Jahsun Edmonds shares the origin story of the Yoruba divinity Oya—traditionally associated with the marketplace, winds, and cemetery gates—in various regions across the world. Odu Ifá—a collection of Ifa verses that forms the bedrock of Yoruba cultural tradition of divination—recounts how Oya gained the power of thunder and fire, becoming as powerful as her husband, a king who took the name Shango, another divinity in Yoruba spiritual tradition. Edmonds emphasizes Oya’s role as a strong and influential divinity, particularly a champion for women’s rights, and notes that while she is Shango’s favored wife, she is a formidable force in her own right.