Today Amy sits down with Yemoja priestess Iya Omigbeni to talk about Isese, Yoruba Ifa, Iyami, how Witch Trials and cishet-patriarchy impact the practice of spirituality in black/afro-decended communities in the diaspora, the multiplicity of motherhood, accountability, and the deep magic of water. Omi is an initiated Yemoja priestess, writer and river keeper committed to caring for the waters and the children of the Earth. She has been a custodian of the shrine of Yemoja, the Mother of All Waters, since 2022 and a student of Ifa since that time. Outside of her esoteric practice Omi, a self-described 'card carrying lesbian' primarily works alongside queer and trans communities, restoring sacred spiritual knowledge and recalibrating people in her community to the time-enduring knowledge of the Earth.
www.missingwitches.com/ep-249-wf-mothers-of-waters-mothers-of-night-w-iya-omigbemi
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