Boiadeiro Navizala Candle
The vaqueiro who gathers the stray cattle, for a firm path, courage, and spirit in its place
Boiadeiro Navizala Candle
7-day candle · stays lit for 7 days7 dias
The Boiadeiro Navizala candle is for those who feel off track, like cattle that lost the herd. Navizala is a boiadeiro of Umbanda, remembered in terreiros as a cowboy from the sertão of Pernambuco, who herded cattle across the Northeast and helped those he found along the path. In the gira, he does the same with spirits: he rounds up the lost ones and brings them back to the right path.
Boiadeiros are spirit guides with the attire of cowboys, ranch hands, and muleteers of the sertão. They arrive with a firm step, the crack of a whip in the air, and a loud shout, and they work on cutting off obsessing spirits and providing firmeza for those who are falling. Tradition links the line to Oxóssi (Oshosi), and many houses also mention Iansã (Oya), Ogum (Ogun), or Oxalá (Obatala). For Navizala, there are houses that set brown and white candles, and the festivals of São João and São Pedro, in June, are remembered as his days. The day of the week varies from house to house.
At home, the Navizala candle does not make the noise of a gira. It asks for the best of what the cowboy has: speaking without beating around the bush, work from sunup to sundown, and patience to bring back what was lost, whether it is a person, a thought, or the path itself. Without haste and without a whip for anyone.
What is it for
What is the Boiadeiro Navizala Candle for
The Boiadeiro Navizala candle is dedicated to the Umbanda cowboy who gathers stray cattle, which in the gira means a lost spirit and people off course. Brown and white, it receives requests for a firm path, for courage at work, and for the removal of a disturbing spirit.
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Return to my path
After a phase of wrong choices, addiction, or bad company. The candle asks the cowboy to gather what was scattered and put you back on the right road.
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Remove a disturbing spirit
Heavy sleep, irritation without reason, the feeling of someone nearby. The Boiadeiros lasso the obsessing spirit and take it to where it must go, without violence and with respect.
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Strength for heavy ritual work
For those who work in the field, on a construction site, on the road, or on a double shift. Navizala knows the sun of the sertão and asks for firmness in the body and in the spirit of those who cannot stop.
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Spiritual support in recovery
Tradition tells that Navizala learned the herbs from her mother, a healer and prayer woman (rezadeira). The candle asks for spiritual support for those who are recovering, always together with medical treatment.
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Bring back those who moved away
A son who left home after a fight, a brother who disappeared. The request is not to imprison anyone, but so that the door remains open and the path back is illuminated.
Who rules this candle
Orixás and spirits of the Boiadeiro Navizala Candle
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Boiadeiro Navizala
Vaqueiro do sertão who gathers the lost ones
The candle bears his name and image. Navizala works in the line of the Boiadeiros, lassoing lost spirits and steadying those who are off course. Brown is the color of the leather and the earth of the sertão.
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Oxóssi
Lord of the forests, root of the line
Tradition links the emergence of the Boiadeiros to the line of Oxóssi, the hunter, relative of the caboclos. Many houses also mention Iansã, who directs the spirits. The ruling orixá (orisha) changes from terreiro to terreiro.
Know Oxóssi
Also settled for
- Boiadeiros
- Boiadeiro Zé Mineiro
- Boiadeiro da Jurema
- João Boiadeiro
Prayer to light
Candle prayer of Boiadeiro Navizala for the path
“Boiadeiro Navizala, vaqueiro do sertão, I light this brown and white light with your name. You who drove the herd along dirt roads and under the hot sun, and never left a head of cattle behind, watch over me. Gather what is scattered in my head and in my life. Lasso the spirit that disturbs me and take it to its place, with the respect that every child of God deserves. Give me the strength of those who work from sunup to sundown and the direct speech of those who have no hesitation. If any of mine is lost, illuminate the path back, without holding anyone. May your herd arrive whole at the gate, and I with it. Getruá, Boiadeiro!”Light the candle and pray
Step by step
How to set the Candle of Boiadeiro Navizala
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Choose a firm and simple place
Boiadeiro does not ask for luxury. A firm table or the floor of a clean corner, away from curtains, the stove, and where children play, will suffice.
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Take a ritual bath of pepper tree
Before lighting, a ritual bath of pepper tree from the neck down. It is a herb of cutting and firmeza, good for those who will ask that the obsessing spirit be bound.
