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The Spellbook

Spells, charms, talismans and blessings from the cunning-folk and the grimoires, from witchcraft and hoodoo, and from the traditions of Asia and the ancient world — each set out as it is practised, with what you need, the steps, the right time and its history.

Each working gives its materials, step-by-step instructions and traditional timing — the ritual planner finds the next suitable days and hours for you. Workings that harm or compel others are told only as history.

Use common sense with flame, oils and herbs, and remember that no spell replaces a doctor, a lawyer or a friend.

124 spells

Solomonic MagicA Protective Pentacle from the Key of SolomonClavicula Salomonis, Italian and French manuscripts of the 15th–18th centuries; S. L. MacGregor Mathers's edition (1889)ProtectionModerate Taoism & Chinese ReligionActivating the Feng Shui Wealth Corner of a HomeChinese feng shui; the 'wealth corner' map is a modern form, popularised from the 1980sProsperityHome & hearthSimple Ancient MagicÆcerbot: The Anglo-Saxon Blessing of the LandAnglo-Saxon England, field remedy recorded c. 1000BlessingsProsperityAdvanced Black & White MagicÆgishjálmur: The Helm of Awe as a Protective StaveIcelandic galdrastafir, 17th–19th-century manuscripts; name from Old Norse legendProtectionCourageModerate ChristianityAngel of God: The Guardian Angel Prayer and Its HistoryLatin Christian devotion; Angele Dei traced to the 11th–12th century; feast of the Guardian Angels from the 16th–17th century; Orthodox evening prayersProtectionBlessingsPeaceSimple High MagickAngel of the Day Talisman from the HeptameronHeptameron seu Elementa magica, attributed to Peter of Abano; printed 1559 with Agrippa's spurious Fourth Book; English translation by Robert Turner (1655)BlessingsProtectionWisdom & studyModerate ChristianityAnglo-Saxon Journey Charm for a Safe RoadAnglo-Saxon England, Old English charm recorded in the 11th centuryTravelProtectionSimple IslamAyat al-Kursi at Bedtime and the Guardian from GodSunni and Shi'i devotional practice; hadith of Abu Hurayra in Sahih al-Bukhari (9th century); Qur'anic teaching on guardian angelsProtectionPeaceSimple Herbal MagickBasil Money Charm for Wallet, Shop and DoorwayMediterranean, Latin American and African American folk herbalism; recorded in hoodoo from the early 20th century and in Mexican and Caribbean shop customProsperityLuckSuccessSimple Herbal MagickBay Leaf Wish Spell: Writing and Burning a WishContemporary witchcraft and folk practice, building on classical laurel loreLuckSuccessSimple Ancient Magic · historyBes and Taweret: Ancient Egyptian Household ProtectionAncient Egypt, Middle Kingdom to Roman period (c. 2000 BCE–3rd century CE)ProtectionHome & hearthAdvanced Black & White MagicBlowing Cinnamon Through the Door on the First of the MonthContemporary popular magic spread through social media, 2020s, drawing on older money and luck customsProsperityLuckHome & hearthSimple ChristianityBrat Bríde: Leaving Out Brigid's Mantle for HealingIrish Catholic household custom of St Brigid's Eve, recorded 19th–20th centuriesHealingBlessingsProtectionSimple Black & White MagicBrazilian New Year Simpatias: White Clothes and Seven WavesBrazil, 20th century to the present, drawing on Umbanda, Catholic and immigrant customsLuckProsperityBlessingsSimple Indigenous & Ancient ReligionsCarrying Out Morana: A Slavic Spring Cleansing RiteWest Slavic folk custom (Czech, Slovak, Polish), recorded from the 15th centuryCleansingBanishingModerate Witchcraft & WiccaCasting and Closing a Circle in Wiccan PracticeModern Wicca, England, 1940s–1950s, drawing on Renaissance ceremonial magicProtectionBlessingsModerate Vodou & HoodooChalk Cross and Psalm 23 for a Protected ThresholdAfrican American hoodoo and Protestant folk piety, southern United States, 19th–20th centuryProtectionHome & hearthPeaceSimple KabbalahChildbirth Amulet of Sanoi, Sansanoi and SemangelofJewish amulet tradition: Alphabet of Ben Sira (c. 8th–10th century); Sefer Raziel ha-Malakh (Amsterdam, 1701)ProtectionBlessingsSimple Taoism & Chinese