Navy Blue Candle
Deep sea firmeza, travel protection, and the strength of Iemanjá (Yemoja) Ogunté with Ogum
Navy Blue Candle
7-day candle · stays lit for 7 days7 dias
Those who look for the navy blue candle have usually already passed through the light blue and felt they needed something firmer. This is the difference: light blue is the shallow water that calms, and navy blue is the deep ocean, which guards and does not let itself be seen. It enters the congá when the prayer request is for serious protection, for a long trip, or to remove a burden that you feel but cannot point out where it comes from.
In the terreiro, this color has three owners who walk together. Iemanjá Ogunté is the warrior quality of the Queen of the Sea, the one who lives in the breaking waves and carries a sword, and some houses give her the darkest shades of blue. Ogum, whose ancient color is dark blue, descends to the beach on the Ogum Beira-Mar line. And the marujada wears white and navy blue in the gira, bringing the balance of the deck to undo what is stuck.
At home, the navy blue candle asks for more seriousness than joy. It is not a party candle or for a love prayer request. It closes the body of the home at night, accompanies those who are on the road or on a ship, and helps to sleep when sleep is restless. If your terreiro gives another color for Iemanjá or for Ogum, follow the house: the nations diverge quite a bit here.
What is it for
What is the purpose of the Navy Blue Candle
Navy blue is the color of the sea where the light no longer reaches. In Umbanda it is linked to Iemanjá Ogunté, to the line of Ogum Beira-Mar and to the Sailors' uniform, and the candle serves for discreet protection, safe travel and cutting off what weighs hidden.
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Protection against what comes hidden
When you feel envy disguised as friendship or a weight that has no name. The candle sets Iemanjá Ogunté and Ogum as guardians, without needing to accuse anyone.
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Safe travel by water or road
For those who are about to board, take a long road or work at sea. Light it before departure and let it burn until the person confirms they arrived safely.
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Tranquil sleep and a night without scares
Repeated nightmares and the feeling of a shadow in the room call for this color. The navy blue flame next to a glass with water and salt helps to settle the night of the house.
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To perform a descarrego like the sailors
The Sailors take the person's weight and throw it to the bottom of the sea. The candle accompanies this descarrego after a gira, from a charged environment or after a fight.
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Spiritual grounding (firmeza) to decide with integrity
In a phase of pressure, when it is necessary to keep your word and not sell out. The deep blue of Ogum helps to maintain your posture without losing the calm of Iemanjá.
Who rules this candle
Orixás and spirits of the Navy Blue Candle
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Iemanjá Ogunté
The warrior of the breaking waves
Ogunté is the quality of Iemanjá that lives where the wave breaks on the rock and is married to Ogum. The beads of Iemanjá go from crystal blue to navy, and some houses reserve the deepest tone for her.
Knowing Iemanjá Ogunté -
Ogum Beira-Mar
The warrior who guards the beach
Dark blue is the traditional color of Ogum, before the red and white that came with Saint George. In the Beira-Mar line, he works together with the waters of Iemanjá, protecting those who arrive and those who depart.
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Sailors
The people of the sea, the marujada
The marujada presents in white and navy blue and works in the line of Iemanjá. Candles in this color are common in beachside offerings, especially for cutting demanda and descarrego.
Also settled for
- Martim Pescador
- Sailor of the Seven Waves
- Caboclos do Mar
- People of the Beach
Prayer to light
Navy blue candle prayer to Iemanjá Ogunté and Ogum
“Mother Iemanjá Ogunté, lady of the waves that hit the rock, I light this candle the color of your deepest sea. Receive in your waters what I carry without knowing, and take far away everything that reached me disguised. Father Ogum, who guards the beachside, stay as a sentinel at the door of this house and on the road of those I love. May no journey end in sadness and no night find me without guard. Dear Marujada, hold the helm when I sway. May this light stay lit like a lighthouse while I need it. Odoyá! Ogunhê, my Father!”Light the candle and pray
Step by step
How to set the Navy Blue Candle
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Take a sea bath or a salt bath
Before setting the candle, a bath with coarse salt from the neck down, followed by a colônia bath, prepares the body. Those who live near the beach can substitute it with the sea itself.
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Set up the ponto near the door
This candle works as a sentinel. A table or shelf in the living room, facing the entrance and away from curtains, is better than the bedroom for the firmeza of protection.
