Ancient Egypt
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Posted on 30-09-2023 01:29 PM
Ancient egyptians utilized the gem in amulets for protection against harm, the greeks credited it with sobriety, and early christians associated its purple hues with christ himself. Now, tony duquette creative director hutton wilkinson shares his and duquette’s love of the gem and its metaphysical qualities. “an amethyst worn by day has the
power
to heal,” he says. “worn by moonlight, it’s said to bring forth dexterity, bravery, and honor.
” that’s stunning magic.
Carnelian is a red-colored variety of chalcedony that for many centuries has been known as "bloodstone" and credited with the power to stem loss of blood from wounds or excessive menstrual flow. Although some have declared that its name was derived from the latin carne, "flesh," most authorities maintain that the origin of the bloodstone's common european version, carnelian, lies in the word cor, "heart. "the blood redness of carnelian made it highly desired among ancient egyptians who used it to represent the blood or virtue of the goddess isis and placed it within the body cavity of a mummy.
Thai Buddhist Amulets
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C17: from latin amulētum, of unknown origin collins english dictionary - complete & unabridged 2012 digital edition © william collins sons & co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © harpercollins publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012.
The majority of omamori in japan follow a similar simple design—small, rectangular, brightly colored, and embroidered. However, there are some deviations from the traditional style, and more variations are being introduced regularly. For example, some omamori have more of a traditional pouch shape, rather than a rigid tag shape. There are also a number of other shapes used, such as zodiac animals, or flowers and animals that are motifs of a particular temple or shrine. Then there are sticker or suction cup omamori that are well-suited to use in cars or on bicycles, smaller omamori which work well as phone charms or on keyrings, and credit card-sized and shaped omamori which are easy to carry in a wallet or pocket.
The relationship between Buddhist and animist amulets in contemporary Thailand: PHRA KHRUEANG and KHRUEANG RANG
This research focuses on the practice of buddhist and animist amulets in contemporary thailand, so called phra khrueang and khrueang rang in thai. Phra khrueang and khrueang rang are presented in response to demonstrate the relationship between buddhist and animist amulets, and thus between buddhism and animism, which have been influenced by the heightened process of religious syncretism. The study argues that there is no clear separation between the religiosity of the amulets moving from ‘purely’ animist amulets to ‘purely’ buddhist buddha images, thai religiosity flows uninterrupted in a changing yet interconnected spectrum as in the visible light spectrum.
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