MEXICAN HOCUS POCUS PRODUCTS AND ACCESORIES

By Don Zorrillo, the spy.

Hola amigos! This is Don Zorrillo, Don Lechón´s spy and comrade. I´m in charge of the mystic and stinky side of the blog.

This time I was in charge of a really exciting assignment: Investigate Mexican witchcraft products and accessories for the blog.

To infiltrate this strange and interesting scene, I impersonated a pilgrim looking for a spell to help me get a new job. I visited one of these weird stores one can find mostly in all Mexican downtowns. Outwardly many of them seem like a herbal remedy tiendas to cure common body-pains but also you can find prêt à porter articles of witchcraft, such as candles in all colors, for different purposes such as to find love, to recover a lost lover, magic powders and soaps to attract the opposite sex, and magic sprays to ward off envy.

Have you seen the way they wrote the word ¨sprays¨?  ; ) 

Thanks to Graciela and her husband for all their information.

These are some of the most representative and popular Mexican witchcraft products:

1000 ml bottle costs 22 dollars.

 SIETE MACHOS PERFUME: "Seven Machos Perfume"

This old Mexican perfume created in a drugstore in 1930 was used in the 50´s by high society ladies. Over time it became a talisman of Mexican culture because of its cabalistic number and its use for limpias (a ritual that purifies your soul of bad vibrations; usually involving an egg and a pepper tree branch sprayed with Siete Machos which is then passed over your body). It's a mix of seven different flowers whose names are masculine in Spanish. It has a very concentrated and unpleasant fragrance often associated with a cheap perfume.

LA SANTA MUERTE: "The Saint Death"

Note all the booze, money and tobacco.

 The saint of death isn't recognized by the Catholic Church as an actual saint but many Mexicans give offerings to death and ask for material things and particularly love.

JESÚS MALVERDE

 The patron saint of the narcos, Mexico's drug traffickers. The Mexican Robin Hood from the state of Sinaloa. Legend says he lived in the early 1900's and killed the corrupt authorities and gave to the poor. Now he serves as the Saint of the narcos and they like to leave fat stacks of cash at this alter.

They sell tens of hundreds of different kinds of soaps for a variety of purposes.

MEXICAN MAGIC SOAP

For love, passion and desire.

The first item on this entertaining list of magical products is a soap that goes by the name Miel de Amor, which translates to "Honey of Love." From the packaging I'm sure everyone can guess what the purpose of this soap is. It's made from 100% pheromones so you know you're getting some bang for your buck. "Ecstasy, climax, desire, passion", all these adjectives on the box make the use of this magic soap sound like a good time.

 "MONEY, COME TO ME" INCENSE

The picture of a magnet and large amounts of money on this box says it all. If you ever are in dire need of some cash flow, you may want to try lighting some of this incense.

"COME TO ME" SOAP.

This Ven a Mi soap promises to attract that special someone you've been eying in your local market or at the tortilla shop down the street.

¨AGAINST DAMAGES¨ SOAP

Against diseases, envy, failures and hate.

FETISHES

These dolls simply called "fetishes" are kind of weird which is why I'll leave this one to the readers' imagination.  

THE WHITE CAT AMULET

Black cat means bad luck whereas white cat means good luck. Clever supposition.

For those with bad luck this White Cat Amulet may help to "attract an abundance of prosperity." 
   
CORNUCOPIA

"To make good business, win the lottery, and prosperity."

It's common knowledge that Mexico is a Catholic nation that takes their religion very seriously. Which is why you may think that the buying of "magical" products is contradictory to a conservative, Catholic society. On the contrary, Mexican culture is a hodgepodge of indigenous, African, and European ancestry, so many of the old beliefs and practices still remain but have been melted together and changed. This is common in many countries that were formerly under Spanish rule. Santeria and other religions in Latin America are a testament to this.

Most of the articles presented above are about 2USD. If anyone is interested in one of these fine products be the first to comment and we' ll send you one.

See you next time queridos lechones.
                                                                                Don Zorrillo