Offering to Obaluaê: see how to please him and tips to make your own!

The Orisha Obaluaê is a deity of Candomblé and Umbanda that represents health and healing, being one of the most feared among all the orishas. He can also be known as Omulu, Omolu, Obaluaiê, Obaluaê or Xapanã.

This Orisha symbolizes the elements of fire and earth, in addition to being responsible for everything that is born and dies. Because the earth element is paramount in his constitution, he became the manager of all that power, governing all matters related to life and death.

Thus becoming synonymous with respect, no one is able to keep secrets from him, because Obaluaê is attentive to all the details of people’s lives. He recognizes suffering, sickness and justice, thus carrying the responsibility for the poor and sick on his shoulders.

Therefore, Obaluaê is associated with healing and health. Discover some offerings to the Orisha Obaluaê and learn how to borrow its strength for yourself in the following text!

The orixá Obaluaê is one of the most important religions of African origin. He is guardian of the spiritual world, mediator of life and death and lord of spirits. Due to the hardships he has faced throughout his life, he inspires resilience.

Learn from the story of Obaluaê that all challenges can be overcome! Continue reading and find out more details about the earth’s orixá.

The story of Obaluaê is surrounded by mysteries and also a lot of suffering. He is the son of Nanã Buruquê, who bewitched Oxalá to seduce him. Due to this, Obaluaê was born full of wounds.

Because of his appearance, his mother abandoned him at sea, where Iemanjá, queen of salt waters, found him and took care of him. Yemanja adopted him as his son and taught him how to cure diseases.

Obaluaê grew up with scars and was ashamed of it. At a party with all the orixás, Obaluaê felt ashamed of his appearance and stayed away in a corner. Ogun, the warrior deity, made a large straw hood that covered Obaluaê from head to toe so he could dance.

Noticing the figure covered in straw, Iansã threw her wind at Obaluaê to find out what he was like. At that moment, everyone was enchanted, as Obaluaê’s wounds turned into popcorn and he shone like the sun.

The main characteristic of Obaluaê is his special clothes. He covers himself entirely with a straw hat that protects humans from Obaluaê’s glow. He walks hunched over, as if feeling the pain and ills of the world.

Obaluaê also carries a wooden spear and his Xaxará, a scepter made of palm straw decorated with cowries and beads. With his Xaxará he scares away bad spirits and energies, in addition to expelling diseases and impurities.

Some consider that Obaluaê and Omulú are the same entity, but in different stages or energies. In this case, Obaluaê would be the young form of the orixá, and Omulu the older form. While Obaluaê is expansive, transmuting and radiating, Omulu is stabilizing and paralyzing.

This difference in energy is evident in the fields of each one’s domains, where Omulu is related to physical death, while Obaluaê acts in the transmutation of the spirit and its passage from the world of the living to the world of the dead.

In other aspects they are different Orixás, and there are those who believe that Obaluaê and Omulu derive from the Orisha Xapanã. Thus, the differences and similarities between the two depend on each aspect.

In Brazil, it is common for the orixás of African-based religions to be syncretized into Catholic saints. This allowed enslaved blacks to worship, who were forbidden to worship their orixás in their original forms.

Thus, each orisha was associated with a saint with similar characteristics. In the case of Obaluaê, he was syncretized with São Roque, patron saint of the sick, plague victims and surgeons. Therefore, some offer offerings to Obaluaê on the day of São Roque, August 16th.

In some regions, such as Bahia, he is also syncretized as São Lázaro, protector of lepers and beggars. In these places, the day of Obaluaê is the same as that of São Lázaro, December 17th.

The main characteristic of the children of Obaluaê is their seriousness and introspection. They are silent and observant, value their individuality and enjoy solitude. Therefore, they tend to be writers, scientists and thinkers.

Physically, Obaluaê’s children are fragile and sometimes appear to be sad. However, this countenance hides someone extremely enlightened and full of life. They charge themselves a lot and are very perfectionist.

They are very generous and inspire generosity in others due to their sweetness and sincerity. They may have some problems giving themselves to love for fear of getting hurt, but when they do, they will be extremely faithful.

