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  • 1

    The Arcane Archive

    arcane-archive.org
    A cache of usenet and other text files pertaining to occult, mystical, and spiritual subjects.... More
    From the site: Send comments to the Arcane Archivist: tyaginator@arcane-archive.org .

  • 2

    Astral Healer

    astralhealer.com
    Give information on how to break hexes and curses.... More
    From the site: I started being interested in psychic abilities and the occult when I was sixteen years old. I was hypnotized and found out that I had been reincarnated. They also tested me for psychic abilities and I was found to be a high-functioning clairvoyant. I was able to see what was in a desk drawer in a room next door and describe what was in a box. I had always known that I had special abilities and was able to do things that other people found unusual. ...

  • 3

    Lucky Mojo: The Evil Eye

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

  • 4

    Gemstones and Crystals

    wicca.com/celtic/stones/stonea-e.htm
    Alphabetical list of stones used for magic and healing, with scientific description, variants, ... Moreand associated magical properties.

  • 5

    Dragon Spells

    dragonspells999.multiply.com
    Information on spell workings and how magic works.

  • 6

    Anglo-Saxon Charms

    www2.hawaii.edu/~kjolly/unc.htm
    Karen Jolly's modern English translations of Metrical Charms 1, 2, and 4. Also includes her tra... Morenslations of several non-metrical charms.

  • 7

    Curses

    themystica.com/mystica/articles/c/curses.html
    Definition, history and modern usage.

  • 8

    Maneki Neko - The Beckoning Cat

    catanna.com/luckycat.htm
    Legends of the Japanese lucky cat and why statues of it are used by shop-keepers to draw in cus... Moretomers.

  • 9

    Understanding Curses

    sw-mins.org/curses.html
    Discusses the reality and effect of curses in a Biblical context.

  • 10

    BBC: Artefact Recalls Witches' Shadow

    news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lincolnshire/3437241.stm
    A "witch bottle" dated to c.1830 is discovered buried in foundations in the Lincolnshire villag... Moree of Navenby.

  • 11

    Issues in Ethnicity: The Demory Site Skull

    etext.lib.virginia.edu/users/fennell/highland/harper/symbol.html
    Christopher Fennell, a University of Virginia anthropologist, describes a small X-marked clay s... Morekull, 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 archeology.

  • 12

    Abracadabra

    pantheon.org/articles/a/abracadabra.html
    Brief explanation of the Cabbalistic inscription.

  • 13

    Charms Against Sprains

    pitt.edu/~dash/spraincharm.html
    Recorded in the Orkney and Shetland Islands during the nineteenth century.

  • 14

    Merseburg Incantations

    pitt.edu/~dash/merseburg.html
    Two magic poems from pre-Christian Germany.

  • 15

    The Merseburger Spells

    boudicca.de/merse-e.htm
    Two Germanic pre-Christian spells found in a monastery in the German city of Merseburg.

  • 16

    The Evil Eye

    azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/83_folder/83_articles/83_evil.html
    Article in the e-zine Azerbaijan International, by Jean Patterson and Arzu Aghayeva describing ... Morethe belief and available protection.

  • 17

    Current Archaeology: How to Kill a Witch

    archaeology.co.uk/ca/timeline/postmed/witch/witch.htm
    An illustrated article on witch bottles and their use, in particular one found buried in a ruin... Moreed house at Reigate, just south of London.

  • 18

    Symbolic Healing in Hungarian Ethnomedicine

    folklore.ee/rl/pubte/ee/usund/ingl/hoppal.html
    Describes rituals involved in curing illness believed to be caused by magic. Includes examples ... Moreand references.

  • 19

    Abracadabra

    quinion.com/words/qa/qa-abr1.htm
    Proposing a Greek origin of the charm word.

  • 20

    Apotropaios

    apotropaios.co.uk
    Brian Hoggard describes and explains the history of house protection magic in Britain. Photogra... Morephs of artefacts are presented and explanations for their use discussed.

  • 21

    Deliberately Concealed Garments Project

    concealedgarments.org
    The Textile Conservation Centre at the University of Southampton explores the folk tradition of... More concealing clothing in the fabric of buildings. Includes a database of garment finds in the United Kingdom.
    From the site: A boot from the Havant cache now housed at Chilcomb House, headquarters of Hampshire County Council Museums ... This is the Information Resources section of the website where you can find out about the project, get advice on what to do if you find a concealed garment, get references for further reading and make enquiries about the project (use the naviagtion to the left of this page). Here are some questions you may want to ask about the project and about concealed garments. ...

  • 22

    Hocus-pocus

    quinion.com/words/weirdwords/ww-hoc1.htm
    The story behind the weird word "Hocus-pocus".

  • 23

    Lithuanian Charms

    lithuanian.net/mitai/charms.htm
    Charms against illnesses and evil spirits in English translation.


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