Santa Muerte
The History, Rituals, and Magic
of Our Lady of the Holy Death
Tracey Rollin
Weiser Books, 2017
Death Welcomes Everyone
Santa Muerte (Holy Death of Saint Death) is the female personification of death.
This powerful and mysterious folk saint provides blessings including safe passage
to the afterlife. Santa Muerte is the patron saint of those who live on the fringes
of society, as well as those who face violence and death.
She is hailed as a potent and powerful guardian and protector.
Death is the great equalizer, and Santa Muerte potentially grants miracles to anyone
and everyone.
Santa Muerte is a complete ritual guide to working with this famous - and infamous! -
Mexican folk saint. Go beyond the sensational headlines to discover the truth about
why Santa Muerte is so beloved by so many. Author Tracey Rollin presents simple,
straightforward methods for working with Holy Death that may be used alone of easily
incorporated into your own magical practice.
"Tracy Rollins very well written book Santa Muerte: The History, Rituals, and Magic
of Our Lady of the Holy Death avoids a dogmatic approach to Santa Muerte.
The author, who hails from New Mexico, where Doña Sebastiana, Lady Death,
presaged Santa Muerte, incorporates more research on Santa Muerte than other books
aimed at devotees."
- Professor R. Andrew Chesnut, author of
Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint.
(The text above comes from the back of the book)