How to Make Santa Muerte Powder - How to Make Santa Muerte Oil

4/28/2017

Etching by Jose Guadalupe Posada - color added by unknown.

One of my YouTube viewers asked for a video on how to make "Santa Muerte Oil" - so this is for her!

While you might say that all of the oils on my site are "Santa Muerte oils", I have seen pure "Santa Muerte Oil" and "Santa Muerte Powder" for sale online and in stores - so I decided to put this page together to explain how a Santa Muerte devotee might make and use their own Santa Muerte oil and Santa Muerte powder.

Santa Muerte Powder

You Will Need -

Herbal Ingredients:

Rose - for Santa Muerte devotees in Mexico, the personification of death is viewed as a woman, and one of her favorite offerings to receive is flowers, especially roses. They represent the softer, loving, and merciful side of the Santa Muerte.
Tobacco - although soft enough to appreciate the gift of roses, Santa Muerte is also known for her many vices, which is why devotees often offer Santa Muerte cigars, booze, and candy. Here, the tobacco represents Santa Muerte's vices, her approachable down-to-Earth spirit, her "live for the moment" attitude, and her ability to connect with us in the physical realm.
Copal - known as a powerful spiritual protector and purifier, copal has a long history in Mexico for its connection to the dead and it's considered one of the Santa Muerte's favorite incense aromas. Used here to represent the spiritual, magickal, and mystical nature of Santa Muerte.

Other Items:

Mortar and Pestle - for grinding your herbal ingredients into a fine powder.
Mini-Mason Jar - or other suitable container. For storing your Home Protection magick powder. Mini mason jars are recommended because they offer a wide mouth for easy pouring.
1 White Candle - to appeal to the energy of the White Cloaked Santa Muerte, Holy Saint Death.

Powder Instructions -

At your Santa Muerte altar in the glow of the white candle's flame, grind together approximately equal parts of herbal ingredients into a powder. Copal is often sold as a chunk of resin, which may be difficult to grind in a mortar and pestle, but freezing the copal will make grinding easier.

As you grind the herbal ingredients, recite and meditate on the Santa Muerte magick prayer found below. Praying over the herbs while you grind them into powder will help you focus the energy of the potion toward your desired intent of working successfully with the Santa Muerte. Be careful of breathing in the dust of the herbs as you grind, as it may cause irritation.

Transfer to the mini-mason jar or other container, and leave in the light of your white candle until the candle burns to completion. Label the jar or container.

To use powder, recite the Santa Muerte magick prayer included below while you sprinkle in areas where you want to invoke the spirit and energy of Santa Muerte, our Most Holy Saint Death. Sprinkle in living areas to destroy negativity, in areas of business to destroy barriers to financial success, under the bed to eliminate obstacles keeping you from finding a lover, etc.

When you want to invite the spirit and energy of the Santa Muerte into a space, but can't build a physical altar, sprinkle this powder as you focus on inviting the Santa Muerte into the area, and recite the below included magick prayer.

Santa Muerte Oil

You Will Need -

Ingredients:

Santa Muerte Powder - from the instructions above.
Mamey Bone Oil - a magickal oil base common in love and beauty formulas, mamey bone oil is used here to represent the Santa Muerte (or "Boney Lady", as she is often called), and her love for us all.

Other Items:

Mini-Mason Jar - for storing your Santa Muerte oil. Mini mason jars are recommended because they offer a wide mouth for easy pouring. Also, small batches are recommended because magick oil has a shelf life, so you shouldn't make more than you intend on using over the next few months.
1 White Candle - to appeal to the energy of the White Cloaked Santa Muerte, Holy Saint Death.

Oil Instructions -

At your Santa Muerte altar in the glow of the white candle's flame, combine in your mini-mason jar or other magick oil container your Santa Muerte powder and mamey bone carrier oil. There is no rule as to how much powder you should add to the oil, but a ratio of about 10% powder to 90% oil will do just fine.

Stir or mix until all dry powder is incorporated. As you do that, continue to recite the Santa Muerte magick prayer (found below) over your potion while meditating on the intent of working successfully with the Santa Muerte.

