Offerings:
Yams, a magic mirror, green snakeskins, light green candles, mangoes, turtle shells, river rocks, mercurial incense, mercury.
Litany:
Pour Simbi, serpent qui marche sur les points magiques mercuriels. Serpent qui entre, sort comme un trait parmi les illusions. Magicien qui reflete ce qui est au desous dans ce qui est en bras. Acceptez nos offrandes. Entrez dans nos coeurs, dans nos bras, dand nos jambes. Entrez ici. Dansez avec nous!
Kreyol:
Pou Simbi, kap mache sou pwen majik planet Meku. Majisien kap montre sa ki an le nan sa ki anba. Aksepte ofran'n nou. Antre nan ke nou, nan bra nou, nan jam'm nou. Antre vin'n danse avek nou!
Translation:
For Simbi, serpent who walks on the magical points of Mercury. Serpent who darts between illusions. Magician who mirrors forth that which is above in that which is below. Accept our offerings. Enter into our hearts, out arms, our legs. Enter and dance with us!
Traditional:
Simbi is the magical serpent of Voudon. He is lord of the fresh water rivers, streams, rainfall, and all things that flow, like electricity and electronics. He is the mercurial serpent that carries communications - the perfect patron Loa of e-mail! Simbi slithers scross the crossroads, guides the possessed through the dangerous no-man's-land between the moment of loss of consciousness and the taking of the Loa during the crisis of possession. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why he is associated with claivoyance. Simbi's magfic extends to the realm of botanicals, the leaves of which he uses for healing.
Simbi is syncretized with the Three Wise Men. His colors are gray or light green. His animal is the tortoise.
