Arabic Folk Medicine and Magic: 20th Century Amulets from the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Slavic Magick and Folk Medicine

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Information on spell workings and how magic works.

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www.luckymojo.com/evileye .html

Topics include: Witches or Magic Users in Greek Literature; Necromancy; Cursing; Anthropological and General Theories of Magic, Papyri Graecae Magicae; and Magic and Religion in Egyptian, Coptic, Jewish , Syrian, Anatolian, Hittite, and Mesopotamian Cultures.

www.luckymojo.com/powwows.html

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Black Cats and the Black Cat Bone

Scholarly bibliographies of books on folk magic.

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History, photos, cures and traditions surrounding curative amulets of the Middle East.

www.luckymojo.com/blackcat.html

Christopher Fennell, a University of Virginia anthropologist, describes a small X-marked clay skull, an article of malevolent conjuration buried beneath a Virginia farm house between 1780 and 1860, raising significant issues in ethnic studies, folk magic, anthropology, and historical archaeology.

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etext.lib.virginia.edu/users/fennell /highland/harper/symbol.html

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Abstract of a paper by Pieter Plas of the University of Ghent examining ritual -symbolic actions undertaken to magically subdue or chase off wolves in Serbian and Croatian folk customs .

www.armourtech.com/~lostsecrets

A very large collection of folk-magic spells from various cultures contributed by hundreds of usenet posters since 1995, sub-divided by spell type, not by originating tradition; on -site search engine helps users locate information.

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Lucky Mojo Spells Archive

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groups.msn.com/dragonspells

Lost Secrets

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Article in the e-zine Azerbaijan International, by Jean Patterson and Arzu Aghayeva describing the belief and available protection.

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Essay contrasts fear of black cats in European-American folklore with African-American belief that a black cat bone acquired and prepared with proper ceremony can grant the bearer invisibility or force the return of an ex-lover.

www.ku.edu/~slavic/bss99-plas.html

Gemstones and Crystals

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John George Hohman`s 1820 German-American magical receipt-book: its continuing influence on Appalachian and African-American herb and root doctors, examples of spells from the text, and an extensive bibliographic publishing history.Describes rituals involved in curing illness believed to be caused by magic.

AZER.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/83_folder/83_articles/83_evil.html

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www.si.umich .edu/CHICO/amulets/home.html

Conference Abstract: Texts as Actions, Actions as Texts

Dragon Spells

Maneki Neko - The Beckoning Cat

www.folklore.ee/rl/pubte/ee/usund/ingl/hoppal.html

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Legends of the Japanese lucky cat and why statues of it are used by shop-keepers to draw in customers.Outlines spells, divinations , remedies and superstitions of the Slavic culture. Includes examples and references.

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www.luckymojo.com /faqs/apshmfaq.html

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www.rdg.ac.uk/~lkpbodrd/magbib/.

The alt.paranormal.spells.hexes.magic FAQ

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Magic Bibliographies by John-Gabriel Bodard

Pow-Wows or The Long-Lost Friend

The Evil Eye

Frequently asked questions from the APSHM usenet newsgroup containing introductory information on folk-magic and spell-casting.

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hohman hexes

Issues in Ethnicity: The Demory Site Skull

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Information on various mystical secrets including Wicca, Druidism, channeling , ghost dancing, dream walking, spirit healing and shape shifting.

members.aol.com/hpsofsnert/slavrit .html

Symbolic Healing in Hungarian Ethnomedicine

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Evil Eyes by Alev Bir

An essay on the blue glass "Nazar Boncugu" or "Eye Bead" worn for protection in Turkey, Cyprus, the Central Asian Turkic Republics, and among the Uigur Turks of China.

www.wicca.com/celtic/stones/stonea-e.htm

www.catanna.com /luckycat.htm

cursing hexes

Alphabetical list of stones used for magic and healing, with scientific description, variants , and associated magical properties.

www.luckymojo.com/spells.html