Holy Death oil

How to Use It

Witchcraft & Folk Magick

• Dress a red Santa Muerte candle with the oil and burn it with your lover’s name beneath it.
• Anoint her statue or image before making a request, and leave an offering of flowers, tequila or sweets.

Hoodoo & Rootwork

• Anoint a name paper for the person you want and place it under her statue.
• Dress a red figure candle and burn it before her image.

Demonology & Black Magick

• Use it in Santa Muerte devotion when asking for her help in binding or commanding work.

A Simple Working

• Set up a small space for Santa Muerte with her image and a glass of water.
• Offer her red roses or a small glass of tequila.
• Write your lover’s name on a square of parchment and anoint it with Holy Death oil.
• Dress a red candle with the oil and set it on the paper.
• Light it and ask her plainly for what you want.
• Thank her and let the candle burn out.
• Keep the paper beneath her image and repeat the offering when your request is answered.

Pairs Well With

• Red roses, a favourite offering for her red aspect.
• Red candles, for love and passion petitions.
• Tequila or mezcal, common offerings on her altars.
• Apples or sweets, left as gifts.

What You Receive

Holy Death oil, available in 2 dram, 1 oz and 16 oz bottles.

Origin & Lore

Santa Muerte, Holy Death, is a Mexican folk saint shown as a robed skeleton holding a scythe and globe. Her devotees bring her requests of every kind, and her red form is especially petitioned for love and passion. Holy Death oil is used to dress her candles and statues and to carry her influence into love work.

In Mexico, the skeletal figure of Santa Muerte is asked for love as often as for protection, because she alone is said to part those she binds.

Devotion to Santa Muerte grew quietly in Mexico for decades before becoming public in the 2000s, and she now has followers across Mexico and the United States. Devotees use coloured candles for different requests, with red reserved for love and passion.