OmimelliJan 83 minOrisha AI Imagery fostering cultural dissonance, decay, and disrespect My voice is the inconvenient stone on the path of cultural irreverence and religious disrespect. However, some things must be stated in...
OmimelliApr 14, 20212 minThe making of an ashó Shangó“Todo niño nace con el pan debajo del brazo,” or “a child is born with a loaf of bread under his arm,” this is a Spanish food idiom I...
OmimelliFeb 24, 20212 minThe most powerful of Lukumí offeringsThis morning I woke up thinking about the many times I have gone to the ocean to bring offerings to Yemayá. Be it an elaborate offering...
OmimelliFeb 23, 20211 minThe Most Precious of CowriesYemayá’s ocean is full of treasures, and one of them is equivalent to currency. Cowrie shells (Cypraea moneta) are used as currency in...