Suddenly, a skeletal figure in a glowing white robe appeared as if she had just stepped through the wall, and then glided over to me. She sat down beside me, and as she did...
Lady Death in Paris – The Santa Muerte Chapel in the City of Lights
Death has accompanied me since my childhood. I have always collected skull symbols, had a skeleton puppet named Belphegor at the age of 8, and wanted to live in the Paris Catacombs.
The 9 Lives of a 9/11 Survivor and Santa Muerte Tarot Trailblazer
Somewhere around this time I began telling folks, “Some people flirt with death. I’ve dated her, French kissed her, she keeps tossing me back.”
The Ties That Bind – Santa Muerte Dominadora
One of the great pleasures in life is sexual relations. As humans we have two ways to deal with this, or we deny it, and often get frustrated because of that, which can lead to an unhealthy approach in regard with everything sexual.
Santa Sangre – Santa Muerte and Blood Sacrifice
Death deities also love it as you are spilling the elixir of life in their honor, and it lessens the barrier between them and the world of the living.
Casa de la Santa Muerte – Photo-Essay of Fascinating Michoacan Temple
La Casa de la Santa Muerte is one of the most elaborate temples dedicated to the Skeleton Saint in Mexico. Located in the tiny town of Santa Ana Chapitiro, Michoacan, just a few miles from Patzcuaro...
Sisters in Death – Santa Muerte and Death Goddesses Across Time and Place
Santa Muerte's first documented appearance as a venerated figure in Mexico occurred in a 1793 Inquisition report on idolatrous practices by Indigenous worshipers.
Death in the UK – An English Santa Muerte Devotee Honors His Grandfather
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
Sowing and Reaping with Santa Muerte
By guest contributor Lindsay K* All of life is built of death and sacrifice. The ground beneath our feet, water we drink, the food we eat, the air we breathe. All goes through a cycle of transformation, something is lost to become something new. It is always good to be thoughtful and mindful when we … Continue reading Sowing and Reaping with Santa Muerte
Death in Italy – Review of “La Santa Muerte” Exhibit in Bologna
By guest contributor Luciano Martucci* and translated from the original Italian by Dr. Andrew Chesnut The press in Bologna reported on an "exhibition dedicated to Santa Muerte, from 13 January to 7 February", "a cult that suddenly sprung up about five hundred years ago", stressing that devotees come from marginal and criminal sectors of the … Continue reading Death in Italy – Review of “La Santa Muerte” Exhibit in Bologna
Most Holy Death 