The witchcraft market Sonora (Mercado de Sonora) is one of the attractions of the Mexican capital Mexico City. It is called the magic heart of all South America. The market operates officially under the auspices of the local National Association of Sorcerers. Here you can get almost any services in the field of magic and witchcraft.
Every weekend about two thousand people visit a special part of the market, where they sell various magical paraphernalia - amulets, horseshoes, candles of all sizes, shapes and colors. Here you can buy such exotic goods as golden sand, black salt, powders made from unknown ingredients, "St. Ignatius's water", which supposedly diverts unwanted attention from a person … fear of flying …
Among the most popular products are avocado leaves, which supposedly help with inflammation; the plant Hirantodendron, which is used for heart diseases (by the way, translated from Greek “chiranthodendron” means “tree with human hands”, and the Mexicans call it “the hand of the devil”); jacaranda flowers that seem to help with stomach problems … But these are still flowers (literally and figuratively)! So, as a remedy for cancer, you will be offered dried rattlesnakes, and as a drug for strengthening the blood - dried skunks.
You can also buy rattlesnake blood or dried hummingbird powder here, which will help attract good luck. Crosses made of okote wood serve the same purpose. Garlic necklaces will save you from evil forces, and deer eyes will protect you from the evil eye.
Skulls, fox skins, live exotic birds, frogs, squirrels and iguanas are offered to customers for performing rituals of black magic, for example, making a love potion according to the recipes of the ancient Aztecs. You can buy a ready-made potion for only ten dollars.
In general, love magic is in high demand on the market. A hit of sales is the "love spray" for a few dollars. If you use it, your beloved will never leave you, the merchants promise. Also aromatic oils and lotions will protect from love failures, for example, the aphrodisiac "Scorpion oil", which can seduce a monk … Do not rely on your own strength - turn to a sorcerer who, with the help of spells, will attract a loved one to you or return an unfaithful spouse to the bosom of the family …
Sorcerers, by the way, are called "brujo" in Spanish. Women-sorcerers are considered more powerful, that is, in our opinion, witches. In addition to witches, in the Sonoran market you can find mediums, psychics and fortune-tellers of all stripes. You can ask the palmist to read your palm, try fate on tarot cards or look into a crystal ball … Faith in occult forces is indestructible, and there will always be a client!
Meanwhile, recently the popular online auction eBay has included various magical paraphernalia such as witchcraft, curses or spells on its list of prohibited items. The ban was introduced based on complaints from buyers and sellers and took effect late last year. In addition, the corresponding product categories were removed from the catalog.
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Before that, visitors to the auction could buy the services of a Haitian voodoo witch for ten dollars, or … purchase a container with a genie sitting inside, the starting price of which, in turn, was $ 110.
"Mystical" lots at online auctions are by no means uncommon. So, the American Mary Anderson put up for sale a metal cane, in which, as she assures, the spirit of her late father, who died of cancer, lives. As Mary says, the ghost of her grandfather constantly frightened her son and it was this fact that made her get rid of the cane. Do you think they laughed at the woman? No matter how it is! Mary has received over 130 letters from individuals and organizations wishing to acquire an anomalous artifact … In the end, the "ghost cane" was sold … for 75 thousand dollars to a Canadian online casino!
Several years ago, student Gareth Malholm from Biker (Newcastle, England), finding himself in a difficult financial situation, decided to sell something unnecessary. Since he did not have any material property suitable for sale, he did not think of anything better than to put up for an Internet auction … his own soul! The administration did not manage to withdraw the lot from the auction, as very soon a buyer was found - a resident of the American state of Oklahoma. He acquired the soul of a student for only $ 17 18 cents. The American had a good reason for this - at one time he lost his own soul in a casino! And now I decided to use at least someone else's … The seller and the buyer said that they were going to seal the document on the deal in accordance with all canons, including the signature in blood …
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