e-sygoing.link — Magic https://e-sygoing.link Latest links in the Magic category en-us Wed, 20 May 2026 06:21:44 -0400 Conference Abstract: Texts as Actions, Actions as Texts https://e-sygoing.link/link/7922347-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. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:16:05 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7922347 Slavic Magick and Folk Medicine https://e-sygoing.link/link/7922332-slavic-magick-and-folk-medicine Outlines spells, divinations, remedies and superstitions of the Slavic culture. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:45:19 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7922332 Black Cats and the Black Cat Bone https://e-sygoing.link/link/7922334-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. Thu, 30 Oct 2025 23:08:53 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7922334 Lost Secrets https://e-sygoing.link/link/7922345-lost-secrets Information on various mystical secrets including Wicca, Druidism, channeling, ghost dancing, dream walking, spirit healing and shape shifting. Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:28:25 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7922345 Pow-Wows or The Long-Lost Friend https://e-sygoing.link/link/7922338-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. Mon, 08 Sep 2025 23:40:57 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7922338 Evil Eyes by Alev Bir https://e-sygoing.link/link/7922344-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. Sat, 06 Sep 2025 20:52:10 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7922344 Symbolic Healing in Hungarian Ethnomedicine https://e-sygoing.link/link/7922342-symbolic-healing-in-hungarian-ethnomedicine Describes rituals involved in curing illness believed to be caused by magic. Includes examples and references. Mon, 05 May 2025 15:14:16 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7922342 Arabic Folk Medicine and Magic: 20th Century Amulets from the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology https://e-sygoing.link/link/7922339-arabic-folk-medicine-and-magic-20th-century-amulets-from-the History, photos, cures and traditions surrounding curative amulets of the Middle East. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:31:16 -0500 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7922339 Gemstones and Crystals https://e-sygoing.link/link/7922333-gemstones-and-crystals Alphabetical list of stones used for magic and healing, with scientific description, variants, and associated magical properties. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:28:14 -0500 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7922333 Issues in Ethnicity: The Demory Site Skull https://e-sygoing.link/link/7922343-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. Sat, 21 Sep 2024 18:53:42 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7922343