Learn some offerings to Oxum!

Delicious and beautiful dishes and charms can be offered to Oxum to attract prosperity, money, a new job or love in your life. Items can range from small fruits to flowers and coins. Some of the offerings listed in this article are free of animal ingredients.

Oxum is the Orixá that reigns over sweet waters and waterfalls, being the goddess of love, fertility, prosperity, material and spiritual wealth and beauty. In addition, she is the owner of gold and precious stones, being worshipped in Umbanda and also in Candomblé.

The offerings made with fruits and flowers are usually delivered near springs and waterfalls, without polluting the forest and water. Her candles are blue, in Umbanda, and yellow, in Candomblé. Read this article to know more about Oxum and learn how to make some offerings to this Orixá.

Knowing more about Oxum

In addition to representing beauty, she also symbolizes youthfulness and fullness in love, so it is common to see people making requests for the love area. Continue reading to learn the story of Oxum, her characteristics, how her children are, how to please her and more.

Oxum's History

In one of the stories, Oxum is the daughter of Oxalá and considered the second wife of Xangô, being very curious, loved and the most beautiful of the daughters. Her father consulted Orunmilá, the lord of divination for the progression of destiny, Oxum accompanied him until she wanted to learn to read cowrie shells.

However, Orunmilá, or Ifá, asked Oxum to ask Exu any doubts she had, because she had the gift of seeing the destiny through this oracle. When she asked Oxalá, her father, for permission to learn how to read the future, he answered that only Ifá has the gift of interpreting the cowrie shells.

Disappointed with her father's answer, she went to Exu to ask him to teach her how to read this oracle, since she knew Orunmilá's secret. However, she was disappointed again, since Exu also refused her request. Oxum had to think of something else she could do to get what she wanted.

He decided to go to the forest to ask the sorceresses Yámi Oroxongá to teach him to read the conch, but he had no idea that these sorceresses wanted to catch Exu through deception. They took advantage of the opportunity to influence Oxum to do what they planned.

This Yabá learned a magic with the Yámi and was asked to make an offering to them whenever the spell was done. When she came to Exu, she asked him to guess what was in his hands. As he approached, Oxum blew a shiny powder in his face, leaving him blind.

The false concern of Exu with the cowrie shells made him ask for help to Orixá, answering his questions to make up the game. When she returned to the kingdom, Oxum told everything she did and that it was for love. Ifá was surprised and gave her a game of cowrie shells.

Visual characteristics

Oxum is represented by a young, beautiful black woman with medium-length curly dark hair. In some images, she is portrayed with a huge pregnant belly and, in other illustrations, she is characterized with an adê (crown) covering her face and no hair.

In the illustrations, she is usually wearing a gold plaid dress that may or may not have a large yellow bow in the chest region and gold-colored accessories on her arms. She is always holding a gold mirror, which serves to give back everything she receives in equal proportion, and has a pearl necklace around her neck.

Relationship between Oxum and other Orixás

Oxum is the second wife of Xangô. Her relationship with Obá, one of the three wives, was one of rivalry, causing the warrior and passionate Orixá to cut off her own ear and deliver it inside the amalá as devotion to her husband in an attempt to receive his attention and affection. In the end, everything went wrong, creating great discord between the two, arousing the anger of her husband and the two being expelled from his kingdom.

In addition to being the daughter of Oxalá, in many stories, she is the daughter of Iemanjá. However, in other legends, she is characterized as the sister of this Iabá. According to one of these legends, Oxum had lost her kingdom, her wealth and beauty, crying on the banks of a river, which reached the bottom of the sea.

Realizing that the tears were from sweet Oxum, Yemanjá helped her get back on her feet. She cut off part of her enormous hair so that Iabá could wear it as a wig until hers grew back, gave her the corals from the sea and made her the owner of all the gold on Earth. Since then, one can take care of the other's children as well as her own.

Oxum syncretism

In Brazil, either in Afro-Brazilian religions or in Catholicism, Oxum is syncretized with various Our Ladies. For example, in Bahia, she is called Nossa Senhora das Candeias or Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres, while in the rest of the Northeast she is referred to as Nossa Senhora do Carmo.

In the Northern region of the country, this Orixá is syncretized as Our Lady of Nazareth, while in the Southern region, she is referred to as Our Lady of Conception. In the Midwest and Southeast regions, she is referred to only as Our Lady or Our Lady of Conception Aparecida. Most people have probably heard of one of these listed during their lifetime.

