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Among Serbian names are many apotropaic names (zaštitna imena, "protective names"), such as Vuk ("wolf") (and its many derivatives) and Staniša [40] ("stone"). Historical Chinese given names sometimes had apotropaic meanings, such as in the case of Huo Qubing (霍 去病, "Qubing" meaning "away with illness"), or Xin Qiji (辛 棄疾, "Qiji ...
In demonology, sigils are pictorial signatures attributed to demons, angels, or other beings. In the ceremonial magic of the Middle Ages , sigils were used in the summoning of these beings and were the pictorial equivalent to their true name .
A craft name, also referred to as a magical name, is a secondary religious name often adopted by practitioners of Wicca and other forms of Neopagan witchcraft or magic. Craft names may be adopted as a means of protecting one's privacy (especially for those who are "in the broom closet "), as an expression of religious devotion, or as a part of ...
(For this is the joke in witchcraft, the witch knows, though the initiate does not, that she will get three times what she gave, so she does not strike hard.) However, The Threefold Law as an actual "law", was an interpretation of Wiccan ideas and ritual, first publicised by noted witch Raymond Buckland, in his books on Wicca. Prior to this ...
Icelandic name Manuscript description Image Að unni “To get a girl”, this magical stave is used by a man in love to gain the affections of the object of his desires. [2] Ægishjálmur: Helm of Awe (or Helm of Terror); to induce fear, protect the warrior, and prevail in battle. [2] Angurgapi: Carved on the ends of barrels to prevent leaking.
A magical alphabet, or magickal alphabet, [1] is a set of letters used primarily in occult magical practices and other esoteric traditions. These alphabets serve various purposes, including conducting rituals, creating amulets or talismans, casting spells, and invoking spiritual entities. [2]
The Magic Circle by John William Waterhouse (1886) A Solomonic circle with a triangle of conjuration in the East. A magic circle is a circle of space marked out by practitioners of some branches of ritual magic, which they generally believe will contain energy and form a sacred space, or will provide them a form of magical protection, or both.
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 supernatural ...