ReligionChinese New Year Rites for Luck and a Blessed HomeChinese popular religion, Han dynasty to the presentLuckHome & hearthProsperitySimple ChristianityCompline Psalms for a Quiet Night and Peaceful SleepChristian monastic night prayer, Rule of St Benedict (6th century), with Jewish bedtime parallelsPeaceDreamsProtectionSimple Ancient MagicCornicello: Blessing the Italian Horn Against the Evil EyeNeapolitan and southern Italian folk custom, with roots in Roman apotropaic amuletsProtectionLuckSimple Chaos MagickCreating a Benign Servitor in Chaos Magick PracticeBritish and American chaos magic, 1980s–1990s; earlier Theosophical and occult ideas of thought-formsSuccessWisdom & studyHome & hearthModerate DivinationCrystal Scrying with a Shewstone in the Manner of John DeeElizabethan England; the 'actions' of John Dee and Edward Kelley, 1582–1589DivinationWisdom & studyModerate Witchcraft & WiccaDaisy Wheel: Drawing a Hexafoil Ritual Protection MarkEnglish and wider European ritual protection marks, medieval to 18th centuryProtectionHome & hearthSimple Indigenous & Ancient ReligionsDay of the Dead Ofrenda: Building a Home AltarMexico, colonial period to the present, joining Mesoamerican and Spanish Catholic customsBlessingsPeaceHome & hearthModerate HinduismDiya Lamp Offering and a Simple Hindu Home PujaHindu domestic worship (pūjā), classical period to the presentBlessingsHome & hearthPeaceSimple Ancient MagicDream Oracle Request from the Greek Magical PapyriGreco-Egyptian magic of Roman Egypt, Greek Magical Papyri (c. 1st century BCE–5th century CE); safe modern adaptationDreamsDivinationSimple Witchcraft & WiccaEnglish Witch Bottle for Protecting a HomeEnglish cunning-folk and household counter-magic, c. 1600–1900ProtectionHome & hearthSimple SuperstitionsFirst-Footing at Hogmanay: Bringing Luck into the New YearScottish and northern English New Year custom, recorded from the late 18th century; related customs in the Isle of Man, Wales and northern EuropeLuckHome & hearthProsperitySimple Vodou & HoodooFlorida Water Spiritual Cleansing of Body and RoomMurray & Lanman's cologne (New York, 1808), used in African American, Caribbean and Latin American spiritual practiceCleansingBlessingsPeaceSimple ChristianityFour Angels Round My Head: The Old English Bedtime PrayerEnglish popular devotion, recorded by Thomas Ady in 1656 and probably medieval in origin; related 'evening blessings' in German and other European languagesProtectionPeaceBlessingsSimple Witchcraft & WiccaFull Moon Esbat Rite and Making Moon WaterModern Wicca and contemporary witchcraft, mid-20th century to the presentBlessingsCleansingWisdom & studySimple ChristianityGaelic House Blessing from the Carmina GadelicaGaelic-speaking Scottish Highlands and Hebrides, collected 1860–1909BlessingsHome & hearthPeaceSimple ChristianityGaelic Milking Blessing and Croon for PlentyScottish Highlands and Hebrides, milking songs recorded in the Carmina Gadelica (1900)BlessingsProsperityHome & hearthSimple Solomonic Magic · historyGoetic Evocation in the Lesser Key of Solomon: A HistoryArs Goetia, first book of the Lemegeton, English manuscripts of the mid-17th century; after Johann Weyer's Pseudomonarchia daemonum (1577)Wisdom & studyAdvanced Solomonic Magic · historyGoetic Treasure-Finding Evocations: A HistoryEarly modern European treasure magic: English cunning-folk and clerical magicians of the 16th–17th centuries; spirit catalogues from Weyer's Pseudomonarchia (1577) to the Ars GoetiaProsperityLuckAdvanced Ancient MagicGreek Mati: Blue-Eye Protection and the XematiasmaModern Greek folk Orthodoxy, with roots in ancient Greek baskaniaProtectionCleansingSimple Witchcraft & WiccaGreen Candle Spell for Prosperity and Colour Magic20th-century American candle magic, adopted in modern witchcraftProsperitySuccessSimple JudaismHanging a Hamsa to Protect the Home from the Evil EyeJewish communities of North Africa and the Middle East; Mediterranean folk custom, medieval to modernProtectionHome & hearthLuckSimple Ancient MagicHekate's Deipnon: The Household Supper at the New MoonClassical Athens, 5th–4th century BCE; revived