#narco-saints

[cuntissimos]

PARK HAE-SOO IN NARCO-SAINTS ( 수리남 ), 2022.

[ofredribbonsandpreciousgems]

A Ha Jung Woo appreciation post. I watched some of his movies and I have to say he is incredibly talented and really handsome. A MAN indeed. ♥️❤️‍🔥

[k-star-holic]

"Please tell me you want to break up," pleads a man about to die

[mesillusionssousecstasy]

Narco-Saints

It was the most boring TV show I have watched in a long time!

The series consists of six episodes, each similar to the other, where nothing really happens.

It's a shame that the term Narco is even associated with it, vaguely referencing the Narcos universe.

Even the ending was terrible and anti-climactic.

Definitively à la poubelle, next.

Some quotes:

"- What's the point of living if you're barely surviving?" (Kang In-gu Episode 1)

"- But you're not a criminal. (Jeon Yo-hwan) - I wasn't, but you're making me one." (Kang In-gu - Episode 3)

"- You operate exactly like that gangster. You exploit others for your own benefit." (Jeon Yo-hwan - Episode 3)

"- We're not playing a game here. - There's a fucking understatement. - But killing Chinese man will make Chinese people more angry." (President - Episode 5)

[finemaleactors]

Chang Chen in Narco-Saints

[mariposasblancasblog]

Narco-saints

Sinopsis Kang In Gu comienza su negocio en el país sudamericano de Surinam. Se ve empujado a una situación, en la que debe cooperar con el NIS de Corea del Sur para atrapar a Jeon Yo Hwan, al cual se le conoce como un rey de la droga, que dirige su operación de contrabando de drogas desde Surinam. Opinión personal He oído hablar maravillas de esta serie y como ha llegado mi momento de verme…

[kudiikis]

Choi Chang-ho,,, my love,,

[bonesandpoemsandflowers]

so what's really fun about some of the Latino American folklore, especially around the US/Mexico border, is that the occult looks edgy to outsiders sometimes and very much isn't, but then also: it is.

by which I mean, like I often do, that the Holy Death prayed to is not primarily a sinister figure. prayers to La Santa Muerte are often for love and romance and healing and protection. or prosperity, even! perpetual concerns of your everyday type person. but then, also--and you're a liar if you don't admit this is true: La Santa Muerte is, at the same time, also a saint for criminals. no organization is entirely full of true believers and this is true there as it is elsewhere, but it's also totally true that there is a lot of very sincere narco occult iconography and it's also true that there are certain rituals undertaken with great faith. and not all of those rituals are nice. but then, also, the vast majority of prayers and altars are so on are nice. and this kind of duality happens all over the world, but it happens especially feverishly in parts of Latin America.

There's some mostly very recent attempts to distinguish some of La Flaca's specialties. La Santa Muerte clothed in red for love and passion. La Santa Muerte clothed in white for protection and purification. In gold for prosperity. In green for luck. In black for--heyooo--both sending curses and breaking them. In black for protection from violence or for violence, victorious.

In most of your more fusion type religious systems with more readily apparent African syncretism, where you have the Barons and the Ghede instead of La Santisima in all her colors, sometimes the divide is easier and more readily apparent. That is: Papa Ghede is a chill guy, good with healing kids, and Baron Samedi very cool and sexy and called on for healing as much as he is for fertility as much as he is protection from curses as much as he is for cursing the unrighteous unless he likes them better than he likes you, but then there's, like, Baron Kriminel, who is not called upon for, say, downloading ebooks or dealing in metaphors.

But to wrangle this back around, I was actually thinking about the kind of people who, in this day and age, do a lot with coyote. or Coyote, if you will, though not necessarily Old Man Coyote, who has his own culture specific thing going on.

And Coyote is criminal but kind of lower stakes criminal, because, again, immigrants crossing the border desperately searching for a way to provide for their families are big on Coyote. That is: there's crimes and then there's crimes.

Which is to say: Coyote isn't one of the narco folk saints, exactly. There are patron folk saints of, say, murder, and he's kind of just not associated with that. And he's not usually the emblem of a criminal organization, not a guy getting a lot of group prayer or ritual even if he happens to be a namesake or a mascot. To me, Coyote is a patron saint of small time hustlers. Subsistence hustling, if you will.

(And this is a fun time to look at real life animal behaviors: coyotes aren't really pack hunters the way wolves are. They can hunt in packs, and then do. But whereas most wolf tactics require at least two wolves, and often more, a lot of coyote tactics are solo endeavors. Are most magicians coming at this with an ethologist perspective? Not officially. But centuries of human observation will skew stories a certain way.)

And is a coyote a good omen, or a bad omen? Is a coyote allied person a good person or a bad one?

The only real answer here is unsatisfying to most people: it depends.

Like the black cat in hoodoo, Coyote is a multifaceted figure and he's one thing to most people and another, perhaps, specifically, to the conjurer. Mages like black cats and coyotes and other liminal shading to controversial figures and symbols. Magic thrives on ambiguity.

