Event: Yemaya Blessing of the Waters

For over ten years and around the first full moon of the year, I lead a special beach side devotional rite in order to Yemaya (also spelt Yemoja and Iemoja), the Yorùbá Orisha, or goddess, of the living ocean. This year is no different.

On Thursday, 28 January we will be gathering on the northern end of the grassed area in front of the Grange Hotel (look for the purple banner) just prior to 8:00pm. Then we will head down to the shore with the rite expected to commence around 8:30pm.

Participants are invited to make their own personal petitions to Yemaya with respect to issues involving fertility, travel by ocean, protection from enemies, healing, love and marriage, blessings, and also for the development of intuition and psychic gifts.

Offerings will be made by the way for throwing flowers, (preferably white), crystals (blue chalcedony and aquamarine), beach stones and shells into the ocean, as well as silver (white metal) coins. The Orisha is also known to enjoy champagne.

There will be libations of watermelon (Yemaya’s favourite food) available for anyone wishing to participate.

Children are welcome to attend but must be supervised by their parents and/or guardians.

A gold coin donation for charity will be collected.

More about Yemaya can be found here.