The Holy Death AKA Santa Muerte

Randy Fitch

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Part 1 - The Rise of the Holy Death

By Randy Fitch Santa Muerte, Saint Death and Holy Death in English, is now the fastest growing new religious movement in the West. There...

Randy Fitch

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Part 2 - The Origins of the Holy Death

By Randy Fitch The Holy Death has grown from the religious diaspora of beliefs in past and present Mexico. While in 2001 the “devotion to...

Randy Fitch

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Part 3 - Understanding How Catholic Christians Could Turn to the Santa Muerte

By Randy Fitch As a Christian, you might ask how any entity other than God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, could be looked to for aid...

Randy Fitch

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Part 4 - Why Christians Should Care About the Growth of the Belief in the Holy Death

By Randy Fitch Belief in the Holy Death I’ve learned there isn’t airtight data on the numbers of Holy Death followers in the U.S. Still,...

Randy Fitch

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Part 5 - Understanding the Magic of Santa Muerte's Followers

By Randy Fitch Be forewarned. In the words of Dr. Joann Scurlock, an expert on folk magic practices around the world: "It's not a matter...

Randy Fitch

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Part 6 - Discerning the Source of Magic of the Santa Muerte

By Randy Fitch To understand her magic more fully, let's take a peek behind the curtain at the history of the interplay between occult...

Randy Fitch

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Part 7 - Closing In On Who the Holy Death Really Is

By Randy Fitch In my research, I believe it's fair to say the devotees of the Santa Muerte understand when they pray and use spells to...