My Great Endeavors : Narco Cults

Introduction

What are they? There are 4 different types. They have various religious traditions. Each narco cult has it's own rituals. Santa Murete is a big deal to these criminals. Many saints are venerated by Mexican drug cartels. Can't forget about the Narcosatanists!!!!

People in the cartels employ witches for protection and destruction of their enemy.

Definition

Narco cults are the spiritual, religious, and/or magical aspects of Mexican drug cartels. These dope dealers "hijack" other religions to help them in the drug trade. Narco cults do not represent the religion they hijacked. They are corrupted forms of those religions. Criminals will use whatever they can to make more money. But they maybe as devoted as normal members of the religions.

Types

There are 4 different kinds of narco cults. They are as follows: individualistic, communal, shamanic, and ecclesiastical. In individualistic ones people work for themselves. It all personal, they will interact with spirits on their own. Examples of this would be someone petitioning Santa Murete or a saint. Communal cults have the most "elaborate" rituals. A group of people do rituals on certain holidays. There are secret societies within the cult as well. Shamanic cults are ran by one person that has access to the spirit world. They can heal, divine, hex, and do other spells as well. When someone in the cartel has a problem they come to them. This spiritual person also has a day job. Ecclesiastical cult has a "full-time" clergy. I assume they are patterned are Catholic priests, because Catholicism is popular in Mexico. Members of the clergy are appointed or elected.

Religious Traditions(include Rituals)

All of the Mexican and African traditional religions have several beliefs/rituals in common. They are as follows: Supreme being, deities, ancestral spirits, rights of passage, magic, and sacrifice. Rights of passage are initiation rituals that get you ready for a certain phase of life. Such as a boy becoming a man or a girl becoming a woman. Animals are sacrificed to spirits as payment, appeasement or as a way of saying thank you. Magic is a integral part of every religion worldwide. It is simply certainty creation and/or probably enhancement. Ancestral spirits can help you or harm you. Everybody believe in big mama or big daddy.

Mexican Folk Religions: Curanderismo is a form of Latin American shamanism that is popular in Mexico. Members of the cartels go see a curandero/a when they need healing. Brujeria is a form of magic that is common in Mexico. Some of the cartels go to a brujero/a to curse their enemies. Some of clergy of ecclesiastical cults are made of brujeros and brujeras. Sometimes drug cartels skin and/or behead their victims, which is what the Aztec did. Sometimes Los Zetas ritualistically kill and eat there victims. They were inspired by the Aztecs to be so savage. 2 of the leaders of Los Zetas ate hearts of their victims. One of them felt it made them invincible.

Christianity: The cartels that follow this religion try to improve society. They protect the community from other drug traffickers. La Familia Michoacana started off as vigilantes, then became corrupt. New members of this cartel were brainwashed by having to read a book and mediate. The 2nd leader of this cartel was like David Koresh and he was an author. They said they don't kill innocent people; I hope that's true. Knights Templar is cartel that split of from La Familia Michoacana. They attacked members of that cartel, killed innocent people and became rapists. They're behaving like the real Knight Templars!!!!!! El Chayo is a the patron saint of this cartel. He was the 2nd leader of La Familia Michoacana b4 becoming the leader of Knight Templars. Young men join this cartel because they feel hopeless. New recruits may have had to eat a heart of a child as a initiation ritual. They have their own bible and they are Marxist.

Santeria: Cubans brought it to Mexico in 1950. It got mixed with folk Catholicism, spiritism, New Age, Aztec, Mayan, and Olmec beliefs. Some of the traffickers work with Eshu because he controls roads; so they won't get caught with drugs in their cars. He is also my favorite Orisha. Some of them work with Yemaya to protect drug shipments overseas. She is the goddess of the ocean. They work with Ochosi to keep them from getting arrested. He is a great hunter. Some of the evil doers hide drugs in the statues of orishas and saints. Members of Los Zetas had used this religion to help them be successful @ crime.

Palo Mayombe: This is the most fiery religion used by cartels. This religion is very necromantic, so it's sweet. You empower plants by putting graveyard dirt on it. The dirt contains the power of the spirits of the deceased (nfumbe). Nganga is the pot that nfumbe live in. They work 4 the person that owns the pot. The spirits in the pot are fed blood. Nature spirits (mpungo) are put in the pot as well. The spirits are slaves to the practitioner. Sometimes they use a bullwhip to show them who's boss. Members of cartels get protection from mpungos and invisibility from police. Rumor has it one of founders of Los Zetas was into this religion.

