Oya Fire Ritual

INA OYA - Venerating Oya With A Fire Ritual

Eri Oya o! Eri Oya o! Eri Oya!

Iba Oya oriri

Today is Ose Oya, an auspicious day to give thanks to and venerate Oya.

Orisa Oya, the formidable deity of whirlwinds, thunderstorms, tornadoes and water, the beloved favorite wife of Shango, is known for her transformative powers and mastery over the elements, warrior spirit, motherhood, courage, determination, resilience, passion, loyalty, protection and of course, supernatural abilities.

It is, therefore, no surprise, that one of the elements, fire, is used to venerate her. A fire invocation ritual(Ina Oya) is one of the ways to honor/venerate Orisa Oya. It can come up during Idafa(Ifa divination), as was the case with Gbonariri in Oturupon Owonrin.

Ifa ni:

Ótúrúpón wónnifa
Díá fún gbonariri
Omo aboyasegun
Òun le segun sétè ní n dáfá si
Won ni o kara nle
Ebo ni ko wa muse

Gbonariri was facing challenges(from multiple sources and negative energies) and as part of his ebo he was asked to appease Oya through a fire ritual. After the ritual was done, he overcame his challenges and emerged victorious.

In the old days(and in some temples today), Ina Oya was made with Edun Ara, which sparks the fire and then wood is added. An alternative is to ignite some gin on a plate and then invoke the essence of Oya, focosing intently on her energy and then calling on her to use her transformative powers to cleanse you of whatever negativities are causing you challenges. If you are not an Oya devotee/initiate or you don't know what you are doing, I suggest asking to have this done on your behalf.

We will be looking at the elements in upcoming workshops and how they are used in Isese to venerate the deities. We are kicking things off with water in the Spiritual Power of Water Workshop and then fire will be next. If you are interested, check out the workshops page.

Oríkì Ọyá

Iba ṣe Òyá Oluweku I respect the Spirit of the Wind, Chief of the Ancestors

Iba ṣe Opere Lalaoyan I respect She Who Walks With Confidence and Pride

Iba ṣe Òyá yeba Iya mesa Oyo I respect the Spirit of the Wind, The Senior Mother of Oyo.

Aja l’aiyẹ afẹfẹ Iku lẹlẹ bioke The Winds of the Earth carry the Ancestors.

Aja l’ọrun afẹfẹ Iku lẹlẹ bioke The Winds of Heaven carry the Ancestors.

Aja l’aiyẹ, Aja l’ọrun fun mi n’ire May the Winds of Earth and the Winds of Heaven bring me good fortune.

Òyá winiwini The Spirit of the Wind is wondrous.

Iba ṣe Òyá l’o ni Egún I respect the Spirit of the Wind who guides the Ancestors.

Iya mi, oro bi onu sẹ l’aiya My mother, fill me with the wisdom in your breasts

Iba ṣe Omo Yansan I give respect to the Child of the Mother of Nine

Mbẹ Mbẹ Yansan May the Mother of Nine exist forever.

Aṣẹ.

May Oya, the Warrior Spirit and Mother of Change, transform your lives by bainshing any and all obstacles, negativites and people with ill intentions, so that you emerge victorious.

Ase
Aku Ose Oya