protective charms
Objects deflecting harm
Protective charms are objects believed to ward off evil, danger, or misfortune—amulets, talismans, or tokens carried or worn for supernatural defense.
The term also applies to spoken formulas or rituals meant to shield someone from harm: She whispered protective charms over her sleeping child.
In fantasy fiction and games, protective charms are standard magical equipment.
- dreamcatcherHoop-and-web sleep amulet
- talismanMagical protective charm
- horseshoeCurved metal hoof protector
- rabbit's footSupposed good-luck amulet
- good luckFavorable chance or fortune
amulet · pentagram · incantation · hamsa hand · rune · evil eye bead · blessing · cross · feng shui · mezuzah · blessed object · scapular · sigil · sacred symbol · four-leaf clover · enchantment · Celtic knotwork · knock on wood
- Zulu traditionsancestors, ancestral spirits, diviner, traditional healer, ancestral worship
- folk beliefssuperstition, superstitions, folk beliefs, omens, good luck
- Balkan folklorefolk beliefs, folk customs, superstitions, magical creatures, vampires
- tribal beliefsanimism, shamans, ancestral spirits, nature spirits, spirit worship
- Bantu spiritualityancestor spirits, ancestral spirits, ancestor veneration, spirit possession, spirit world
- East Asian Magicfeng shui, yin yang, yin, yang, qi
magical intent
protective charmscurses
Sworn oaths or hexes
hexes · jinxes · black magic · maledictions · voodoo dolls