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  2. Gris-gris (talisman) - Wikipedia

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    A West African Tuareg gris-gris. Gris-gris (/ ˈ ɡ r iː ˌ ɡ r iː /, also spelled grigri, and sometimes also "gregory" or "gerregery") [1] is a Voodoo amulet originating in West Africa which is believed to protect the wearer from evil or bring luck, [2] and in some West African countries is used as a purported method of birth control.

  3. Old School RuneScape - Wikipedia

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    Old School RuneScape is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), developed and published by Jagex.The game was released on 16 February 2013. When Old School RuneScape launched, it began as an August 2007 version of the game RuneScape, which was highly popular prior to the launch of RuneScape 3.

  4. List of Book of the Dead spells - Wikipedia

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    For a djed pillar amulet. [93] 156. For an Isis knot amulet. [93] 157. For an amuletic golden vulture collar. [94] 158. For an amuletic golden falcon collar. [94] 159. For a papyrus column amulet. [94] 160. For a papyrus column amulet. [94] 161. Describes how the four winds are released through openings in the sky to give the dead person the ...

  5. West African mythology - Wikipedia

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    West African mythology is the body of myths of the people of West Africa. It consists of tales of various deities, beings, legendary creatures , heroes and folktales from various ethnic groups. Some of these myths traveled across the Atlantic during the period of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade to become part of Caribbean , African-American and ...

  6. Mojo (African-American culture) - Wikipedia

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    African Americans. A mojo (/ ˈmoʊdʒoʊ /), in the African-American spiritual practice called Hoodoo, is an amulet consisting of a flannel bag containing one or more magical items. It is a "prayer in a bag", or a spell that can be carried with or on the host's body. Alternative American names for the mojo bag include gris-gris bag, [1] hand ...

  7. Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses - Wikipedia

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    Title page of the 1880 New York edition The seal from the Sixth Book of Moses, "The Sixth Mystery: The Seal of the Power-Angels seu Potestatum ex Thoro VI.Bi- bliis arcaiiorum, over the Angels and Spirits of all the Elements", from the 1880 New York edition Figure from Vol.II, Formulas of the Magical Kabala of the Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses, "The Spirit Appears in a Pillar of Fire By Night".

  8. Grimoire - Wikipedia

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    This design for an amulet comes from the Black Pullet grimoire.. A grimoire (/ ɡ r ɪ m ˈ w ɑːr /) (also known as a "book of spells", "magic book", or a "spellbook") [citation needed] is a textbook of magic, typically including instructions on how to create magical objects like talismans and amulets, how to perform magical spells, charms, and divination, and how to summon or invoke ...

  9. Cape Verde - Wikipedia

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    Cape Verde (/ ˈ v ɜːr d (i)/ ⓘ, VURD(-ee)) or Cabo Verde (/ ˌ k ɑː b oʊ ˈ v ɜːr d eɪ / ⓘ KAH-boh VUR-day, / ˌ k æ b oʊ-/ KAB-oh -⁠, local Portuguese: [ˈkabu ˈveɾdɨ]), officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about 4,033 ...