So it is my personal observation that a lot of people who are into coyote in a certain way are just prone to being a pain in the fucking ass. Myself included. Nothing illegal inherently, but a certain inclination to be really, really unnecessarily fucking annoying. "Well, ACTUALLY--" type shit. General antiauthoritarian type shit. Maybe a little bit of built in lying. An often indulged urge to present themselves as other than they are.

Which brings us to what I'm actually thinking about here, which is that I was creeping the socials of one of the few occult practitioners I respect--though of course I don't agree with him on everything--and I found an old series of screenshots I remembered fondly. Local PD for this guy managed a small drug bust. Among the items seized and displayed on official PD twitter was an icon of La Santa Muerte. Just your typical nice little saint statue. Sure.

And our guy here, who actually does run an official small time church focused on La Santa Muerte, tax exempt and everything, but who is also a coyote guy, this guy starts arguing with the cops on twitter about the way they're displaying the statue. Calling them disrespectful, would you do this with a statue of any other saint or are you just being racist pigs, etc etc. In nicer language. I think he threatened to call a lawyer. He might actually called a lawyer, idk.

And local PD backs down! And apologizes! and deletes the post.

(Coyote is also associated with eloquence and persuasion)

Well and good and righteous and hurrah, right?

But the fun part, of course, is that if you know this guy, you know that he might be 10000% sincere but also maybe not because he hates cops not for all the normal reason but also because he was a big time weed dealer back in the day, and now that he's a respectable family man, being annoying to cops is, like, one of his most prized hobbies.

If you know this guy, you know he had FUN. this was ENRICHMENT wandering right into his enclosure.

one time a baby bunny tried to jump directly into Ernie Dog's mouth.

this was a little like that.

But what always struck me about being very coyote about this interaction is that is certainly a way to get ATTENTION from cops...

that I know of this had no particular consequences for this conjure man. this time. but that's very coyote, too--it works until it doesn't.

and all of that is to say that every so often it occurs to me that I don't have to open my mouth about something, you know? which is a valuable lesson. but also. sometimes you WANT to open your mouth. because a baby bunny is trying to jump into it.

apart from all this and for very different reasons, I've been thinking about how coyote folklore lends itself so well to the idea of the double agent. coyote becomes an organization type guy when he's in the business of infiltrating. much to think about, artistically. much to think about. maybe he's not a working dog after all, exactly. maybe he is a coyote...

[nite-el-racoon]

There's something entirely heartbreaking about the fact that Lalo dies soon after he has to leave his Malverde pendant behind.

Its that necklace you can see on Something Unforgivable when Lalo is working on his car, talking to Nacho about Don Eladio.

For the LONGEST time I was sure it was a Santa Muerte charm, which is no doubt on purpose, but then Tony Dalton mentioned on the shoebox interview that it was a necklace of Malverde, which OF COURSE it is, and now it really annoys me that they didn't commit to it.

You mean to tell me it wasn't on purpose that the episode in which Lalo starts actively trusting Nacho, his second in command, somewhat friends, is the same episode in which Nacho betrays and tries to kill him, and its the only episode in which you can see the pendant of Malverde — yk, the narco-saint that was betrayed and killed by his friend. The one that kept sharing and giving out his riches to the poor... 'Not at all' alike Lalo being the only Salamanca that seems to actually take interest in sharing his riches.

Nevermind that he doesn't actually die when Nacho betrays him, oh no - if only because he was barely a real friend, but he dies as a consequence of it. He just leaves his Malverde necklace on the decoy body, sheds himself of the protection he gives, and then fucking dies. An underwhelming, avoidable death.

It means a lot to me. They are the same, and Malverde sees it.

[thecarelessvoice]

Just finished watching narco saints with my dad... needless to say hwang jung min.... 🧎‍♂️🧎‍♂️🧎‍♂️

Yeah just that actually

[highflyerwings]

They really should have fucked.

[magicalflowerlight]

Narco Saints (2022)

[k-star-holic]

Rebellion of youngest children overshadowed by Hyeri and Hani 'centre'

Source: k-star-holic.blogspot.com

[afza147]

Mission Cross Short review

It's a good movie with some complicated information at the beginging

But goes smoothly toward the end

The plot twist was no so twist if u are tentative watcher😅

The action scene was good.

Comedy was inserted ..

Ratings: 4🔫/5👮‍♀️

Love the narco saints reference at the ending.

[flammeinfernale]

𝕾𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖆 𝕸𝖚𝖊𝖗𝖙𝖊: 𝔖𝔞𝔦𝔫𝔱 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔇𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔥 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔊𝔬𝔡𝔡𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔇𝔢𝔞𝔡 

When it comes to death, there are many variations of gods that come to our mind from different cultures, since this process is an inevitable and crucial part of all our lives notwithstanding our ethnicity, race, social status, religious beliefs, etc.  

Most of us heard about one such deity: Santa Muerte, who is commonly known as a folk saint and is closely associated with Mexican el Día de Muertos or Day of the Dead. Usually she is depicted as a skeleton with traditional feminine features, long hair, flower wreath and in a bright dress. 

