Arabic Folk Medicine and Magic: 20th Century Amulets from the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Save
History, photos, cures and traditions surrounding curative amulets of the Middle East.
http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/amulets...   

Black Cats and the Black Cat Bone Save
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.
http://www.luckymojo.com/blackcat.html   

Conference Abstract: Texts as Actions, Actions as Texts Save
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.
http://www.ku.edu/~slavic/bss99-plas....   

Dragon Spells Save
Information on spell workings and how magic works.
http://groups.msn.com/dragonspells   

Evil Eyes by Alev Bir Save
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.
http://www.luckymojo.com/evileye.html   

Gemstones and Crystals Save
Alphabetical list of stones used for magic and healing, with scientific description, variants, and associated magical properties.
http://www.wicca.com/celtic/stones/st...   

Issues in Ethnicity: The Demory Site Skull Save
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.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/users/f...   

Lost Secrets Save
Information on various mystical secrets including Wicca, Druidism, channeling, ghost dancing, dream walking, spirit healing and shape shifting.
http://www.armourtech.com/~lostsecrets   

Lucky Mojo Spells Archive Save
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.
http://www.luckymojo.com/spells.html   

Maneki Neko - The Beckoning Cat Save
Legends of the Japanese lucky cat and why statues of it are used by shop-keepers to draw in customers.
http://www.catanna.com/luckycat.htm   

Pow-Wows or The Long-Lost Friend Save
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.
http://www.luckymojo.com/powwows.html   

Slavic Magick and Folk Medicine Save
Outlines spells, divinations, remedies and superstitions of the Slavic culture.
http://members.aol.com/hpsofsnert/sla...   

Symbolic Healing in Hungarian Ethnomedicine Save
Describes rituals involved in curing illness believed to be caused by magic. Includes examples and references.
http://www.folklore.ee/rl/pubte/ee/us...   

The Evil Eye Save
Article in the e-zine Azerbaijan International, by Jean Patterson and Arzu Aghayeva describing the belief and available protection.
http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/maga...   

The alt.paranormal.spells.hexes.magic FAQ Save
Frequently asked questions from the APSHM usenet newsgroup containing introductory information on folk-magic and spell-casting.
http://www.luckymojo.com/faqs/apshmfa...   

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