This article is the result of a field research based analysis of the possession in african-brazilian religion Umbanda's sacred space called "Caboclo Pena Branca", located in the town of Juiz de Fora, MG. Here the narrative of the entity "Pombagira das Rosas" is presented, and the aim is to observe the relationship of alterity established between medium and entity. From the conceptual point of view defined by Michael De Certeau, the narratives are analyzed trying to understand in which form possession is articulated with women's historical reality in Brazil and with the personal trajectory of the medium woman which incorporates the referred spirit, redefining her everyday life. The intention is to focus the subaltern entity's speeches, the individual and collective dynamics, which utilizing national imaginary about this entity enables to observe possession as meaning social solidarity.
Possession; Pombagira; social imaginary; médium; social solidarity