myoruba:

INLE

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Inle is the orisha of health and all medical healing. Inle’s house resides near the coastlines of where the river and oceans meet. Inle is a man with fine features as of a woman. He has long silky hear that he puts in 7 braids and wears the finest clothes. For him to look as elegant as he does, he also became the patron of homosexuals. Inle was not, on the contrary as he is married to Abata. Inle has had relations with Yemaya and Oshun. His knowledge of all medical herbs and sticks is very abundant. He learned a lot from Osain and has put his knowledge to use, taking care of the needy and the sick. He is a very humble man and is always tending to ones that are in need of him.

Inle as well is a hunter and a great fisherman. He walks with a tall staff and his fishing hook. He enjoys to sit alongside the waters with his best friend Ochosi and they both catch fishes with ease. Wherever Inle is at, you can always find his best friend Ochosi nearby in hunt. These two go hand in hand. They love to sit at the rivers and drink and converse. Inle is represented in Santeria in a bluish green tureen in which there holds the secrets of Inle. He takes a trident in front of him, who is the spirit of Boyuto. Before his marriage to Abata, Inle had a relationship with Yemaya and due to that, Yemaya speaks for Inle. Inle is not crowned directly on the head of his children. What’s done is Yemaya oro Inle. This means that they are initiated into Yemays’s realm with the additional knowledge of the orisha Inle.

Inle’s feast day is September 29 which is the same day of the catholic Saint Raphael. Inle loves all fine foods and drinks. He loves precious stones, art, music and the love of healing. His necklace that is worn by the priests of Inle is made up of blue, yellow, green and coral beads. It’s also adorned with multiples precious stones. The children of Inle are usually quiet individuals. They seem to love the medical field and they are known to be nurturing people. His children are made like I said above, through the secrets of Yemaya. To initiate him the person must have Ochosi next to him throughout the entire ceremony. He eats rams, roosters, quails and pigeons. All of his animals are white due to white is pure and clean. He is the patron of doctors and hospitals. He is the medical doctor of Santeria. If you look at Inle’s trident, you will notice that it’s the same symbol used today by all and every medical faculty across the world. It’s a staff that contains 2 serpents wrapped around it.

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myoruba:

YEMAYA’S HERBS

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Yemaya’s herbs are used for peace, fertility and protection.

· Angelica

· Almond

· Asafetida

· Balm of Gilead

· Basil

· Coconut

· Camphor

· Cumin

· Carnation

· Citron

· Eucalyptus

· Gardenia

· Grape

· Grains of Paradise

· Jasmine

· Lemon

· Lotus

· Myrrh

· Mugwort

· Magnolia

· Meadow Sweet

· Narcissus

· Penny Royal

· Peony

· Pine

· Poppy Seed

· Sandalwood

· Tuberose

· Vertivert

· Watermelon

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