Contents
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"The Book of Talismans, Amulets and Zodiacal Gems", by William Thomas and Kate Pavitt, [1922],
p. 285
Index
A
Abracadabra, 111
Abraxas, 77, 120
Adamas, 141
neas, 170
sculapius, 85, 92
Agates, 98, 167, 168, 277
-- Eye, 169
-- Moss, or Tree, 168
-- Onyx, 169
-- Rainbow or Iris, 169
-- Ribbon, 148
-- White, 168
Agla, 117
Agnus Dei, 107
Alabanda, 263
Albertus Magnus, 172, 244
Alexander the Great, 172
Ali, 99
Almandine, 263
Amaltha's Horn of Plenty, 83
Amber, 194, 197
-- Black, 256, 280
Amen-Ra, 57
Amethyst, 272-275, 277, 279
Amuletum, 196
Ananizapta, 108
Ananta, 20
Anchor, 52
Andromeda, 85
Angles, 63
Ankh, 60-61, 74
Anne of Geierstein, 219
Anubis, 84
Aper, 64
Aphrodite, 42, 88, 150
Apis. Bull, 83
Apollo, 264
Argonauts, 162
Aquamarine, 230-232, 279, 280
Aquarius, 257-262
Aries, 73, 133-137
Aristotle, 273
Arrow-head, 14
Artemisia (or Sweet Flag), 45 Asp, 94, 170
Ass's Skull, 88
Astrological Talisman, 110
Axe, 13, 14, 210
B
Bacchus, 273
Baden-Powell, 272
Badger's Tooth, 130
Barrett, Francis, 115, 119
Basilides, 77
Bat Talisman, 37
Beads of Kerbela, 98
-- Blue, 98
Beetle, 67, 68, 175
Bellerophon, 84, 85
Bells, 42, 121
Benton, 49
Benzaiben, 49
Beryl, 230-232, 279
Bes, 63
Betrothal rings, 125
Billikin, 63
Bishamon, 49
Bishop's Ring, 154, 155
-- Stone, 274 Black Cat, 43
Blavatsky, Madame, 209
Bloodstone, 137-140
Boaz, 162
Btius de Boot, 159, 256
\"Book of the Dead", 58, 59
Bothwell, 163
Brahma, 21, 29, 34
Brahmins, 30
Buckle of the Girdle of Isis, 66 207
Buddha's birth-marks, 31
p. 286
Buddha's Emblems, 31
-- Footprints, 34
-- Wheel, 17, 31 Buddhism, 29, 30, 47
Buddhist Law, 33 Bulla, 86, 87
Bull's-head, 84 Burmah, 35
Byzantine Ring, 110
C
Cabochon stones, 277
Caduceus, 91, 92, 94
Callistratus, 196
Camillus Leonardus, 159, 170, 182, 193, 208, 222, 231, 232, 244, 253, 265
Cancer, 174-178
Capricorn, 245-251
Carbuncle, 232, 233
Card-players' Talismans, 130
Carnelian, 103
Carp, 50
Cartouche, 62
Castor, 161, 162
Catherine of Aragon, 252
Cat's-eye, 185
Ceres, 19, 199, 200
Chalcedony, 138, 206
Charlemagne, 156-157
Charmed rings, 93
Charms for eloquence, 194
-- -- General good luck, 130
-- -- Increase of money, 128
-- -- Luck in gambling, 185
-- -- Luck in games of chance, 185
Charms against Ague, 112, 140, 196
-- -- All diseases, 121
-- -- Apoplexy, 223
-- -- Asthma, 185
-- -- Bites of venomous creatures, 193
-- -- Childish complaints, 221
-- -- Cholera, 221
-- -- Convulsions, 196
-- --Croup, 185
-- -- Diseases amongst horned cattle, 127
-- -- Diseases of the kidneys, 127, 193, 210
Charms against Diseases of the spleen, 222
-- -- Disorders of stomach and liver, 231