in modern Hellenic polytheismCleansingHome & hearthProtectionSimple Herbal MagickHerbal Dream Pillow with Lavender and HopsEuropean herbal sleep pillows, 18th–20th century; modern witchcraft and herbalismDreamsPeaceSimple Vodou & HoodooHoney Jar Sweetening for Harmony at Home or WorkAfrican American hoodoo, southern United States, 19th–20th centuryPeaceHome & hearthModerate Vodou & HoodooHoodoo Floor Wash for Blessing a New HomeAfrican American hoodoo, southern United States, 19th–20th centuryCleansingHome & hearthBlessingsSimple Vodou & HoodooHoodoo Mojo Bag for Luck: Making and Feeding a HandAfrican American hoodoo, southern United States, 19th–20th century, with Central African rootsLuckProsperitySuccessModerate Witchcraft & WiccaHorseshoe and Threshold Protection for a HomeBritish and wider European folk practice, attested from the 17th centuryProtectionLuckHome & hearthSimple BuddhismHow and When to Hang Tibetan Prayer FlagsTibetan Buddhist and Himalayan folk practice, medieval period to the presentBlessingsLuckPeaceSimple Black & White Magic · historyIllusion Spells of the Munich Necromancer's ManualMunich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 849: a Latin necromancer's handbook of the 15th century, probably German; edited by Richard Kieckhefer (1997)DivinationAdvanced JudaismJewish Customs for Blessing a Business and LivelihoodRabbinic Judaism; mezuzah and tithing law from the Talmud and codes; Parashat ha-Man from 18th–19th-century Hasidic custom; business-blessing plaques in modern Israel and the diasporaSuccessProsperityBlessingsSimple HermeticismJupiter Talisman for Prosperity, after AgrippaRenaissance astral magic; Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, De occulta philosophia (1533)ProsperityLuckSuccessModerate ShintoKamidana Offering and Purification at a Home ShrineJapanese household Shinto; kamidana widespread from the Edo period (1603–1868) to the presentBlessingsHome & hearthCleansingSimple Witchcraft & WiccaKnot Magic: A Nine-Knot Cord Spell for an IntentionAncient and European knot charms; modern Wiccan cord magic, 20th centurySuccessCourageSimple DivinationKupala Night Wreath Floating for Love DivinationEast and West Slavic midsummer custom (Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Poland), recorded from the 16th centuryDivinationLoveModerate HinduismLakshmi Puja on Diwali Night: Lamps for the Goddess of FortuneHindu domestic and merchant worship of Lakshmi at Dīpāvalī, North and West India, medieval period to the presentProsperityBlessingsHome & hearthModerate Ancient Magic · historyLamashtu Amulets: Babylonian Protection for Mother and ChildAncient Mesopotamia, Old Babylonian period to the 1st millennium BCE (c. 1800–300 BCE)ProtectionHealingAdvanced Ancient Magic · historyLamp Divination in the Greek and Demotic Magical PapyriGreco-Egyptian magic of Roman Egypt, 2nd–4th century CE (Greek Magical Papyri and the Demotic Magical Papyrus of London and Leiden)DivinationAdvanced High MagickLesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram (Golden Dawn)Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, London, c. 1888–1900BanishingProtectionCleansingModerate ThelemaLiber Resh vel Helios: Crowley's Four Daily Adorations of the SunAleister Crowley, A∴A∴ instruction published in The Equinox, vol. I no. 6, London, 1911BlessingsPeaceSimple Thelema · historyLiber Samekh and the Bornless Ritual: A HistoryAleister Crowley, Abbey of Thelema, Cefalù, 1921; after a Graeco-Egyptian invocation in the Greek Magical Papyri (PGM V.96–172)Wisdom & studyAdvanced ChristianityLimpia con Huevo: The Curanderismo Egg CleansingMexican and Mexican American curanderismo, colonial period to the presentCleansingHealingDivinationModerate Vodou & HoodooLodestone Money-Drawing Jar in Hoodoo RootworkAfrican American hoodoo, southern United States, late 19th–20th century; drugstore and mail-order curio trade from the 1920sProsperityLuckSimple Black & White MagicMalocchio Oil and Water Test for the Evil EyeSouthern Italian and Italian American folk Catholicism, 19th century to the presentProtectionDivinationCleansingSimple