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Red string (Kabbalah) Red string from near the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Wearing a thin scarlet or a crimson string ( Hebrew: חוט השני, khutt hashani) as a type of talisman is a Jewish folk custom which is practiced as a way to ward off misfortune which is brought about by the "evil eye" ( Hebrew: עין הרע). The tradition is ...
A kautuka is a red-yellow coloured ritual protection thread, sometimes with knots, found on the Indian subcontinent. It is sometimes called a kalava, mauli, moui, raksasutra, [1] pratisara (in North India), kaapu, kayiru, charandu or rakshadhara (in South India). [2] [3] [4] A kautuka is a woven thread, cord or ribbon, states the Indologist Jan ...
Segula appears in the Hebrew Bible in Exodus 19:5 and Deuteronomy 7:6, where God refers to the Jewish nation as his segula (treasure). The root of this word, segol, is the name of a Hebrew vowel-point represented by three dots. According to the Chaim ibn Attar, a segula is "a charm that supersedes logic". [7]
The Red Thread of Fate ( Chinese: 姻緣紅線; pinyin: Yīnyuán hóngxiàn ), also referred to as the Red Thread of Marriage, and other variants, is an East Asian belief originating from Chinese mythology. [1] [2] It is commonly thought of as an invisible red cord around the finger of those that are destined to meet one another in a certain ...
The Chai symbol can be worn by Jews as a medallion around the neck, similarly to other Jewish symbols, such as the Star of David and the Hamsa. [2] Jews often give gifts and donations in multiples of 18, which is called "giving chai". Mailings from Jewish charities usually suggest the amounts to give in multiples of chai (18, 36, 54 dollars ...
A commonly held understanding in Kabbalah is that the concept of tzimtzum contains a built-in paradox, requiring that God be simultaneously transcendent and immanent. Viz.: Viz.: On the one hand, if the "Infinite" did not restrict itself, then nothing could exist—everything would be overwhelmed by God's totality.
Hod (Kabbalah) Hod ( Hebrew הוֹד Hōḏ, lit. 'majesty, splendour, glory ') [1] [2] is the eighth sephira of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life . Hod sits below Gevurah and across from Netzach in the tree of life; Yesod is to the south-east of Hod. It has four paths, which lead to Gevurah, Tiphereth, Netzach, and Yesod .
Summary. Description. Flag of the Band of the Red Hand.svg. English: Flag of the Band of the Red Hand - a flag from The Wheel of Time. Date. 1994. Source. Described in Chapter 5 of Lord of Chaos as "red-fringed" with a "red hand on white" and "the Band's motto crimson-embroidered below". The motto reads "Dovie'andi se tovya sagain" (meaning "It ...