Children of Oxum

The children of Oxum care about the opinion of others, like to please people and are diplomats, solving disagreements and problems with calm and seriousness. They are also honest, very loving, dedicated, vain, sweet, emotional and focused people.

When the children of this Orixà decide that they want to reach a goal, they create plans and paths to follow until they achieve it. Besides being maternal, they are very sensitive and emotional, avoid unnecessary fights, take good care of the loved one and when they are hurt, there is hardly any forgiveness.

In relation to physical characteristics, they tend to gain weight more easily, are vain, seductive and value material pleasures and food. Sexual life is active and intense, they are always dating and fight to conquer the person they are truly in love with.

Prayer to Oxum

Prayers are one of the most important parts of worshiping an Orixá and can be to call the entity in the terreiro, to make a greeting, a thank you, to communicate with the Orixás, to attract higher energies or to ask for protection, love and prosperity. The following prayer is to ask Oxum for protection and prosperity.

"Hail Oxum, golden lady of the golden skin, blessed are your waters that wash my being and deliver me from evil. Oxum, divine queen, beautiful orixá, come to me, walking on the full moon, bringing in your hands the lilies of the love of peace. Make me sweet, soft and seductive as you are.

Oh! Mother Oxum, protect me, make love be constant in my life, and that I can love all of Olorum's creation. Protect me from all mandingas and witchcraft. Give me the nectar of your sweetness and may I get everything I desire: the serenity to act in a conscious and balanced way.

May I be like your sweet waters that follow the course of the rivers, cutting through rocks and rushing to the waterfalls, without stopping or turning back, just following my path. Purify my soul and my body with your tears of encouragement. Flood me with your beauty, your kindness and your love, filling my life with prosperity. Hail Oxum!

Oxum leaves and herbs

The main Oxum leaves and herbs that are used in her rituals, feasts and requests to bring her energy are rosemary, lavender, alamanda, yellow acacia, watercress, chamomile, calendula, cambara, cologne, St. Mary's herb, St. Lucy's herb and Captain's wort.

Besides these plants, there are also the fava-pichuri, the flamboiant, the orange blossom, the yellow ipê, the jambuaçu, the macela, the picão, the yellow rose, the oriri-de-Oxum and the vassourinha-de-botão. Each leaf and each herb has its respective properties that are used for certain purposes such as prosperity, love, discharge, among others.

How to please the Orixá Oxum?

To please Oxum, we usually offer foods such as fruits and sweets, with or without some object attached. This type of offering is made to ask for something in life such as prosperity, money, love, protection, health, blessings or as thanks for something desired to have come true.

The fruits used to please Oxum are: avocado, banana, soursop, orange-lime, green apple, melon, pear, peach and grape. As for flowers, the ones that please this Orixá and are used as offerings are: sunflower, yellow rose and lilies. Other foods to please her are: quindim, honey, coconut water, sugar and lavender.

All offerings should be accompanied with white, yellow and blue candles, which are her respective colors. Another way to please this Orixá is to use rose essence, as well as champagne or cherry liquor. These items are of great appreciation to Oxum and all offerings should be placed near a waterfall or river.

Tips for your offering

Some tips for the offering is to use gold coins in the offerings that need this object, in addition to putting food and other ingredients in dishes or containers also gold, if necessary, since Oxum is the lady of gold and all her clothes and ornaments are also the color of this precious metal.

Some offerings should be delivered at the edge of a river or waterfall, so that there is the flow of the energies of prosperity in the life of the person. The ideal is that the offering is delivered in nature, where the Orixás live. If you do not have easy access to these places, do not hesitate to seek guidance from a father or mother of saint.

Be careful when placing the offering in the woods near a waterfall, make sure the candles are well positioned and firm so that there is no accident and cause a fire. Some people indicate extinguishing the candles after the request or thanksgiving, because nature is a sacred asset.

Offering with beans to receive all the energies of Oxum

This offering is made to receive the energies of Oxum, both for fertility and for love or prosperity. To learn how to make it, the ingredients and the ideal time to prepare it, read the following topics.

When to do it?

This offering can be made when the person wants to ask Oxum or thank him for something. After 12 or 24 hours that the food is ready, this dish should be delivered in a forest, positioned near a waterfall, river or stream. The right day to prepare this food should be checked with the father or mother of saint of the terreiro that you go.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to prepare Omolokum (the food offered to Oxum) are:

- 500 g refried beans;

- 200 g of shrimp without peel;

- 5 eggs;

- 1 onion;

- Smoked shrimp powder;

- Palm oil.

