Goddess Tarot: 11 ~ Strength: Oya

autumnsdaughter

Oya is the Yoruba goddess of the winds of change- she has the power to make permanent changes, and empower us to say the words that will bring about a positive change. Words are related to air- so she is powerful in the ways of communicating. I can feel that her power would be especially powerful when bumping up against chauvinism, bureaucracy, or gender related glass ceilings. Think lightning, hurricanes, enormous storms- there are her domain. This changes the typical meaning of the strength card, but I do not think it is a loss- Oya serves a very important need indeed, especially in a female oriented deck.
There is a lot of great info if you google Oya, here is one such link.
http://www.awakenedwoman.com/oya.htm