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 Releasing Petition
Primary Use
In the previous chapter you learned how to request the protection of your own guardian ghost - the spirit of an ancestor willing to keep you safe “...for three years max.” While there is a specific mention of a time limit woven into the petition, you should release your guardian ghost protector using a formal petition as a sign of thanks and respect for the service which the spirit faithfully provided. This will keep you in the good graces of that spirit, and the rest of your ancestral line, in the event you want to perform the Guardian Ghost Protector petition again.
You can perform this releasing petition at any time within the three year period to release your guardian ghost back to the Land of the Dead, but even if you do not perform this releasing petition, you should keep in mind that their service commitment to you will end exactly three years after you complete the performance of the Guardian Ghost Protector Petition. It is recommended that you perform this petition ritual within the last week or two before the expiration of the three years, so you have plenty of time to complete all the steps.
Remember; if you want to recruit another guardian ghost after the service of the original has ended, you can perform the same Guardian Ghost Protector Petition in the previous chapter.
You Will Need
Crafting Your Petition
At your Santa Muerte altar, light the brown offering candle so you may work in its light. Using your brown ink pen, write on the piece of paper the following words:
“Commitment of my guardian ghost protector”
Beneath these words, write the date your guardian ghost’s commitment began, which is the date you linked with your guardian ghost at the crossroads when you performed the Guardian Ghost Protector Petition in the previous chapter. Next to this date, write the date when you plan to release your guardian ghost from its commitment, which will be the day you return to a crossroads in order to complete this Guardian Ghost Releasing Petition. For example:
“31 October 2020 - 31 October 2023”
Preparing the Herb and Ashes
Next, take this paper and burn it to ashes in your cauldron or burn pot. As the paper burns, recite the below included Guardian Ghost Releasing magick prayer. When the paper has been reduced to ashes, place these ashes in your small pouch or bag, then place a small amount of wormwood herb into the bag. Close the pouch, give it a couple shakes to incorporate the ashes with the herb, then once again recite the Guardian Ghost Releasing magick prayer over the pouch.
Leave the pouch on or near your altar so it may rest in the light of the brown candle until the candle burns to completion.
Find a Crossroads
When the candle has burned to completion, retrieve the pouch containing the ashes and wormwood, and find another crossroads. You may return to the same crossroads where you first linked with your guardian ghost, or you may find a new crossroads. As before, 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 contents of your pouch over the center of the crossroads. As you sprinkle the blend, recite at least one time the below included Guardian Ghost Releasing magick prayer.
When the herbs have been sprinkled, and the prayer recited, then your volunteer ancestor ghost guardian has been successfully released from their commitment of helping to keep you safe from physical and spiritual harm. At this point, you may leave the crossroads, and consider this petition complete.
Guardian Ghost Releasing Magick Prayer
Guardian ghost, spirit friend,
Thank you for the help you lent.
Thank you for keeping me safe,
All this time, and all these days.
At the crossroads, say goodbye,
No longer to me be tied.
In the name of Holy Death,
Go then back to where you rest.
In the previous chapter you learned how to request the protection of your own guardian ghost - the spirit of an ancestor willing to keep you safe “...for three years max.” While there is a specific mention of a time limit woven into the petition, you should release your guardian ghost protector using a formal petition as a sign of thanks and respect for the service which the spirit faithfully provided. This will keep you in the good graces of that spirit, and the rest of your ancestral line, in the event you want to perform the Guardian Ghost Protector petition again.
You can perform this releasing petition at any time within the three year period to release your guardian ghost back to the Land of the Dead, but even if you do not perform this releasing petition, you should keep in mind that their service commitment to you will end exactly three years after you complete the performance of the Guardian Ghost Protector Petition. It is recommended that you perform this petition ritual within the last week or two before the expiration of the three years, so you have plenty of time to complete all the steps.
Remember; if you want to recruit another guardian ghost after the service of the original has ended, you can perform the same Guardian Ghost Protector Petition in the previous chapter.
You Will Need
- Wormwood - herb for sending away. Used here to release your guardian ghost protector from their commitment to you, and to let them know that they can return to their place of rest beyond the veil. CAUTION - known to be poisonous, avoid skin contact and store in a secure place.
- Piece of Paper - to represent the commitment which your guardian ghost made to you.
- Brown Ink Pen - to write on the piece of paper.
- Cauldron or Burn Pot - to burn the piece of paper to ashes.
- Small Pouch or Bag - to transport the herbs and ashes.
- 1 Brown Offering Candle - 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.
Crafting Your Petition
At your Santa Muerte altar, light the brown offering candle so you may work in its light. Using your brown ink pen, write on the piece of paper the following words:
“Commitment of my guardian ghost protector”
Beneath these words, write the date your guardian ghost’s commitment began, which is the date you linked with your guardian ghost at the crossroads when you performed the Guardian Ghost Protector Petition in the previous chapter. Next to this date, write the date when you plan to release your guardian ghost from its commitment, which will be the day you return to a crossroads in order to complete this Guardian Ghost Releasing Petition. For example:
“31 October 2020 - 31 October 2023”
Preparing the Herb and Ashes
Next, take this paper and burn it to ashes in your cauldron or burn pot. As the paper burns, recite the below included Guardian Ghost Releasing magick prayer. When the paper has been reduced to ashes, place these ashes in your small pouch or bag, then place a small amount of wormwood herb into the bag. Close the pouch, give it a couple shakes to incorporate the ashes with the herb, then once again recite the Guardian Ghost Releasing magick prayer over the pouch.
Leave the pouch on or near your altar so it may rest in the light of the brown candle until the candle burns to completion.
Find a Crossroads
When the candle has burned to completion, retrieve the pouch containing the ashes and wormwood, and find another crossroads. You may return to the same crossroads where you first linked with your guardian ghost, or you may find a new crossroads. As before, 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 contents of your pouch over the center of the crossroads. As you sprinkle the blend, recite at least one time the below included Guardian Ghost Releasing magick prayer.
When the herbs have been sprinkled, and the prayer recited, then your volunteer ancestor ghost guardian has been successfully released from their commitment of helping to keep you safe from physical and spiritual harm. At this point, you may leave the crossroads, and consider this petition complete.
Guardian Ghost Releasing Magick Prayer
Guardian ghost, spirit friend,
Thank you for the help you lent.
Thank you for keeping me safe,
All this time, and all these days.
At the crossroads, say goodbye,
No longer to me be tied.
In the name of Holy Death,
Go then back to where you rest.