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Home Protection the Folklore Way: Apotropaic Magic - Icy Sedgwick

Home protection now involves tech, but in earlier times, people resorted to magical means. Click here to learn more about their methods...

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Medieval apotropaic mark on the inside of a church in Worlington, Suffolk, England. Medieval Graffiti, Facts About Witches, History Of Witchcraft, Compass Drawing, Witch History, Golden Spiral, Magic Symbols, Crossed Fingers, Winter Fun

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Medieval apotropaic mark on the inside of a church in Worlington, Suffolk, England.

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Apotropaic marks, Tithe Barn, Bradford on Avon, England Witch Marks, Witch Symbols, Bradford On Avon, Protection Symbols, Mystery School, Dark Witch, Magic Powers, Medieval Period, Carving Designs

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Apotropaic marks, Tithe Barn, Bradford-on-Avon

I've blogged about apotropaic marks before, and mentioned the ones at the Tithe Barn in Bradford-on-Avon. Here are some pictures of them; they are daisy-wheels inscribed with a pair of compasses or dividers, probably by one of the masons who built the barn. Exactly what symbolism he may have intended is unclear (the daisy-wheel is a symbol in Heathenry, but it is very unlikely that he was a Heathen). The Tithe Barn was built in the early 14th century as part of the medieval farmstead…

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A hexafoil in Richmond, Tasmania. Ian Evans aims to document apotropaic marks. Though once commonly used, these symbols have never been systematically recorded. For years they were overlooked or dismissed as marks made by craftspeople in the assembly of a building. Richmond Tasmania, Fantasy Notebook, Ancient Geometry, Mystical Symbols, Sigil Tattoo, Protection Symbols, Folk Magic, Magic Squares, Notebook Ideas

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Australian Settlers Used Magic Signs to Keep Evil Away

New efforts to collect evil-averting marks show they were used well into the 19th century.

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Enseigne with Apotropaic Eye A Representation of Wisdom Hamburg 1520

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Apotropaic: (adj) supposedly having the ability to ward off evil influences or bad luck (OED) Apotropaic Magic, Power Abilities, Unique Words Definitions, Uncommon Words, Word Nerd, Weird Words, Unusual Words, Rare Words, Word Definitions

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Apotropaic: (adj) supposedly having the ability to ward off evil influences or bad luck (OED)

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Mummified cats, ‘witch marks’ and children’s boots in your walls: The secret objects and hidden magic symbols used to trap evil spirits : THE HORROR MOVIES BLOG Apotropaic Symbols, Witch Marks, Flower Of Life Symbol, Witch Stuff, Movie Blog, Magic Symbols, Chimney Breast, Wheel Of Life, Life Symbol

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Mummified cats, ‘witch marks’ and children’s boots in your walls: The secret objects and hidden magic symbols used to trap evil spirits

It started off with the discovery of an old shoe and a lace collar hidden in the dark recesses of an 1830s house in one of the oldest parts of Sydney. Next it was a tradesman’s boot in a chimney breast of a country house in the NSW town of Mudgee. Soon Ian Evans was findingMORE

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