-- -- Dropsy, 140
-- -- Epidemics, 127
-- -- Epilepsy, 25, 108, 122, 209
-- -- Erysipelas, 25, 196
-- -- Fever and skin diseases, 156
-- -- Goitre, 196
-- -- Gout, 234
-- -- Hydrophobia, 127
-- -- Hysteria and palpitation, 128
-- -- Idleness, 231
-- -- Infection, 193, 196, 232
-- -- Insanity, 141, 184, 196
-- -- Intestinal trouble, 222
-- -- Intoxication, 109
-- -- Neuralgia, 208
-- -- Robbers, 108
-- -- Sea-sickness, 231
-- -- Small-pox, 156
-- -- Sore eyes, 221
-- -- Sterility, 231
-- -- Stomachic complaints, 184
-- -- Stone in the bladder, 140
-- -- Syncope, 184
-- -- Toothache, 112
-- -- Ulcers, 221
-- -- Warts, 128
Chimer, 89-90
Chinese Talismans, 36-47
Chryselutum, 196
Chrysoberyl, 185
Chrysolite, 193-194, 241, 243, 279
Cinnamon stone, 263
Clairvoyance, 231
Clement of Alexandria, 102
Club, 30
Collar Amulet, 71
Colourings of stones, 5
Conch Shell, 26, 31-32
Confucianism, 38
Constantine the Great, 104
Coral, 220-222
Cornelian, 208, 277
Cornucopia, 83, 246
Cramp rings, 121
Crane, 51
Crescent symbol, 80
Cross, 104, 105, 106
p. 287
Cross, Greek, 105
-- Irish, 106
-- St. Benedict, 109
-- Tau, 23, 25, 104
-- Wheel, 105
Crux Ansata, 60, 61, 74
Crystal balls, 52
-- Gazing, 127, 185, 186, 279 280
Cupid, 268
Cybele, 87, 256
D
D'Acosta, 179
Daikoku, 49
-- Hammer of, 52
Darwin, 261
Dee, Dr., 117
De la Viga, 180
Deluge, 162
Diamond, 140-148, 279
-- Cutting, 277
-- Hope, 146-148
-- Koh-i-Noor, 144-145
-- Pitt, 143-144
-- Regent, 143-144
-- Rose, 277
-- Slave's, 242
Diana, 273
Dickens, 261
Discus, or wheel, 30
Diver's Talisman, 184
Dorje, 35
Doublets, 279
Dragon, 39-40
Dropsy Talisman, 183
Dumpling, 50
E
Eagle, 49-50, 95
Early Christian and Medival Talismans, 102-109
Ebisu, 49
Echo, 48
Edison, 261
Egyptian Talismans, 55-75
-- Beliefs, 55-60
Emeralds, 95, 101, 178-182, 277, 279
Emperor Hadrian's ring, 243
Esmeralda, 180
Etruscan, Greek, and Roman Talismans, 99-96
Evil Eye, 33, 94, 97. 99, 110, 208, 221
Eye Amulet, 68
-- of a Cock, 120
-- of Osiris, 69
Eyes, two, 70
F
Fan of power, 49-52
Father Time, 246
Fatima's Hand, 99
Fire, 48, 129-130
Fish, 32, 74, 96, 102
Five Bats, 38
-- as Talisman, 164
-- Pointed Star, 112-114
-- Wounds, 108
Flood, 32
Four-leaved clover, 130
Fox, 48
Frog, 33, 87, 88, 94
-- Talisman, 73
Fu-ku-roku-jiu, 48
G
Gabelschoverus, 243, 252
Gadin the Powerful, 100
Gambler's Talisman, 130
Ganesa, 30
Gargoyles, 121
Garnet, Bohemian, 263
Garnets, 262, 263, 264
Gavel, 23
Gemmel rings, 124
Gemini, 161-168
Gems, real and artificial, 276-281
General Talismans, 126
Gladstone, 250
Glass, 279
Gnostic, magic symbols, 78
Gnosticism, 76-79
Goad, 30
Gold Nuggets, 130
Golden Fish, 31