ShintoManeki-neko, Kumade and Daruma: Japanese Lucky CharmsJapanese popular religion of shrines and temples; engimono culture of the Edo period (1603–1868) to the presentLuckProsperitySuccessSimple BuddhismMettā: The Buddhist Loving-Kindness Blessing for All BeingsTheravāda Buddhism; Pāli Canon (c. 1st century BCE in writing) and Buddhaghosa's Visuddhimagga (5th century CE)BlessingsPeaceLoveSimple ShintoMorishio: Japanese Salt Mounds for Purifying an EntranceJapanese folk and Shinto purification custom; widespread from the Edo period to the presentCleansingProtectionHome & hearthSimple Ancient Magic · historyNamburbi: Babylonian Rituals for Averting Evil OmensAncient Mesopotamia, Assyrian and Babylonian scholarly ritual, chiefly 1st millennium BCEBanishingProtectionAdvanced Witchcraft & WiccaNew Moon Intention Spell for Fresh BeginningsContemporary witchcraft and New Age practice, late 20th–21st centurySuccessWisdom & studySimple Herbal MagickNine Herbs Charm: An Anglo-Saxon Herbal BlessingAnglo-Saxon England, the Lacnunga manuscript, c. 1000HealingProtectionBlessingsModerate DivinationNorse Rune Casting and Bind Runes: Ancient and ModernGermanic and Norse runic tradition (2nd–11th century CE); rune casting and talismanic bind runes largely 20th-century developmentsDivinationProtectionLuckModerate ZoroastrianismNowruz Rites: Chaharshanbe Suri Fires and the Haft-Sin TableIranian New Year customs with Zoroastrian roots; Chaharshanbe Suri in its current form after the Islamic period, the haft-sin table largely modernLuckBlessingsCleansingModerate DivinationOgham Divination with Staves: The Irish Tree AlphabetEarly Irish ogham script (4th–6th century inscriptions), medieval Irish learned tradition; staves divination largely a modern revivalDivinationWisdom & studyModerate ChristianityOjo de Venado: The Deer's Eye Amulet Against Mal de OjoMexican and Central American folk Catholicism, 19th century to the presentProtectionBlessingsSimple ShintoOmamori Charms and Hatsumōde: Japan's New Year RenewalJapanese Shinto and Buddhist shrine-temple custom; omamori from the medieval period, mass hatsumōde from the Meiji eraProtectionLuckBlessingsSimple ChristianityPetitioning St Expedite for Urgent Help and SuccessPopular Catholic devotion; Sicily, France and Réunion from the 18th–19th century, then Brazil and New Orleans, where it entered hoodoo practiceSuccessLuckSimple HermeticismPicatrix Astral Image: Making a Talisman of VenusArabic astral magic of al-Andalus, 11th century; Latin Picatrix (1256) and Marsilio Ficino (1489)LuckPeaceSuccessAdvanced Black & White MagicPow-wow Blessing to Guard a House Against ThievesPennsylvania German Braucherei, after John George Hohman's Long Lost Friend (1820)ProtectionHome & hearthSimple Black & White MagicPow-wow Fire Blessing from Hohman's Long Lost FriendPennsylvania German Braucherei (pow-wow), John George Hohman, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1820ProtectionHome & hearthSimple ChristianityPrayer to the Archangel Raphael for Healing and RecoveryBook of Tobit (c. 3rd–2nd century BCE); Catholic and Orthodox devotion to St Raphael; Jewish angelology of the TalmudHealingPeaceSimple Witchcraft & WiccaProtection Spell Jar for the Home with Salt and HerbsContemporary witchcraft, late 20th–21st century, modelled on the English witch bottleProtectionHome & hearthSimple ChristianityPsalm 121 Blessing for Safe Travel and JourneysJewish and Christian travellers' devotions: Tefillat ha-Derekh (Talmud, Berakhot 29b–30a) and the Itinerarium of the Latin breviaryTravelProtectionBlessingsSimple JudaismPsalm 91 for Protection in Jewish and Christian PracticeRabbinic Judaism (Talmud, Shevuot 15b); Sefer Shimmush Tehillim; Christian monastic ComplineProtectionPeaceSimple BuddhismReciting Om Mani Padme Hum with a Mala of 108 BeadsMahāyāna Buddhism; first attested in the Kāraṇḍavyūha Sūtra (c. 4th–5th century CE), central to Tibetan devotionPeaceBlessingsProtectionSimple IslamReciting Surat al-Waqi'ah at Night for Provision (Rizq)Sunni and Shi'i devotional practice; a report attributed to 'Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud (d. c. 653), recorded in hadith collections of the 10th–11th centuriesProsperityPeaceSimple HinduismReciting the Gayatri Mantra at Dawn: A Respectful GuideVedic Hinduism; Rig Veda 3.62.10 (late 2nd millennium BCE), recited in the daily sandhyā riteWisdom & studyBlessingsModerate Vodou & HoodooRoad Opener Candle Working to Clear Blocked PathsAfrican American hoodoo and Latino botánica practice, 20th century to the presentSuccessLuckTravelModerate Ancient MagicRoman Lararium Offering to the Household LaresRoman domestic religion, Republic and Empire (c. 3rd century BCE–4th century CE); revived in modern Roman polytheismHome & hearthBlessingsProtectionSimple New ReligionsRose Quartz and Rose Petal Bath for Self-LoveContemporary New Age and witchcraft practice, late 20th–21st centuryLoveHealingPeaceSimple Witchcraft & WiccaRowan and Red Thread: A Scottish Protective CharmScottish, northern English and Irish folk practice, recorded 17th–20th centuriesProtectionHome & hearthSimple Herbal MagickRue (Ruda) for Protection: A Sprig by the DoorMediterranean, Spanish, Italian and Latin American folk practice, antiquity to the presentProtectionHome & hearthSimple Witchcraft & WiccaSailors' Wind Knots: Three-Knot Cord for a Safe VoyageNorth Sea and Baltic maritime folk magic: Sámi, Finnish, Shetland, Orkney and Manx, recorded from the 14th–19th centuriesTravelLuckSimple Witchcraft & WiccaSalt and Rosemary Protection Line at the ThresholdEuropean household folk magic, revived in modern witchcraftProtectionHome & hearthSimple DivinationScrying with a Black Mirror or a Bowl of WaterAncient Mesopotamian, Greek and Roman water and mirror divination; medieval specularii; Victorian crystal-gazing revivalDivinationWisdom & studySimple Indigenous & Ancient ReligionsSecond Merseburg Charm: Bone to Bone, a Healing BlessingOld High German charm, Germany, manuscript of the 10th centuryHealingBlessingsSimple Chaos MagickSigil Magic: The Methods of Austin Spare and Peter CarrollAustin Osman Spare, The Book of Pleasure (London, 1913); Peter J. Carroll, Liber Null (1978) and British chaos magicSuccessCourageWisdom & studySimple ChristianitySmooring the Hearth: A Gaelic Night Blessing of the FireScottish Highlands and Hebrides, recorded in the Carmina Gadelica (1900)Home & hearthPeaceProtectionSimple HinduismSri Yantra Meditation: Contemplating the Sacred DiagramŚrīvidyā Śākta Tantra, South Asia, c. 9th–12th century onward; open contemplative use in modern HinduismWisdom & studyPeaceModerate DivinationSt Agnes' Eve Dream Divination for a Future LoveEnglish and Scottish folk custom, recorded from the 17th century; Hallowe'en love divinations of the same familyDreamsLoveDivinationSimple ChristianitySt Michael Protection Prayer with a CandleCatholic devotion; prayer composed by Pope Leo XIII and ordered after Low Mass from 1886; biblical figure of Michael in Daniel, Jude and RevelationProtectionCourageSimple HermeticismSun Talisman for Success with Agrippa's Square of 111Renaissance astral magic; Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, De occulta philosophia (1533)SuccessCourageLuckModerate Witchcraft & WiccaSweeping Out Bad Luck with a Besom BroomEuropean and African American broom lore; modern witchcraftCleansingBanishingHome & hearthSimple Taoism & Chinese ReligionTaoist Fu Talisman for Protecting the HouseholdChinese Daoist and popular religion, Han dynasty to the presentProtectionHome & hearthSimple Ancient MagicThe Abracadabra Triangle Amulet of Serenus SammonicusRoman medical verse, Quintus Serenus, Liber medicinalis (c. 3rd century AD); later European folk useHealingProtectionSimple Solomonic Magic · historyThe Almadel of Solomon: The Wax Tablet of the AngelsLatin Almandal tradition of the 13th–15th centuries, of Arabic inspiration; the English Ars Almadel, fourth book of the Lemegeton, mid-17th centuryWisdom & studyAdvanced Taoism & Chinese ReligionThe Bagua Mirror: A Feng Shui Cure for the Front DoorChinese feng shui and popular religion, late imperial period to the presentProtectionHome & hearthSimple JudaismThe Bedtime Shema and the Four ArchangelsRabbinic Judaism: Babylonian