In this coy debut, artist and self-proclaimed psychic Morgaine offers a primer on Yemaya, a river goddess of the Yoruba of Nigeria. According to legend, Yemaya was taken along with enslaved ...

There has been a lot of discussion about mermaids lately. On Wednesday, it was announced that Chloe x Halle singer Halle Bailey would be cast as Ariel in the live-action remake of Disney’s The ...

There is Shango, the king orisha of thunder and fire; Yemaya, the orisha of the ocean; and Oshun, who rules rivers and lakes. There is also a lesser-known orisha, Olokun, who is androgynous and ...

“Orishas are forces of nature and I can hear them speak,” she said. “When I have a problem, I sit by the lake and talk to Yemaya (orisha of the sea) because I know she’s there, alive in ...