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Making Personal Amulets
In early times, a person in need of protection, a love spell or
medical treatment might have gone to a witch or shaman for advice.
This was usually the local herbologist, wise woman or mid-wife). They
were usually given a magic object or bundle of herbs that were either
carried on the body or taken home to brew into a tea before consuming
them according to directions.
In the making of Amulets we use many different forms of symbolic
"magic". The magic of Amulets comes from using the elements of nature
as provided by Mother Earth. The Amulets can be as simple or as
complex as you want to make them and can be worn around the neck,
placed by your bed or under your pillow or carried in a bag or your
pocket.
The benefit you receive from your Amulet will be directly related to
the effort and personal energy you put into it.
There are many different methods for making an Amulet and this is
only one. You may find another method works better for you. You can
use as many or as few of the suggestions listed below for your
Amulet but you should complete the Amulet with purification and
Charging. Click on the links below for detailed information on each
step of the process.
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- The Amulet design
Choose the contents of your
Amulet (one or more of the following)
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Herbs and their characteristics. |
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Astrological & Healing Crystal / Gemstone chart |
| Miscellaneous Items - You can select other items
for including in your Amulet to direct the focus of the Amulet to
a particular person. These items can be bits of fabric from a well
worn or loved piece of clothing, strands of hair, clippings from
nails, pictures, a favorite flower. To protect your home you could
include a picture.
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Purification and Charging
Example Amulet design:
Let's say I wanted to make a protection Amulet for a friend who has
been on the receiving end of some nasty gossip. After getting her
permission, I would start by choosing the color and type of
material. I will use white cotton for the Amulet. My friend is a
Capricorn so I will inscribe the outside of the cloth with the
Astrological sign for Capricorn and I'll also
inscribe her name using one of the magical alphabets. I'll get a
small piece of cloth from something she's worn and in it I'll wrap a
tiger's eye, a piece of red jasper and some strands of hair from her
brush. I'll also include a small picture of her. I would then hand
stitch the Amulet and fill it with the items I had gathered together.
While I'm putting the Amulet together, I'll meditate on the purpose
for the Amulet.
Purification and Charging the Amulet would be next and I would do that
with my friend present if she were able to be there. Sometimes when
making an Amulet for a sick friend you will have to perform the ritual
alone but you can let her know the exact time of the ceremony and ask
her to be with you in spirit. |
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