Gotama Buddha, 29
Greek Cross, 105
Grylli, 89-90
H
Hadrian's ring, 243
p. 288
Hallowed rings, 122
Hammer of Daikoku, 52
-- -- Thor, 17
Hand, 94, 95, 99, 100
Hand Cross, 105
Hanuman, 30-31
Harpokrates, 84
Hassan and Hussein, 98, 99
Hathor, 61, 74
Hawk, 71
Headache Talisman, 159
Heart Talisman, 65
Heart-Soul, 58
Heliotrope, 137
Hercules, 35, 176, 178
Herodotus, 35, 55
Hindu Triad, 26
Horn of Plenty, 246
Horn or Tusk, 81-82
Horse-hoof, 40
Horseman's Talisman, 159
Horseshoe, 80-81
Horus, 21, 63, 66, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 79
Hotei, 49
Ho-Wo bird, 39
Hyacinth, 264
Hyacinthus, 264
I
Iaw, 78
Ichthyes, 268
Impression of child's hand, 51
Incas, 180
Indian Talismans, 29-35
Indra, 35
Indra's Thunderbolt, 35
Irving, Sir Henry, 261-262
Ise, temple of, 53-54
Isis, 21, 55, 57, 66, 74, 75, 79, 80, 94, 184
J
Jachin, 162
Jacinth, 264-265
Jade, 45, 46, 209-211
Jana (or Diana), 88, 89
Janus (or Apollo), 88, 89
Jargoon, 264, 265, 279, 280
Jasper, 103, 137, 138
Jasper ring, 138
Jet, 255
Jochebed (Mother of Moses), 98
Juno, 129, 176
Jurojin, 51, 88, 89
K
Ka, 58
Kabala, 76, 77, 114
Kami, 48
Key Talisman, 88
Keys, 52
Khepera, 67
King, Rev. C. W., 111, 125, 140, 196, 207, 244, 274
Knots, 36
Koran, 97
Krishna, 32
Kwan Chung, 46
L
Ladder, 60, 70, 71, 72
Lakshmi, 32
Lamaist Sceptre, 35
Lapis lazuli, 155, 222, 223
Leap-year pennies, 130
Lee Penny, 126
Leo, 187-192
Leonardus (Camillus), 159, 170, 182, 193, 208, 222, 231, 232, 244, 253, 265
Libra, 212-217
Lizard, 94-95
Lodestone, 233-234
Logos, 95
Longevity Talisman, 139, 209
-- Robe, 46-47
Lotus, 26, 30, 31, 32, 74
Love charms, 156
Lucky diagram, 31-32
Ludi Appollinares, 188
Lychnis, 194, 252
Lyncurion, 265
M
Maia, 163
Malachite, 253
Malaku, 253
Mallet, 23
Manentius, 104
Mano Pantea, 94
Marbodus, 170, 194, 208, 244, 254, 255, 274
p. 289
Marshallah, 98
Martian Talisman, 193
Mary Queen of Scots, 163
-- -- and marriage, 163
Maternity Talisman, 181
Menat, 61
Mercury, 92, 93, 202
Merzoum, 100
Minerva, 95, 268
Miner's Talisman, 130
Mitsu-Domoe, 51
Mitsumine, sacred dog of, 51
Mocha Stone, 169
Mohammed, 35, 98, 100
Molochites, 254
Money Sword, 41
Moon, Blue, 183
-- Talismans, 127-128
Moonstone, 182, 183, 277
Moonstone, Blue, 183
Moses, 23-24
Moss Agate, 168
Musseltaub, 123
Mussulman Talisman, 100
N
Name Amulet, 62
Names of power, 117
Nan-Ratan, 242
Napoleon, 143, 207
Narita, 51
Nasiree, the preserver, 100
Nechepsos, 139
Nefer, 62
Nero, 181, 196
Nicias, 195
Noah's lamp, 232
Notre-dame, 201
O
Occuli Cancrorum, 179
Olivine, 194
Onyx, Black, 254-255
-- Lynx-eye, 255
Opals, 218-220, 277-281
Ophthalmius, 2,8
Origin of Amulets, 10
-- -- Gems, 4-6
-- -- Talismans, 10