Despite her status among Spanish Catholics, the catholic church doesn’t accept her as an official saint since some other figures play this role in catholicism, as well as Santa Muerte’s eerie connections with witchcraft and narco cartels don’t quite fit Christian morals. 

But what do we know about the origin of the Mother of Death? 

Origin

Although Santa Muerte is an unofficial catholic saint, her roots are more complex than they seem and aren’t limited by her status among Spanish Catholics. 

There are a few main theories of where Santa Muerte comes from:

Aztec death deity Mictecacihuatl

Figure of Grim Reaper during Black Death

African death goddesses

And more others.

But there is no general agreement on which one is true. It can be confusing, but at the same time, it allows us to analyze and define the truth for ourselves.

Still there is one most popular theory which is related to Aztec beliefs.

Aztec death goddess

As we know, Santa Muerte has the most popularity in Mexico. From the history overview, the Valley of Mexico was earlier the Aztec home before the conquest of this land by the Spanish in the early 16th century.

Before Mexican el Día de Muertos, the Aztecs had their own celebration connected to several death gods: Mictecacihuatl and Mictlantecuhtli. Few principal gods were represented as female (Mictecacihuatl) and male (Mictlantecuhtli) embodiments of death and rulers of Mictlan (underworld).

!For the remark: they are not the only ones, there was goddess Tonantzin as well, but she is related to the other catholic figure. 

One of the theories is that Mictecacihuatl and Santa Muerte are the same deity because the Spanish had to accept some Aztec customs due to their cooperation. Also, Mictecacihuatl was a dominant death deity in the Aztec pantheon, so it was important to save her figure even under a different name.

Many faces of Mother of Death

Apart from Santa Muerte’s grim image and direct relation to death, she is patient with the newbies and her devotees and has a pleasant presence and nurturing nature. 

Like all deities, Lady of Death is versatile and can be both gentle and destructive. Don’t be surprised to learn that she has a strong connection with drug traffickers and many of them honour this goddess so she gives them protection and prosperity. 

Another feature is that Mother of Death accepts all people since death doesn’t care about your social status, sexual orientation, colour of skin, gender, and any other things. She is a protector of those who are rejected by society and helps them to stay safe and find their way in life. 

But you need to keep in mind that she should be respected as any other deity and she won’t forgive your ignorance or rudeness towards her. 

How to start working with Santa Muerte

As many of us know, it is important to understand which aspects have certain deities when we start working with them. It helps us to figure out for what purposes we can contact them. 

Santa Muerte is an universal goddess who has keys to the many doors on our paths. It is no wonder, because death is ever-present and has power over all. 

When you decide that you would like to ask Santa Muerte for something, you should define your request and reach out to one of her seven colours or aspects. 

!However, if you aren’t sure which colour is right, it is fine to reach out to Santa Muerte without referring to a certain aspect of her. 

The Seven Colors of Santa Muerte 

I will give a short guide of her seven colours, so it will be easier to define which aspect is most suitable for your problem or situation. 

Niña Blanca, White Santa Muerte

Protection, cleansing, renewal, starting new projects, healing, opening new paths, punishing enemies.

Niña Violeta, Purple Santa Muerte

Magic, secret knowledge, wisdom, spiritual growth, clairvoyance, divination.

Niña Azul, Blue Santa Muerte

Partnerships, social life, human interactions (she can both harmonize and destroy relationships).

Niña Dorada, Golden Santa Muerte

Money, wealth, prosperity, fate, luck (as well as lack of money, poverty and bad luck for enemies).

Niña Roja, Red or Pink Santa Muerte

Romantic relationships, love, lust, attracting a partner (it is possible to punish unfaithful partners with Red Santa Muerte’s help).

Niña Verde, Green Santa Muerte

Winning legal cases, justice, defining truth, protection from criminals, imprisoning someone, making someone commit illegal acts, endanger someone to be robbed or assaulted. 

Niña Negra, Black Santa Muerte

Neutralizing curses, malevolent spirits, ending bad luck or all kinds of problems, protection, spiritual transformations, harming enemies.

Associations

Planetary aspects: 

Moon and Saturn (but it can vary depending on the aspect)

Plants:

Rose, rosemary, syrian rye, tobacco, marigolds, aloe

Animals: 

Owl, raven, butterfly, snake, worm

Incense: 

Rose, vanilla, sage, copal, myrrh, rosemary, aloe, palo santo

Symbols:

Scythe, skull, flower wreath, golden jewelry, scale, cloak

Tarot:

Death, Queen of Swords, Judgement, the Empress, the High Priestess, the Hierophant (but it depends on your perception as well)

Offerings

Tequila, red wine, chocolate (or any other sweets), red apples, pomegranates, fruits (especially exotic ones such as pineapples, mangoes, dragon fruits), coffee and cacao, salt, bread, flowers (mostly red or white roses), red meat, chicken hearts, candles (the colour depends on the aspect or you can choose the black one as universal), incenses. 

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Let me know if you would like new posts about Santa Muerte. Mother and I will be happy to tell you a lot more.

[kudiikis]

Whats that?

You want a Choi Chang-ho fanfic of him picking up reader at a bar while hes the USA to let off steam?

Absolutely coming right up