Love, beauty and devotion
The rose is the most loved flower of the spiritual world. Its petals carry the energy of love in its multiple forms: the romantic, the maternal, the self.
The foundation of this herb in the terreiro, with the orixá (orisha) that rules it and what changes from house to house, is in Pombagira Rosa Caveira: the owner of the calunga and of justice.
💡 "The color of the rose changes the Orixá for whom you offer it: yellow for Oxum (Oshun), white for Iemanjá (Yemoja) and Oxalá (Obatala), red for Pombagira, pink for delicate loves."
Navigate through the different facets of the plant: from its native biome to the ritual preparation in the garrafada and in the terreiro.
The foliage and energetic structure of the Rose (Rosa spp.), harvested with respect to the botanical cycle and the axé of nature.
Always check the botanical origin. The legitimate root of Rose has a rustic texture, no smell of mold, and with an intact woody consistency.
In Afro-Brazilian cosmology, each plant acts as a condenser of the forces of the Orixás. The Rose operates direct transformations in the subtle body:
Vibrational activation under the regency of the Water element, acting on the breaking of blockages and the restoration of essential forces.
Vibrational activation under the regency of the Water element, acting on the breaking of blockages and the restoration of essential forces.
Vibrational activation under the regency of the Water element, acting on the breaking of blockages and the restoration of essential forces.
Discover how the Rose is traditionally used by priests, herbalists, and prayer practitioners:
Consecrated use with the power of Oxum.
Consecrated use with the power of Oxum.
Consecrated use with the power of Oxum.
Consecrated use with the power of Oxum.
Identify the energetic signs and situations in which the power of this plant is the key to restoration.
When waking up requires superhuman effort, the body feels like it is carrying lead, and you feel your vital energy being drained by dense environments or envious people.
Before difficult negotiations, competitions, lawsuits, or professional decisions where cowardice has no place and you need the courage of Ogum (Ogun) and the cunning of Exu (Eshu).
Lack of drive to achieve, stagnation of personal projects, and emotional coldness. The fiery force of this herb warms the vital centers and restores the desire to live and conquer.
Select the type of preparation to see the list of ingredients, ritual time, and detailed consecration instructions.
Recipe consecrated in the knowledge of terreiro and popular healing
Take the ritual bath on a favorable day. Ruling Orixás of this plant: Oxum, Iemanjá, Pombagira.
Bath of 7 yellow roses (for Oxum): 7 yellow roses stripped of petals in 1L of water that sat in the sun. Pour from the neck down while thanking Oxum. Give the petals to a river or waterfall.
Keep your thoughts elevated and speak to the plant during the entire handling, asking it to awaken its virtues.
Strain the herbs gently and take the ritual bath from the neck down after your usual hygiene.
Return the strained leaves to a garden, flowerbed, or plant pot, thanking the axé of Ossaim (Osanyin).
Use only roses without pesticides for ritual baths and ingestion.
*"Kó s'ewé, kó s'òrìṣà"*: Without leaf there is no Orixá. Every plant is sacred and requires respect with the axé:
Discover the divine vibration that commands this herb and how to connect your ritual bath to the strength of each divinity.
Queen of the fresh waters, lady of gold
Under the domain of Oxum, the Rose acts as a conductor of firmeza, opening paths and breaking stagnation.
Mother of the salt waters, Queen of the Sea
Under the domain of Iemanjá, the Rose acts as a conductor of firmeza, opening paths and breaking stagnation.
Ruling deity
Under the domain of Pombagira, the Rose acts as a conductor of firmeza, opening paths and breaking stagnation.
Universal symbol of love in practically all cultures. In Afro-Brazilian religions, roses are the favorite flower of Oxum (yellow), Iemanjá (white), and Pombagira (red).
In the traditional garrafadas of Central Brazil, the raizeiro masters recognized in the knotted shape of the root the living metaphor of firmeza: the capacity to tie knots in adversity and remain standing even in arid lands.
The color of the rose changes the orixá for whom you offer it: yellow for Oxum, white for Iemanjá and Oxalá, red for Pombagira, pink for delicate loves.
Your safe harbor of axé, candles, and sacred herbs in Southern Minas.
At Joia Mística Laroyê, we treat every herb as sacred matter. Our rose is carefully selected, free of impurities, weighed, and packaged with full respect for terreiro traditions.
No mixtures, pure with preserved axé.
We deliver to all of Brazil or for pickup in Extrema, Minas Gerais.
We create the exact combination of herbs for your ritual bath.
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Objective answers for practitioners, mediums, and spirituality enthusiasts.
By ritual safety precept, we recommend that the ritual bath be taken from the neck down, unless you have received express guidance from the priest of your terreiro to wash your head.
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