By guest contributor Wesley Gerrard* Death is the only guarantee we have – even birth isn’t guaranteed. Death comes to everything – to every rock, to every tree, to every monkey, to every cow, to every human, to every atom, to every nucleus, to every quark to every photon. It is what binds everything together. … Continue reading Death in the UK – An English Santa Muerte Devotee Honors His Grandfather
Upcoming Dr. Andrew Chesnut lecture at the Morbid Anatomy Museum
On Friday, October 24th, join Dr. Andrew Chesnut at the Morbid Anatomy Museum in Brooklyn, New York for an unforgettable Dia de los Muertos celebration! From the Morbid Anatomy Museum invitation: "Please join us for our annual Morbid Anatomy Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos costume party! This year we will welcome back the … Continue reading Upcoming Dr. Andrew Chesnut lecture at the Morbid Anatomy Museum
La Nina de Muchas Caras – The many faces of Santa Muerte
When one begins to search for Santa Muerte, it quickly becomes apparent that as she travels through the Americas, and now around the globe, she does so with an ever changing face. As death itself, she wears many masks, suited to the personal predilections of those she approaches. Although her devotees in Mexico and the … Continue reading La Nina de Muchas Caras – The many faces of Santa Muerte
Mexico’s Trinity of Death: Santa Muerte, Day of the Dead and Calavera Catrina, An Illustrated Overview
The season of death is at hand. Halloween and the Mexican death trinity of Day of the Dead, Catrina Calavera (Skeleton Dame), and Santa Muerte (Saint Death) engage millions of South and North Americans in rituals that reconnect us with our own mortality. Leaving aside the jack-o-lanterns and trick or treating of our own childhood … Continue reading Mexico’s Trinity of Death: Santa Muerte, Day of the Dead and Calavera Catrina, An Illustrated Overview
Most Holy Death 