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| | The alt.paranormal.spells.hexes.magic FAQ |
| | Frequently asked questions from the APSHM usenet newsgroup containing introductory information on folk-magic and spell-casting.
http://www.luckymojo.com/faqs/apshmfaq.html - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Arabic Folk Medicine and Magic: 20th Century Amulets from the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology |
| | History, photos, cures and traditions surrounding curative amulets of the Middle East.
http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/amulets/home.html - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Black Cats and the Black Cat Bone |
| | 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 - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Conference Abstract: Texts as Actions, Actions as Texts |
| | 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.html - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Dragon Spells |
| | Information on spell workings and how magic works.
http://dragonspells999.multiply.com/ - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | The Evil Eye |
| | Article in the e-zine Azerbaijan International, by Jean Patterson and Arzu Aghayeva describing the belief and available protection.
http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/83_folder/83_articles/83_evil.html - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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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.
http://www.luckymojo.com/evileye.html - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Gemstones and Crystals |
| | Alphabetical list of stones used for magic and healing, with scientific description, variants, and associated magical properties.
http://www.wicca.com/celtic/stones/stonea-e.htm - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Issues in Ethnicity: The Demory Site Skull |
| | 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/fennell/highland/harper/symbol.html - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Lost Secrets |
| | Information on various mystical secrets including Wicca, Druidism, channeling, ghost dancing, dream walking, spirit healing and shape shifting.
http://www.armourtech.com/~lostsecrets - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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