{"product_id":"lil-aja-orisha-of-forest-and-herbs","title":"Lil' Aja - Orisha of Forest and Herbs","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"195\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"195\"\u003eAja – Orisha of Herbal Healing, the Forest, and Ancestral Wisdom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"223\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"223\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eL 1  ½ * W 1 * H 3  ⅝\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"223\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"223\"\u003eCULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"998\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"508\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"508\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"233\"\u003eAja\u003c\/strong\u003e is a revered \u003cstrong data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"275\"\u003eOrisha and nature spirit\u003c\/strong\u003e in the \u003cstrong data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"303\"\u003eYoruba tradition\u003c\/strong\u003e, often described as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"326\" data-end=\"344\"\u003eforest goddess\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"346\" data-end=\"356\"\u003ehealer\u003c\/strong\u003e, and keeper of \u003cstrong data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"406\"\u003eherbal and medicinal knowledge\u003c\/strong\u003e. She is a powerful force of nature associated with wild places, plant spirits, and spiritual healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"509\" data-end=\"785\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"511\" data-end=\"785\"\u003eAja is considered the teacher of herbalists and healers (called \u003cem data-start=\"575\" data-end=\"586\"\u003ebabalawos\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"601\"\u003eonisegun\u003c\/em\u003e), guiding them in the sacred uses of roots, trees, and plants. 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