Orient, 97
Orion, 225
Orpheus, 168, 220
Osiris, 21, 56, 57, 64, 69
-- -- Apis, 83
Ota-fu-ku, 53
Ovid, 163
P
Pa kwa, 37
Palm branch, 103
Pan, 246
Paris, 201
Peach, 38
Peacock, the, 128
-- Feathers, 129
Pear Charm, 44-45
Pearce, Dr. Alfred J., 254
Pearl, 183-185, 280
Pearl of Cleopatra, 184
Pegasus, 85
Pentalpha, Pentagram, or Pentacle, 112-114
Peridot, 193, 194, 279
Perseus, 85
Phnix, 38-39
Phylactery, 118
Pigs, 43
Pillow, 74
Pine Cone, 87, 94
Pine Tree, 38
Pisces, 267-272
Pizarro, 179-210
Planetary Angels, 117
Pleurisy Talisman, 208
Pliny, 83, 173, 181, 183, 186, 194, 195, 197, 206, 219, 233, 244, 252, 254, 263, 273
Ploughman's Talisman, 168
Plummet, 63
Poesie Rings, 123-124
Pole Star, 68
Prayer Wheel, 27
Priapus, 88
Primitive Talismans, 13
Psychometry of Gems, 7-8
Ptah, 69-70
Q
Queen Donna Isabel II of Spain, 142
-- Elizabeth's Agate Talisman, 171
-- -- Diamond, 142
p. 290
R
Ra, 57, 74
Rama, 31
Ravana, 31
Reconstructed stones, 278
Red in Talismans, 41
Refraction, 278-279
Regulus, 187
Rerek, or Apep, 72
Rogatus Ring, 103
Rose-cutting, 277
Ruby, 101, 251-253, 277, 279
-- Balas, 253
-- Cape, 203
-- Spinel, 253
-- Star, 252
Ruskin, 261
S
Sa, 66
Sacred Crutch, 100
-- Monogram, 104
Sagittarius, 235-241
Sailor's Talisman, 181
Saint Anthony's Cross, 25
-- -- Fire, 25
Saint Valentine, 274
Salus, 85
-- Ring, 85
Sapphire, 154, 157, 277, 279
-- Star, 156
-- White, 279
Sardius, 192
Sardonyx, 103, 104, 192
Scales, 94
Scarab, 67, 68, 79, 175
Scorpio, 224-230
Scorpion, 170
-- Charming, 101
Scotch Talisman, 126, 127
Scottish Cross, 105
Selenite, 182
Serapis, 83, 94
Serpent, 18-20, 34, 92, 94, 179
Set, 56-57
Seven gifts of the Spirit, 110
-- Greek vowels, 78
Shah of Persia's Talismans, 100
Shakespeare, 232
Shell, 30
Shen, 104
Shinenaka, 53
Shintoism, 47-48
Ship, 103, 104
Show-Fu, 45
Signs of the Zodiac in rhyme, 126
Silver lock, 41-42
Simsum Ring, 110
Single Plume, 62
Siva, 21, 29, 30, 34, 92, 94
Slave's Diamond, 242
Sma, 71
Snails, 96
Snake's head, 72
Solomon's Seal, 20-22
Speculator's Talisman, 130
Spider (money talisman), 95
Star Rubies, 252
-- Sapphire, 156
Steps, 72
Stone of strength, 244
Stork, 38, 51
Streeter, 169
Sun's disc, 73
Sun-worship, 188
Swastika, 15-18, 130
T
Table of Jupiter, 115
Talismans against Accidents, 110, 142
-- Blight, 221
-- -- Devil, 121
-- -- Dropsy, 183
-- -- Fire, 129, 130
-- -- Headache, 159
-- -- Hemorrhage, 138
-- -- Perils by Flood, 120
-- -- Pleurisy, 208
-- -- The Spirits of Darkness, 113
-- -- Witchcraft, 120
-- -- Wounds in Battle, 233
Talisman Combination, 90
-- Egyptian, 55-75
-- Etruscan, Greek, and Roman, 79-96
-- Fish, 32, 74, 96, 102
-- Frog, 73
-- Indian, 29-35
