Gypsies in Umbanda: learn about their history, actions, common names and more!

The gypsy line is a spiritual current from Umbanda that works with financial prosperity, self-love, independence and love situations, using materials and elements from nature. These are entities that like and bring a lot of joy, dancing, noise, celebration and energy to the terreiro.

Gypsy people work on the right, that is, they are spirits of light with more subtle and positive vibrations, and also great advisors, who know how to deal with people’s feelings and desires. Normally, they are spirits that have already gone through incarnations on this planet, absorbing information and evolving spiritually and morally.

Currently, these entities work regularly in umbanda tours, having a lot of strength and energy and using rituals as a tool for evolution. In gypsy spins, it is common for people to donate any monetary value to the mandalas in order to bring financial prosperity and open paths. In this article, you will know everything about the history and powers of the gypsy lineage in Umbanda. Follow!

Despite all the joy and celebration they do, gypsies work a lot, seriously, with elements of nature and other things. Each one has its life story and impacts on the history of society. Learn more about gypsies in Umbanda by reading the topics below!

First of all, it is necessary to know that the gypsy lineage is different from that of the East, as each one has their own way of expressing themselves. In umbanda, gypsies are free and detached spirits, who are attracted by the affinity of gypsy magic, and can be called “children of the wind”, precisely because they are always on the move.

The gypsy people, or romi, incarnated on planet Earth, are the ones that pass through continents and countries, since their emergence in the 13th century, sharing experiences, stories, culture and secrets. As they are very connected with spirituality, they have great wisdom and are guardians of magic and the occult.

The Roma people were scattered across Europe and spent a long time without a nation of origin. Until, in the eighteenth century, in Germany, a historian carried out research with a linguist on the origin of this people through their Romani language. Then, through comparisons and gene testing, they discovered that they arose from northwest India.

Umbanda emerged at the beginning of the 20th century in Brazil, when black people were still marginalized and excluded from society. Thus, after the gypsies arrived in the country, they were also marginalized, persecuted and excluded by society, identifying with black people. Finally, they joined the blacks, creating a spiritual bond between them.

The formation of this bond was facilitated by the fact that these people worship the same spiritual entities as black people in umbanda. With this union, some entities like Cigana das Almas, Cigana do Cruzeiro, among others, are part of the terreiros. Just as some spirits are attracted by the sound of atabaques, so are gypsies.

Gypsies have their own rituals, ways of working and cults to nature and the stars, aiming at progress and financial and loving success. These entities incorporate in their own line, but they can also incorporate in Exu’s lines to work.

This happens because their works are somewhat similar and, according to other pais de santo, the gypsies are from the center, so they are more versatile in their work, being able to work with left and right lines. In addition, these spirits can be considered street people, as they are always on the roads.

Within the Giras in Umbanda, the gypsies work accompanied by a “Chief Gypsy”, to help everyone who needs it. This line of work is usually present in almost all terreiros and works with the four elements of nature, with colors, crystals, herbs, incense, conjurations and phases of the moon.

These spirits work with joy, give guidance, help with love, financial and family issues and break demands. They also teach people to seek independence, freedom, self-love, more firmness in thoughts and to face and overcome obstacles in life, as this is a natural process.

Gypsy entities have some symbols that they use in degrees and vibratory ranges different from each person, reaching other spiritual realities that may be connected to the person. The best known symbols are the Key, the Cup, the Anchor, the Horseshoe, the Moon, the Coin, the Dagger, the Clover, the Wheel, the Owl, the 5-pointed Star and the 6-pointed Star.

The Key, for example, is used to attract problem solving, financial success and riches. Horseshoe is already used to attract good luck and positive energies, representing work and effort, being a great talisman against bad luck and attracting fortune.

Furthermore, the Moon represents magic and mystery. She is used by gypsies to attract female power, perception and healing. According to the lunar phase, the full moon is the one that has the most energy and link with the sacred, and the gypsy line parties always take place in this period.

There is a division of gypsies in umbanda into six different ethnic groups, considered families or clans, which can manifest themselves both in the lineage of the gypsies and in the lineage of the East, who work on the Left. Read the topics below and find out more about this division!

