Santa Muerte – Saint of Love

"In Sebastopol,California, at the Flea Market, where i first encountered her image on a novena booklet, which cost $9.00, i asked the old woman selling it, in my broken ugly Spanish: "La Santisima Meurte -- la razon por la que? [gesture of praying hands] Por que ... oracion? -- and she replied, "Matrimonio." - Catherine Yronwode, proprietor of Lucky … Continue reading Santa Muerte – Saint of Love

An Explosion in Monterrey – Santa Muerte under fire

Violence continues to follow Santa Muerte's public presence in northern Mexico with a recent explosion in Monterrey, the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo Leon, which destroyed a public shrine to the skeleton saint. Reports in the Mexican news indicate that some witnesses have mentioned the possibility of a grenade, however no shrapnel … Continue reading An Explosion in Monterrey – Santa Muerte under fire