🔥⛰🌺 Serpents, Suns & Sweet Power: Honoring the Feast of Four Spirits (July 26-29)
Today, the altars glow for four powerful spirits who walk with fire, sweetness, shadow, and the deep wisdom of creation itself. Though their paths are distinct, they meet in harmony on this sacred day—offering us a rare chance to honor the layered nature of Spirit and the many ways power can show up: as mother, as warrior, as seductress, as serpent, as sun.
We honor:
🌿 Nana Buruku – the primordial Mother
🔥 Aganjú – the volcanic king
🐍 Santa Marta la Dominadora – the tamer of serpents and situations
🌸 Anaisa Pyé – the radiant Queen of Love and Joy
🌿 Nana Buruku – The Ancient Womb of the World
Nana Buruku is among the oldest of the Orisha. She is not just elder; she is the primordial memory before memory. Associated with creation, moon mysteries, and ancestral waters, Nana holds the secrets of life and death. She is mother to Obatalá and Yemoja, yet older than time as we know it.
Nana is not flashy. She is not loud. But her presence rearranges the very air. When she comes, everything stills—because even the wind knows it is in the presence of origin.
Her feast is a call to return to the roots, to honor the ancestors and the quiet wisdom of the earth. Offer her silence, stillness, purple and deep indigo cloth, and the kind of reverence reserved for the ones who remember when the world was still being dreamed.
🔥 Aganjú – The Mountain that Moves
Aganjú is fire and stone, volcano and stillness. Both a warrior and a protector of civilization, he governs volcanoes, deserts, and the raw power of untamed nature. He is the Orisha of endurance, inner strength, and relentless transformation.
In some lineages, he is father to Chango—though in others, they are brothers or mirrored aspects of royal power. Regardless of lineage, his energy is undeniable: explosive, grounding, and fiercely regal.
Today, honor Aganjú with fiery offerings—rum, roasted corn, oranges, or red cloth. Dance for him. Sing for him. And walk forward without fear. He clears paths not gently, but definitively.
🐍 Santa Marta la Dominadora – The Serpent Mistress
In Sanse and Dominican Vudú, Santa Marta is a powerful and complex spirit—one who teaches us how to dominate without cruelty, how to walk with snakes and not be bitten. She is the master of control, protector of women, and the one who steps into mess and makes it bow.
She is not your passive saint. She is the one they pray to when they want justice now, when they need strength in the face of manipulation, betrayal, or abuse. She is sensual, strong, and utterly unafraid to wrap herself around your enemies and squeeze.
Offer her green and black, candles dressed in domination oil, fresh flowers, perfumes, and licorice. And above all—stand in your power when you call her. She responds best to those who already know they are worthy.
🌸 Anaisa Pyé – The Radiant, Laughing Queen
Beloved in Sanse and Dominican Vudú, Anaisa is the spirit of joy, flirtation, wealth, and divine femininity in all her glittering glory. She is often seen as a young woman, playful and wise, who brings sweetness into bitter places. But do not mistake her lightness for foolishness—Anaisa knows exactly what she’s doing.
She opens roads with her charm, protects children, helps with love and money, and keeps the spirits of sadness at bay. When Anaisa walks, flowers bloom—whether you want them to or not.
She loves yellows, sunflowers, sweet cakes, beer, champagne, mirrors, perfumes, gold jewelry, and baubles. She is often served alongside Belie Belcan (Saint Michael), whom she teases endlessly and partners with fiercely. Their energy together is protection and attraction in perfect rhythm.
🌕 A Shared Feast, A Shared Mystery
To have all four honored today is no coincidence. Together, they speak of power in many forms:
- Nana brings origin and ancestry.
- Aganjú brings movement and willpower.
- Santa Marta brings dominion and strategy.
- Anaisa brings joy and divine magnetism.
In your work today, call on each. Not just with candles, but with alignment. Are you standing in your ancestry? Are you grounded in your worth? Are you holding your boundaries? Are you allowing joy to flow?
This is not a day to choose one spirit over another. This is a day to honor the totality of Spirit.