La Santisima Muerte means The Most Holy Death. Most frequently referred to as Santa Muerte.
Most Holy Death
This Spirit is literally Death and not merely some representation of it. Therefore, tread lightly and utilize the utmost respect and deference of Her.
Santa Muerte is usually split up into seven, widely accepted colors or aspects. These partitions of color represent Her different abilities and roles. However, there are several other colors in common use.
The Many Colors of Death
Virtually any type of work is accomplished with these, due to the wide array of colors. As a practitioner, you’ll have a wide variety of spells to cast. Naturally, this means that you’re going to need a wide variety of colors.
White – blessings, wisdom, peace of mind and health
Black – matters of protection (physical and magickal), shielding from harm and hiding something, keeping secrets, also vengeance and curses.
Gold – any issues of money, employment, material possessions, etc
Red – matters of the heart, love, romance and raw, sexual lust
Green – Justice, fairness, legal matters, court hearings, legal disputes, law enforcement, judges, good luck, money, favors, selling a home or a piece of property, any type of seemingly lost cause
Amber – to overcome addictions, rehabilitation from drug addiction/alcoholism
Yellow – small challenges, intelligence, success, wisdom
Blue – learning, study, wisdom, health
Brown – working with ancestors and the dead, in general (in Hoodoo, brown is for legal, court matters, while green is for money), also for problems that are “mid-level”… beyond yellow, not quite green
Purple – power, authority, healing
Orange – job success and satisfaction, securing work, control of one’s superiors.
Silver – gambling
Copper – gambling
Money patterns – sometimes the statues or candles are covered with images of currency bills These are obviously for money, wealth
Rainbow – Also obvious… these cover all the areas, at least in so far as each color is present
Obviously, these candles are great for special occasion offerings. But, they are wonderful, everyday offerings, as well. They function magnificently as the Fire portion of your spells.
After Use
Take all the wax out first, with very hot water, almost but not quite boiling. You can use it as offerings with dirt from your property or graveyard dirt of your ancestors, the possibilities abound.
