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Apotropaic magic (from Gr**** αποτρέπειν "to ward off") or
protective magic is a type of
magic intended to turn away harm or evil influences, as in deflecting...
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Birth tusks (also
called magical wands or
apotropaic wands) are
wands for
apotropaic magic (to ward off evil),
mainly from the
Middle Kingdom of Egypt...
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Abracadabra is a
magic word,
historically used as an
apotropaic incantation on
amulets and
common today in
stage magic. It is of
unknown origin. Pronunciation...
- of the
burial of the 'Red Lady'.
During the
Middle Kingdom of Egypt,
apotropaic wands began to be used
during birth ceremonies.
These wands were made...
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Knocking on wood (also
phrased touching wood or
touch wood) is an
apotropaic tradition of
literally touching, tapping, or
knocking on wood, or
merely stating...
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southwestern wind, and held
kingship over the lilu wind demons. As an
apotropaic entity, he is
considered as both a
destructive and
dangerous wind, but...
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ritual markings belonging to his late grandmother. Ray
suspects it is an
apotropaic trap.
After he
tests its PKE levels, the orb
unleashes a
psionic pulse...
- ****ociated with the
traditional Jewish customs which could be
understood as
apotropaic: male cir****cision, mezuzah, and tefillin. The
connections of the first...
- P****over
ritual is
thought by
modern scholars to have its
origins in an
apotropaic rite
unrelated to the
Exodus to
ensure the
protection of a
family home...
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Unlike most
other apotropaic creatures, a male
girtablullu was also
often accompanied by his
feminine counterpart in
apotropaic rituals.
Hanbi Hanbi...
