Santa Muerte Devotion 101: Answers and Explanations for Curious Readers and New Devotees
Digital Web Book by Arnold Bustillo
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Digital Web Book by Arnold Bustillo
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When Petitions or Contracts Go Unanswered
There are no guarantees when working with Santa Muerte - except the one, and that is your own death. I do not know why Santa Muerte chooses to grant some petitions but not others. The petitions she chooses to grant are her prerogative, as she is not a force which can be commanded. Even those of us with strong relationships with Santa Muerte will have petitions that go unanswered. This being said, you should never not ask for something that you want or need. When we make the effort and ask, there is a chance we can get what we asked for, and that chance gets greater as our relationship with Santa Muerte gets stronger. If we make no effort to ask at all, we can’t fault the Santa Muerte for overlooking us.
Whether it’s a petition or a contract, it can be frustrating when Santa Muerte fails to grant us what we’re looking for. Fortunately, we do have some options when this happens.
I generally advise anyone asking the Santa Muerte for her help in a matter to give it about three months before considering the petition or contract unfulfilled. If three months have passed with no positive result, then I would assess how the petition or contract was made, adjust, and try again. If your petition was made through simple prayer, then I would try the entire process again, but this time add a physical offering of some kind. If the petition was made with a physical offering, I would try the entire process again with a bigger offering, or with more time invested in the performance of the petition ritual. Likewise, if a contract goes three months with no answer, then I would destroy the original contract, and make a new contract that increases what you are promising to give in return.
Next, if another three months pass with no progress, I would consider changing what it is that I was asking for. For example, if I was looking for the love of a specific person, and two petitions or contracts went unanswered, I would adjust my request to ask for a love in general. If I was looking to get a specific job with a specific company, and two petitions or contracts went unanswered, I would adjust my request to be open to employment at any company.
After making the third request, if the Santa Muerte still does not grant the petition, then I would take the hint and let the matter rest for at least three months, before coming back to try again, if at all. The Christians have a saying, “Thank god for unanswered prayers.” Again, I do not know why the Santa Muerte grants some petitions and not others, but in my experience an unanswered petition is often a doorway to a new blessing that I simply wasn’t expecting.
Back when I was a freelance writer creating content for businesses, I petitioned the Santa Muerte to send me clients. Instead of getting more and more writing clients, I found myself getting more and more readers to my Santa Muerte website. I was petitioning Santa Muerte to make me a successful writer, but it never crossed my mind to petition the Santa Muerte to make me her writer. In refusing to grant my early business petitions, the Santa Muerte has led me down a path to be a writer for her and her devotees. Looking back, knowing what I know now, I’m very glad those earlier petitions were ignored.
Finally, do not forget that devotion to Santa Muerte is a devotion to your best possible death, whatever that may be for you. In this regard, if you ask for something that might take you away from a santa muerte, away from a good death, then it is reasonable to expect the Santa Muerte to ignore your petition in order to keep you on the path that will lead you to the best possible death you can experience.
Whether it’s a petition or a contract, it can be frustrating when Santa Muerte fails to grant us what we’re looking for. Fortunately, we do have some options when this happens.
I generally advise anyone asking the Santa Muerte for her help in a matter to give it about three months before considering the petition or contract unfulfilled. If three months have passed with no positive result, then I would assess how the petition or contract was made, adjust, and try again. If your petition was made through simple prayer, then I would try the entire process again, but this time add a physical offering of some kind. If the petition was made with a physical offering, I would try the entire process again with a bigger offering, or with more time invested in the performance of the petition ritual. Likewise, if a contract goes three months with no answer, then I would destroy the original contract, and make a new contract that increases what you are promising to give in return.
Next, if another three months pass with no progress, I would consider changing what it is that I was asking for. For example, if I was looking for the love of a specific person, and two petitions or contracts went unanswered, I would adjust my request to ask for a love in general. If I was looking to get a specific job with a specific company, and two petitions or contracts went unanswered, I would adjust my request to be open to employment at any company.
After making the third request, if the Santa Muerte still does not grant the petition, then I would take the hint and let the matter rest for at least three months, before coming back to try again, if at all. The Christians have a saying, “Thank god for unanswered prayers.” Again, I do not know why the Santa Muerte grants some petitions and not others, but in my experience an unanswered petition is often a doorway to a new blessing that I simply wasn’t expecting.
Back when I was a freelance writer creating content for businesses, I petitioned the Santa Muerte to send me clients. Instead of getting more and more writing clients, I found myself getting more and more readers to my Santa Muerte website. I was petitioning Santa Muerte to make me a successful writer, but it never crossed my mind to petition the Santa Muerte to make me her writer. In refusing to grant my early business petitions, the Santa Muerte has led me down a path to be a writer for her and her devotees. Looking back, knowing what I know now, I’m very glad those earlier petitions were ignored.
Finally, do not forget that devotion to Santa Muerte is a devotion to your best possible death, whatever that may be for you. In this regard, if you ask for something that might take you away from a santa muerte, away from a good death, then it is reasonable to expect the Santa Muerte to ignore your petition in order to keep you on the path that will lead you to the best possible death you can experience.