Holy Virgin of Lourdes, I offer this retablo to your holy will because you gave me strength to kick the forest monster away.

Chiapas, 1930

I offer this retablo to Saint George for giving me the idea to use my vacuum cleaner to scare off the nasty hydra I have in my backyard.

That evening we were visited by the birdmen. Thank to the Virgin, they didn’t hurt us.

Thanks for saving my two-headed dog.

I went to the desert to eat some peyote. Suddenly I saw a monster approaching to me. I was scared to death, but then the monster started talking with me about the life, the love and the beauty. His words came out from his mouth as colorful flowers. I wasn’t thinking about him as a monster anymore, but as an enlightened being. I felt myself happy and calm, and this feeling didn’t leave for months after that. I thank the Virgin of Guadalupe for this amazing experience.

My daughter’s suitors were getting stranger and stranger. I doubted if they were from this planet. Thanks to the Virgin, now she’s dating a nice guy who looks normal.

A giant hole opened in the wall of my living room, and some strange creatures form another world began to appear from it. They invaded my house, and it was very annoying to have that whole strange multitude around. Thanks to my prayers to the Virgin of Guadalupe the hole closed and sucked all the beings back inside. So now my house is quite and cozy again.

I thank the Virgin for the opportunity to try hallucinogenic mushrooms and to go to an incredible magic trip one can ever imagine. It helped me to find a great inner peace

Alberto and Marisa went to gather wood for the fire for the supper. It was already night time when, in the moonlight, they saw an enormous strange luminous animal. It looked like it was from a peyote dream. The children got scared first, but then they saw that it was harmless and friendly. They felt peacefully and happy standing next to it. This feeling has last for many years, and they thank the Virgin of Guadalupe for this adventure.

Margarita Luna had a high fever and it caused her some horrible hallucinations with monsters that stared at her. She woke up crying. Her mother prayed to the Virgin of San Juan so that she would subdue the girl’s fever. The Virgin heard the prayers, and now Margarita has sweet dreams. They thank the Holy Virgin.

My daughter had nightmares almost every night, and she woke up scared and with bags under her eyes. We prayed together to her Guardian Angel so that he would protect her from these frightening wiles that unsettled her dreams. Few days later the angel made the nightmare monsters go away with his light. Now my daughter sleeps well and sees sweet dreams.

I took my girlfriend Mariana for a boat ride on the lake on the moonlight. But suddenly the monster who lives in water appeared and tried to abduct my girl and take her to the bottom of the lake. I thank the Virgin who gave me enough strength to hit the monster with the oar and to push him off the boat. We managed to row to the coast before the monster recovered from the blow.