How to do

Start by cooking the beans until they are very soft, remove from the heat, drain the water and leave this portion separate to be seasoned. Now, put in a pan or frying pan the dende oil, the smoked shrimp and the grated onion, letting it braise for a brief moment to make the seasoning.

Then, throw the already sauteed seasoning into the pot with the french beans and let it simmer until it boils, adding a little more dende oil. Wait for the broth to dry and be careful not to let it burn. When it's ready, place it in a bowl (round container) and then place the 5 hard-boiled eggs and shrimp without the shell on top.

Remember to soak the beans in boiling water for at least 5 hours before starting to prepare the offering, so that the sulfur and toxins that cause abdominal pain and gas are eliminated. The amount of eggs can change according to the obligation of the terreiro.

Offering with grapes and yellow roses to Oxum

This offering is to ask for harmony in the family, harmony in the relationship, fertility, prosperity or love. To know how to prepare this offering with grapes and yellow roses to Oxum and please her properly, continue reading.

When to do it?

The offering should be delivered at the time of making a request to the Queen of Gold or to thank her for having a request answered. If you make the offering by obligation of the terreiro, ask for guidance on the exact day and the most appropriate place to be made and delivered.

It should be delivered at the edge of a river or waterfall, so that there is the flow of the energies of prosperity in the life of the person. The ideal is that the offering is delivered in nature, where the Orixás live. If you do not have easy access to these places, do not hesitate to seek guidance from a father or mother of saint.

Ingredients

The ingredients to prepare this offering to Oxum are:

- 3 bunches of green grapes;

- 3 yellow roses open and without thorns;

- 3 yellow candles;

- 1 bottle of mineral water;

- 7 leaves of cabbage;

- 1 light-coloured round dish;

- Honey to water the fruits and roses;

Directions

Arrange the cabbage leaves by placing them in a circle on a light-colored round plate with the stalks facing outward, serving as a support for the offering. Then, arrange the fruits and roses well in the center of this circle of cabbage to make it beautiful and harmonious.

Then, pour a little of the mineral water over the fruits and roses, and then pour honey over everything, watering everything that is in the center of the circle of cabbage. After preparing the offering, you should light a yellow candle next to the plate, settling it on the ground or on a suitable support for it. Be careful not to cause a fire if the candle falls into the bush.

Offering of cabbage, corn and yellow roses to Oxum

The offering of cabbage, corn and yellow roses to Oxum is made to ask for prosperity, love or harmony in a person's life. This gift is very easy to prepare and has no animal ingredients. Find out by reading the topics below.

When to do it?

This offering should be prepared when you want to ask for prosperity, fertility, love or harmony in life and delivered near a waterfall or a river. It can also be placed in the backyard of the house clean and lined with white cloth. Do not forget to ask a father or mother of saint for guidance so that it is done correctly on the correct day.

Ingredients

To prepare this offering, you need the following ingredients:

- 7 cabbage leaves to line the floor;

- 7 ears of raw corn;

- 7 yellow roses open and without thorns;

- 7 yellow candles;

- 1 bottle of mineral water;

How to do

Start by taking the seven cabbage leaves to line the floor, placing them in a circle with the stalks facing outward. Next, arrange the ears of corn and the yellow roses interspersed, forming a circle on top of the cabbage leaves. Finally, water everything with mineral water and light the candles to deliver the offering to Oxum and make your request.

Offering grapes, quindim and coins to Oxum

The offering with grapes, quindim e moedas to Oxum was quite indicated at the turn of the year 2020 to 2021, in order to attract prosperity and blessings of this Orixá. Read below when to do, what ingredients are needed and how to prepare.

When to do it?

Although it is an offering indicated for the turn of the year from 2020 to 2021, it is another option for those seeking blessings and prosperity in life, and can be prepared when you want to make a request at any time of the year. In addition, it is one of the easiest offerings to make for those who live busy.

Ingredients

To make this offering, you will need only:

- 1 bunch of green grapes;

- 1 quindim (can be bakery) ;

- 7 coins of the same value;

- 1 light-coloured round dish.

Directions

Place the bunch of green grapes and the quindim (a kind of brown rice) inside a round dish of light color, being white, beige or yellow. Place the seven coins of the same value around the food with the value facing up and make your requests for blessings, prosperity and abundance to Oxum.