-- Key, 88
-- Martian, 193
-- Moon, 127-128
p. 291
Talisman, Ploughman's, 168
-- Primitive, 13
-- Shah's, 100
-- Siva's, 40, 41
-- Spider, 95
-- Venus, 119
-- for Athletes, 159
-- -- Children, 121
-- -- Clairvoyance, 231
-- -- Concentration, 156
-- -- Consumptives, 183
-- -- Divers, 184
-- -- Eloquence, 125
-- -- Fidelity in Friendship, 223
-- -- -- -- Marriage, 233
-- -- Friendship, 219
-- -- Gamblers, 130
-- -- Good Fortune and Love, 119
-- -- Health and Safety, 113
-- -- Horsemen, 159
-- -- Hospitality, 120
-- -- Longevity, 139, 209
-- -- Mariners, 31, 234
-- -- Married Love, 231
-- -- Maternity, 181
-- -- Memory, 218
-- -- Miners, 130
-- -- Mussulmen, 100
-- -- New Enterprises, 110
-- -- Oratory, 208
-- -- Popularity, 232
-- -- Purity, 230
-- -- Racing, 211
-- -- Reconciliation, 142
-- -- Riches, Favours, and Peace, 115
-- -- Sailors, 181
-- -- Speculation, 130
-- -- The Favours of the Great, 139
-- -- Travellers, 183
-- -- Victory, 141
-- -- Vigilance, 121
-- -- Vitality, 234
-- -- Windfalls, 130
-- -- Wisdom, 34
Talisman to Restrain Elementals, 113
Talismanic Ring, 123
Tau Cross, 23-25, 104
Taurus, 149-153
Tat, 64, 66
Teg-a-shiwa, 52
Tern, 73
Temple, 162
Temple pillars, 162
Ten principal names of God, 114-116
Theophrastus, 265
Thibetan Talismans, 29-36
Tho, 37
Thor, Hammer of, 17
Thoth, 59, 63, 75, 104
Three Gems, 33
-- Ravens, 93
Tie, 66
Tiger, 42, 48
Tiger's claws and whiskers, 43
-- Tooth, 42, 82
Tiki, 210
Titanic, 148
Topaz, 198, 241-244
Torii, 39
Tortoise, 42, 51, 95
Totaphoth, 119-120
Totem, 12
Tourmaline, 194, 195, 279
Trigram, 37-38
Triplets, 279
Trumpet of Victory, 31
Turquoise, 157-160, 281
Two Bats, 38
-- Fingers, 70
-- Plumes, 62
Typhon, 56-57, 246, 268
U
Umbrella, 31
Urus, 19
Urim and Thummim, 9
Utchats, 70
V
Vase, 31
Venus, 42, 268
Virgin Mary's stone, 223
Virgo, 199-205
Vishnu, 21, 29, 31, 32, 34
Vulture, 74
W
Wealth Talisman, 185
Wedding Ring, 125
p. 292
Wee-fuh, 38
Wheel Cross, 105-106
-- of the Law, 31
Whitby Jet, 255
Wolf, 48
Wolf's tooth, 83
Y
Yang-Yin, 37
Z
Zircon, 264-266, 280
Zodiacal King, 125
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"The Book of Talismans, Amulets and Zodiacal Gems", by William Thomas and Kate Pavitt, [1922],
p. 285
Index
A
Abracadabra, 111
Abraxas, 77, 120
Adamas, 141
neas, 170
sculapius, 85, 92
Agates, 98, 167, 168, 277
-- Eye, 169
-- Moss, or Tree, 168
-- Onyx, 169
-- Rainbow or Iris, 169
-- Ribbon, 148
-- White, 168
Agla, 117
Agnus Dei, 107
Alabanda, 263
Albertus Magnus, 172, 244
Alexander the Great, 172
Ali, 99
Almandine, 263
Amaltha's Horn of Plenty, 83
Amber, 194, 197
-- Black, 256, 280
Amen-Ra, 57
Amethyst, 272-275, 277, 279
