La Santisima Muerte
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Santeria is a religion that tries to stay under the radar, because it's an extremely secretive religion, primitive magic being the heart of Santeria. The principle Saint that is worshiped in Santeria is known as La Santa Muerte. Popular in Mexico, and sometimes linked to the illicit drug trade, the skeleton saint known as La Santa Muerte in recent years has found a robust and diverse following north of the border: immigrant small business owners, artists, gay activists and the poor, among others — many of them non-Latinos and not all involved with organized religion.
La Santa Muerte is a physical representation of Death. She is associated with protection, healing, magic and a safe delivery into the afterlife. The classic statue colors are black, white red and bone. The statues hold what looks like an orb, representing omnipotence and world domination. Candles are very important for ritual use, every color has a special attribute.
Popular media has sparked an interest in the occult practices of the Santa Muerte Followers...In the series breaking bad, two men who are part of the cartel and wearing fancy suits are crawling all the way to a shrine dedicated to la Santa Muerte. In the series Dexter on one of the slide above a woman’s eyes and tongue are cut out right after her head was chopped off. She was used as an offering. In the real world media La Santa Muerte’s image has been used on prayers cards citing vengeance and protection, which are sometime found at scenes of massacred bodies and on shipments of drugs.
“Criminals pray to La Santa Muerte to protect them from law enforcement, but there are good people who pray to her who aren’t involved in any criminal activity so we have to be careful.” Former prisoners have given up their skin as sacrifice to the Santa Muerte. In doings so they tattooed their bodies with her image in a grand gesture of devotion. Devotees say La Santa Muerte has helped them find love, find better jobs and launch careers.
Tepito, also known as Barrio Bravo," is considered the heart of the cult. A neighborhood that is teeming with criminal and illegal activity. In 2001 Doña Queta was the first Mexican citizen in Mexico to establish an alter that was open to the public. Her family also leads ceremonial midnight masses once a month for all followers. At her shrine shrine, traditional rosaries are said and young men crawl on their knees for blocks, cradling the holy skeleton in their arms.
Ruy Renden Leal is a Bishop of the Dioces of. Matamoros a representative of the Roman Catholic Church explains why the Church reject the Sanctification of La Santa Muerte. La Santa Muerte is an event and not a person and therefore can’t be give sainthood. However, official acknowledgement hasn't stopped the increasing numbers of holy death devotees, because it is a religion that reflects the realities of its followers and accepts their immoral and violent ways.
La Santa Muerte is a physical representation of Death. She is associated with protection, healing, magic and a safe delivery into the afterlife. The classic statue colors are black, white red and bone. The statues hold what looks like an orb, representing omnipotence and world domination. Candles are very important for ritual use, every color has a special attribute.
Popular media has sparked an interest in the occult practices of the Santa Muerte Followers...In the series breaking bad, two men who are part of the cartel and wearing fancy suits are crawling all the way to a shrine dedicated to la Santa Muerte. In the series Dexter on one of the slide above a woman’s eyes and tongue are cut out right after her head was chopped off. She was used as an offering. In the real world media La Santa Muerte’s image has been used on prayers cards citing vengeance and protection, which are sometime found at scenes of massacred bodies and on shipments of drugs.
“Criminals pray to La Santa Muerte to protect them from law enforcement, but there are good people who pray to her who aren’t involved in any criminal activity so we have to be careful.” Former prisoners have given up their skin as sacrifice to the Santa Muerte. In doings so they tattooed their bodies with her image in a grand gesture of devotion. Devotees say La Santa Muerte has helped them find love, find better jobs and launch careers.
Tepito, also known as Barrio Bravo," is considered the heart of the cult. A neighborhood that is teeming with criminal and illegal activity. In 2001 Doña Queta was the first Mexican citizen in Mexico to establish an alter that was open to the public. Her family also leads ceremonial midnight masses once a month for all followers. At her shrine shrine, traditional rosaries are said and young men crawl on their knees for blocks, cradling the holy skeleton in their arms.
Ruy Renden Leal is a Bishop of the Dioces of. Matamoros a representative of the Roman Catholic Church explains why the Church reject the Sanctification of La Santa Muerte. La Santa Muerte is an event and not a person and therefore can’t be give sainthood. However, official acknowledgement hasn't stopped the increasing numbers of holy death devotees, because it is a religion that reflects the realities of its followers and accepts their immoral and violent ways.