Results for “amulets”

Demonology & Spirits

Lamashtu

A Mesopotamian harmful female power represented on amulets and plaques intended to repel her.

Demonology & Spirits

Lilith

Lilith is a figure whose history spans ancient Near Eastern demonology, Jewish folklore, medieval protective magic, Kabbalah, literature, feminist reinterpretation, modern occultism, and contemporary Satanic or Luciferian religion. She is often introduced today as “Adam’s first wife,” but that familiar story is medieval rather than biblical. Earlier sources describe beings called lilith or lilin in…

Demonology & Spirits

Pazuzu

A Mesopotamian wind demon whose image was also used protectively, especially against Lamashtu.

Demonology & Spirits

Raziel

Raziel is an angel associated with the revelation of divine secrets, especially the legendary book given to Adam. His name appears in Jewish interpretive and magical literature and later Western esotericism, where Agrippa connects him with Chokmah, or Wisdom.

Devotional Practice

Talismans

Objects prepared or used for a particular effect through inscriptions, images, materials, and ritual meaning.