Dr. Andrew Chesnut

Narco arrested in Guadalajara with weapons, tactical gear and Santa Muerte patch that says "Wherever Death surprises me, she's welcome."

Memorializing The Dead At Naples' Feast Of Madonna Dell’Arco On March 1, 2026, I stood in Naples, a city that, in the early spring light, felt surprisingly gentle. The noise of scooters, voices, and footsteps

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Who is la Santa Muerte?

Promo for an upcoming podcast interview with me
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Where’s Santa Muerte? The Catholic Altar of El Mencho

Saint Jude, Patron of Lost Causes, was his go-to saint, apparently even in the grave!
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On #WorldBookDay 4 of my academic books spanning 3 decades with Born Again in Brazil in 1997 to Devoted to Death (3rd ed) in 2025. My seminal book on Santa Muerte has been translated to 6 languages with the Spanish version seen here. All are available here www.amazon.com/Books-Andrew...
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First time I’ve been able to enjoy sitting on our back patio since November!

Where’s Santa Muerte? The Catholic Altar of El Mencho

Saint Jude, Patron of Lost Causes, was his go-to saint, apparently even in the grave!
www.patheos.com/blogs/theglo...

Memorializing The Dead At Naples' Feast Of Madonna Dell’Arco On March 1, 2026, I stood in Naples, a city that, in the early spring light, felt surprisingly gentle. The noise of scooters, voices, and footsteps

www.patheos.com/blogs/theglo...

On #WorldBookDay 4 of my academic books spanning 3 decades with Born Again in Brazil in 1997 to Devoted to Death (3rd ed) in 2025. My seminal book on Santa Muerte has been translated to 6 languages with the Spanish version seen here. All are available here www.amazon.com/Books-Andrew...
#BookSky

Memorializing the Dead at Naples’ Feast of Madonna dell’Arco

New on my @patheos.com column by guest contributor Francesco Pepe! www.patheos.com/blogs/theglo... #AcademicSky #Italy #Naples #Catholic #Mafia

Expanden el culto a La Santa Muerte en Jalisco En Jalisco, la presencia de la Santa Muerte es constante, y cada vez mayor; venerarla no es compatible con la fe católica, afirma sacerdote.

"El sociólogo Andrew Chesnut, estiman entre cinco y 12 millones de seguidores en México y Estados Unidos, lo que la colocaría entre los movimientos religiosos de mayor crecimiento en el hemisferio occidental." www.mural.com.mx/expanden-el-...

Memorializing the Dead at Naples’ Feast of Madonna dell’Arco

New on my @patheos.com column by guest contributor Francesco Pepe! www.patheos.com/blogs/theglo... #AcademicSky #Italy #Naples #Catholic #Mafia

From the PublicFreakout community on Reddit: Italian photographer tried to take some photos of the funeral for the Cartel boss that was killed in Mexico last week and was attacked by some of the mourn... Explore this post and more from the PublicFreakout community

That time an Italian exchange student in Mexico learned a hard lesson about crashing narco-funerals! www.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...

"The Cult of Santa Muerte is Spreading in Jalisco"

"Sociologist Andrew Chesnut estimates between 5 and 12 million followers in Mexico and the United States, placing her among the fastest-growing religious movements in the Western Hemisphere." www.mural.com.mx/expanden-el-...
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A stack of books on a white shelf, next to a glass-encased novena candle with a picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe on it. The book titles include "Santa Muerte" by Rollin, "La Santisima Muerte: A Mexican Folk Saint by E Bryant Holman, "Baphomet" by Twyman/Rivera, "Kali: The Dark Goddess of Dakshineshwar " by Elizabrh Harding, "Pan: The Great Gods Modern Return" by Pail Robichaud, "Devoted to Desth" by Andrew Chestnut, "Bahomet" by Stuffin, "Weaving Fate" by Aidan Watcher, "The Comoleye Srcret Cypher of the UFOnaughts" by Allen Greenfield

My stacks of physical books have been slowly growing again. It's making me nervous, as I've acquired & been forced to sell carefully curated occult libraries 3 times before.

At least brain fog has handicapped my reading so I'm not tearing through 100+ books/yr anymore 😅

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"The Cult of Santa Muerte is Spreading in Jalisco"

"Sociologist Andrew Chesnut estimates between 5 and 12 million followers in Mexico and the United States, placing her among the fastest-growing religious movements in the Western Hemisphere." www.mural.com.mx/expanden-el-...
#AcademicSky #Mexico

Thrilled to see the first edition of my "Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint" in your library of the occult! The new third edition with updates across the board and new content is out now! a.co/d/0hOkpO7F
#BookSky #AcademicSky #Mexico

🪷 Worshipers of the Templo de #Antinoo in Mexico City honor Mexico's first homophobia martyr saint of #Antinous, #JorgeFernandezMartínez, murdered 3 March 2016 in #Tutlitlán. His funeral, in the name of Antinous, was at the #SantaMuerte shrine there: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/03/mexi... 🪷

"Rest in peace, friend - Ayatollah Khamenei"

Public transport vans in Mexico City often have Santa Muerte or Saint Jude bumper stickers.

2 sides of same coin

My article was the first in English and @usnews.com is doing a story based on it this week.

Thrilled to see the first edition of my "Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint" in your library of the occult! The new third edition with updates across the board and new content is out now! a.co/d/0hOkpO7F
#BookSky #AcademicSky #Mexico

2 sides of same coin

Ha, that's my own article!

Where's Santa Muerte? The Catholic Altar Of El Mencho When news broke about the personal altar of slain CJNG kingpin Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes—aka El Mencho—many expected to see the usual suspects: Santa

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Just one in four Americans support US strikes on Iran, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - Only one in four Americans approves of the U.S. strikes that killed Iran’s leader on Saturday, while about half — including one in four Republicans — believe President

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But they said he was “The peace president.” 🥴

The morally bankrupt Trump administration has partnered with another morally bankrupt authoritarian to declare an unprovoked war on Iran, already killing scores of civilians.

We need an immediate vote from Congress on a War Powers Resolution. Then articles of impeachment.

"Assemble the Board of Peace - I'm starting a war".

Trump’s Iran War Could Be an Even Bigger Catastrophe Than Iraq Remarkably, Trump seems on the verge of outdoing George W. Bush in reckless, stupid militarism.

As the US and Israel attack Iran, read @jeetheer.bsky.social's piece from this week on why Trump's war of choice could be even more catastrophic than the Iraq War. www.thenation.com/article/poli...