Prayer to Yemanja: to open paths, protection, love, prosperity, and more!

Every prayer works if it is done with faith and worthiness. That way, you can say a prayer to Yemanja to calm your heart and bring happiness into your life. Praying makes you reconnect with what you consider Sacred, in addition to coming back to yourself, deepening your ties with the Universe.

Choose a moment of calm and say your prayer in the way you find most comfortable, always listening to your intuition. There is no need for candles, lavender or anything else if you don’t want to, just your pure and true intention. But of course, if it makes sense for your belief, it’s always good to light a white or light blue candle for the great Mother.

Yemanja is a protective mother, who watches over the happiness of her children and takes care that they have only the best in their lives. Despite regretting some choices, she does not resist his requests and, with a happy heart, comes to help those in need.

You can pray however you see fit with the Lady of the Salt Waters. It could be a prayer you learned that spoke to her heart, or it could be just talking to her, letting the words speak her heart. If you want, use any of these beautiful prayers for protection, opening paths, cleaning, love, prosperity and peace.

Odoya Yemanja! Queen of waters and mother of love,
Hold my hand and take away what hurts me,
In its waves carry envy, demands and enemies,
It only brings back your love and the protection of the seven waves.

May your son Beira Mar defend me from all evil,
Protecting my ways and those who are beside me,
Seven silver swords are drawn and ready to fight
And seven waves knock down everything that tries to harm me.

Odoya Mama Yemanja! Ogunhê Beira Mar!

Hail Queen of the sea, mother Yemanja!
I thank you for the gift of life and for it I walk more and more towards its waves.
Just as the ocean has its comings and goings, so my life is tied to your will.
At that moment, I need your mother’s direction, so that the current begins to run in my favor.

Send your Praia Gypsy to open my paths and teach me how to grow, materially and spiritually.
That with each turn of your skirt, I can prosper, as well as everyone who accompanies me.
Give me strength to carry on, even when my feet are tired and sore.
May your sweet but firm tread shake even the wall, opening paths for me to pass.

Odoya Mama Yemanja! Beach Gypsy Laroyê!

Hail sweet mother Yemanja, who takes care of her children and lost children,
Whose clear waters carry all pain, sorrow and demand,
Transmuting anger into hope and sadness into peace,
Take to the bottom of the sea the lost souls that insist on attacking me.

May the pearl in the hand of Exu Maré make all evil disappear,
With your strength, Iansã’s dexterity and Xangô’s justice,
Directing those who act in evil to renew their waters
And clearing my heart and mind, to receive the blessings of the sea.

Odoya Mama Yemanja! Laroyê Exu Tide!

Odoyá Queen of the waters, loving mother, who supports everyone,
Protector of families, Lady of light and who watches over her own,
Sweeten the hearts of those who suffer for not seeing the light on their path,
It washes away the pain that closes the heart and pushes away what tries to destroy love.

May the strength of its waves join the calm and sweet waters,
And that in the meeting of river and sea, love can flourish,
Smelling like a yellow rose, embroidered in gold and pearl,
In Mama Yemanja’s arms and Mama Oxum’s lap.

Odoya Mama Yemanja! Well read mother Oxum!

Odoyá sweet mother Yemanja! Save the abundance of salt water,
Save the mermaid from the sea! May your waves come in good time,
Bringing prosperity to me and everyone in need.

That to the sound of the violin, the seven loops of the necklace unfold,
And the 7 beach skirts spread Axé, bringing prosperity.
May she never let me lack work or money,
Showing me the best path to prosperity.

Odoya Mama Yemanja! Laroyê 7 beach skirts!

Hail Sereia do Mar, hail sweet mother Yemanja!
Take that weight off my mother’s chest, washing the wounds with your salt water.
Don’t let anger, envy and backbiting get me out of the way,
Bringing back my peace and those who want to harm me.

