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AMULETS AND SYMBOLS
Part I: BS001-BS012 The most popular amulets and symbols of the world. |
BS01 |
The serpentine of constalation |
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One of the oldest symbols (according to
Cachet Hittite 2nd century B.C.) showing a
syste of constellations and their strong
influence upon life and the fate of mankind.
As a talisman, it joins with a knot of
complexity (the symbol of spice) the material
world (the centre) with the system of celestiel
spheres (external symbols). It helps us make
correct and property timed decisions on our
future life, love, health and others.
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BS02 |
A Korean coin of
fortune |
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The 17th-19th century - late Li dynasty -it
is supposed to ensure the influx of good
luck from the four sides of the world and
coming across all the happy moments
dispersed in time "beside" the base formed
by: SU -longevity, PU - wealth,
KONGNJONG - health and peace, JU
HODOK - cultivating virtue, NO
DZONGMJONG - natural death. The
coin is expected to send the so called
positive fluids of reasoning, atracting
happiness, luck and succes.
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BS03 |
A symbolic
presentation of
the microcosm |
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| (XVIIth century) As an amulet, it is
considered to be a strong shield
protecting you while traveling, and a
sign-post which helps in finding your
home again. It also helps in achieving the
aim and returning home safely from any
travel.
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BS04 |
MAGICAL
PENTACLE OF
SALOMON
-WEALTH |
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Created to multiply one's wealth, make
financial profits, besides it gives steady
and fair profit and continual
improvement in one's standard of living.
The structure of the talisman is based
on the magical shield, it provides firm
protection against risk and any financial
dangers, protects against risky
investment and waste of mony.
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BS05 |
"THE SHIELD OF
PROVIDENCE" |
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Sallors amulet from the turn of the 17th century,
provoking fortunate coincidences, chance
meetings, making acquaintances, interesting
contacts with people from other continents,
nations, people of other races and religions. It
brings good fortune, makes it possible to find
missing people and the ones we long for. At the
same time it helps usin our relations with other
people and lets us detect false intentons.
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BS06 |
CABALISTIC
PENTACLE OF
THE QUEEN |
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A fortune - telling coin, announcing finding a
flance (flancee), announces enga- gements
and weddings, makes one's marriage happy
and hepies to preserve happiness in one's
familly. When offerd to the person one loves
it is expacted to make him/her return the
feeling or makes the beloved pay attention to
you. It also brings good fortune and is helpful
in recalling a bygone love.
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BS07 |
MAGICAL
PENTACLE OF
SALOMON |
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For developing one's intellect and
talents. It rouses and strengthens
intelligence and the powers of
deduction, makes it easier to draw
conclusions, helps to accumulate
knowledge with less etfort and to
comprehend complex problems. It is
useful in scholarty studies as it gives
clarify of thought and the abillity to
memorize and collect information and
knowledge.
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BS08 |
ASSYRIAN
LUNAR |
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Stone from Suze - a snake as a source
of life and cosmic energy is suurounded
by images of gods in zodiac-like
manner. A symbol and sign of secret
meetings taking place round the stone.
As a talisman it was used to help to
arrange the time and date of a secret
meeting. Giving this symbol as a
present was often considered as a hint
to meet in secret.
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BS09 |
SATOR-AREPO |
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An early - Christian magic formula. It
means: "AREPO - a sower holds the
wheels with difficulty", or a double
paternoster. As an amulet, it acts against
any disease, rabies, fire and all elemental
disasters.
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BS10 |
"THE JOY OF
LIFE" |
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One of numerous magical sings of
Salomon, which was to give protection
from depressions, nervous breakdowns
and frustations, being the result of
inability to archive a desired aim. It
strongly safe guards a gainst fears,
anxlety and the feeling of failure.
Wearing the talisman enables the owner
to find the sense of life and one's
actions, ensures the return of joy and
merriment, moreover it gives the energy
to work.
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BS11 |
OLD HEBREW |
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Universal amulet used against illnesses; it
contains healing charms for ten major
organs of human body, responsible for
sound condition of the whloe body, the ten
organs are given divine "names". The
structure of vibr ating circle, surrounded by
charms of divine power was to stop new
diseases from entering the body and to
excrete the old ones.
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BS12 |
Magical "Father's
Pentacle" |
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Is based on the hexagram - the symbol of
balance and life-force, it is responsible for
overcoming everyday hardships, giving
support and the abillity to overcome the
problems we have to face in our everyday
routine. It also protects from insomnia,
nightmares, recurrent bad dreams, fear and
premonitions. It provides power and self
confidence, ensures good fortune
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