Sword of Santa Bárbara: What is it for? 8 Benefits in Umbanda

Today I’m going to talk about the Sword of Santa Bárbara and what it’s for in Umbanda. This plant, mistaken for the Sword of Ogun, is much more important than you might think! So I’m going to dedicate today to writing this article for you about her.

Santa Bárbara in Umbanda is our Mother Iansã due to the religious syncretism at the beginning of the Candomblé religion here in Brazil.

By the way, Candomblé only exists here in Brazil, in Africa what exists is the Cult of Nation. Each village belongs to an Orixá and all of that village are children of the same Orixá.

When there was the sad episode of slavery, black people came from various places in Africa and each group worshiped an Orixá. Because they were forbidden to practice their faith, they were forced to create syncretism with the saints of the Catholic Church.

The orixás and their importance in this plant

The slaves, in order to be able to worship all the Orixás, they combined all. In other words, Pai Ogum’s village joined Mamãe Oxum’s village, which in turn joined Pai Oxóssi’s, and Candomblé was born, Umbanda is another story.

Therefore, even today there is syncretism that is very difficult to undo. Although this is not very important, because anyone who is an umbanda or candomblecist knows that Mãe Iansã is Santa Bárbara in the Catholic Church, and that does not change what Mãe Iansã represents to us.

Therefore, the sword (plant) that we use for Mother Iansã can be linked to Santa Bárbara without any problem or difference.

Very similar to the sword of Pai Ogum, the sword of Santa Bárbara differentiates the edges of the leaves, which have a yellow tone. Some people get confused because of the similarity that one has with the other.

Unlike Pai Ogun’s spear, which is long and rounded, and which some people think is Mother Iansã’s spear, but in the end they serve the same thing, that is, protection and cleaning.

However, if the request for a job is for a spear of Pai Ogun, do not take the sword of Mãe Iansã, because if it was requested by one, it is because there is a different purpose for using it.

However, if in an Umbanda work it is necessary to use a sword (plant) to discharge of people or the environment itself, it could be anyone who is or has in the house.

But let’s see in this article the meanings of the Sword of Santa Bárbara, or Mother Iansã.

Spiritual Meaning of the Sword of Santa Barbara

Santa Bárbara’s sword has sharp points, but they are not capable of cutting the skin. Although, they can sever relationships if they are indoors.

In Feng Shui they are used outside the house to protect and support against bad energy! Incidentally, every plant has a greater or lesser power to retain and sometimes annul negative energies, and the sword of Santa Barbara is one of them.

Therefore, prefer to place them outside the house and if possible on the left side of those who enter. This helps a lot to keep the negativity out.

Plants that generally have spikes “sharp” or what are toxic as is the case with me, no one can, they should stay outside the house so as not to unbalance the environment, since their shape and nature suggest imbalance. However, this does not mean at all that they are bad plants, they just have to stay outside the house.

Don’t confuse this, they have their cleaning role like the others. The only difference is that the Sword of Santa Barbara must be outside the house, nothing more.

Furthermore, this is just a recommendation (which I strongly advise you to follow). So, don’t be afraid or afraid of the plant, believe that you don’t need it.

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What is the Sword of Santa Bárbara used for in Umbanda?

In Umbanda we use the sword of São Jorge or as we know it from Pai Ogun much more than the sword of Mãe Iansã. Although, both serve the same situation, I discharge a child or someone from the assistance.

Furthermore, it can and should be used in baths we do for protection with these herbs. These baths serve to protect and help against negative energies and enemies.

TIP: When a child is charged with negative energy, the entity, which does not necessarily have to be Pai Ogum, takes some swords and passes them over the child’s body and hits them on the ground right after. This is so that the evil that is with him is impregnated in the leaves and then undone.

That’s why every Umbanda yard or Candomblé shed has swords of São Jorge and Santa Bárbara planted in vases or flowerbeds. These plants are very useful to help us every day.

There is a type of cleaning of the environment that we call leaf beating:

We use the swords of São Jorge and sometimes together with the swords of Santa Bárbara, apart from a few other leaves and hit the walls; We also hit the ceiling and not the floor;

But this “beat leaves” is not common. We use smoke to clean houses and environments, because beating leaves is a lot of work and makes a lot of “dirt“, but if necessary we will.

Difference between Sword of Saint George and Sword of Saint Barbara

Energetically speaking there is no big difference. The difference is in their leaves:

While the sword of São Jorge is all green and with small stripes of yellow or in some species a lighter green; Those of Santa Bárbara are green but their edges are yellow.

In addition, there is also the spear of Pai Ogum, which is longer and rounder, as well as the spear of Mãe Iansã.

Although they are protective plants, which act by cleaning energies from environments and people, the ideal is to always have them outside the house. And, preferably, on the left side as you enter! This is so that it can contain the energy before it enters your home.

It is common to see them in commercial environments right at the entrance planted in large vases, but sometimes we find them in vases with water and just one or two spades.

8 Benefits of having the Sword of Santa Barbara

Having plants at home is always very good and always promotes well-being due to its freshness and its green color! Sometimes with some slight tonal variations.

It’s hard to find a person who doesn’t feel comfortable in the midst of plants.or finding a house or apartment that doesn’t have a certain type of floor plan.

However, the most common to find after ferns are the swords of São Jorge or Santa Bárbara, due to some of the benefits that these plants bring us.

1. Protection

The first major benefit of this plant is the protection! She protects environments and people from negative energies.

This plant does not allow energies to enter your home or disturb the people who live there. Just leave it outside your house, preferably on the left side of the entrance. It’s a simple but effective thing you can do to use her to protect you.

2. Cleaning

If an environment is too charged with bad energy, it’s always good to have a Santa Barbara or São Jorge sword at home. This, so that they clean the environment absorbing the bad energies and balancing with the good energies.

3. Download

There is no better plant to unload!

Either with the beating of leaves that we talked about a little further up in this same article; Whether to clean the child by running the swords over the body, or taking a shower of discharge.

Excellent for that the plant absorbs the energies so much that it can even break.

4. Durability

This is a long-lived plant that doesn’t need a lot of care.. That’s why we find it so easily in several places where we go, it can only survive in a glass of water.

5. Harmony

After the sword of Santa Barbara makes the cleaning the bad energies of an environment, soon after it promotes the harmony of people’s energies who live in that environment, the effect is not immediate, but it can be felt throughout the day.

6. Balance of energies

Although it is not impossible, it will be difficult to find a place where there is a vase with the sword of São Jorge or Santa Bárbara planted that is or will be out of balance, this is because the plant removes the bad energies and prevents the good ones from dissipating.

7. Combat envy

As simple as we are, there will always be someone who is jealous of us, for reasons we don’t know, so it doesn’t hurt to have a vase of the sword of Santa Bárbara at home or one of São Jorgeare great for fighting envy and the evil eye.

8. Attract money

If you have a business and need to attract more money, place it in a vase with a spear from Pai Ogum at the front door to attract money and prosperity.

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Should I have the Sword of Santa Barbara indoors or outdoors?

The sword of Santa Bárbara as well as that of Pai Ogun, should be outside the house, preferably on the left side as you enter, it can be in a vase or in the flower bed if you have it.

Inside home

Inside the house it is not good to have, because it is a sword it cuts off relationships and can provoke some kind of discord.

However, if you have a trade place a spear of Pai Ogun on the door to attract prosperity, the ideal is to always start with odd numbers and then you can increase the number of swords.

Out of home

Outside the house, the sword of Santa Bárbara or São Jorge must be placed at the entrance of the house on the left side of the person entering, so that envy, the evil eye and bad energies…