May I hope he gives me strength and wisdom to keep my heart calm,
And that with your love, make me overflow in faith and devotion.
Cover me with your white mantle and, together with my mother Iemanjá,
Bring the peace I so need in my heart, now and always.

Odoya Mama Yemanja! Whoa nanny I hope!

There are some prayers that are very well known, already being associated with moments in life or specific needs. Likewise, there are those that are already traditional for a certain Saint or Orisha. Discover two of the best known Iemanjá prayers.

Queen of salt waters, may your seven waves take away everything that no longer fits me. May with each wave, the sorrows, sadness, resentments and anger dissolve, being taken to the depth of the ocean.

May the light white foams represent this new cycle, blessing the next days to come and may they be filled with much peace, achievements and happiness.

Odoya Yemanja!

Sweet, sweet and dear Mother Yemanja. You allowed the primitive forms of life to form within your abode, which were the cradle of all creation, all nature and all humanity, accept our prayers of recognition and love.

May the flashes that emanate from your diaphanous mantle of stars come, as beneficial spiritual vibrations, to alleviate the ills, heal the sick, appease our angry brothers, console the afflicted hearts.

May the flowers and offerings that we deposit on your sacred carpet be accepted by you, and when we enter the waters to offer them to you, the waves of the sea will carry your divine fluids.

Make, Lady Queen of Waters, that the foam of the waves in their immaculate whiteness bring us the presence of Oxalá, cleanse our hearts of all evil and ill will.

May our bodies, touched by your sacred waters, free themselves in each passing wave, from all material and spiritual evils.

May the first wave to touch us drive away from our minds all possible desires for revenge;

May the second wash our hearts and our spirit, so that the infamy and ill will of our enemies does not reach us;

May the third wave drive away vanity from our hearts;

May the fourth wash our body of all evils and physical illnesses so that, healthy, we can proceed;

May the fifth wave drive greed and covetousness out of our minds;

May the sixth wave be laden with flowers and may our greatest desire be to cultivate the brotherly love that must exist among all men;

And that when the seventh wave passes, we, pure and clean in mind, body and soul, can see, even if only for a few seconds, the splendor of your radiant image. This is what your children humbly beg of you.

Odoya Yemanja!

Sweet and sweet, Iemanjá is the mother of all, one of the best-known Iabás (female Orisha), sung in verse and prose at all times. Find out who the Lady of Salty Waters is and how to perform a ritual to ask for or thank her for her blessings.

Iemanjá, Yemanjá, Iara, Dandalunda, Inae or Janaina is a deity of the African pantheon, being considered the Orisha of salt waters and the greatest mother. She is the one who welcomes every child that arrives into this world and, at the time of their birth, gives their crown to the Orixá who will be their father or mother in this life. Protective, she brings peace, love and prosperity, watching over the family and always seeking reconciliation.

Iemanjá is syncretized with Nossa Senhora dos Navegantes in Brazil, and her day is celebrated in several places. On the 2nd of February, traditional celebrations take place in her name, with the right to many offerings at sea or in canoes filled with white roses, perfume, mirror and faith.

If you have faith in Yemanja and want to do a ritual in your home to thank her blessings, then book seven white roses, a light blue candle and lavender essence.

In a vase with water, place the 7 roses, thanking each one of them for a blessing in your life. Pass the lavender on the candle, from the base to the top, and light it on an appropriate base.

Say one of the above prayers or the one you find most appropriate and let the candle burn out. Then throw the leftover candle away, thanking for the blessings and change the rose water until they dry. Keep these petals in case you want to use them in some future sympathy or prayer.

The connection between the deity whose faith you trust and you is unique, so the best way to know when to ask Yemanja for help is by listening to your heart. In addition, there are moments of sadness, family problems, difficulties along the way and many others that can be the motivation for the request.

Anyway, the most important thing is not the way you ask or even the words you use, but your intention and faith. Your merit is also related to the blessings received, so it is necessary not only to pray to Yemanja, but also to act according to your principles, watching over yours and always doing your best.