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 …
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.
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…
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…
Slavic Magick and Folk Medicine
Outlines spells, divinations, remedies and superstitions of the Slavic culture.
Symbolic Healing in Hungarian Ethnomedicine
Describes rituals involved in curing illness believed to be caused by magic. Includes examples and references.
The alt.paranormal.spells.hexes.magic FAQ
Frequently asked questions from the APSHM usenet newsgroup containing introductory information on folk-magic and spell-casting.
The Evil Eye
Article in the e-zine Azerbaijan International, by Jean Patterson and Arzu Aghayeva describing the belief and available protection.
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