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I remember that two spirit people exist and my heart flutters and I feel light headed and I giggle and my heart beats out of my chest like I'm in a cartoon <3
you CANNOT be a Santa Muerte devotee and a white supermacist, or a racist, facist ,and someone who’s apart of the oppression team, and if you are, you clearly have NOT studied mama and her history, as well from her stories told by the locals of Mexico, Central America, South America, the caribbean and even to the Latinx diaspora. she’s been for the oppressed and against the oppressors.
Altar for Santa Muerte located in Tepito, Barrio Bravo in Mexico City
Photography by me, follow me on Instagram: puntodeclive
𝕾𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖆 𝕸𝖚𝖊𝖗𝖙𝖊: 𝔖𝔞𝔦𝔫𝔱 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔇𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔥 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔊𝔬𝔡𝔡𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔇𝔢𝔞𝔡
When it comes to death, there are many variations of gods that come to our mind from different cultures, since this process is an inevitable and crucial part of all our lives notwithstanding our ethnicity, race, social status, religious beliefs, etc.
Most of us heard about one such deity: Santa Muerte, who is commonly known as a folk saint and is closely associated with Mexican el Día de Muertos or Day of the Dead. Usually she is depicted as a skeleton with traditional feminine features, long hair, flower wreath and in a bright dress.
Despite her status among Spanish Catholics, the catholic church doesn’t accept her as an official saint since some other figures play this role in catholicism, as well as Santa Muerte’s eerie connections with witchcraft and narco cartels don’t quite fit Christian morals.
But what do we know about the origin of the Mother of Death?
Origin
Although Santa Muerte is an unofficial catholic saint, her roots are more complex than they seem and aren’t limited by her status among Spanish Catholics.
There are a few main theories of where Santa Muerte comes from:
Aztec death deity Mictecacihuatl
Figure of Grim Reaper during Black Death
African death goddesses
And more others.
But there is no general agreement on which one is true. It can be confusing, but at the same time, it allows us to analyze and define the truth for ourselves.
Still there is one most popular theory which is related to Aztec beliefs.
Aztec death goddess
As we know, Santa Muerte has the most popularity in Mexico. From the history overview, the Valley of Mexico was earlier the Aztec home before the conquest of this land by the Spanish in the early 16th century.
Before Mexican el Día de Muertos, the Aztecs had their own celebration connected to several death gods: Mictecacihuatl and Mictlantecuhtli. Few principal gods were represented as female (Mictecacihuatl) and male (Mictlantecuhtli) embodiments of death and rulers of Mictlan (underworld).
!For the remark: they are not the only ones, there was goddess Tonantzin as well, but she is related to the other catholic figure.
One of the theories is that Mictecacihuatl and Santa Muerte are the same deity because the Spanish had to accept some Aztec customs due to their cooperation. Also, Mictecacihuatl was a dominant death deity in the Aztec pantheon, so it was important to save her figure even under a different name.
Many faces of Mother of Death
Apart from Santa Muerte’s grim image and direct relation to death, she is patient with the newbies and her devotees and has a pleasant presence and nurturing nature.
Like all deities, Lady of Death is versatile and can be both gentle and destructive. Don’t be surprised to learn that she has a strong connection with drug traffickers and many of them honour this goddess so she gives them protection and prosperity.
Another feature is that Mother of Death accepts all people since death doesn’t care about your social status, sexual orientation, colour of skin, gender, and any other things. She is a protector of those who are rejected by society and helps them to stay safe and find their way in life.
But you need to keep in mind that she should be respected as any other deity and she won’t forgive your ignorance or rudeness towards her.
How to start working with Santa Muerte
As many of us know, it is important to understand which aspects have certain deities when we start working with them. It helps us to figure out for what purposes we can contact them.
Santa Muerte is an universal goddess who has keys to the many doors on our paths. It is no wonder, because death is ever-present and has power over all.
When you decide that you would like to ask Santa Muerte for something, you should define your request and reach out to one of her seven colours or aspects.
!However, if you aren’t sure which colour is right, it is fine to reach out to Santa Muerte without referring to a certain aspect of her.
The Seven Colors of Santa Muerte
I will give a short guide of her seven colours, so it will be easier to define which aspect is most suitable for your problem or situation.
Niña Blanca, White Santa Muerte
Protection, cleansing, renewal, starting new projects, healing, opening new paths, punishing enemies.
Niña Violeta, Purple Santa Muerte
Magic, secret knowledge, wisdom, spiritual growth, clairvoyance, divination.
Niña Azul, Blue Santa Muerte
Partnerships, social life, human interactions (she can both harmonize and destroy relationships).
Niña Dorada, Golden Santa Muerte
Money, wealth, prosperity, fate, luck (as well as lack of money, poverty and bad luck for enemies).
Niña Roja, Red or Pink Santa Muerte
Romantic relationships, love, lust, attracting a partner (it is possible to punish unfaithful partners with Red Santa Muerte’s help).
Niña Verde, Green Santa Muerte
Winning legal cases, justice, defining truth, protection from criminals, imprisoning someone, making someone commit illegal acts, endanger someone to be robbed or assaulted.
Niña Negra, Black Santa Muerte
Neutralizing curses, malevolent spirits, ending bad luck or all kinds of problems, protection, spiritual transformations, harming enemies.
