Sacrafices that include Money

[Sorroque]

While bicycling on beach, Cocoa Beach, Fla. I found an extremely strange cache!
I notice a 'blanket', or towel, ocean blue in color tied with two knots laying just at the top of the water mark on a dune.
When I peered inside I saw a nickel and a penny at the top of the pile of the contents inside.
I untied the knot beans, rice, corn, slices of watermelon, chunks of pineapple, wrapped up bubble gum, rice and wildrice.
I untied the 2 knots and laid out the bedside table size cloth.
There was a Red Snapper Fish on the top and as I fanned out the stuff in there I found Chickens that had been decapitated!
These chickens were in color, 2 white , 2 rust, 1 black with gray speckles.
There were coins! Ooodles of American currency coins.
I picked out the coins reading the denominations aloud.
I have seen sacrifice offered to the animal gods before when I had lived in Indonesia. This was similar to the fact that it was a sacrifice. 'Unknown Origin'.
I notice a piece of paper inside the stuff that had a list of names. The Names were either, Spanish, Portuguese or Mexican . I think Mexican because of the types of foods and animals involved.
I do not know if the list was for a "blessing", a "curse",(perhaps some voodoo involved here!), or a "prayer request".
The total tally of the finds, that I recovered, was $5.33. At least 8 Quarters, 13 Nickels. etc.
The food inside was not rotten, or even rotting. It was damp. Perhaps it had been tossed into the ocean the night before or early in the morning. ? There were a few beetles of about 1/4" cruising through it.
I carried no camera. So no picture to post, sorry.
I bought a Florida lotto, Fantasy 5, and a Play 4 , (1-7-1-5), ticket with the change. They lost. lol.
Anyone have an idea of what this cache was from my description?
I thought this to be interestingly enough to post to the treasure hunting community because in MAGIC; "Animal Sacrafice" and "Human Sacrafice" are linked to "Treasure Magic".
By the way. After I had picked the money out I retied it and placed it where I found it. Some of the contents spilled into the sand however and was lost from the rest.
+ 1 gold earring, not solid.

 

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[Sorroque]

Sounds like an easy $5 to me...good job (too bad the lotto didn't hit). If it was an offering or sacrifice whoever threw it in the ocean was done with it. I guess if you start having really bad luck you can go throw $5 in the ocean (someone with a detector will recover it). You never know what people are gonna lose or throw out.

HH Charlie

I do not feel bad about taking the money. It was just like THinging. I won't be throwing money away intentionally anytime soon though.
And to add, this may sound blasphemous to anyone who reads this.
I found a wallet that had $850.00 cash in it. Since it had a photo I.D. I turned it into the Police. They told me that wether it had an I.D. or not I would have haft to turn it in. The owner later got to me a $50.00 reward. Soon afterward I lost a $100.00 bill, and I never lose money. Next time I'll pitch the I.D. and play stupid I think.

 

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[Sorroque]

what if the person who made the "sacrafice" sees you mess wit der "offering" -- what mit dey be "offering" up next time mon? ever tink abot dat mon? -- bad ju ju to monkey wit religous "offerings" . ---you wouldn't goi into a church and take money from a offering plate would you? same kinda ting .

In "other" words, "like buzzing flies around here precious morsels".

 

[ivan salis]

just saying be careful because if they see you messing with their "religious" offering --- "desicrating it" in their veiw --they might get POed and mean -- and you might be attacked by them . --- from the sounds of the "offering" --some time and effort when into putting it "together" --- and oddly as it seems to other folks -- some of the islander folks who practice these types of religious practices take such things VERY seriously.

to them messing with their offering -- is like kicking the doors in on a "normal" church during service , walking up spiting on the alter and taking the collection plate cash ----(I'm sure you know what most church folks would do in a case like that )--- yes I know its out in the "open" how can they expect folks to know and so on , but they do not think that way -- they only see --he messed wit my offering for dat gods , dats why I got dis bad luck , so I need to get even wit em fer it.

their gods are gods of nature ---so flie about their offering are "normal"

 

[airborne1092]

What if his finding it and opening it was what the divine purpose was?

Why discount what was done and call it desecration when it could have been the will of God that he find it and do what he did to it.

In turn, he posts here and someone reading this decides to buy a metal detector and search the beaches of FL. That person just may find something valuable, sell it at a pawn shop and decide to send some of the money back to Cuba or Haiti to a relative. Who's to say that relative isn't one of the original names listed on the paper in the original 'sacrifice' of this metal detecting uncle who sent the money back home?

The way I see it, the prayer-slash-sacrifice was consecrated at it's concept. The sacrifice was the physical manifestation of those prayers and ultimately the vehicle by which those prayers were conveyed.

So, perhaps the mysterious item found on the beach did in fact serve its intended purpose!

I dunno...