Amuletum, 196
Ananizapta, 108
Ananta, 20
Anchor, 52
Andromeda, 85
Angles, 63
Ankh, 60-61, 74
Anne of Geierstein, 219
Anubis, 84
Aper, 64
Aphrodite, 42, 88, 150
Apis. Bull, 83
Apollo, 264
Argonauts, 162
Aquamarine, 230-232, 279, 280
Aquarius, 257-262
Aries, 73, 133-137
Aristotle, 273
Arrow-head, 14
Artemisia (or Sweet Flag), 45 Asp, 94, 170
Ass's Skull, 88
Astrological Talisman, 110
Axe, 13, 14, 210
B
Bacchus, 273
Baden-Powell, 272
Badger's Tooth, 130
Barrett, Francis, 115, 119
Basilides, 77
Bat Talisman, 37
Beads of Kerbela, 98
-- Blue, 98
Beetle, 67, 68, 175
Bellerophon, 84, 85
Bells, 42, 121
Benton, 49
Benzaiben, 49
Beryl, 230-232, 279
Bes, 63
Betrothal rings, 125
Billikin, 63
Bishamon, 49
Bishop's Ring, 154, 155
-- Stone, 274 Black Cat, 43
Blavatsky, Madame, 209
Bloodstone, 137-140
Boaz, 162
Btius de Boot, 159, 256
\"Book of the Dead", 58, 59
Bothwell, 163
Brahma, 21, 29, 34
Brahmins, 30
Buckle of the Girdle of Isis, 66 207
Buddha's birth-marks, 31
p. 286
Buddha's Emblems, 31
-- Footprints, 34
-- Wheel, 17, 31 Buddhism, 29, 30, 47
Buddhist Law, 33 Bulla, 86, 87
Bull's-head, 84 Burmah, 35
Byzantine Ring, 110
C
Cabochon stones, 277
Caduceus, 91, 92, 94
Callistratus, 196
Camillus Leonardus, 159, 170, 182, 193, 208, 222, 231, 232, 244, 253, 265
Cancer, 174-178
Capricorn, 245-251
Carbuncle, 232, 233
Card-players' Talismans, 130
Carnelian, 103
Carp, 50
Cartouche, 62
Castor, 161, 162
Catherine of Aragon, 252
Cat's-eye, 185
Ceres, 19, 199, 200
Chalcedony, 138, 206
Charlemagne, 156-157
Charmed rings, 93
Charms for eloquence, 194
-- -- General good luck, 130
-- -- Increase of money, 128
-- -- Luck in gambling, 185
-- -- Luck in games of chance, 185
Charms against Ague, 112, 140, 196
-- -- All diseases, 121
-- -- Apoplexy, 223
-- -- Asthma, 185
-- -- Bites of venomous creatures, 193
-- -- Childish complaints, 221
-- -- Cholera, 221
-- -- Convulsions, 196
-- --Croup, 185
-- -- Diseases amongst horned cattle, 127
-- -- Diseases of the kidneys, 127, 193, 210
Charms against Diseases of the spleen, 222
-- -- Disorders of stomach and liver, 231
-- -- Dropsy, 140
-- -- Epidemics, 127
-- -- Epilepsy, 25, 108, 122, 209
-- -- Erysipelas, 25, 196
-- -- Fever and skin diseases, 156
-- -- Goitre, 196
-- -- Gout, 234
-- -- Hydrophobia, 127
-- -- Hysteria and palpitation, 128
-- -- Idleness, 231
-- -- Infection, 193, 196, 232
-- -- Insanity, 141, 184, 196
-- -- Intestinal trouble, 222
-- -- Intoxication, 109
-- -- Neuralgia, 208
-- -- Robbers, 108
-- -- Sea-sickness, 231
-- -- Small-pox, 156
-- -- Sore eyes, 221
-- -- Sterility, 231
-- -- Stomachic complaints, 184
-- -- Stone in the bladder, 140
-- -- Syncope, 184