Vodou: There are anywhere from 21-144 nations (categories) of loa (deities) in Haitian Vodou. There are ova 10,000 loa in that religion!!!!! The most popular nation is Rada. Some cartels use elements of Haitian Vodou or 21 Divisions in their brujeria. 21 Division is Dominican Vudu and it came from a particular type of Haitian Vodou. Some criminals use Voodoo to intimate their rivals. Some criminals get blessed by hougans or mambos.

Santa Murete

She is the personification of death; she's also the patron saint of hoes and criminals. Drug cartels love her and cops do too. She's may favorite saint, because she can do everything!!!!!! She has her own church, bible and priesthood. Her imagery has a lot of meaning. Cartels sacrifice people to her, but that's so unnecessary. A car thief would kill babies and virgins once a year for Santa Murete. He was arrested in 2004. In 2008 members of the Gulf Cartel sacrificed members of the Sinola Cartel @ one of her shrines. Some Zetas sacrificed members of the Gulf Cartel to her in 2010. They craved Zs on their belly and cut their hearts out. She's the patron saint of Los Zetas!!! Most of the barbaric murders done by Mexican drug cartels, may simply be sacrifices to our sweet lady. Remember and neva forget non-criminal worshipers of Holy Death don't do any of this savagery. "Life is a long wait till death sweet embrace."

Saints

Our Lady of Guadalupe: 'She's the patron saint of Mexico.' She is a catholic version of Aztec Earth goddess. She is sista of Santa Murete and cartels use her 4 protection.

Juan Soldado is a saint 4 illegal immigrants. The cartels use him 4 healing.

Santa Marta: She's the patron saint of servants and cooks. She helps the cartels dominate law enforcement and rivals.

Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez is a healer.

San Toribio Romo protects migrants, so cartels seek his protection when bring drugs into the states or any other country.

Saint Nifio de Atocha is baby Jesus, he's used for protection.

St. Cyprian: There are 2 saints by this name. The first one is from Carthage and 2nd one from Antioch. The one from Carthage gave up on being a magician, but the one from Antioch neva did. So cartels use him 4 protection, hexing, and curse removal. The is one from Antioch is one my faves too.

St. Martin de Porres: He can open locked doors and he's the patron saint of my tribe!!!!!!! He is also one of my faves too.

Los Tres Grandes: 3 powerful healers and curanderos/as work with them.

Saint Alexis: Protects you from negativity. No matter if it's energy or people.

Juan Minero: He is a intranquil spirit and he can help with love and cursing.

Don Juan Dinero: "Show me the money." He helps people become financially successful.

Jesus Malverde: He's popular among most cartels. He is the Mexican Robinhood; he stole from the rich and gave to the poor. The cartels use him 4 good luck, protection, and healing.

Pancho Villa: Cartels use him 4 protection and healing.

San Simon: I love this saint, because he is a Mayan god wrapped in Catholic clothes. He can help cartels make greater amounts of money. Another fave of mine, oh wow hit it.

Narcosatanists

They were a drug cartel created by Adolfo Constanzo. He was raised Catholic, but his mom took him to Haiti where she learned Vodou. As a teenager he became a sorcerer apprentice. He was taught Palo Mayombe by his master. As an adult he moved to Mexico City and met his disciples. They created a spell casting business and sacrificed many animals. Most of his clients were sadistic drug traffickers. They enjoyed the way he sacrificed the animals. Cops made up some of his clients as well. They introduced in to the Gulf Cartel and others. He robbed graveyards 4 bones he could put in his nganga. His cult sacrificed 20 people. There last victim was a gringo named Mark Kilroy. He was U.S. citizen and a pre-med student. Texas politicians put heat on Mexican police, so they lockup 4 of his disciples and found his headquarters. Adolfo moved to an apartment outside of Mexico City with some of his 3 of his disciples. The cops came to his complex 4 another matter. He thought they was coming for him. So, he start busting on them. Then he gave the gun to one of his followers and told him to shoot him and another follower. The cops arrested the 2 living disciples after that. Adolfo was only 26 when he had one of his minions put some hot shit in his chest, which painted his shirt red.

Conclusion

Narco cults are the religious, spiritual, and/or magical aspects of Mexican drug cartels. They are 4 different types of narco cults. They have various Mexican, Christian, and/or African traditions in them. Santa Murete is the most popular saint to them and the most powerful. But there are many other wonderful saints as well. The Narcosatanist were awful, thank God they no longer exist.