Books
Recommended reading for anyone interested in learning more about the Santa Muerte. You don't have to agree with everything a writer says - each relationship with Santa Muerte is unique. Take what works and leave what doesn't. All of these books are available on Amazon. Use the links below to make a purchase and I'll earn a small commission.
Santa Muerte Devotion 101:
Answers and Explanations for Curious Readers and New Devotees
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By: Arnold Bustillo
After answering many of the same questions (which I don't mind at all), I decided it may be helpful to gather my most common answers in a single document. This short book is for anyone who is curious about the Santa Muerte and who would like to begin building a relationship with Holy Saint Death. In an effort to make the Santa Muerte as accessible as possible, I offer a lot of advice for anyone who must devote themselves in secret or who does not have a lot of money to spend on their devotion. Available at Amazon: https://amzn.to/350g3nT |
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13 Magick Seals of Santa Muerte
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By: Arnold Bustillo
This book features 13 magick seals created in the name of Santa Muerte - or Holy Death. In this book, you will learn how to create each magick seal, the magick prayers necessary to bring each seal to life, and how to incorporate each seal into your own practice of Santa Muerte magick. The 13 magick seals featured in this book are as follows: Money Seal, Evil Eye Seal, True Love Seal, Justice Seal, Psychic Power Seal, Artist's Seal, Enemy Destruction Seal, Health and Wellness Seal, Hearth and Home Seal, Law Keep Away Seal, Seeker's Seal, Bridge-To-Beyond Seal, Mercy-On-Me Seal. Available at Amazon: https://amzn.to/33nwjjC |
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Santa Muerte Prayer Magick:
Affordable Santa Muerte Magick You Can Do Anywhere
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By: Arnold Bustillo
If you're someone who doesn't have access to ritual tools like herbs and candles, or even a space in which to practice your magick, then this booklet is for you. This booklet will teach you how to petition the Santa Muerte through the power of prayer alone, and features a handful of prayers not published on my website. Available at Amazon: https://amzn.to/37N2qKw |
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Santa Muerte Curses and Hexes
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By: Arnold Bustillo
An exploration of the darker side of Santa Muerte, this short book shares several curse and hex petition rituals that anyone can make. From ending relationships, to ending successful businesses, even to ending the life of an enemy, there is no petition that is off limits, no petition that is too taboo, when it is made through the Santa Muerte. Available at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QwNpSN |
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Santa Muerte Magick for Work and Money
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By: Arnold Bustillo
This short book contains a collection of Santa Muerte petitions designed to attract money, work, and business into your life. It features traditional altar petitions, tarot altar petitions, magick powder and magick oil formulas, and instructions for a magick money seal. Approximately half of the petitions contained in this booklet are not found published on my website. Available at Amazon: https://amzn.to/2BvN3KA |
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Santa Muerte Magick for Love, Sex, and Lust
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By: Arnold Bustillo
This book is for anyone who wants to ask Santa Muerte for help with a matter of love or sex. Whether you're looking for a long lasting romantic love, or a string of one night stands, this book has a petition for you. Remember that Santa Muerte accepts us all, and we are all free to ask Santa Muerte for help without the fear of shame or judgement. Available at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3rV2swi |
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The Coins of Holy Death:
A Tool of Divination and Magick for Santa Muerte Devotees
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By: Arnold Bustillo
This book explores The Coins of Holy Death, or Las Monedas de la Santa Muerte, as a tool of divination and magick designed specifically for the Santa Muerte community. Learn how to cast the coins, how to interpret the coins, and how to use the coins as a substitute for a Santa Muerte altar where you can pray, petition, and make offerings. Available at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3hNo9HF |
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Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte, The Skeleton Saint
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By: R. Andrew Chestnut, PhD.
R. Andrew Chestnut received his PhD in Latin American history, and is a professor of religious studies. Dr. Chestnut approaches the Santa Muerte as an outsider and an academic researcher. He conducts several interviews with devotees that help dispel many common misconceptions about Holy Death. Chestnut has no affiliation with this website, but I do recommend his book. Available at Amazon: https://amzn.to/33vQIAH |
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Santa Muerte: The Gnostic Bible of Holy Death
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By: Warlock Asylum
This book explores Santa Muerte devotion and Santa Muerte magick through the gnostic tradition. The author takes steps to explore the historical lineage of Santa Muerte, like indigenous spirituality and imported iconography, and also provides practical advice for experiencing Santa Muerte on a path more akin to ceremonial magick, or high magick. While it is a very interesting and magickally inspirational read, be aware that the language of this book, and the prayers shared within, are noticeably coupled with Catholic language and imagery. Warlock Asylum has no affiliation with this website, but I do recommend this book. Available at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3f2oK8c |
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La Santa Muerte: Unearthing the Magic & Mysticism of Death
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By: Tomas Prower
This is a book you'll either love or hate. When I first read it, I appreciated how it uncoupled Santa Muerte devotion from its deeply Catholic history. Where the book gets a bad rap is how it merges Santa Muerte devotion with modern Pagan, sometimes Wiccan, ideology. Considering how many devotees come to Santa Muerte through Paganism or Wicca, it's at least worth a read. Prower has no affiliation with this website, but I do recommend his book. Available at Amazon: https://amzn.to/2rzSrHX |
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Santa Muerte: The History, Rituals, and Magic of Our Lady of the Holy Death
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By: Tracey Rollin
Described by the publisher as "a complete ritual guide" to working with Santa Muerte, the reviews for this book are mostly positive. Criticisms of this book are similar to the criticisms for the book by Tomas Prower in the listing above, in that Rollin introduces several neo-Pagan ideas into her coverage of Santa Muerte. Unlike Prower, however, Rollin does not completely uncouple Santa Muerte from Catholocism. Nonetheless, this book offers a unique perspective on modern Santa Muerte devotion. Rollin has no affiliation with this website, but I do recommend her book. Available at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3P7zD7G |
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