{"id":20311,"date":"2019-07-01T01:10:58","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T06:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=21645"},"modified":"2019-06-26T13:05:45","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T18:05:45","slug":"goodgod-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2019\/07\/01\/goodgod-29\/","title":{"rendered":"GoodGod!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\nMeet\nthe Gods: Eshu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\nMerry\nmeet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nDeities\nfrom the ancient African pantheon are often overlooked when seeking\ngods to call upon for help with spells and rituals. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eshu is a trickster god of the Yoruba people of Nigeria in West Africa. Also known as Esu, Eleda, Exu and Odara, he is sly, unpredictable, and fond of pranks that can be cruel and disruptive. He can speak every language on earth and thus serves as a divine messenger between people and the gods. He also delivers to the gods in heaven the sacrifices people offer up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In one story, Eshu became the messenger after stealing yams from the god’s garden, made footprints using the god’s slippers and then suggested the god stole the yams. \u201cAnnoyed, the High God ordered Eshu to visit the sky every night and tell him what happened on earth during the day,\u201d according to mythencyclopedia.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nEshu\nenjoys confusion and plays tricks resulting in arguments.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\nTalking\nTricksters Studio\u2019s website states, \u201cIn one myth he lured the sun\nand moon into changing places, which upset the cosmicorder.\u201d\nAs the god of change, chance and uncertainty, Eshu is sometimes\npaired up with Ifa, the chief god representing order. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nAlthough\nconsidered to be a protective, benevolent spirit, Eshu must\nconstantly be appeased before he will perform his duties of conveying\nsacrifices, and divining the future as well as looking to the past,\nthe inside and the outside. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nTogether,\nblack and red are his sacred color combination. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nEshu\nis also the lord of the crossroads, the market, communication and\nvirility. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nSacrifice\nis a fundamental principle in the West African indigenous religion.\nWhat is offered \u2013 be it a cool glass of water, a bouquet of flowers\nor a goat \u2013 is of great value to both to the giver and the\nrecipient. When calling on Eshu to help, be sure your offering to him\nis made with love and gratitude. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nMerry\npart. And merry meet again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

About\nthe Author:<\/strong>\n \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lynn\nWoike<\/strong> was\n50 \u2013 divorced and living on her own for the first time \u2013 before\nshe consciously began practicing as a self taught solitary witch. She\ndraws on an eclectic mix of old ways she has studied \u2013 from her\nSicilian and Germanic heritage to Zen and astrology, the fae,\nBuddhism, Celtic, the Kabbalah, Norse and Native American \u2013 pulling\nfrom each as she is guided. She practices yoga, reads Tarot and uses\nReiki. From the time she was little, she has loved stories, making\nher job as the editor of two monthly newspapers seem less than the\nwork it is because of the stories she gets to tell. She lives with\nher large white cat, Pyewacket, in central Connecticut. You can\nfollow her boards on Pinterest<\/a>,\nand write to her at woikelynn at gmail dot com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Meet the Gods: Eshu Merry meet. Deities from the ancient African pantheon are often overlooked when seeking gods to call upon for help with spells and rituals. Eshu is a trickster god of the Yoruba people of Nigeria in West Africa. Also known as Esu, Eleda, Exu and Odara, he is sly, unpredictable, and fond of pranks that can be cruel and disruptive. He can speak every language on earth and thus serves as a divine messenger between people and the gods. He also delivers to the gods in heaven the sacrifices people offer up. In one story, Eshu became the messenger after stealing yams from the god’s garden, made footprints using the god’s slippers and then suggested the god stole the yams. \u201cAnnoyed, the High God ordered Eshu to visit the sky every night and tell him what happened on earth during the day,\u201d according to mythencyclopedia.com. Eshu enjoys confusion and plays tricks resulting in arguments. Talking Tricksters Studio\u2019s website states, \u201cIn one myth he lured the sun and moon into changing places, which upset the cosmicorder.\u201d As the god of change, chance and uncertainty, Eshu is sometimes paired up with Ifa, the chief god representing order. Although considered to be a protective, benevolent spirit, Eshu must constantly be appeased before he will perform his duties of conveying sacrifices, and divining the future as well as looking to the past, the inside and the outside. Together, black and red are his sacred color combination. Eshu is also the lord of the crossroads, the market, communication and virility. Sacrifice is a fundamental principle in the West African indigenous religion. What is offered \u2013 be it a cool glass of water, a bouquet of flowers or a goat \u2013 is of great value to both to the giver and the recipient. When calling on Eshu to help, be sure your offering to him is made with love and gratitude. Merry part. And merry meet again. *** About the Author: Lynn Woike was 50 \u2013 divorced and living on her own for the first time \u2013 before she consciously began practicing as a self taught solitary witch. She draws on an eclectic mix of old ways she has studied \u2013 from her Sicilian and Germanic heritage to Zen and astrology, the fae, Buddhism, Celtic, the Kabbalah, Norse and Native American \u2013 pulling from each as she is guided. She practices yoga, reads Tarot and uses Reiki. From the time she was little, she has loved stories, making her job as the editor of two monthly newspapers seem less than the work it is because of the stories she gets to tell. She lives with her large white cat, Pyewacket, in central Connecticut. You can follow her boards on Pinterest, and write to her at woikelynn at gmail dot com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20311\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}