Abracadabra - Proposing a Greek origin of the charm word.
Abracadabra - Brief explanation of the Cabbalistic inscription.
Anglo-Saxon Charms - Translated by Karen Louise Jolly in her 1996 book "Popular Religion in Late Saxon England: Elf Charms in Context."
Charms Against Sprains - Recorded in the Orkney and Shetland Islands during the nineteenth century.
Hocus-pocus - The story behind the weird word "Hocus-pocus".
Lithuanian Charms - Charms against illnesses and evil spirits in English translation.
Merseburg Incantations - Two magic poems from pre-Christian Germany.
The Merseburger Spells - Two Germanic pre-Christian spells found in a monastery in the German city of Merseburg.
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