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Set up the plate with the rapadura
Candle in the center of the plate, a glass of water beside it, and the rapadura in front, with the branch of pepper tree or rosemary. A tribute from the sertão, the way the vaqueiro likes it.
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Call Navizala by name
Light with a match, shout Getruá, Boiadeiro, and call Navizala. Speak straight, without decoration, as one speaks to a vaqueiro: what was lost and what needs to return.
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Finish without blowing
Vaqueiro does not put out fire with a breath. To go out, smother it with a saucer and relight it upon return. On the gate of the seventh day, the water goes to the earth, the rapadura and branch to the organic waste, and the glass to recycling.
Precautions before lighting
- The 7-day candle burns for several days: firm plate, away from cloth, curtains, children, and animals. If set on the floor, take care that no one trips.
- Navizala gathers, does not bind. Do not light the candle to force someone to return nor to dominate the will of another person.
- In a request for recovery, the candle accompanies the treatment and never replaces the doctor. Addiction and dependency also have treatment: seek out the CAPS.
- Tobacco leaf, drink, and gira ritual work are subject to the orientation of the terreiro. At home, rapadura and fresh water are enough as an offering.
Ceromancy
What the flame of the Vela de Boiadeiro Navizala shows
Traditional terreiro reading. Before interpreting, check if there is no wind, crooked wick, or poor quality candle.
- Good sign
Firm and straight flame
Many houses read it as the boiadeiro herding the cattle: path set and request accepted. Follow the week with the same step.
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Flame that spins and then stops
Check if there is wind. Without a draft, some may read it as a disturbing spirit being lassoed. If the flame steadies, continue with the prayer.
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High flame with crackling
In popular reading, it recalls the crack of the boiadeiro's whip: a cut happening. Give thanks and keep the request simple.
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Strong soot on the glass
Trim the wick. If it continues, it may be a great weight leaving. Repeat the aroeira ritual bath and, if the sign persists, seek a trusted terreiro.
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Candle that goes out on the first day
Check the wick, wind, and quality of the candle. If everything is correct, set another one on a Thursday and take the matter to a Boiadeiro gira.
Ritual bath and smoke cleansing (defumação)
Herbs that combine with the Boiadeiro Navizala Candle
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Pepper tree (aroeira)
Schinus terebinthifolius
Herb of cutting and firmeza, widely used by the Boiadeiros. The aroeira ritual bath before lighting prepares to ask that the obsessing spirit be bound.
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Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis
Herb of spirit and clarity. A branch next to the candle, or a ritual bath at the end of the week, helps to reorganize the head of whoever was off track.
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Arnica
Solidago chilensis
Plant of the pains of the tired body, a memory of the mother rezadeira of Navizala. Used as a compress for those who work hard, never in place of a doctor.
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Questions about the Boiadeiro Navizala Candle
Who is Boiadeiro Navizala in Umbanda?
He is a spirit guide of the Boiadeiros line, remembered in terreiros as a cowboy from the sertão of Pernambuco. In the gira, he works gathering lost spirits and bringing them back to the good path. His life story is told differently in each house.
What is the color of the Boiadeiro Navizala candle?
Brown and white, or just brown, depending on the house. Brown is the color of leather and earth, the most cited for the Boiadeiros, and white appears in houses that set Navizala with more peace. There are terreiros that use green or dark yellow.
What is the best day to light the Navizala candle?
Thursday, linked to Oxóssi, or Tuesday, depending on the terreiro. Some houses remember Navizala during the São João and São Pedro festivals, on June 24 and 29. If you attend a house, follow the day of the Boiadeiro gira there.
What is the difference between the Navizala candle and the Zé Mineiro candle?
Both are Boiadeiros and lasso the obsessing spirit. Zé Mineiro is more sought after to break demanda and protect the road, with a brown and red candle. Navizala is sought to gather those who were lost and to set the path, with brown and white.
Can I light the Boiadeiro Navizala candle at home?
You can. The home candle is devotion and a request for protection, and the boiadeiro attends those who call with respect. Tobacco leaf, drink, and gira ritual work stay with the terreiro. At home, rapadura, fresh water, and a simple prayer are enough.
Can I blow out the Navizala candle and light it later?
You can, as long as it is not by blowing. Cover the flame with a saucer or a spoon and light it again upon your return, shouting Getruá. Letting the 7-day candle go until the end is ideal, but home safety comes before custom.
