She came from the Yoruba People in Africa, and traveled with them to North America. She is Oshun: an orisha, a goddess. In this story she is born and lives with her parents. As she grows up her joy and blessings spread to all around her: the people, the animals and the land. But her father, Olofi, becomes jealous of and angry at her influence and Oshun must escape. Oshun's journey helps her to become powerful and wise. The place that we go when we are in trouble is often the place where we practice our strength, learn new skills, and receive our powers. Where did you go? What are your powers? Read Oshun's story and contemplate the layers of your own, in this colorful telling of the Yoruba story.