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A study-dedicated omamori.The logo above denotes a Shinto shrine dedicated to the kami Tenjin.. Omamori (御守/お守り) are Japanese amulets commonly sold at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, dedicated to particular Shinto kami as well as Buddhist figures and are said to provide various forms of luck and protection.
Amulets for specific purposes on sale at a Shinto shrine in Japan. Ashkenazi Jews' apotropaic names were often given not at birth but during serious illness. In the case of a family who had already lost a child, the parents may name the next child Alter and Alte (both meaning "old" in Yiddish) [37] in an effort to confuse the Angel of Death. [38]
A tawiz (Urdu: تعویز, Hindi: तावीज़), [1] muska , ta'wiz, or taʿwīdh (Arabic: تعويذ) is an amulet or locket worn for protection common in South Asia. [2] Tawiz is sometimes worn by Muslims with the belief of getting protection or blessings by virtue of what is in it. It is intended to be an amulet.
An amulet, also known as a good luck charm or phylactery, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor. The word "amulet" comes from the Latin word amuletum, which Pliny's Natural History describes as "an object that protects a person from trouble". Anything can function as an amulet; items commonly so used include statues ...
Amulets that protect against mau-olhado tend to be generally resistant, mildly to strongly toxic and dark plants in specific and strategic places of a garden or the entry to a house. Those include: the common rue , chili peppers , Dieffenbachia seguine , Sansevieria trifasciata , and Petiveria alliacea .
The amulet, or lucky charm, featured a hexagram, or six-pointed star. A Mexican brujo, Spanish for male witch, advised cartel expert Robert Almonte to wear this amulet, or charm, to ward off enemies.
Amulets (4 C, 109 P) G. Grotesques (2 C, 11 P) S. Sheela na gigs (1 C, 3 P) T. Talismans (2 C, 72 P) Pages in category "Objects believed to protect from evil"
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