The Coins of Holy Death: A Tool of Divination and Magick for Santa Muerte Devotees
Digital Web Book by Arnold Bustillo
Buy the paperback at https://amzn.to/4gFqoej
Digital Web Book by Arnold Bustillo
Buy the paperback at https://amzn.to/4gFqoej
How to Make the Coins of Holy Death
While the name implies that the symbols shared in this book should be painted onto a set of 14 coins, there is nothing stopping you from experimenting with other types of objects and surfaces. You could paint these symbols onto 14 clay discs, poker chips, or even small scraps of paper. Any flat, two sided objects, that are all about the same size, will work, because all you really need is for the symbols to land either face-up or face-down when they are cast for divination.
If you decide to use coins, you can use any type and denomination that you like. I used Mexican pesos because, when I made my first set of Santa Muerte coins, I happened to be living in Mexico, where the locals would often leave Mexican pesos at the altars I visited. However, there are altars to Santa Muerte all over the world, and the people who leave cash upon those altars will generally do so in the local currency, so do not hesitate to adopt your local currency in order to make your own Coins of Holy Death. After all, death exists in all countries, and for all cultures. No matter where you come from, or where you now live, your money is good in the eyes of Santa Muerte.
To make the set of coins, I first washed the coins, dried them, and then drew the appropriate symbols on each coin by hand, using nothing more than a basic black Sharpie. Each coin was then sprayed with a thin layer of lacquer to protect the ink. Since most coins are engraved, the lacquer and ink may rub off on portions of the coin that are raised, but this can be remedied with a simple spot application of more black ink and another thin layer of lacquer. If you’re applying the appropriate lacquer, one intended for metals, then you should not need to do this very often.
Before any of you try to contact me to purchase a set of these coins, let me explain that I do NOT make or sell sets of these coins for the public, but I do understand that there is probably a market for people who just want to purchase the coins ready-made. For this reason, I am granting anyone who purchased this book a license to create and sell their own sets of the Coins of Holy Death.
While you are free to apply the symbols to any surface or material, you may not change, add, or remove any symbols from the set. Also, you must include the following note with every set:
“Inspired by the work of Arnold Bustillo, SantaMuerteMagick.com”
If you decide to use coins, you can use any type and denomination that you like. I used Mexican pesos because, when I made my first set of Santa Muerte coins, I happened to be living in Mexico, where the locals would often leave Mexican pesos at the altars I visited. However, there are altars to Santa Muerte all over the world, and the people who leave cash upon those altars will generally do so in the local currency, so do not hesitate to adopt your local currency in order to make your own Coins of Holy Death. After all, death exists in all countries, and for all cultures. No matter where you come from, or where you now live, your money is good in the eyes of Santa Muerte.
To make the set of coins, I first washed the coins, dried them, and then drew the appropriate symbols on each coin by hand, using nothing more than a basic black Sharpie. Each coin was then sprayed with a thin layer of lacquer to protect the ink. Since most coins are engraved, the lacquer and ink may rub off on portions of the coin that are raised, but this can be remedied with a simple spot application of more black ink and another thin layer of lacquer. If you’re applying the appropriate lacquer, one intended for metals, then you should not need to do this very often.
Before any of you try to contact me to purchase a set of these coins, let me explain that I do NOT make or sell sets of these coins for the public, but I do understand that there is probably a market for people who just want to purchase the coins ready-made. For this reason, I am granting anyone who purchased this book a license to create and sell their own sets of the Coins of Holy Death.
While you are free to apply the symbols to any surface or material, you may not change, add, or remove any symbols from the set. Also, you must include the following note with every set:
“Inspired by the work of Arnold Bustillo, SantaMuerteMagick.com”