Santa Muerte, History, Rituals, & Magic by Tracey Rollin

Complete ritual guide. Working methods for Santa Muerte devotion.

History past the headlines. Why the Skinny Lady is so beloved.

Adaptable practice. Standalone or woven into your own work.

• Author: Tracey Rollin
• Format: paperback
• Covers history, altar work, rituals, and magic of Santa Muerte devotion
• SKU: BSANMUEH

Death welcomes everyone: that is the foundation of Santa Muerte's veneration, and Rollin's book takes it seriously as both history and practice. The female personification of death, associated with protection and safe passage to the afterlife, Santa Muerte has drawn one of the fastest-growing devotions in the Americas precisely because she turns no petitioner away, and Rollin traces how that devotion actually works: the altars, the color-coded candles, the offerings, the prayers. The methods are presented simply and straightforwardly, usable alone or incorporated into an existing magical practice, which makes the book the practical companion to the shop's Santa Muerte shelf. The book teaches the devotion honestly; the relationship with the Skinny Lady is built, as her devotees know, by the tending.

1. Read the history first; the practice makes more sense with the saint understood.
2. Build the altar work chapter by chapter alongside the shelf's tools.
3. Adapt the rituals into your own practice as Rollin's methods invite.

• Santa Muerte Oil, 1 oz: the devotion's anointing oil.
• Santa Muerte Tarot by Fabio Listrani: her imagery in the reader's hands.
• Santa Muerte Incense Sticks: the register in smoke for the altar.

Who is Santa Muerte?

The Mexican folk saint of Holy Death: the female personification of death, associated with protection and safe passage, whose devotion turns no petitioner away.

Is this for beginners?

Yes: Rollin presents simple, straightforward methods usable alone or within an existing practice.

Does it cover the history?

At length, and past the sensational headlines: the book's aim is the truth of why she is so beloved by so many.