Sympathy for money with honey, egg yolk and coins for Oxum

This sympathy is ideal for those who are experiencing financial difficulties, for those who need to supplement income to pay bills, for those who are in urgent need of money or other financial problems. Learn how to prepare the sympathy for money with honey, egg yolk and coins for Oxum below.

When to do it?

This sympathy should be done at times when the person is going through some financial difficulty and needs money to solve the problem, but is unable to achieve this goal. The most suitable time to make the sympathy and request is in the crescent moon to the full moon.

In addition, this sympathy helps bring money back into the lives of those who are making the request. Just ask with great faith, have patience and do your part to get what you want. The offerings and candles for love and prosperity can be placed indoors in high places.

Ingredients

The ingredients to make the sympathy are:

- 1 egg yolk;

- 1 glass with water;

- 1 cup;

- 1 light-coloured round dish;

- 1 yellow or white candle;

- 8 current gold coins;

- honey.

How to do

First, place the current gold coins (i.e. current, circulating coins) into the bowl. Next, cover the coins with honey. After that, pour the egg yolk into the bowl while mentalizing prosperity coming into your life.

Then, place the bowl in the center of the plate and cover it with water until it overflows. While placing the water inside the bowl, mentalize the money growing and overflowing in your life, all situations improving and all debts being paid quietly. Light the yellow candle while asking Oxum for prosperity and money.

After making the sympathy and ask everything you want for the Queen of Gold, let the candle burn and put the offering in a high place. As soon as 3 days pass, remove everything from the place, wash the coins, throw the yolk with the honey in the trash and wash the bowl and the plate in running water.

Oxum ritual with papaya and coins to get a job

The ritual of Oxum with papaya and coins serves to get a job, money and a stable financial situation, just ask with great faith and do not forget to go after what you want. Continue reading to learn how to do this ritual.

When to do it?

This offering should be made on a full or crescent moon day and placed in a high place, above your head. Make it when you are in need of jobs and money. If you need help or guidance to do everything correctly, talk to a saintly father or mother to help you step by step.

Ingredients

This offering is one of the easiest to make. The ingredients to perform the ritual are:

- 1 slice of papaya;

- 1 yellow or white candle;

- 7 coins;

- Honey.

Directions

Take a slice of papaya, which can be just a piece of fruit cut in half, and put the coins inside the papaya, one by one. Light the candle and, while fining the coins, mentalize prosperity entering your life, the protection and help of Oxum, a job you both want or need.

Done this, water the coins with honey, mentalizing the Orixá Oxum bringing money and employment for your life. Leave for 7 days in a high place, above the head, and when you remove the offering, first take the coins.

Use the coins or donate to someone and bury the piece of papaya in nature, if you have no way to bury, make the sign of the cross 3 times over the fruit and throw in the trash.

Oxum bath for love and prosperity

In addition to offerings, baths are also important to attract and ask for what you want or need from the Orixás. Read the following topics and learn how to make an Oxum bath to attract love and prosperity.

When to do it?

The bath for love and prosperity should be done on a Monday when the moon is full or crescent. Depending on what you want, love or prosperity, the day of the week to take the bath may change. Therefore, check with a priest or mother of saint about the correct time to prepare it.

Ingredients

For those who wish to find a new love or are after a new job or money in life, you will need the following ingredients for the bath:

- 1 liter of mineral water;

- 1 white or yellow candle;

- 1 yellow rose;

- 1 perfume;

- Honey.

How to do

Put 1 liter of mineral water in a basin, take the petals of the yellow rose and throw them in the water. Then throw a little honey along with the petals in the water and sprinkle a little perfume over everything. If your Ori is ruled by Oxóssi, change the honey for brown sugar.

The next step is to macerate the rose petals (rub them together) while making your request, mentalizing positive energies to attract love, employment or money in your life and that Oxum open your ways. Light the candle, offer the bath to Oxum still making the request with faith and throw down the body from the neck down. Do not dry.

Oxum, Orixá of love, is sweet, protective and feminine!

Oxum is the Orixá that helps bring love, fertility and prosperity into people's lives, she protects her own children and those of her sister Iemanjá very well. In addition, she protects pregnant women, helping them at the time of birth, so many women of Afro religions worship and please Oxum to have a pregnancy without complications.

Mistress of waterfalls and rivers, of sweet waters, owner of all gold, beauty and sweetness, her commemorative date is December 8. She welcomes all her children who cry with a great weight in their hearts and calms them. This is one of the most respected and worshipped Orixás in the terreiros, because she brings love, prosperity, money, open paths, sweetness and protection.