Working with Santa Muerte for Beginners.
January 28, 2022
Santa Muerte seen on a street in downtown Mexico City
Santa Muerte, or Holy Death, is a Mexican folk saint worshipped by many Catholics in the region but is marginalised and officially rejected by the Church. Regardless, the number of her followers grew steadily throughout the years, reaching almost twelve million based on what I last read.
Her rising popularity is no coincidence. She’s non-judgemental and indiscriminate of those who approach her with a sincere heart. That’s what death is. Isn’t? It happens to everyone eventually. As death, herself, the power she holds is enormous and wide. There are not a lot of things she can’t or won’t do, which means she grants all sorts of favors. You can definitely ask her for help in money, love, healing, career, protection, and so on.
Santa Muerte works really hard for her success and recognition. She regularly enjoys demonstrating her abilities, producing miracles, and winning people over. To me, she’s like a diva of the spirit world. Sometimes I wonder if the Church’s rejection fuels her passion in doing so. Anyway, I’ll unlikely find out the answer.
On the flip side, there’re a lot of unfounded claims about the folk saint. Some say she’s demanding. Others say she’s wrathful. She’s not at all these. Santa Muerte is just plain candid, often showing you her tough love. The spiritual energy she gives off is intense. Not everyone can take it. There’s no reason to fear her also. She’s a benevolent force and serves God too.
Many have clearly not understood her well or passed a poor judgment even before working with her. Just because she insists on her own altar and repayments doesn’t make her a difficult spirit. Remember — we’re not entitled to any spirit helping us in our mortal problems. Since we’re the ones asking her for favours, the least we could do is to reciprocate by going along with her requests. An altar is her “office” to work for us, and we pay her through our offerings.
Santa Muerte has a special place in my heart. I feel honoured she came to me on her own accord to offer assistance, and I love her for that. When she urgently seeks your audience, oh boy, it’s right here and now. Most spirits will wait until I fall asleep to enter my dreams. Nope, not Our Lady of the Holy Death. The moment I switched off the lights, lay down on the bed, closed my eyes, there she was — in her true form — wearing all black and a veil, appearing in my third eye.
Santa Muerte Image Candles
Beginners what to take note
For starters, you have to ensure you can commit to a long-term working relationship with her. She’s not the type of spirit you call upon once and part ways. If you can’t, then you’re better off hiring a professional who does work with her.
You need her permission to work together, just like any other spirit. If she agrees, she’ll give you signs such as her images, spiders, centipedes, owls, and skulls. Otherwise, she may send you a dream. You don’t have to wait long. She’s always around (yes, she’s extremely powerful). If you don’t get one in a few days, try asking her again. If it’s still nothing, then it’s a no. If you do receive one, then she’s willing to help and guide you.
If so, it’s necessary to set up an altar for her. She doesn’t share her space, so avoid petitioning other spirits right beside her area. This doesn’t mean you can’t work with other spirits. You can but place them a distance apart, even if it’s on the same table. That said, my advice to beginners is to build a strong connection with one spirit first, and this may take a while to get to know each other better.
Just like our human relationships, it’s always best to be upfront about what you’re comfortable or uncomfortable with. I tell Santa Muerte her spiders always give me a fright, and she lets me know she doesn’t fancy a violation of her space. I stop seeing real spiders for signs, and she gets an exclusive spot on my table.
About her offerings, you’ll stand a better chance of her granting your requests if you give her the things she loves. The usual things her devotees offer her are:
Tequila. A must-have. One shot glass full of it will be gone in a few days. Yes, she drinks it. In addition, I always spray tequila all over her statue.
Copal incense. Unfortunately, I can’t bear the smell of it, so I always give her white rose incense.
Copal resin
Candles. Her colours are traditionally white, red, and black. You don’t have to stick to them. I offer her all kinds of coloured candles. The more, the merrier. She absolutely adores her three image candles which I’m selling in my shop. What can I say? They’re really pretty to look at. Anytime I finish burning one for her, she manifests something out of the blue. You may use any of the three for any type of petition. I usually dress her candles with pure rose essential oil. You can experiment with the oils and see what she prefers.
Money. I stick them to her statue. You may also place them at the base of her statue. Since the money is gifted to her, it’s hers already. We don’t take and use them.
Food and drinks. They include water, coca-cola, coffee, bread, chocolates, candies, tortillas, and much more.
There are no hard and fast rules with her offerings. As she extends her influences outside of Central America, there may be something else found only in your country that she takes a liking to. Switch it up and see her response.
If she favours you, then you are blessed with a powerful spirit friend for life.
Hope you find the info useful.
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