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Maneki Neko - The Beckoning Cat - Legends of the Japanese lucky cat and why statues of it are used by shop-keepers to draw in customers.
 
Money Spells and Amulets - A collection of links to amulets, charms, and folkloric spells used in various cultures to attract wealth, maintain a steady income, or force the return of borrowed money.
 
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.
 
Protection Spells and Amulets - Apotropaic and protective charms and amulets from a variety of cultural traditions; includes extracts from Harry M. Hyatt's 1935 spell-collection "Folklore of Adams County Illinois."
 
Salt in Folk Magic - How people from various cultural traditions use common table salt in magical charms for protection and cleansing, with examples collected from African-Americans in Illinois by Harry M. Hyatt during the 1930s.
 
Slavic Magick and Folk Medicine - Outlines spells, divinations, remedies and superstitions of the Slavic culture.
 
Spells, Saints and Streghe: Witchcraft, Folk Magic and Healing in Italy - Article by Sabina Magliocco of California State University, Northridge on Italian-American witchcraft, the impact of Catholicism, and the context of traditional Italian folk magic. Includes references.
 
Spicy Cedar: Drink of the Power - A wide-ranging collection of Anglo-Saxon folkloric love omens, love divinations, and love spells.
 
Symbolic Healing in Hungarian Ethnomedicine - Describes rituals involved in curing illness believed to be caused by magic. Includes examples and references.
 
Thai Penis Amulets: Palad Khiks - Illustrated gallery of contemporary penis amulets from Thailand; most depict a realistic animal (monkey, tiger, lizard, etc.) clutching or riding a human penis; they are worn for protection, luck, business success, and immunity to injury.
 
The Evil Eye - Article in the e-zine Azerbaijan International, by Jean Patterson and Arzu Aghayeva describing the belief and available protection.
 
The Janic Tradition: Folk Magic - Spells and rituals for day-to-day life, including protective spells for the home, car and office.
 
The alt.paranormal.spells.hexes.magic FAQ - Frequently asked questions from the APSHM usenet newsgroup containing introductory information on folk-magic and spell-casting.
 
What is an Amulet? - Brief description of amulets and their origins.
 
 
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