Oshun is very concerned with ‘reproduction’, she is equally if not more concerned with the overwhelming forces and provocative pleasures that unlock the creative potentials of the Feminine and Masculine Principles. Orisha Oshun is Oluwa Awo Inu Didun Ipilese (the Owner of the Mysteries of the Pleasure Principle). Oshun is the orisha of unconditional love, receptivity and diplomacy. Oshun is associated with honey because it (honey) is both pleasing to the senses and has great powers of healing.
Orisa Oshun embodies all aspects of the sexual nature of the female. She is Iwa Wundia (Virginity); the fruit ripening on the vine – approaching its readiness to satisfy the hunger and the senses of the one who is so fortunate as to taste her sweetness. She is Iwa Obinrin (Womanhood); emboding all of the Feminine and Masculine attributes of a mature sentient being, and providing the only canvas upon which the male can outline his accomplishments as a man; she is the ‘mirror’ that reflects the male to himself. If the male fails to respect, nurture, elevate, support, and protect the woman and the fruit of her womb, he has succeeded only in diminishing himself. Oshun is also Pansaga Obirin (the Temptress, Prostitute) – who through her pleasures, can tempt man to risk the throne that he has, or inspire him to seize the throne of another. When the Ase became self-aware and gave birth to Olodumare, and when Olodumare experienced the first emotion, Love – the aspect of the Ase that is Orisha Oshun was ‘born’.
One of Oshun’s symbols is the mirror, but this should not mislead you into thinking that Oshun represents only external beauty. As Mason and Edwards point out, “Oshun is that quality in a woman which emanates beauty in such a way that vision is not necessary in order to appreciate it.” She is “…the idea of excellence as reflected by refinement, taste and delicacy.”

Iba se Orisa oshun!
When we say, Isese L’agba, we are affirming the fact that Yoruba tradition is original; it predates Christianity or Islam. As the origin and basis of all religious practices in Yorubaland, Orisa Lifestyle does not act as the antagonist of any of the imported faiths. Instead, Orisa Lifestyle is their purifier. Our tradition – in all of its manifestations – reveals the valuable inner meaning of religion in general. Consequently, someone who practices Orisa Lifestyle need not abandon Christianity or Islam. If you are sincere in your practice, you will acquire a deeper insight into your faith; you will gain a firmer hold on its spiritual truths; you will enjoy a broader understanding of its sacred teachings. As Orisa Lifestyle gave birth to ALL religious consciousness in Yorubaland, so in modern times does it justify and defend them as viable religious options for Yoruba people around the world. It is the rock from which all of
> the other faiths were sculpted. In the sacred text – Oriki Awon Orisa and Odu Ifa – as well as the ritual