Leave in the light of your white candle until the candle burns to completion. Label the jar or container.

Store your new batch of magick oil for at least 10 days in a cool, dark place before use to allow the carrier oil enough time to absorb the energies of the dry ingredients. During this time, you can periodically mix the ingredients as you pray the Santa Muerte magick prayer and focus on the magickal intent behind the potion. Your oil is ready for magickal work after the 10th day. Continue to store in a cool, dark place when not in use.

To use oil, recite the Santa Muerte prayer while you anoint areas where you want to invoke the spirit and energy of the Santa Muerte, and while you anoint items you want to bless in Santa Muerte's name. Anoint areas of your home or business for general protection and blessings. Anoint items that you want the Santa Muerte to cleanse, make magickal, or protect.

As like with the powder formula above, this oil works great when you want to invite the spirit and energy of the Santa Muerte into a space, but can't build a physical altar.

Santa Muerte Magick Prayer

"Holy Death, of love and grace,
I call your love into this place.
Bless this potion in your name,
all it touches, bless the same."

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Jeff

1/30/2019 04:48:58 pm

Do you know where I can get the Mamey bone oil? It is unavailable from Amazon.

Or, can I just substitute another carrier oil?

Thanks for the great website and providing this recipe and all the information about La Santa Muerte!

Arnold link

2/28/2019 02:17:12 pm

Any oil made from the "bone" or seed of a fruit may be used as a substitution for mamey bone oil. Avocado seed oil, for example. Thanks for reading!

Joshua Carredo

1/24/2021 11:04:56 am

Is Virgin Coconut Oil acceptable?

1/24/2021 10:17:35 pm

@JoshuaCarredo - If virgin coconut oil is all you have access to, then this would be an acceptable substitution. Ultimately, as long as you can connect the ingredient to the intent, then you would be justified in using it. The reason why I suggest an oil made from the "bone", or inner seed, of a fruit plant, is to represent the body of Santa Muerte, which is made of bone, and the intent of this recipe is to create an oil that is related to Santa Muerte as much as possible.

The only person you have to satisfy with a substitution is yourself. What are the magickal properties you associate with coconut and coconut oil? And are you comfortable incorporating those energies into this work?

As a final note, I will remind readers that magick is based on a foundation of like attracting like. If someone is making a substitution because they are simply too lazy to go find an ingredient, then I would not be surprised if their lazy efforts attracted lazy results. This is not the same as having no other option. People with no other option use substitutions to adapt to and overcome their challenges - and I think attracting energies like adaptation and overcoming challenges would help, not hinder, any magickal effort.

SIN

1/4/2020 05:41:00 pm

In a bind,No money n simple home items only how can I make something not having all these ingredients.

2/3/2020 12:57:06 am

Rely on prayer to invoke the energy and blessings that Santa Muerte has to offer. Prayer costs nothing and can be done anywhere.

Reign

7/6/2021 05:00:56 pm

Amen

Nyssia Vidal

6/27/2020 01:04:23 am

I would like to know what herbs, oils and incense are used for fixing candles as well as Santa muerte statues. I would prefer to do it myself as I feel it to be more personal coming from me.
Thank you in advance for any help.🙏💜🙏

7/16/2020 03:18:18 am

There are many formulas. You can use the same herbs and oils called for in a petition, or the general Santa Muerte powder / oil which is explained at the top of this page. For a very basic fixing, pure basil herb will work fine, so would anointing the candle / statue with a few drops of olive oil, castor oil, OR sunflower oil. The people who dress candles and statues for a living usually have their own special blend or recipe that they use. At one botanica (spiritual supply shop) in Tijuana, I saw a woman fix candles and small items with a blend that included rainbow cake sprinkles, and at another botanica I saw a candle fixed with a seed or bead pressed into the wax at the top of the candle - usually it was a "rosary pea", an "evil eye bead", OR a simple corn seed. It was also common to see cologne or perfume, like "Florida water" or "Siete Machos", spritzed over the item. There is really no wrong way to fix a candle or statue, as long as your intent is clear. I encourage you to experiment with recipes until you find one that resonates most with you.

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