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Are you ready for the flip? THE COVENANT CLICK HERE! Burying a coin to ruin a harvest or blight a crop falls under malefic folk magic or destructive sympathetic magic (specifically an operative curse or hex aimed at economic sabotage), rather than a specific named tradition. In traditional witchcraft, grimoires, and European agricultural folklore, burying an object like a coin at the base of a plant or in a field serves distinct symbolic functions: How the Symbolism Works * The Currency of Exchange (Toll or Bribe): In many folk traditions, a coin is used as payment, a bribe, or an offering to local spirits, land wights, or chthonic forces to enlist their help in damaging the property, or as a “fee” left for a negative spirit to anchor it to that specific spot. [1, 2] * Inversion of Prosperity Magic: Coins universally symbolize wealth, increase, and harvest value. Burying a coin “heads down” or performing the ritual during a waning moon is conceptually viewed in sympathetic magic as reversing the flow of abundance—intentionally driving the productive, upward energy of the vine downward into stagnation, rot, or financial ruin for the owner. [1, 2] * Binding and Stunting: Metals like iron, copper, or silver are frequently used in folk traditions to “lock” or anchor an energetic frequency into the earth. The literal permanence of a buried coin acts as a sympathetic anchor meant to mirror the stunting of the fruit. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit churchofthelostsheep.substack.com