others in the form of beauty and
respect.
Dr. Gimbutas’s life work gave us a significant chapter in our
history. To discover a significant sized community that lived in
cohesive harmony for three and a half millennia is astounding and
promising. So much of our formative history lessons focused on warfare;
who took over what land and how many people suffered and died – the
victors and the victims. To have living proof of a time in our past
where creativity, honor and respect were the guiding forces; in which
tombs, sculptures and paintings were produced of exquisite beauty and
grace is a testimony of an advanced evolution. These people left their
legacy and Gimbutas found it and shared it with us. Her dreams of
delving into ancient beginnings, urge us to build upon the same
foundation – working and living together in a partnership. Holding the
earth with reverence is essential to our continuation as a species.
I am inspired by her mantra: Don’t give in, keep moving forward and
give back. In this way of living, we will evolve into that peaceful
place once more. We are to lead by example, just as she did for us.
The Yoruba people are based in Nigeria, Benin and Togo. Their religion dates back to the Stone Age, but was influenced by the spread of agriculture from the Middle East around 600 BCE. Originally their gods represented the raw elements of nature, such as rivers, storms and forests, but with the advent of farming, metallurgy and city building, the Yoruban gods took on a more anthropomorphic appearance. The twelve goddesses described here are known as the Orisha (divine spirits) who are protective deities, often teaching their followers the secrets of the natural world. The Orisha are said to be manifestations of an all powerful God, (a belief known as Pantheism). Nana Buluku is a Creator Goddess, great grandmother of all the Yourba pantheon. She is a patron of herbs and spell-craft. She used these magical tools to create the cosmos, including the human race. Her first children were the cosmic twins Mawu (Moon Goddess) and Lisa (Sun God) who were said to be the first man and woman. Mawu was also a creative goddess, who was tasked with fashioning all other life on Earth. With the help of a Aido Hwedo, a primeval serpent, and Awe, a divine monkey, they shaped all the worlds living creatures out of clay. Another daughter of Nana is Olokun, an ocean goddess. She possesses an unfathomable wisdom, and governs over esoteric world of dreams, psychism, meditation and healing. She guides her followers between the world of the dead and the living, preserving the memories of their ancestors. Olokun is the mother of Odudua, an ancient Earth Goddess and battle maiden. She presides over womenhood, fertility and life. As a guardian of the earth, she has been known to take the guise of a formidable warrior when necessary to protect those she loves. She is mother of Yemaja. Yemaja is a mother goddess, patron of pregnancy and children. She resides over the Ogun river, whose waters are said to cure infertility. Her son, Orungan, raped her when her guard was down, and in grief she exploded, her self sacrifice creating fifteen Orishas. They include her daughters Ayao and Oya. Ayao is an air goddess. She can manifest as a gentle breeze or in the eye of a raging tornado. She works closely with Osain and is a fierce warrior. Ayao has among her implements a crossbow with serpentarrows, a quill and nine stones. Oya is a storm goddess who wields fire and magic (which she stole from her husband, Shango). She can summon lightning and tornadoes be whirling her skirt in a dance. With her destructive qualities she brings change to the cosmos, an important element to the balance of life. She is also a guardian to the underworld, helping people transition from the world of flesh to realm of spirit. Oshun is the goddess of love, intimacy and marriage. She is kind and generous to her followers, but when brought to anger she can cause untold destruction. As Orisha of love, Oshun is represented as a beautiful, charming and coquettish young woman. In some tales she is said to be a mermaid. She is married to Shango, the sky god, who favoured her for her excellent cooking and skills in bed. Oba is a domestic goddess, also married to Shango, who resides over the home. At a time when the Gods were starving, she offered him her ear to eat, and he scorned her. Grieving, her tears created the Oba river which intersects with the Oshun river. The rapids formed between these two rivers symbolise the rivalry between the two wives, a most turbulent relationship.
Aja is a patron of the forest and all the animals within it. She holds the secrets of botany, and is a master of potions and healing herbs. She passed this skill to the Yoruban people, who practice her craft to this very day. Aje is the goddess of wealth and prosperity. She often confers riches and good fortune on his followers. Her emblem is a large sea shell which she uses as a currency. She is also the patron of dyes and colours. Egungun-oya is a goddess of divination. Her followers often hold festivals in her honour to commemorate the dead. These masquerades are performed twice a year, as well as during funeral rites. Her masquerades include the making of offerings as well as the honouring of ancestors in thanks for past and future aid. The Orishas found their way into the New World via the Atlantic slave trade hundreds of years ago, and are now worshipped in many traditions such as Santeria, Umbanda, Candomblé, and has even the Vodou faith. The Orisha deities now enjoy a global following, flourishing in many parts of Africa, South America and the Caribbean.