Arab gypsies come from North Africa, Egypt and several countries in the Middle East. This line works with emotional and physical healing, gives wise advice to people and has a very high and subtle energy. Therefore, the medium needs to connect with this energy so that there are no problems.

In addition, there is little information and knowledge about some gypsies of this lineage, as they did not want their knowledge to fall into the hands of malicious people. Therefore, the terreiros themselves are in charge of working with this spiritual current and can accept spirits from different countries, such as Egypt, China, Japan and other eastern nations.

Iberian gypsies, or Calon, come from Spain and Portugal, known as gitanos. The Calon Gypsies are nomads and good traders in horses, jewelry and other shiny artifacts that looked like gold. Among these people, women practiced chiromancy (hand reading) in public squares.

However, they were deported from Portugal and arrived in Brazil in the 16th century, with the native language Shib Kalé, which is a mixture of Roman, Portuguese and Spanish languages. They are devotees of Nossa Senhora da Aparecida, known as the Patroness of Brazil in syncretism, as, in Umbanda, she is known as Oxum, the Orixá of fresh waters and gold.

The Gypsy Royal Family is very rare to be contacted or seen anywhere, having its origin in the Indies, in the Far East. Therefore, this is one of the Gypsy groups that have little or no record about their histories, customs and practices, which makes them more mysterious.

The origin of Eastern European gypsies was with the Romany language, migrating to other countries in Europe and the Americas in the 19th century. These gypsies have subgroups present in Brazil, which are the Kalderash, Matchuai, Lovaria, Curara and Rudari, all devotees of Santa Sara Kai.

The Kalderash consider themselves “pure”, but some continue to be nomads and work in the vehicle trade, while the women work in palmistry and fortune telling. The Matchuai, coming from Serbia, are more sedentary, live in big cities, survive with divinatory arts, and do not identify with clothes considered gypsy.

The Lovaria subgroup, on the other hand, is formed with a few members who, normally, are sedentary, but who like to work with trade and horse breeding. Finally, the Rudari also have a smaller number of members, but they make a living by selling handicrafts made of wood and gold. It is common to be found in Rio de Janeiro.

Latin gypsies are the people with the least spiritual evolution, but who are aware of the Brazilian reality and have more freedom with regard to gypsy morals and traditions. Over time, these people began to live in Brazil, shortly after colonization, after arriving in the country.

In addition, these spirits can have a strong bond with Exus and Gypsy Pombagiras, working along these lines, depending on the level of spiritual evolution. However, there are controversies that the gypsy lines do not work together with these two lines.

Gypsies Purges are usually those who are not recognized as gypsies by the people themselves. They are also those who abdicate their condition, rejecting their traditions and living in a different way, even leaving their family and their people.

However, there are those who were later adopted by gypsy families or who married a gypsy, starting to live with his family. Therefore, it is understood that this nomenclature is given to those who entered the families late or who left them.

Within African matrix religions, there are gypsies with common names and who are best known in the tours and parties. These entities often appear in the terreiros and spiritual houses in which they work. Discover, in the following topics, some common names of gypsies in Umbanda!

Also known as the Emerald Gypsy of the East, this entity works with love affairs and brings prosperity in the lives of people who have a lot of faith, as long as they do their part to achieve their dreams and desires. Gypsy Esmeralda is a free spirit who likes to help people get out of suffering, especially love.

Moreover, this gypsy works on the right side of Umbanda, with magic through dancing, bathing and cooking. To please the gypsy Esmeralda, offer sweet and green fruits, such as grapes, apples and pears. Coins, handkerchiefs or a simple glass of wine and a candle with intentions of thanks are also welcome.

Ramon was a very powerful Kaku (older and wiser, or sorcerer) of his group, being highly respected for that. He was also a firm and decided hand, not forgetting to be friendly, laughing and cheerful and drinking a lot of wine on all the nights of the full moon.

Gypsy Ramon works for the heads of families and helps with family businesses, restaurants, trade and also with couples reconciliation. To please him, pour him a glass of red wine…