Santa Muerte Death Magick: Prayers and Rituals From Where Life Meets Death
Digital Web Book by Arnold Bustillo
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Digital Web Book by Arnold Bustillo
Buy the paperback at https://amzn.to/3BIeTTq
Guardian Ghost Protector Petition
Primary Use
To ask the spirit of a deceased ancestor to protect you from physical and spiritual harm, including misfortune, negative energy, bad luck, and enemies working against you. Note that you will not choose or command the ancestral spirit, because you do not want to bind a spirit to a duty which they do not want or cannot fulfill. Rather, this petition is designed to essentially ask Santa Muerte to find a volunteer from your ancestral bloodline who would be willing to help keep you safe.
This petition is intended to recruit a guardian ghost protector willing to serve you for up to three years. While this arrangement is intended to automatically expire at the end of three years, you are free to release your guardian ghost at any time prior to the expiration date by performing the petition in the next chapter, Guardian Ghost Releasing Petition.
You Will Need
Preparations
At your Santa Muerte altar, light the brown offering candle so you may work in its light. Use your mortar and pestle to grind and blend together approximately equal parts of the basil, bay leaf, and copal, plus the small sample of your personal essence. You do not need much - a blend of about half a small handful in size will work well.
As you grind and incorporate these ingredients together, recite and meditate on the Guardian Ghost Protector magick prayer, which is found below. Praying over the ingredients while you incorporate them into a mixture will help you focus the energy of the potion toward your desired intent of attracting the spirit of a deceased ancestor willing to serve as your guardian ghost protector, for up to three years, against physical and spiritual harm. Be careful of breathing in the dust of the herbs as you grind, as it may cause irritation.
You can stop when the ingredients are well incorporated.
Next, leave the blended ingredients in the light of the burning brown candle until the candle burns to completion. For now, you can leave this blend of dry ingredients in your mortar. When the candle has burned to completion, interpret any markings that remain on the glass candle casing.
Candle Interpretation
Pay close attention to any markings that appear on the inside of the candle glass when the candle has burned to completion. If the candle burns clean with little to no signs of soot on the inside of the glass, then this is a sign that your request has been well received, and there is an ancestral spirit willing to serve as your honest and faithful guardian ghost. If, on the other hand, the candle burns dark with heavy black marks on the inside of the glass, then you can consider this a negative response - in other words, there are no takers who are willing to serve as your guardian ghost at this time.
If you receive a negative sign after burning the candle - heavy black soot marks on the inside of the glass - then end the petition here and try again at a later time. The herbal mixture you prepared should not be used for any other purpose and can be disposed of responsibly (refer to the Introduction for instructions on disposing of magickal trash).
If you receive a positive sign after burning the candle - little to no signs of soot or burn marks on the inside of the glass - then you can proceed with the rest of the petition. You may, at this point, also transfer the herbal blend into a small pouch or baggie so you can carry it with you as you perform the final steps.
Find a Crossroads
In the tradition of Santa Muerte, just like many other magickal / spiritual traditions that exist in the world, the crossroads - areas of land where two roads intersect - are considered by many to be doorways or portals into and out of the Land of the Dead. Since you are asking for the protection of a guardian ghost protector, then you will need to find a crossroads where you can link with your ghost protector, and invite them to cross into the Land of the Living for their agreed upon purpose. For the purpose of this petition, the crossroads can be any two intersecting routes of travel - such as two private roads, two walking paths, a railroad crossing, the point where a sidewalk crosses over a driveway, or where a crosswalk crosses over a street, et cetera. As long as two routes of travel intersect, then the desired symbolism can be achieved.
When you find a suitable crossroads, stand in the middle of the crossroads, where the two routes of travel intersect, and sprinkle the prepared herbal blend over the center of the crossroads. As you sprinkle the herb, recite at least one time the below included Guardian Ghost Protector magick prayer.
When the herbs have been sprinkled, and the prayer recited, then your volunteer ancestral guardian ghost has been successfully invited back into the Land of the Living for the purpose of helping to keep you safe from physical and spiritual harm. At this point, you may leave the crossroads, and consider this petition complete. The energy of your guardian ghost protector will be with you until either the three year time limit expires, or until you release their spirit back to the Land of Death, whichever comes first.
Notes
Take note of the date you complete this petition, so you may be aware of when the spirit’s commitment is nearing its end. You will also need to know this date if you perform the Guardian Ghost Releasing Petition, which you can find in the next chapter. You may want to choose an important or significant date so you don't forget, such as your birthday or Halloween.
After this petition is complete, consider treating your guardian ghost like a friend, or a loyal bodyguard. Ask them to give you signs of their presence, consider giving them a name or seeking spiritual impressions about what they might like to be called, give them prayers and offerings of thanks when you feel that they have served you well or to mark the anniversary of the start of their service to you, and keep your heart open for impressions and signs that they might want to share with you.
At the end of the three year arrangement, you are free to perform this petition again.
Guardian Ghost Protector Magick Prayer
Of my line who live beyond,
Holy Death, let one respond.
One willing to do this task,
Faithful true for three years, max.
Be them loyal just to me,
while this side of death they be.
Ghost on guard to keep me safe,
from all forces misbehaved.
To ask the spirit of a deceased ancestor to protect you from physical and spiritual harm, including misfortune, negative energy, bad luck, and enemies working against you. Note that you will not choose or command the ancestral spirit, because you do not want to bind a spirit to a duty which they do not want or cannot fulfill. Rather, this petition is designed to essentially ask Santa Muerte to find a volunteer from your ancestral bloodline who would be willing to help keep you safe.
