u/luckyharegirl

I find myself neglecting santa muerte’s preference for material offerings-tobacco, sweets, chocolate, etc simply because I don’t find a lot of personal significance in those things and I don’t really have a place in my apartment for perishables as such. I was wondering if this makes me a bad devotee or if I need to be better. I do pray, I do light candles, I have actively been seeking a career in funeral service since I feel as if I would find it fulfilling, and I do pick up roadkill to give the animal a proper burial, I do this in her name as I do it in mine. Is this sufficient?

I tried offering espresso, placing my perfume on her altar so she could charm it, and praying for a safe travel but I kind of got dismissed? in a way that I felt was like “not now, I’m busy.” because she attended to my morning prayer just an hour prior. I’ve been praying every night and morning, and yesterday I did pray for an extended time for a job I wanted. was just wondering if this was something she does for other devotees.

I think it went quite nice. I offered some chocolate covered marzipan and a wood tip black and mild as I recited a prayer. I think we hit it off. there was a moment I was getting her approval for some altar decor and she did disagree with my vision, but after some very polite pleading on my end I think she came around lol. overall, I felt this feeling of optimism washing over me. I have a good feeling about everything and I understand she will make me face things I don’t want to, but I trust her.

hello, I’m new to this sub and for transparency’s sake, I’m not very spiritual or religious whatsoever. one thing is certain, ever since I could form thoughts on my own, I always felt a weird pull to the terrifying and taboo. only recently however have I begun to embrace it in a more literal way, I think. beginning in december 2025 I have started collecting skulls, taxidermy, and bones, and it was also around the time I went vegan due to my personal repulsion with the meat and dairy industry. however, several weeks ago I was faced with a difficult decision to put down a maimed rabbit I came across while I was working. the experience was I think the most emotional pain I’ve ever experienced. so recently, the realization dawned on me, that for the rest of my life I will be in a state of mourning for living beings I could not save. it’s not something someone can therapize me out of, I think. as death happens every second of everyday. long story short, I’ve been seeking some sort of solution in a non-corporeal entity, and when I was searching for catholic rosaries to purchase bc I had no other idea of what I may need, I came across a santa muerte one and everything in my head just clicked? I’m also mixed peruvian and cuban if that matters, since part of my aversion to spirituality and religion is that it’s heavily dominated by western culture. the thing is, I’m very out of tune with any spiritual plane and I’m not sure how to go about this. all I know is I always sought some comfort in death.