The Great Secret of Holy Death. Maribel Pedrera Pérez – Maga Beth

is very important that the first time you set up the altar, you look at the water. If the water has small bubbles or it is crystal-clear in the morning, it means that the Holy Death is happy with the altar you have prepared: spiritual and economic tranquillity. However, if it is murky, mouldy or with cream, it means that she is very upset with your request and have a lot of difficulties to achieve what you have asked.

      Bread

      Bread is the sacred food that must never be missing on the altar, since it symbolises that you will never go hungry or lack food. Put a piece of bread or bun next to your Holy Death. It can be wholemeal bread, if you prefer. Change it frequently, at least twice a week. Never throw it away in the rubbish, put it under a tree, the leafier the better.

      Instead of bread, some people put a cake: it depends on your own choice.

      Fruits

      The fruits offered should always be fresh. Red apples are the most used, usually 3 or 4. Yellow apples are used in some rituals related to money. Fruit offerings are good to avoid envy and bad energies. They should not be eaten before they get spoiled and should not be thrown away in the rubbish.

      There are believers who offer seasonal fruits. Some fruits are also used in love-related works.

      Sweets

      Chocolate is considered to be an emotional stimulant and that is why a bar of chocolate is placed on the altar of the Holy Death. Chocolate will help to eliminate negative energies and envy. It is also used for love-related works.

      Honey is also used for sentimental works and should be included on the altar. You can put any type of sweets, regardless of the amount. It is preferable that they are homemade, but the important thing is that they are offered from the bottom of your heart.

      Money

      If the altar is in your business, offer the Holy Death the first sale of the day. You can leave money on the altar until you close or during the first 21 days of the opening of your business. Money is used in several rituals to improve the personal or family economy, and when you need to look for a new or a better job.

      Fragances

      Scents are also important. Their use is recommended because they serve to customise the altars. It is recommended to use some of your own fragrance on the image of the Holy Death.

      Plants and Herbs

      – Camphor: for absent persons, write their full name on a piece of paper and put it under the image. The person will soon return to you.

      – Basil: used for economic well-being. There should always be some basil on the altars that ask for success and abundance.

      – Rude: it removes bad vibrations, lies, deceits, gossip, and provides marital union.

      – Rosemary: for good luck, it takes away negativity and evil thoughts.

      – Peppermint: it helps to solve love-related troubles.

      – Union Grass: to attract the opposite sex and make easy love conquests.

      – Come to Me: to increase the love of the couple.

      – Costmary: to obtain power and luck in love.

      Stones

      – White quartz: to ward off bad thoughts, it provides positive energy.

      – Pink quartz: to give great power and strength in love.

      – 7 metals: to attract abundance, money and prosperity.

      – Magnet stone: it has a great power for business and trade, used to make charms.

      – Alum stone: to solve legal problems and justice.

      – Jet stone: to attract fortune and make the money work.

      Candles

      Fire is one of the four main elements in any request or ritual. It represents a bridge between this world and the afterlife; but it is also a source of power and destruction.

      When you light a candle, a call is made to the forces of nature: fire, air, water and earth. The earth is the wax, which is transformed into air.

      When you light a candle, ask with devotion and faith, always visualising what you want to achieve, transmitting devotion and respect. Try to use strong colours and not pastel ones. It is better to light the candles with wooden matches and with the right hand if you are right-handed, or with your left hand if you are left-handed; since it is the hand we use the most and it will help us to have more strength.

      You must let the candle burn completely, but if for any reason you must blow it out before it burns, its better do to it with wet fingers or with something metallic; never blowing it out, because it is another air element and that would dissipate the energy.

      Look for candles of good quality, preferably made of paraffin wax and choose the colour in accordance with your needs. The colours mostly used are:

      – White: To achieve peace and tranquillity, protection in your home, business or personal protection. This colours is also used in rituals of consecration (such as in the Holy Eucharist in Catholicism), purification, meditation, fortune telling, spells that imply healing, spiritual strength, clairvoyance, mediumship, to attract ancestors, etc.

      – Yellow: To ask for money, liquidity, prosperity, work and any economic request in our lives, for wisdom and good luck.

      – Orange: To ask for strength, and to attack and defend ourselves from the enemy.

      – Pink: For sentimental requests of love, to draw hard hearts near, for friendship, or for any other ritual that implies femininity.

      – Red: It represents strength and passion, for any request related with love, emotions, sex, passion or desire, to ask for the couple or marriage, and to achieve emotional stability.

      – Golden: To open the roads in business and to get money, liquidity and economic stability, to be successful and to increase sales and economic benefits, for businessmen and merchants.

      – Purple: For everything related to health, to be healthy and to reject illnesses.

      – Blue: To ask for concentration in studies and mental strength, for any student, to boost intelligence, to solve professional problems at home, to soften the hearts of our superiors.

      – Green: For legal problems, used amongst lawyers and people related to justice to achieve success.

      – Coffee: To communicate with the afterlife, enhance clairvoyance, mediumship, concentration and telepathy, to overcome any obstacle in our daily life.

      – Indigo: To be able to sleep, heal and increase our spirituality.

      – Black: To return any negative energy sent to us, to have strength and power, for total protection, for annoying neighbours. It also helps to achieve the person’s goals and objectives without anyone bothering or finding out, it hides our true intentions in the eyes of potential enemies.

      Interpretation of the Flames of the Candles

      If the candle goes out on its own and for no apparent reason: This indicates that one part of the request will be granted, but for the other you will have to do your part with will and sacrifice to achieve what you have asked for.

      If the candle keeps going out: it may be that the wick is too short or is misplaced: if this is the case, blow out the candle, let it cool down and replace it. If it continues to go out, this means that people envy you for all the things you do or have and your friends or people around you look at you with suspicion. Allow the candle to cool for a few minutes, pass it all over your body -starting with head and ending with the feet-, and light the candle again while saying a prayer.

      If you have asked for something related with love or sentimental matters, it means that your request will not be concluded. You should pass the candle all over your body again, as I have described before.

      If you have asked for money, you will have to be careful not to trust or lend money, because you will lose it and the person you lent it to will also lose it.

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