It is very important that the children of Obaluaê are always connected with their faith and spirituality. In addition, it is essential that they do not live away from everything and everyone, so that they do not develop depression or other psychological illnesses.

To greet Obaluaê before the offerings or when he manifests himself, “Atotô Obaluaê” is said, which means “silence for the great King of the Earth”. If you are in need of the help of this powerful orixá or need his strength to face any illness or difficulty, chant this prayer with great faith:

There are several herbs that are used by and for Obaluaê. As this orixá has the power of healing, herbs that have healing effects are widely used, such as:

– The “agoniada”, its tea is very common for fighting asthma;
– Alamanda, her tea is used to treat skin diseases;
– Aloe vera, its goo is used on wounds that will serve with its anti-inflammatory action;
– Malolô, which must be cooked and eaten to treat rheumatism;
– Purple alfavaca, used in flushing baths or as a slimming tea;
– Lavender, used as a sexual stimulant or to control menstruation;
– Purslane, its leaves are used to heal wounds, placing them crushed on top;
– Coriander, it is common to use it when there is a deregulated digestive function or to eliminate intestinal gases;

Other important leaves and herbs for this orixá are the Omulu leaf (known as dog cinnamon), pariparoba, castor bean and cambará.

To please the orixá of the earth and the spirits, use candles in your favorite colors which are white, red and black. Also, Obaluaê is very fond of water, coconut, sweet wine and honey.

As we will see below, its main offering is popcorn, which plays a fundamental role in its story of overcoming and transformation. Make your offerings preferably on Monday and in holy ground, such as a cemetery, or by the sea.

The offering with popcorn and coconut is very simple and accessible to everyone who wants to please Obaluaê, although his offerings are more practical, he has no direct relation to his strength. Well, the Orixá da Terra is one of the most feared and powerful of Candomblé and Umbanda, be sure that he will be able to cure any kind of illness.

Learn how to prepare ebó with popcorn and coconut for Obaluaê for health in the following reading and please him so that he intervenes in your health and frees you from your illness!

You can offer popcorn with coconut at any time. However, try to follow the recommendations of your father or mother, de santo they will know how to guide you when the best day and time will be depending on the time that your ritual will be carried out.

The ingredients you will need to have on hand to make this offering are listed below:

– A straw or wicker basket;
– A pack of popcorn corn;
– Palm oil;
– A pan, or popcorn machine, to prepare the popcorn;
– 1 mature dry coconut;
– Bee’s honey;
– 1 white 7-day candle.

First you will have to prepare the popcorn, pop them in a pan with palm oil. If you need to make it more than once, no problem, the important thing when preparing it is to always use palm oil and do as much as necessary to fill the basket.

After the popcorn is ready, put it in the basket and wait to cool down. Then take the dry coconut and remove the pulp and cut it into blades. It should be placed on top of the popcorn along with 5 or 7 spoons of honey to decorate your ebó.

Now that you’re ready, look for a place in your home that doesn’t pass many people and place your offering there. Bow down to Omolu and light the 7-day candle in front of the basket.

It is important that you mentalize your request during the production of the offering so that your needs are clear to the Orisha and he can fulfill your request for protection and health.

Although there is a dubious belief about Obaluaê, contrary to what people think he is an orisha that conveys wealth and prosperity. It was common to make an offering with salt bread that was offered to the Orisha Obaluaê when the village suffered from some kind of epidemic.

Learn how to make this ebó with bread and salt to please Orisha Omolu and get help for your health by reading below.

It must be carried out when the patient is a victim of diseases with a high degree of contamination such as the flu, for example. The purpose of this offering is to heal and prevent people close to this epidemic from spreading.

Prepare the following ingredients to make the offering with bread and salt to Obaluaê:

– 14 Pães de Sal (also known as French bread);
– 1 someone;
– Palm oil;
– Dry red wine;
– Efun powder.

First take the 14 loaves of salt, preferably fresh, then pass the loaves over the person’s body to absorb all their illness. Then pack the breads in an earthenware bowl.

After arranging the bread in a bowl, pour the palm oil and dry red wine over them and sprinkle a little efun powder over them. Make a reverence to the Orisha and leave it before him for 7 days. If the illness has not gone away, prepare the offering again until the person is cured.