Ydi is a Spiritual Guide and Ceremonial Practitioner rooted in Afro-Caribbean initiatory traditions, with decades of lived experience working in relationship with the spiritual and ancestral realms.
Born in Havana, Cuba and raised in South Florida from infancy, her life has been shaped by a deep and continuous connection to both her biological and spiritual lineage..
Ydi comes from a powerful lineage of spiritual workers.
Both of her grandfathers were respected seers in Cuba. Her father is a High Priest in the Ifá tradition, and her mother is a Yemayá Iyaloricha—a High Priestess of the Orisha Yemayá within the Yoruba tradition.
From a young age, she was immersed in ceremony, ritual, and sacred responsibility. This early exposure formed the foundation of her path and her understanding of spiritual work as both discipline and devotion.
Ydi’s formal initiations took place in Guanabacoa, Cuba, near her place of birth.
There, she was consecrated to Shango—an Orisha traditionally reserved for male initiates. Her lineage traces back to one of the earliest women ever consecrated to a male deity within the Yoruba pantheon.
This path required rigorous rites, discipline, and personal sacrifice, which she accepted fully in early adulthood, guided by a deep reverence for the integrity of the tradition.
In August 2026, during the solar eclipse on August 12, Ydi marks 27 years of consecrated service—a lifetime shaped by initiation, responsibility, and lived spiritual practice.
In addition to her Yoruba initiations, Ydi is consecrated within Palo Mayombe, an Afro-Cuban spiritual tradition of Congolese origin, where she holds the rank of Madre Nganga (Nguda Nkita).
This role carries responsibility for spiritual protection, ceremonial work, and guidance across both physical and spiritual realms.
Alongside her initiatory path, Ydi is formally trained in astrology and brings years of study and practice into her work. She weaves ancestral wisdom, ceremonial guidance, and astrological insight to support individuals through periods of transition, expansion, and self-realization.
At the heart of Ydi’s work is a deep respect for personal sovereignty.
She does not tell people what to believe, what to follow, or how to practice spirituality. She does not seek followers, dependency, or devotion rooted in need.
Instead, she works with individuals who are ready to strengthen their own inner compass—to listen inwardly, trust themselves, and take responsibility for their path.
Her role is not to be the source of anyone’s power, but to help others recognize their own.
Those who work with Ydi do so by choice—because they are growing, learning, and continuing to recognize themselves more clearly through the work.
The aim is not reliance, but clarity.
Not dependence, but embodiment.
And always, she remains a student.
“From every soul I meet—whether spiritual or academic—I learn.”