Talmud, Berakhot 4b–5a and 60b; angel formula from midrashic tradition, found in medieval and later prayer booksProtectionPeaceSimple ChristianityThe Caim: A Gaelic Encircling Blessing for a JourneyGaelic Scotland and Ireland, recorded in the Carmina Gadelica (1900)TravelProtectionBlessingsSimple Indigenous & Ancient Religions · historyThe Copal Incense Offering in Aztec and Maya TraditionMesoamerica: Aztec (Mexica) and Maya religion, Postclassic period (c. 900–1521) as described in colonial sources; continuing in living Indigenous practiceBlessingsCleansingAdvanced Solomonic MagicThe Fourth Pentacle of Jupiter for Riches and HonourClavicula Salomonis (Key of Solomon), Italian and French manuscripts of the 16th–18th centuries; S. L. MacGregor Mathers's edition (1889)ProsperitySuccessModerate Solomonic Magic · historyThe Grimorium Verum Conjuration: A Historical AccountGrimorium Verum, French grimoire falsely dated 'Memphis, 1517'; probably c. 1750–1820; Italian editions 1868 and 1880Wisdom & studyAdvanced IslamThe Hand of Fatima: Khamsa Protection in Muslim CustomPopular Muslim custom of the Maghreb and the Middle East, medieval to modern; Shi'i devotion to the Five of the Prophet's householdProtectionHome & hearthLuckSimple High Magick · historyThe Heptameron's Conjurations: A Historical AccountHeptameron seu Elementa magica, attributed to Peter of Abano; printed mid-16th century; English translation by Robert Turner, 1655Wisdom & studyAdvanced ChristianityThe Himmelsbrief: Writing a Protective Letter from HeavenGerman and Pennsylvania German folk Christianity, printed letters of the 18th–20th centuriesProtectionBlessingsModerate DivinationThe Homeric Oracle: Dice Divination with Lines of HomerGreco-Roman Egypt, Homeromanteion of the Greek Magical Papyri (PGM VII.1–148, 3rd–4th century CE)DivinationWisdom & studySimple High MagickThe Middle Pillar Exercise of Israel RegardieIsrael Regardie, after Golden Dawn teaching; Chicago, 1938HealingPeaceWisdom & studyModerate Witchcraft & WiccaThe Money Bowl: A Modern Witchcraft Charm for AbundanceContemporary witchcraft and popular magic, late 20th–21st century, drawing on older 'treasure bowl' and money-jar customsProsperityLuckSimple High Magick · historyThe Olympic Spirits of the Arbatel: A Historical AccountArbatel de magia veterum, anonymous, Basel, 1575; English translation by Robert Turner, 1655Wisdom & studyAdvanced Solomonic Magic · historyThe Pact of the Grand Grimoire: A Historical AccountLe Grand Grimoire (also Le Dragon rouge), French chapbook grimoire falsely dated 1421 or 1522; probably late 18th or early 19th centuryProsperityAdvanced High MagickThe Rose Cross Ritual of the Golden DawnHermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Second Order teaching, c. 1890sProtectionPeaceModerate Ancient MagicThe SATOR Square: A Word-Square Charm for the HomeRoman Empire (Pompeii, before AD 79); medieval and early modern Christian folk magicProtectionHome & hearthSimple SuperstitionsTurning Your Money at the New Moon: A British Luck CustomBritish and Irish popular custom, recorded from the 18th to the 20th century, with wider European parallelsLuckProsperitySimple Vodou & HoodooVan Van Oil: The New Orleans Formula for ClearingNew Orleans and southern hoodoo, late 19th–early 20th centuryCleansingLuckProtectionSimple Black & White MagicVegvísir: Drawing the Icelandic Wayfinder StaveIcelandic galdrastafir (magical staves), Huld manuscript, mid-19th centuryTravelProtectionSimple HermeticismVenus Talisman for Harmony and Friendship, after AgrippaRenaissance astral magic; Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, De occulta philosophia (1533)PeaceLoveHome & hearthModerate ChristianityWeaving a St Brigid's Cross to Protect the HomeIrish Catholic household custom, attested from the 17th–19th centuries to todayProtectionHome & hearthBlessingsModerate Taoism & Chinese ReligionWelcoming Caishen, the Chinese God of WealthChinese popular religion; cult of the gods of wealth from the Song–Ming period, 'welcoming the God of Wealth' on the fifth day of the New Year in Qing and modern customProsperityLuckSuccessSimple