 

[Sorroque]

just saying be careful because if they see you messing with their "religious" offering --- "desicrating it" in their veiw --they might get POed and mean -- and you might be attacked by them . --- from the sounds of the "offering" --some time and effort when into putting it "together" --- and oddly as it seems to other folks -- some of the islander folks who practice these types of religious practices take such things VERY seriously.

to them messing with their offering -- is like kicking the doors in on a "normal" church during service , walking up spiting on the alter and taking the collection plate cash ----(I'm sure you know what most church folks would do in a case like that )--- yes I know its out in the "open" how can they expect folks to know and so on , but they do not think that way -- they only see --he messed wit my offering for dat gods , dats why I got dis bad luck , so I need to get even wit em fer it.

their gods are gods of nature ---so flie about their offering are "normal"

You mean POed lyke Tahaitian Po magic where the little headhunters find a piece of food that someone dropped , pick it up, then bury it in a magical box, then the person dropped that food dies! ? Po(o). lol .
Or maybe it's British Witchcraft where they lead you to a Surprise Party one day, and then the next Surprise Party they throw for you they kill ya'!?
Who knows where all these kooks and wierdos come from and who really cares.
lol

 

[diggummup]

It was offered. You obliged them. I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. If it wasn't you it would have been the next guy. Carry on!

 

[ivan salis]

you say they best not practice their stuff around these parts but clearly they are --you found it didn't you? --- I agree their ways are odd by most americans way of thinking --and clearly their beliefs are not "inline"with my ways either --but for me self --if I know sumpin was a religious offering --I leave it be -- but dats jus me mon ---each to der own .

 

[Chico Rico]

Mexican is still not a language.

 

[savant365]

Mexican is still not a language.

OK...WE GET IT

 

[TXDIRTFISHER]

Sounds like it was abandoned property to me. The person who put it there lost all rights to it when they walked away. I wouldn't care if they were watching or not. After I took the $$ I would have thrown the entire mess in the garbage can.

 

[thrillathahunt]

Wow BLUZMAN you and I think exactly alike! That's what I was going to say.

 

[ivan salis]

mexicans speak spanish with a "mexican twist" to it --- folks from puerto rico also speak spanish but its a bit differant "slang" wize --- mexico is a country just like the usa is a country -- spanish speakers have differant dialects too which vary quite a bit from area to area --- just like folks in south alabama do not sound like folks from new york .

 

[Sorroque]

plain weird find !

Yes it was weird. Seeing the dead chickens with their heads chopped off.
'Should I have reported it to animal rights activists'?
'Suppose they mixed it with disease to protect their drop'?
'How could someone just waste all this food'?
'I wonder if it is Hotel Napkin, Hilton here, that they used and did not pay for, it looked like one of theirs'?
'Maybe I should call animal control and have it disposed of'?
' I wonder if the ghost crabs will pick it clean'?

 

[jeff of pa]

plain weird find !

Yes it was weird. Seeing the dead chickens with their heads chopped off.
'Should I have reported it to animal rights activists'?
'Suppose they mixed it with disease to protect their drop'?
'How could someone just waste all this food'?
'I wonder if it is Hotel Napkin, Hilton here, that they used and did not pay for, it looked like one of theirs'?
'Maybe I should call animal control and have it disposed of'?
' I wonder if the ghost crabs will pick it clean'?

Call Kentucky Fried

 

[Sorroque]

plain weird find !

Yes it was weird. Seeing the dead chickens with their heads chopped off.
'Should I have reported it to animal rights activists'?
'Suppose they mixed it with disease to protect their drop'?
'How could someone just waste all this food'?
'I wonder if it is Hotel Napkin, Hilton here, that they used and did not pay for, it looked like one of theirs'?
'Maybe I should call animal control and have it disposed of'?
' I wonder if the ghost crabs will pick it clean'?

Call Kentucky Fried

Police will respond next time.

 

[crazyjarhead]

I would honestly left it lay there in regards to the reason(belief) of some other cultures beliefs, etc; That what it sounds like. Just my thought

 

[Sorroque]

I would honestly left it lay there in regards to the reason(belief) of some other cultures beliefs, etc; That what it sounds like. Just my thought

But there was money involved. Money.

 

[Sorroque]

What if his finding it and opening it was what the divine purpose was?

Why discount what was done and call it desecration when it could have been the will of God that he find it and do what he did to it.

In turn, he posts here and someone reading this decides to buy a metal detector and search the beaches of FL. That person just may find something valuable, sell it at a pawn shop and decide to send some of the money back to Cuba or Haiti to a relative. Who's to say that relative isn't one of the original names listed on the paper in the original 'sacrifice' of this metal detecting uncle who sent the money back home?

The way I see it, the prayer-slash-sacrifice was consecrated at it's concept. The sacrifice was the physical manifestation of those prayers and ultimately the vehicle by which those prayers were conveyed.

So, perhaps the mysterious item found on the beach did in fact serve its intended purpose!

I dunno...

Thank you and Danke'. I think so too, but you explained it better than I thought. Good for you!
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[coolbeans]

mexican is a language spoken down here in san antonio by.....mexicans, to be pc its also known as tex-mex so whatchette!(mexican for watch out!)

 

[coinshooter]

"just like folks in south alabama do not sound like folks from new york"

Is that TRUE?
I din't know that.

I would have taken the money (and been PROUD to do it).
Who gives a rats *** what it was. Obviously when someone
leaves it on the beach, it's up for grabs if there's no identification.

I would say if I left $5 at the local beach it would be gone in a few minutes.