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
Buy the paperback at https://amzn.to/41gmMKg
When to Remove Offerings from an Altar
Beginning devotees often ask me how they know when to remove an offering from a Santa Muerte altar.
If the offering is organic, like an apple or flower, then it should be removed when it begins to show signs of going old or wilting. The only items on the altar that should appear dead are the depictions or representations of death that are the anchor of the altar. The offerings are separate from the depictions of death and should be kept in a state that you yourself would like to receive. Would you like to receive a brown apple or a wilting flower? If not, then they should be removed from the altar before they go bad.
As for other offering items that won’t go bad or that may last a long time, like bottles of alcohol, cigarettes, or candy bars, these should be removed when you yourself begin to get bored of seeing them on your altar. If you are getting bored of seeing an offering item on your altar, then chances are good that the Santa Muerte is getting bored of seeing it as well, and it would be wise to rotate the item off the altar.
When it comes to how to dispose of offerings rotated off an altar, you may follow the instructions outlined in the chapter “How to Dispose of Magick Trash”, which is shared a little later in this book.
If the offering is organic, like an apple or flower, then it should be removed when it begins to show signs of going old or wilting. The only items on the altar that should appear dead are the depictions or representations of death that are the anchor of the altar. The offerings are separate from the depictions of death and should be kept in a state that you yourself would like to receive. Would you like to receive a brown apple or a wilting flower? If not, then they should be removed from the altar before they go bad.
As for other offering items that won’t go bad or that may last a long time, like bottles of alcohol, cigarettes, or candy bars, these should be removed when you yourself begin to get bored of seeing them on your altar. If you are getting bored of seeing an offering item on your altar, then chances are good that the Santa Muerte is getting bored of seeing it as well, and it would be wise to rotate the item off the altar.
When it comes to how to dispose of offerings rotated off an altar, you may follow the instructions outlined in the chapter “How to Dispose of Magick Trash”, which is shared a little later in this book.