

This I humbly ask you Santa Marta la Dominadora. May he not rest, nor work, walk, nor run with his mind on any other woman but me. May he not forget me, night nor day, and where ever he may be, may he only think of me, and with no other woman whatsoever may he find peace and comfort. May he love me and in his every thoughts may I be pressent. Bring him walking, running but is a haist, bind and tame him and place love only for me within his heart. Where ever he may be I ask that you bring him to me. As this is the truth I ask you to enter into the heart of (n.n.), and from him remove three drops of blood. The one that bore nine children, and nine she buried. The one who sits with Mistress Maria de Padilla to converse. The one that digs up the bones of those that are buried.

The one that pours then serves the wine over the deceased, The one that pulls the teaths of the hangedman. Martha, Martha, the one who raises the winds, the one that Demons lust over. Traditional Prayer to Return a Lover: (Translated to English) Mami Wata’s shrines are typically decorated in red and white to honor her.

White represents death but also beauty, creation, femaleness, water, and wealth. Red symbolizes death, destruction, maleness, and power. In Nigeria, Mami Wata’s followers will wear red and white clothing since these are the colors that represent Mami’s dual personality. If the follower does what Mami Wata wants they will become rich, but if they refuse, the person will become ill. Mami Wata has a close connection to water, and many of her followers have been possessed by the spirit while they were swimming or on a boat. Barren mothers often call upon Mami Wata to cure their affliction. The illness of the person shows that Mami Wata has taken an interest in the afflicted person and only she can cure the individual. She has a strong connection with healing that results in people blaming her when someone comes down with an incurable illness. Mami Wata is often described as having a mermaid-like figure and is often accompanied by a snake. Mami Wata spirits are usually female, but are sometimes male. It is one of many spirits under the water-spirit traditions that date back to ancient Africa. Mami Wata is venerated in West, Central, and Southern Africa. Filomena Lubana who was known as a fierce warrior and at the time was childless took pitty on the young boy and raised him as her own. Filomena Lubana then asked the orphan where his father was, and he replied he had never known him. When she saw the attack on the small boy, and being of a fierce warrior lineage, she went and attacked the serpents that were about to eat the orphan. Filomena Lubana who was in deep silent prayer and meditation herd the struggle from a distance and ran to investigate. Suddenly the orphan boy was surrounded by serpents who began to encoil themselves around the young boy to squeeze the life out of him and swollow him whole. (Barona / Baronesa) Filomena Lubana was also at the burial grounds that very night honoring her father’s grave who as the orphan boy’s, was one of the oldest of the graves, (Baron) but obviosly holding a male carcass. The orphan was honoring the anniverery of his mothers death, who was the eldest female buried on the grounds. Traditional African folklore states that a young orphan boy was wondering at night through a burial ground that was directly near a swamp. Santa Marta la Dominadora within the Puerto Rican Sanse tradition and Dominican 21 Division is known as one of el Baron del Cementerio’s Nine daughters, her real name is Filomena Lubana. It was for this feat that Martha’s ability to dominate a seemingly invincible enemy led to the legend surrounding her.Ī proper offering to her includes sweet breads – such as pound cake, white wine, perfume, water, and white flowers. Once the beast was defeated, Martha tied it up using only only a girdle. Martha was able to subdue the dragon by using only holy water and a cross. Her story originates in France, where there was, according to legend, a dangerous and deadly dragon.

Martha has gained a reputation for helping people to dominate a person or a situation. In terms of folklore, Martha is generally regarded as the only female slayer of dragons. In many pictures, she is holding a torch, a bible, and holy water, with a dragon or snake under her feet. Martha.” Martha the Dominator earned her name from common depictions. Depending on your religious background, she may be known simply as “St.
