Eshu Ushers in CHOICE.

The language of our hearts can betray our souls. We are wounded when we loose what we think is love, only to discover, it was not where we thought.

Wake up and rejoice in the possibilities! There are no accidents. It is not as random as we think. Even what we feel is catastrophe has gifts hidden.

Do we know how to look at Eshu?

In transporting the image of the trickster and mediator from West Africa through the white Catholic cultures of Europe via the slave trade and to the Americas, Eshu/Ellegua came up against prejudice, both cultural and religious. The christian repression of sexuality and the fear of the shamanic trance state so integral to dance worship in African culture precluded a deeper understanding of the deep faith evidenced by the belifs of the Ifa and Yoruba. The Christians separated the elements of good and evil: the temptation is not something incorporated into the angel archetype but is relegated to the fallen angel. Among the West African and by extension the beliefs of the diaspora which sprang out of them, good and evil are two sides of the same coin, and it is what one does with the face that shows up that matters. Interpretation of the gifts and lessons is thebridge between the sacred and the profane.


for a fascinating read...go to http://www.carnival.com/sf00/trickster.htm read about Trickster at the Crossroad: West Africa's God of Messages, Sex and Deceit by Erik Davis.

The hand of God

The hand of God is in all things. Eshu is his messenger. Sometimes his messages are harsh, but they are always loving in the end. You will grow if you listen to his wisdom and learn to laugh at yourself. He brings the realm of the cosmic right to your doorstep, but you have to pay attention. He never speaks straighforwardly because he likes to make people think. Do you see him playing with you?