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Prepare the salt water
Fill the glass with water and a pinch of coarse salt and place it next to the plate. If you have a shell or sea stone, it goes along. This water plays the role of the ocean on your altar.
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Set the candle thinking of the sea
Hold the candle by the base, imagine the deep dark water taking away what weighs, and say in a low voice for whom it is intended. Light it with a match and pray the prayer calmly.
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Close by returning the water
Let it burn until the end, without blowing. If necessary, smother it and relight it later. The salt water goes down the drain, never to the plant, and the leftover wax goes wrapped in the trash.
Precautions before lighting
- 7-day candle stays lit for a long time: use a glass or ceramic container, away from fabric and wood, and never leave it within reach of children or pets.
- Protection is not an attack. The navy blue candle guards you and your loved ones; it is not for returning evil to anyone or for interfering with another person's will.
- Orixá quality, such as Ogunté, and line, such as Beira-Mar, are the foundation of the house. If you have a terreiro, the word of your zelador comes before this page.
- Offering on the beach requires respect for the sea: do not leave glass, plastic, or a lit candle on the sand. Take back what does not dissolve in the water.
Ceromancy
What the navy blue candle's flame shows
Traditional terreiro reading. Before interpreting, check if there is no wind, crooked wick, or poor quality candle.
- Good sign
Low flame, firm and without trembling
For a guard candle, a low and constant flame is a good sign. Many houses read this as protection settled, working in silence.
- Good sign
Wick that forms a bright point
Some see in this lit point the mark of a guide who came to look at the prayer request. Give thanks and keep the glass of water always full.
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Wax running to one side
It could just be a draft, so check first. If the place is protected, some houses read this as a prayer request that still needs reinforcement. Repeat in the following week.
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Water in the glass is cloudy or with bubbles
It is read as a load collected by the water. Change the cup, wash, and repeat the candle. If it always returns like this, speak with the zelador of a trusted terreiro.
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Flame that crackles and releases sparks
Moisture in the wick usually causes this. If the candle is dry, many houses understand it as resistance being broken, with no reason for fear.
Ritual bath and smoke cleansing (defumação)
Herbs that combine with the Navy Blue Candle
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Seaweed
Fucus vesiculosus and related species
Herb from the bottom of Iemanjá's sea. A little dried algae in the ritual bath before lighting connects you to the same ocean that this color represents.
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Colônia
Alpinia zerumbet
Fragrant leaf of Iemanjá that calms from within. A ritual bath of colônia (white ginger lily) after the coarse salt closes the descarrego and prepares for the navy blue candle.
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Peregum / Dracena
Dracaena fragrans
A plant of Ogum's strength. A pot of peregum near the spot where the candle is set, or a branch next to the plate, reinforces the candle as a guard of the entrance.
See the herb
Virtual Candle
Light the Navy Blue Candle now
Choose the type, write your request, and pay by PIX. The flame stays on the altar and you follow along through the link.
Place on the altarFrequently asked questions
Questions about the Navy Blue Candle
Which orixá (orisha) is the navy blue candle for?
In Umbanda it is usually for Iemanjá in the quality of Ogunté and for Ogum, especially in the Beira-Mar line, as well as the Marinheiros. In Candomblé the colors vary by nation and by quality, and there are houses that give the navy blue to Nanã (Nana Buruku), along with lilac. The final answer is always that of your house.
What is the difference between the navy blue candle and the light blue candle?
The light blue is the mother Iemanjá, of calm and family. The navy blue is the deep sea and the warrior Iemanjá, used for protection, travel, and cleansing (descarrego). One calms, the other guards.
What is the best day to light the navy blue candle?
Saturday, the day of Iemanjá, or Tuesday, the day of Ogum, according to the prayer request. For Sailors, many houses prefer Monday or Friday. While traveling, it is worth lighting it on the day of departure, regardless of the day.
Can I light the navy blue candle inside the house?
You can, and that is where it works most as protection. Prefer the living room, near the entrance, in a safe container. It does not need a beach: the glass with water and salt plays the role of the sea.
Can I blow out the navy blue candle before it finishes?
The ideal is not to blow it out. If it is necessary to leave or sleep with fear of fire, smother the flame with a saucer, without blowing, and relight it later saying again who it is for.
What to do with the leftover wax and the salt water?
The salt water goes down the drain, never for drinking or for watering plants, because salt burns the earth. The leftover wax goes wrapped in paper for the common trash, and the glass is washed well before returning to use.