Associations
Planetary aspects:
Moon and Saturn (but it can vary depending on the aspect)
Plants:
Rose, rosemary, syrian rye, tobacco, marigolds, aloe
Animals:
Owl, raven, butterfly, snake, worm
Incense:
Rose, vanilla, sage, copal, myrrh, rosemary, aloe, palo santo
Symbols:
Scythe, skull, flower wreath, golden jewelry, scale, cloak
Tarot:
Death, Queen of Swords, Judgement, the Empress, the High Priestess, the Hierophant (but it depends on your perception as well)
Offerings
Tequila, red wine, chocolate (or any other sweets), red apples, pomegranates, fruits (especially exotic ones such as pineapples, mangoes, dragon fruits), coffee and cacao, salt, bread, flowers (mostly red or white roses), red meat, chicken hearts, candles (the colour depends on the aspect or you can choose the black one as universal), incenses.
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Let me know if you would like new posts about Santa Muerte. Mother and I will be happy to tell you a lot more.
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You take a drug, right? The chemicals, they rush through your body, rush through your brain.
And the sensations, you want the sensations again and again and again.
But let me tell you, you can also get addicted to grief, to guilt, to hate.
Because when you feel dead inside, even bad sensations make you feel like you're alive!
mourning a love you were never able to reciprocate due to your mental health is crazy making. the guilt, the shame, the limerence and the hurt.
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I am writing to ask you to consider sharing a petition. I don't know how far the story has spread, but a non-binary high schooler in Oklahoma (where i live) named Nex Benedict was killed as a result of an attack at Owasso High School two weeks ago. They were attacked on school property.
The state of Oklahoma School Superintendent, Ryan Walters, who has spent his tenure focused on book bans, villainizing teachers, fighting "the woke agenda," and whatever will get him on Fox news. As a part of this he has formed partnerships with the Moms for Liberty and Libs of Tiktok person, Chaya Raichik.
All of these actions include a near constant barrage of attacks on the lgbtqia community. As an lgbtqia person myself, with kids who are also part of the community, including non-binary children, i am incredibly saddened by Nex's death, and worried about the safety of my own children in this state.
It's just a petition and i know the impact feels limited. It feels small to me, but i would like to ask you to share it in the hopes that it might bring some news coverage and open talks in this state about removing this public official for the good of the community.
I appreciate your time and attention. (Obligatory big fan, because I am.)
The petition can be found here: https://chng.it/CvHz2J8QW4
Thanks.
Happy to share it.
Hold Ryan Walters responsible for his role in Nex Benedict's death
I got my Ojibwe name today and my namesake gave me a gendered (ending in -ikwe) name despite me telling him I was two spirit and nonbinary. Is there a gender neutral suffix I can add that isn’t -ikwe or -inini? Is it even…. culturally okay for me to modify the name that was given to me by an elder?
first of all, congrats on getting your name. and I'm sorry the gender stuff doesn't feel right. I had exactly the same experience of getting a -kwe name and feeling really conflicted about it.
this is also like, a really complicated thing to answer and I feel kinda weird talking about it publicly on tumblr, but I can share a bit about my name journey. After I got my name, I tried telling myself "it's ok, having a kwe on my name doesn't HAVE to mean I am a woman, gender works differently in Ojibwe culture." But it still hurt bc I was doing a lot of immersion work so anytime I intro'd myself to someone they were like "ah yes. a woman" and later would she/her me in English.
then I read this article about a Mohawk trans boy who, with guidance from his community, changed the gender marker on his traditional name. I posted about my feelings on facebook, and someone I consider a rolemodel, a leader in the local language revitalization movement (but not an elder), reached out and was like "the manidoog will still know you even if you take the kwe off your name." And that was like, the "permission" I felt I needed to change it.
So that's my story. I know other trans / nonbinary / 2spirit Ojibwe people who have -kwe ending names despite not being women, who just use the short/nickname form of their name most of the time.
On a more practical note, there isn't really a "gender-neutral" ending for Ojibwe names. There are some names that are inherently gender neutral (most animal names, for example). One thing to keep in mind is that if your name ends in something like -binesiikwe (which mine did), removing the kwe and just ending it in -bines DOES read as a masculine/"male" name to most speakers. So if that's also dysphoric for you, you might need to look for other ways to handle this.
Sorry for the long reply, but I related a lot to this experience so I wanted to put this out there, even at risk of maybe saying more about cultural things than I would usually want to. If you want to talk more through private messages, anon, I'm open to it.
HIV/AIDs awareness poster featuring a Two-Spirit couple embracing | c. 2007
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Indigiqueer / Two-Spirit flag, one w the Métis Infinity u_u
I never see ndn pride flags that aren't specifically for 2S folx, so I thought I'd make one up myself. It's not perfect but I'm humble u_u
This flag is for Natives only.
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theres this one old photo of an ojibwe couple harvesting wild rice together and
objectively its the most romantic thing ive ever seen. imagine that?? being on the water together, running ur fingers thru the rice, laughing and singing and telling jokes to keep each other entertained?? the soft sounds of birds chirping and wind whistling through trees ur own personal orchestra?? i would die
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Legend of the Apache Tear Stone
The Grief Gemstone that aids in dealing with loss & emotions and wounds that need healing.
This stone also aids in protecting one from negative energy and helps reground a person.
Namaste! 🙏
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