Amulet
From the Latin amuletum ('means of defense'), it is an object, image, drawing or inscription imbued with magical properties to ward off illness, the evil eye or evil; also worn to bring good luck as a kind of mascot or lucky charm.
Amulets
The usage of amulets seems universal stemming from the human desire for protection. The existence seems to extend from the cave dwellers to the present.
Amulet n : an item that is worn as a charm to help combat disease, evil and or witchcraft. It is an item worn as a preservative piece of jewelry and used for the protection of an individual against things that are generally considered to be bad.
End of the Seventh Joyful Message, entitled "Hymn of Praise (Stotra), Amulet (Kavacha), and the description of the Kula-tattva."
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Amuleti alterius Cabalistici heptagoni Interpretatio.
Hoc amuletum heptagonum circulo inclusum Veneri dicatum est, vti in Arithmetica hieroglyphica ostendimus.
Amulet
A Talisman intended to be worn as a pendant from a chain, cord, etc., hung around the neck.
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A major area of Kabbalistic magic consists of amulets and seals. It is important to note that these terms are used differently by Jews than by others.
The third method was with the aid of talismans, charms, and amulets. The ancients believed that the planets controlled the functions of the human body and that by making charms out of different metals they could combat the malignant influences of the ...
but, as will become clearer in what follows, he almost never does so without simultaneously asserting that the same practices that he has just appeared to condemn out of hand as fraudulent and lacking real effectiveness use of incantations, amulets, ...
This rune implies defence and protection, possibly even in the form of an amulet or temple sanctuary, and related words are the Gothic alhs, temple and the Old English ealgian, to protect.
Amulet: A magickally enhance object designed to deflect specific types of energy, usually negative.
Ankh: The most famous Egyptian hieroglyphic, the Ankh symbolizes life, love and reincarnation.
Freemasonry and the Druids, by W. Winwood Reade
Gems, Amulets, and Talismans
Haunted Houses, by Andrew Lang
I Ching
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Physical phenomena: magical rites, charms, amulets, firewalking, embedded charms, psychic surgery
Science
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The wounding of the left eye served as a mythical explanation of the phases of the moon, and its magical restoration meant that the left was usually the one used as an amulet and considered to be the "Eye of Horus.
Accessorize with the extraordinary, with Michal Golan jewelry pieces that also serve as protective amulets available in a variety of different sizes and styles.
Lucky W: Illustrated Museum of Lucky Charms, Talismans, and Protection Amulets
English Literature and Religion
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prayer books promise that viewing particular images raised a magical shield against misfortune. These 'charms' could defend the soul and keeping it safe from the devil. Religious images can perform miracles (Aston 1993). Holy images and magic amulets ...
The shou yi practices are extremely helpful (even in a greater degree than the amulets and charms described in chapter 17 of BPZNP) for exorcisms in the wilderness of remote mountains and forests where the Daoists prefer to cultivate their ...
 See also: Spirit, Amulets, World, Magic, Signs
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