Peace, elevation and obligations of Oxalá (Obatala)
The Indian borage is a foundation leaf for peace. It is spread across the floor like a mat and is used in amacis, consecrated foundation (assentamento) linings, and baths that settle the head.
💡 "There are green and purple varieties of the plant, and each house has its own reading on which of them serves for which obrigação. Ask before harvesting."
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 Indian borage / boldo-baiano (Alternanthera brasiliana), harvested with respect to the botanical cycle and the axé of nature.
Always check the botanical origin. The legitimate root of Indian borage / boldo-baiano has a rustic texture, no musty odor, and an intact woody consistency.
In Afro-Brazilian cosmology, each plant acts as a condenser of the forces of the Orixás. Tapete de Oxalá / Boldo-Baiano operates direct transformations in the subtle body:
Vibrational activation under the regency of the Water and air element, acting on the breaking of blockages and the restoration of essential forces.
Vibrational activation under the regency of the Water and air element, acting on the breaking of blockages and the restoration of essential forces.
Vibrational activation under the regency of the Water and air element, acting on the breaking of blockages and the restoration of essential forces.
Discover how the Indian borage / boldo (tapete de Oxalá) is traditionally used by priests, herbalists, and prayer practitioners:
Consecrated use with the strength of Oxalá.
Consecrated use with the strength of Oxalá.
Consecrated use with the strength of Oxalá.
Consecrated use with the strength of Oxalá.
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: Oxalá, Iemanjá (Yemoja), Nanã (Nana Buruku).
Peace ritual bath: macerate fresh leaves in cold water with your hands, without boiling. Strain and use over the head and body on a Friday, dressing in white afterwards and avoiding conversation until sleep.
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).
External ritual use. Internal use only with guidance from a health professional.
*"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.
Father of all Orixás, the great creator
Under the domain of Oxalá, Tapete de Oxalá / Boldo-Baiano 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, Indian borage / boldo (tapete de Oxalá) acts as a conductor of firmeza, opening paths and breaking stagnation.
Grandmother of the Orixás, lady of the mud and ancestry
Under the domain of Nanã, Tapete de Oxalá / Boldo-Baiano acts as a conductor of firmeza, opening paths and breaking stagnation.
Tapete de Oxalá received this name because of the way it spreads close to the ground, forming a continuous mat. In terreiros, it is used to line assentamentos and to make the amacis of Oxalá.
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.
There are green and purple varieties of the plant, and each house has its own reading on which of them serves for which obligation. Ask before harvesting.
Your safe harbor of axé, candles, and sacred herbs in Southern Minas.
At Joia Mística Laroyê, we treat every herb as sacred matter. Our tapete de Oxalá / boldo-baiano 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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