Wednesday 18 April 2012

Division de Metresas

If there is one group of spirits in Sanse that I feel an especially strong connection with it is the division de metresas (the division of female spirits). It is the division off all the beautiful female mysterio, and is often invoked when dealing with matters of love, empathy, wealth and spiritual cleansing.


As these spirits are so important to me, I wanted to talk about some of the mysterio that are part of this division. The division itself is ruled over by Metresili, a spirit that is intrinsically linked to love, beauty, luxury and wealth. She is a very beautiful spirit, passionate and romantic in the extreme but sometimes prone to immense sadness. For when she comes in possession, many times the pain and disappointment of our world fails to live up to her idealised expectations. Like many of the Metresas she loves to be given flowers and also has a passion for expensive perfume, jewellery and sweet candies and pop. She is normally offered pink, white and blue. However, (as is common in sanse) she may be served with other colours and offerings as she sees fit.


The dreamy and alluring La Sirena is another important spirit within sanse and in some ways is quite similar to Metresili. She is a siren that rules over the mysteries and wealth of the sea and is said to call men to her with her enchanting glamour and voice. She is the patron of singers (and in my own personal experience artists as well) and can be called on to help improve these talents. Of all the metresa she is one of the most empathic and understanding. As such the people she walks with sometimes have problems saying no to others, even if sometimes it would benefit them a great deal to do so. La Sirena loves to be given perfume and jewellery just like Metresili, however she has a great love for mirrors and combs and can also be offered melon. Unless she requests something different, colour wise you can offer her sea blues and greens.


Anaisa Pye is one of the most popular female myterio within Sanse, she is seen as being a beautiful young woman who loves to dance and is associated with joy, sex, love and wealth. She is extremely generous and if she comes in possession she will often consult over a number of matters such as love, work and money. Anaisa is a mysterio that rules over all the things in life that bring joy and as long as she is well placated she will work hard for the people that serve her. However she can be a very jealous spirit and if she feels she is being ignored or sidelined by someone she walks with she can wreck havoc in her servitor's life. She loves to be given flowers, mirrors, Corona beer, perfume and cigarettes. Colour wise she will often ask to be served with bright yellow.


Santa Martha La Dominadora is another well loved mysterio within both sanse and 21 divisions. She is associated with snakes and as such (depending on the puntos she arrives in) she will often crawl around on the floor. She is most famously a dominator of men and will often aid in bringing back a potential man (or snaring a new one). She also often cleanses people when she comes, leaving them free to attract the attention of those they like. She takes brown eggs, flowers, cigars and cigarettes and is often served with the colour purple.