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This design for an amulet comes from the Black Pullet grimoire.. A grimoire (/ ɡ r ɪ m ˈ w ɑːr /) (also known as a book of spells, magic book, or a spellbook) [citation needed] is a textbook of magic, typically including instructions on how to create magical objects like talismans and amulets, how to perform magical spells, charms, and divination, and how to summon or invoke supernatural ...
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Hoodoo lore also uses graveyard dust, soil from a cemetery, for various magical purposes. Dust from a good person's grave keeps away evil; dust from a sinner's grave is used for more nefarious magic. The use of graveyard dust may also be a symbolic appropriation of the parts of a corpse as a relic, and a form of sympathetic magic. [2]
An amulet protects a person or possession against evil forces while a talisman provides good fortune. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Talismans have been used in many civilizations throughout history, with connections to astrological, scientific, and religious practices; but the theory around preparation and use has changed in some cultures with more recent, new ...
Scarab amulets were sometimes placed in tombs as part of the deceased's personal effects or jewelry, though not all scarabs had an association with ancient Egyptian funerary practices. There are, however, three types of scarabs that seem to be specifically related to ancient funerary practices: heart scarabs , pectoral scarabs and naturalistic ...
Magic bean, Jack trades the family cow for a handful of magic beans which caused a gigantic beanstalk to grow outside Jack's window during the night. (British fairy tale) (British fairy tale) Mandrake , In the past, mandrake was often made into amulets which were believed to bring good fortune, cure sterility, etc.
A West African Tuareg gris-gris. Gris-gris (/ ˈ ɡ r iː ˌ ɡ r iː /, also spelled grigri, and sometimes also "gregory" or "gerregery") [1] is a Voodoo amulet originating in West Africa which is believed to protect the wearer from evil or bring luck, [2] and in some West African countries is used as a purported method of birth control.
In 1994, Encyclopedia Magica Volume One, the first of a four-volume set, was published.The series lists all of the magical items published in two decades of TSR products from "the original Dungeons & Dragons woodgrain and white box set and the first issue of The Strategic Review right up to the last product published in December of 1993". [4]