Oya's Flywhisk Version Oya's Flywhisk or Iruke

Oya/Yansa/Iansa
Mother of Nine: ruler of the whirlwind, the Hurricane, the lightning. Symbol of chaos and change. Ruler of the Marketplace and of commerce. Sorceress and guardian of the cemetery gates. She carries a machete and a flywhisk (iruke). She wears 7 colors and her number is 9. She is partial to eggplant and copper bracelets. Cognate with our Lady of la Candelaria St. Theresa, & Maman Brigitte.