Queen Modjadji or the Rain Queen is a popular goddess in South Africa. Also referred to as the goddess of rain, Modjadji was said to have lived in the body of the queen of Balobedu. Modjadji's history ...

For my birthday a couple of weeks ago, a dear girlfriend organized a ladies luncheon for me. It was touching, especially since I had not had a luncheon in my honor for more than twenty years. I had ...

"Oya" means she tore. She also goes by the name Ọya-Ìyáńsàn-án meaning the mother of nine. Oya was barren and could only have stillborns. She gave birth to nine children but they all came out dead.