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Magic:

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

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

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

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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

Dragon Spells

Information on spell workings and how magic works.

http://groups.msn.com/dragonspells

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

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

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

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

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

Lucky Mojo Spells Archive

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

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

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

Outlines spells, divinations, remedies and superstitions of the Slavic culture.

http://members.aol.com/hpsofsnert/slavrit.html

Symbolic Healing in Hungarian Ethnomedicine

Describes rituals involved in curing illness believed to be caused by magic. Includes examples and references.

http://www.folklore.ee/rl/pubte/ee/usund/ingl/hoppal.html

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