Goddess Yemanja

Yemanja

Iemanja Festival (Brazil)

 

Themes: Foresight, Divination, Psychic Abilities

Symbol: Water

 

To Do Today: At daybreak on this day, mediums in Brazil begin singing and dancing to summon the spirit of Iemanja, who provides glimpses of the year ahead. Worshipers take offerings carved with the wishes to rivers or to the ocean. Here, Iemanja’s spirit accepts the gifts, and the magic of the wish begins. To follow this custom make any small natural token and toss it in moving water with your wish, the water should be flowing toward you if you wish to being energy and flowing away from you if you want to carry away problems.

 

In keeping with today’s theme, soak in a mild saltwater bath to cleanse away any unwanted energy and heighten your senses.

Then try your favorite divination tool. Pray to Iemanja beforehand to bless your efforts. See what messages she has for you, especially on emotionally charged matters (water equates in metaphysical traditions).

 

Finally, to honor Iemanja, wear ocean blue clothing today, carry a blue stone (like lace agate or lapis), put a seashell or coral

in your pocket, dance in the rain (if the weather cooperates), or play in the sprinkler. Rediscover the element of water. 

 

By Patricia Telesco