Once a petition has been made, anything that is left over - which you are not specifically keeping to act as a charm - is essentially magick trash, and this post will discuss how to dispose of that magick trash in a safe and practical way. This advice can also be followed to deal with old offerings which you want to rotate off your Santa Muerte altar. In the past, I would have recommended burning or burying items left over after magickal work, but no longer. In our modern age, and considering the number of devotees practicing in urban cities, burning or burying is simply not as prudent as it once was.
Undoing The first step to any disposal of an item used in a magick petition is to undo anything you did to the item. If you tied any knots, then untie or cut them open. If you filled any jars, then unfill them. If you stuffed any poppets, then unstuff them. You won't always be able to undo everything - such as if you blended herbal ingredients together or added broken glass and piss to a petition, but that's okay. Just undo your handiwork as much as you can and as much as is practical. When you have undone your work as much as possible, then consider each piece on its own, and treat each piece just as you would any other item in your home that was ready for disposal. Treating as Regular Trash Is the item something that you would normally put in the garbage or recycling bin to be hauled to the dump? Then toss it in the appropriate garbage or recycling bin. Is it an item you would toss to the birds, like a piece of bread? Then toss it to the birds. Is it an item you would toss in your garden or compost bin to fertilize the soil, like fruit or old herbs? Then send it to the garden / compost bin. Items which are treated as regular trash do not need to be purified or cleansed in any way, because if it is your intent to toss the item away as trash, then your intent will extend to the magick energy associated with the item. Tossing something away as regular trash, bird food, or compost, sends a very clear message that you are done with the item and no longer require any magick energy to be connected to the item. It is only if you intend to reuse the item, or give the item away for someone else to use, that you should clarify your intent to preserve the item, but remove the energy you attached to it. Reusing / Giving Away It's an expensive world out there, and throwing away a perfectly good item just because it was used in a magickal petition may not feel right to many modern Santa Muerte devotees. In the event an item is still good enough to be used, you may decide to keep the item for future use or to give the item away. If you decide to reuse the item or give it away, you can cleanse the item of the magickal energy you attached to it in the following way: At your Santa Muerte altar, you can either anoint the item with a cleansing perfume or cologne, like Florida Water, OR you can pass the item through the smoke of a cleansing incense, such as sage or copal, OR you can sprinkle the item with a cleansing herb, like basil. As you anoint the item, pass the item through smoke, OR sprinkle the item with an appropriate herb, visualize any magickal energy attached to the item rising from the item like steam evaporating into the air. As you visualize this, recite the following prayer over the item a total of three times: "Santa Muerte, Holy Death, let this energy now rest. Make this item clean and pure, to be made anew once more." If you can wash the item with soap and water, then this should also be done, just to ensure the item is physically clean before any future use. You may now re-use the item or give it away as normal. Alternative Cleansing In the event you want to reuse or give away an item, but have no access to tools, you may also cleanse the item through the power of prayer alone by holding the item in your hands and reciting the above prayer a total of 100 times.
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5/17/2020 02:25:13 pm
You NEVER TAKE APART A JOB OR REUSE THE ITEMS. YOU'RE AN IDIOT.
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When you no longer require the energy of something you created, taking it apart is a great way to indicate your intent that you no longer want the item to continue doing what you designed it to do. If you go back and read in paragraph two I state anything left over, which you are not keeping as a charm, is magick trash. This implies you would keep the item together for as long as you want the energy from the petition to persist, or for as long as you feel the energy working. If you wanted the energy from the item to persist forever, then keep the thing together forever. Ostensibly, anything you wanted to keep forever would never become trash, so this blog post would not apply. As for reusing the items, many of the people who come to this site are in desperate situations, many are poor, many live with judgmental Christians, and some are even behind bars. Again, go back and read the first paragraph under the heading "Reusing / Giving Away", where I state it MAY feel wrong to some devotees throwing something away which is still good to use. If you have never lived poor, then I understand why this idea may seem foreign to you. I can see your privilege clear as day in the words you type. Also calling someone an idiot because you disagree with them is mean. You are a mean person. I pray that Santa Muerte delivers unto you the same hurt and meanness which you give to others.
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Unknown
2/6/2021 11:47:57 pm
What if my boyfriend found a santa muerte in chipped good condition and brought it home can I just throw it away @Unknown - If you would like to throw the piece away, then you are free to do so. The Santa Muerte, as death itself, loses no power if you throw a physical item in the trash. However, as someone who has struggled financially, I would encourage you to give the item to someone who would appreciate it, or perhaps to leave the item outside where it could be found and used by someone who needs it more than you do. Mark the item with the word "free" so the intent is clear.
THOMAS
5/28/2020 08:05:19 pm
Hello Arnold,
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