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Today’s Blog Post
The Need for La Santa Muerte or Jesus Malverde
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Santa Muerte is referred to by a number of other names such as Señora de las Sombras ("Lady of the Shadows"), Señora Blanca ("White Lady"), Señora Negra ("Black Lady"), Niña Santa ("Holy Girl"), and La Flaca ("The Skinny One").
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Now the Lady of Shadows may not be enough to protect you, at which time you will need Jesus Malverde. Jesus is dead. He died about a century ago from what I found out…hanged by the authorities.
Different people need The Lady or Jesus from what I have gleaned. People in the night pray to these saints to keep them safe from stray bullets that fly from machine guns blasting away at enemies… or single gun fire that is openly used to ward off the horrible and ugly… or to take out the horrible and ugly. These bullets come through the walls and kill your babies as you sleep.
I have been shocked by the terror that has spread all across parts of Mexico where La Santa Muerte (Saint Death) is worshiped. In other parts where Jesus Malverde is sought out there is much more rampant drug control. From what I read Jesus Malverde is looked to protect the people that might be slaughtered by the drug trafficers.
It is very complicated to say the least.
How can it be that this state of affairs exists at such a terrible level?
Well it seems that the USA and Canada’s need for drugs and drug use has fuelled the horrific killings. The folk in Mexico are fighting each other to maintain the right to transport the drugs to us.
Our desperate need for more illegal drugs has fuelled the killings and nightmares. Our own Government has become more effective in shutting down the flow of drugs into our country forcing the people below the border to become more powerful and frustrated to get the product moving.
The articles that I read focus on the death that is taking place around the drug trade and movement. It is tragic.
However the need and demand for more drugs north of the Border with the USA and Canada has maintained the flow.
I can surmise from the events that are happening that we live in a very sick world. That is an understatement to say the least!
Now my grandkids are going to grow up into this world shortly. They will chose occupations that will encounter some form of this tragedy – or be affected by it.
That disturbs me deeply.
I notice locally that many people go to Cuba rather than Mexico now. I believe it is less frightening… and dangerous from what I read.
This other world of Saints and Protection of Saints is so far removed from my world. At least it seems that way. Why bother writing about it?
A police officer that deals with this kind of underworld drug trade told me that my city of Peterborough is the new pipe line or the regions drug trade. It flows up the “pipe” from Pickering, Ajax, Whitby and Oshawa… out of Toronto and other parts.
The drug trade has reached us locally. The police officer said fighting this stuff and its flow is like putting a tea cup under Niagara Falls to bail the water. There is so much coming that it is shocking.
Why?
Because people need it… demand it… and there is a market that is quickly growing.
I wonder how long it will be before we need La Santa Muerte – or Jesus Malverde?
My encouragement for you today is read more about what is taken place. Be aware… or become aware. It is serious folks.
~ Murray Lincoln ~
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Source:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/05/mexico-saints/guillermoprieto-text
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Santa_Muerte
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