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In general, white flowers were usually offered to the Holy Death.
Incenses
One or two incenses can be burned per week. The symbolism of incenses is related to the purification of the air and people. Their use in religious and spiritual rituals is very old, since they have been used in all cultures.
You can use the incense you want depending on what you need:
– Copal: transforms the negative energy that exists in your home or business, it acts as a Road-Opener for businesses. Once the incense is lit, it is recommended to open the doors and windows to allow ventilation and the entry of new energies.
– Sandalwood: related to economic prosperity and abundance, liquidity and success in what you have asked.
– Myrrh: it cuts jealousy, troubles, gossip and hatred. If you burn two incense sticks or cones next to our Holy Death, the requests are obtained more quickly.
– Roses: it is, par excellence, the smell of love. It is used in any ritual of love since it attracts it. It is aphrodisiac; it awakens the passion and sexual drive towards the couple. If you place three cones or sticks it promotes the arrival of a love.
– Musk: related to good health, both physical and mental. It prevents diseases at your house.
– Jasmine: to attract sales in business.
– Carnation, vanilla and lilac: for emotional and loving affairs, to attract harmony in relationships.
The first incense that was used in worships was copal incense during pre-Hispanic times and it was used by the different cultures populating our country. The use of incense on our altar is a synonym of respect to ancient traditions. It is recommended to use an incense-burner of natural origin such as: clay, stone, wood, etc.
4 Elements
The 4 elements are essential offerings on an altar to the Most Holy Death, since they are important to cha
Water
Water is essential and must never be missing on your altar, because it is necessary in the physical and in the spiritual worlds since it helps to cha
If bubbles come out of the glass, it means that there will be economic tranquillity or that your projects will be carried out without problems. If the water stays the same as the first day, it means that there is good energy and your requested favours will be granted.
It 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.