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Zotz! is a 1962 American fantasy comedy film produced and directed by William Castle, and starring Tom Poston, Julia Meade, Jim Backus, Fred Clark, and Cecil Kellaway. It is about a man obtaining magical powers from a god of an ancient civilization.
Amulet of Egypt, Ancient, Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur. An amulet, also known as a good luck charm, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor. The "Amulets of Ancient Egypt" fall in approximately seven major categories: Amulets of gods/goddesses and sacred animals; Amulets of protection (or aversion)
Apotropaic observances may also be practiced out of superstition or out of tradition, as in good luck charms (perhaps some token on a charm bracelet), amulets, or gestures such as crossed fingers or knocking on wood. Many different objects and charms were used for protection throughout history.
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Vedic amulet, in Vedic literature, fig trees often represent talismans with the udumbara fig tree having been deemed the "lord of amulets". ( Hindu mythology / Buddhist mythology ) Wolfssegen (also Wolfsegen and Wolf-Segen ), an apotropaic charm against wolves.
For a djed pillar amulet. [93] 156. For an Isis knot amulet. [93] 157. For an amuletic golden vulture collar. [94] 158. For an amuletic golden falcon collar. [94] 159. For a papyrus column amulet. [94] 160. For a papyrus column amulet. [94] 161. Describes how the four winds are released through openings in the sky to give the dead person the ...
The contents of each bag vary directly with the aim of the conjurer. For example, a mojo carried for love-drawing will contain different ingredients than one for gambling luck or magical protection. [40] Ingredients can include graveyard dirt, roots, herbs, animal parts, minerals, coins, crystals, good luck tokens, and carved amulets.
Dating to the 6th century BC, the gold lamella is an early example of a block print. MS 5236 (inventory number of the Schøyen Collection ) is an ancient Greek amulet of the 6th century BC, which is unique in two respects: it is the only known magic amulet of the time inscribed with a text that was stamped as opposed to incised, and it is the ...