In the traditional faith of the Yoruba people of West Africa and the myriad of New World religions that it subsequently birthed, men and women are often initiated to the service of one of the hundreds of subsidiary spirits that serve the Orisha Olodumare, the group's conception of the Almighty God.
One author said she was the "perhaps the most well known.. Yoruba priestess.. of the San Francisco Bay Area" (2010).
Ogou: A Nago loa originating from Yoruba Religion as a primordial spirit named Ogun, of whom aided in the search for a suitable habitat for human life as well as defending it.
Iyanla Vanzant, an African American author who is ordained as a Yoruba priestess.
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Itan is the word for the sum of Yoruba religion, poetry, song, and history.