5 - The seven lines

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 · 21 Oct 2022

To understand Umbanda a little more, we must know the lines or vibrations. One line or vibration is equivalent to a great army of spirits that yield obedience to a "Boss". This "Boss" represents for us an Orisha and he has a great mission in space.

Let's see what the Seven Lines of Umbanda are:

1. Line of Oxalá (or Orixalá)
2. Yemanja Line
3. Xango Line
4. Ogun Line
5. Oxossi Line
6. Yori Line (Ibeiji)
7. Yorimá Line (Souls)

These names are sacred and ancestral and name the seven Greater Orixás of Umbanda.

These Planetary Orixás are the seven highest spirits on the planet, and they never incarnated here.

The Greater Orixás do not incorporate, they have planetary government functions. Each of them extends its vibrations and ordinances to seven more entities called Minor Orixás and these, each to seven more inferior ones and so on.

Here's how a line is organized:

Table 1

As the hierarchy descends, the number of entities is multiplied by seven, as each entity, within its hierarchy, delegates orders to seven more.

Lines, Legions and Phalanges

Each line consists of seven legions, each legion having its leader. Each legion is divided into seven major phalanges, which in turn also have a chief, and each phalanx is divided into seven sub-phalanges and so on, following a logical criterion.

Now we will present the lines and their Orixás with their respective heads of legions.

OXALÁ (or ORIXALÁ): (ORI ➔ Light, Reflection; XA ➔ Lord, Fire; LÁ ➔ God, Divine)

Therefore, THE LIGHT OF THE LORD GOD

The Seven Heads of Legion of Spiritual Vibration of Oxalá:

OXOSSI: (OX ➔ Action or Movement; O ➔ Circle; SSI ➔ Living on Earth)

Therefore, THE DOCTRINE POWER, THE SOUL CATCHER

The Seven Chiefs of Legion of Spiritual Vibration of Oxossi:

OGUM : (OG ➔ Glory, Salvation; AUM ➔ Fire, Warrior)

Therefore, THE PEACEFUL COSMIC WARRIOR, THE FIRE OF GLORY

The Seven Spiritual Vibration Legion Chiefs of:

XANGO: (XA ➔ Lord, Leader; ANGÔ ➔ Ray, Soul)

Therefore, THE DIRECTING LORD OF SOULS

The Seven Legion Chiefs of the Spiritual Vibration of Shango:

YORIMÁ : (YO ➔ Power, Order, Principle; RI ➔ Reign, Enlightened; MÁ ➔ Law, Rule)

Therefore, PRINCIPLE OR REAL POWER OF LAW

The Seven Chiefs of Legion of the Spiritual Vibration of Yorimá:

YORI: (YO => Potency, Order, Principle; RI => Reign, Enlightened; ORI => Light, Splendor)

Therefore, POWER OF THE PURE OR PURITY

The Seven Legion Chiefs of Yori's Spiritual Vibration:

YEMANJA: (YE => Mother, Generating Principle; MAN => The Sea, The Water, Law of Souls;
YÁ => Matrix, Maternity)

Therefore, THE LADY OF LIFE

The Seven Heads of Legion of the Spiritual Vibration of Yemanjá:

1 - Oxalá Line

This line represents the beginning, the uncreated, the reflection of God, the solar verb. It is the reflected light that coordinates the other vibrations. The entities of this line speak calmly, calmly and always express themselves with elevation. Their sung points are true invocations of great mysticism, hardly heard today, as it is rare for them to assume a "Head of Head".

2 - Iemanjá Line

This line is also known as Povo d'Água. Yemanjá means the generating energy, the divine mother of the universe, the eternal feminine, the divine mother in Umbanda. The entities of this line like to work with salt water or the sea, setting vibrations, in a serene way. His sung points have a very beautiful rhythm, always talking about the sea and the Orixás of that line.

3 - Xangô Line

Xangô is the Orisha who coordinates all Karmic law, is the leader of souls, the Lord of the universal balance, who measures our spiritual state. In short, Xangô is the Orisha of Justice. Its sung points are serious invocations of strong images and always lead us to its vibrational sites such as mountains, quarries and waterfalls.

4 - Ogun Line

The vibration of Ogun is the fire of salvation or glory, the mediator of shocks resulting from karma. It is the line of the demands of faith, of the afflictions, of the struggles and battles of life. It is the deity that, in the mystical sense, protects the warriors. Caboclos de Ogum like to walk from one side to another and speak in a strong, vibrant way and in their attitudes they show vivacity. Their sung prayers translate invocations for the struggle of faith, demands, battles, etc.

5 - Oxossi Line

The vibration of Oxossi means enveloping or circular action of the living on Earth, that is, the soul hunter, who attends to doctrine and catechesis. Their entities speak serenely and their passes are calm, as are their advice and work. Its sung points translate beauty in images and music and are generally invocations to the forces of spirituality and nature, especially the forests.

6 - Yori's Line

These highly evolved entities express, through their horses, childlike manners and voices in a serene, sometimes a little lively, manner. When in the protectors plane, they like to sit on the floor and eat sweet things, but without excesses. Its sung points are happy and sometimes sad melodies, talking a lot about Heavenly Father and Mother and sacred robes.

7 - Yorimá Line

Also called the Line of Souls, this line is made up of the first spirits who were ordered to fight evil in all its manifestations. They are the Old Orixás, true magicians who, veiling their karmic forms, dress in the clothes of Pretos-Velhos, teaching and practicing the true "mirongas". They are the doctrine, the philosophy, the mastery of magic, in foundations and teachings. They usually like to work and consult while sitting, smoking a pipe, always in an action of fixation and elimination through their smoke.

Its fluids are strong, because they insist on "taking a good hold" of the device and tire it a lot, mainly on the part of the lower limbs, keeping it always curved. They speak slowly and think carefully about what they say. Very rare are those who assume the Headship, but they are the assistants of the other "Guides" - his right arm. The sung points reveal a sad melody and a more measured, doleful, melancholy rhythm, translating true prayers of humility.

Guide The Lines

Caboclos, Pretos-Velhos and Children, who are part of the so-called Astral Current of Umbanda, work within one of the Seven Lines of Umbanda: Orixalá, Ogun, Oxossi, Xangô, Yorimá, Yori and Yemanjá.

The Caboclos who work in the terreiros are from the following lines: Orixalá (these do not incorporate, they only pass vibrations), Ogun, Oxossi, Xangô and Yemanjá;

The Old Blacks are from the Yorimá Line;

And the Children of Yori's Line.

As described in “Table 1” (on the first page), the row is hierarchically divided into various degrees.

In terreiros, in general, 5^th, 6^th and 7^th Degree Protectors are worked. To work with a Guide (4^th Degree) a lot of experience and devotion on the part of the medium is required. Rare (practically impossible) are the incorporations of Minor Orixás (1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd Degree), which need a very prepared medium, a safe mediumistic current, a clean terreiro in the physical, astral and mental, and absence of obsessors even coming from the assistance. It is impossible to incorporate Orixás Maiores.

Umbanda's militant spirits only use the same names as their Main Chiefs, even when they are of the 4^th Degree, that is, even when they are Guides (Group Chiefs). From there on, up to the 7^th Degree do not follow this rule, varying their names but having the same affine connection.