This petition is intended to recruit a guardian ghost protector willing to serve you for up to three years. While this arrangement is intended to automatically expire at the end of three years, you are free to release your guardian ghost at any time prior to the expiration date by performing the petition in the next chapter, Guardian Ghost Releasing Petition.
You Will Need
- Basil - herb to dispel negativity and curses. To exorcize and repel hostile spirits; for protection and purification. Protection from evil in general. Used here to keep negative or ill intentioned spirits away, so only good and honest spirits may accept this work.
- Bay Leaf - a messenger herb, used here to carry your request to the Land of the Dead.
- 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 attract the spirit of a deceased ancestor who is willing to help keep you safe. As mentioned in the introduction of this book, it is best to keep your copal frozen until you need it. Refer to the introduction for more notes on this topic.
- Your Personal Essence - This can be one or two strands of your own hair, a couple of eyelashes, or a pinch of trimmings plucked from your favorite beard trimmer. Hair will incorporate the best into this petition, but you may also use a couple of your own nail clippings, or a couple drops of your own spit. This is to invite the spirits of ancestors who are most closely related to the blood that flows through your body.
- Mortar and Pestle - to grind and incorporate the ingredients together.
- Small Pouch or Bag - to transport the herbal blend.
- 1 Brown Offering Candle in Glass - to appeal to the energy of the Brown Cloaked Santa Muerte who exercises power beyond the grave, over the spirits of the departed, and who facilitates communication between the Land of the Living and the Land of the Dead. For this petition, you will need a candle encased in glass.
Preparations
At your Santa Muerte altar, light the brown offering candle so you may work in its light. Use your mortar and pestle to grind and blend together approximately equal parts of the basil, bay leaf, and copal, plus the small sample of your personal essence. You do not need much - a blend of about half a small handful in size will work well.
As you grind and incorporate these ingredients together, recite and meditate on the Guardian Ghost Protector magick prayer, which is found below. Praying over the ingredients while you incorporate them into a mixture will help you focus the energy of the potion toward your desired intent of attracting the spirit of a deceased ancestor willing to serve as your guardian ghost protector, for up to three years, against physical and spiritual harm. Be careful of breathing in the dust of the herbs as you grind, as it may cause irritation.
You can stop when the ingredients are well incorporated.
Next, leave the blended ingredients in the light of the burning brown candle until the candle burns to completion. For now, you can leave this blend of dry ingredients in your mortar. When the candle has burned to completion, interpret any markings that remain on the glass candle casing.
Candle Interpretation
Pay close attention to any markings that appear on the inside of the candle glass when the candle has burned to completion. If the candle burns clean with little to no signs of soot on the inside of the glass, then this is a sign that your request has been well received, and there is an ancestral spirit willing to serve as your honest and faithful guardian ghost. If, on the other hand, the candle burns dark with heavy black marks on the inside of the glass, then you can consider this a negative response - in other words, there are no takers who are willing to serve as your guardian ghost at this time.
If you receive a negative sign after burning the candle - heavy black soot marks on the inside of the glass - then end the petition here and try again at a later time. The herbal mixture you prepared should not be used for any other purpose and can be disposed of responsibly (refer to the Introduction for instructions on disposing of magickal trash).
If you receive a positive sign after burning the candle - little to no signs of soot or burn marks on the inside of the glass - then you can proceed with the rest of the petition. You may, at this point, also transfer the herbal blend into a small pouch or baggie so you can carry it with you as you perform the final steps.
Find a Crossroads
In the tradition of Santa Muerte, just like many other magickal / spiritual traditions that exist in the world, the crossroads - areas of land where two roads intersect - are considered by many to be doorways or portals into and out of the Land of the Dead. Since you are asking for the protection of a guardian ghost protector, then you will need to find a crossroads where you can link with your ghost protector, and invite them to cross into the Land of the Living for their agreed upon purpose. For the purpose of this petition, the crossroads can be any two intersecting routes of travel - such as two private roads, two walking paths, a railroad crossing, the point where a sidewalk crosses over a driveway, or where a crosswalk crosses over a street, et cetera. As long as two routes of travel intersect, then the desired symbolism can be achieved.
When you find a suitable crossroads, stand in the middle of the crossroads, where the two routes of travel intersect, and sprinkle the prepared herbal blend over the center of the crossroads. As you sprinkle the herb, recite at least one time the below included Guardian Ghost Protector magick prayer.
When the herbs have been sprinkled, and the prayer recited, then your volunteer ancestral guardian ghost has been successfully invited back into the Land of the Living for the purpose of helping to keep you safe from physical and spiritual harm. At this point, you may leave the crossroads, and consider this petition complete. The energy of your guardian ghost protector will be with you until either the three year time limit expires, or until you release their spirit back to the Land of Death, whichever comes first.
Notes
Take note of the date you complete this petition, so you may be aware of when the spirit’s commitment is nearing its end. You will also need to know this date if you perform the Guardian Ghost Releasing Petition, which you can find in the next chapter. You may want to choose an important or significant date so you don't forget, such as your birthday or Halloween.
After this petition is complete, consider treating your guardian ghost like a friend, or a loyal bodyguard. Ask them to give you signs of their presence, consider giving them a name or seeking spiritual impressions about what they might like to be called, give them prayers and offerings of thanks when you feel that they have served you well or to mark the anniversary of the start of their service to you, and keep your heart open for impressions and signs that they might want to share with you.
At the end of the three year arrangement, you are free to perform this petition again.
Guardian Ghost Protector Magick Prayer
Of my line who live beyond,
Holy Death, let one respond.
One willing to do this task,
Faithful true for three years, max.
Be them loyal just to me,
while this side of death they be.
Ghost on guard to keep me safe,
from all forces misbehaved.