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Petrification is associated with the legends of Medusa and the Svartálfar among others. In fairy tales, characters who fail in a quest may be turned to stone until they are rescued by the successful hero, as in the tales such as The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body, The Water of Life and The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird, as well as many troll tales.
Apotropaic magic (from Greek αποτρέπω, apotrépō ' to ward off ') or protective magic is a type of magic intended to turn away harm or evil influences, as in deflecting misfortune or averting the evil eye.
Book of Life, the book in which God records the names of every person who is destined for Heaven or the World to Come. (Christian/Jewish) Levisterio, a book contains magical forms and an instrument they used to take various exams used by the Mapuches to protect by the dark forces. (Chilote/Mapuche)
The body is believed to normally be "heavy" (ilum) with sin, and possession is the process of the Holy Spirit throwing the sins from one's body, making the person "light" (fong) again. [116] This is a completely new ritual for the Urapmin, who have no indigenous tradition of spirit-possession.
Ancient Egyptians believed that death occurs when a person's kꜣ leaves the body. Ceremonies conducted by priests after death, including the "opening of the mouth ", aimed not only to restore a person's physical abilities in death, but also to release a ba ' s attachment to the body. This allowed the bꜣ to be united with the kꜣ in the ...
In Shinto and Buddhism in Japan, an ofuda (お札/御札, honorific form of fuda, ' slip [of paper], card, plate ') or gofu (護符) is a talisman made out of various materials such as paper, wood, cloth or metal.
Wrap the metal around the entire trunk, allowing a few inches of overlap, and place it so the top of the barrier is at least five feet off the ground. The sheet should be at least 18 inches wide ...
As a biblical reference, the metaphor may refer to physical armour worn by God in metaphorical battles, or it may refer to vigilant righteousness in general as bestowed by the grace of God (Romans 13:12, King James Version): "The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the ...