-- -- Toothache, 112
-- -- Ulcers, 221
-- -- Warts, 128
Chimer, 89-90
Chinese Talismans, 36-47
Chryselutum, 196
Chrysoberyl, 185
Chrysolite, 193-194, 241, 243, 279
Cinnamon stone, 263
Clairvoyance, 231
Clement of Alexandria, 102
Club, 30
Collar Amulet, 71
Colourings of stones, 5
Conch Shell, 26, 31-32
Confucianism, 38
Constantine the Great, 104
Coral, 220-222
Cornelian, 208, 277
Cornucopia, 83, 246
Cramp rings, 121
Crane, 51
Crescent symbol, 80
Cross, 104, 105, 106
p. 287
Cross, Greek, 105
-- Irish, 106
-- St. Benedict, 109
-- Tau, 23, 25, 104
-- Wheel, 105
Crux Ansata, 60, 61, 74
Crystal balls, 52
-- Gazing, 127, 185, 186, 279 280
Cupid, 268
Cybele, 87, 256
D
D'Acosta, 179
Daikoku, 49
-- Hammer of, 52
Darwin, 261
Dee, Dr., 117
De la Viga, 180
Deluge, 162
Diamond, 140-148, 279
-- Cutting, 277
-- Hope, 146-148
-- Koh-i-Noor, 144-145
-- Pitt, 143-144
-- Regent, 143-144
-- Rose, 277
-- Slave's, 242
Diana, 273
Dickens, 261
Discus, or wheel, 30
Diver's Talisman, 184
Dorje, 35
Doublets, 279
Dragon, 39-40
Dropsy Talisman, 183
Dumpling, 50
E
Eagle, 49-50, 95
Early Christian and Medival Talismans, 102-109
Ebisu, 49
Echo, 48
Edison, 261
Egyptian Talismans, 55-75
-- Beliefs, 55-60
Emeralds, 95, 101, 178-182, 277, 279
Emperor Hadrian's ring, 243
Esmeralda, 180
Etruscan, Greek, and Roman Talismans, 99-96
Evil Eye, 33, 94, 97. 99, 110, 208, 221
Eye Amulet, 68
-- of a Cock, 120
-- of Osiris, 69
Eyes, two, 70
F
Fan of power, 49-52
Father Time, 246
Fatima's Hand, 99
Fire, 48, 129-130
Fish, 32, 74, 96, 102
Five Bats, 38
-- as Talisman, 164
-- Pointed Star, 112-114
-- Wounds, 108
Flood, 32
Four-leaved clover, 130
Fox, 48
Frog, 33, 87, 88, 94
-- Talisman, 73
Fu-ku-roku-jiu, 48
G
Gabelschoverus, 243, 252
Gadin the Powerful, 100
Gambler's Talisman, 130
Ganesa, 30
Gargoyles, 121
Garnet, Bohemian, 263
Garnets, 262, 263, 264
Gavel, 23
Gemmel rings, 124
Gemini, 161-168
Gems, real and artificial, 276-281
General Talismans, 126
Gladstone, 250
Glass, 279
Gnostic, magic symbols, 78
Gnosticism, 76-79
Goad, 30
Gold Nuggets, 130
Golden Fish, 31
Gotama Buddha, 29
Greek Cross, 105
Grylli, 89-90
H
Hadrian's ring, 243
p. 288
Hallowed rings, 122
Hammer of Daikoku, 52
-- -- Thor, 17
Hand, 94, 95, 99, 100
Hand Cross, 105
Hanuman, 30-31
Harpokrates, 84
Hassan and Hussein, 98, 99
Hathor, 61, 74
Hawk, 71
Headache Talisman, 159
Heart Talisman, 65
Heart-Soul, 58
Heliotrope, 137
Hercules, 35, 176, 178
Herodotus, 35, 55
Hindu Triad, 26
Horn of Plenty, 246
Horn or Tusk, 81-82
Horse-hoof, 40
Horseman's Talisman, 159
Horseshoe, 80-81
Horus, 21, 63, 66, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 79
Hotei, 49
Ho-Wo bird, 39
Hyacinth, 264
Hyacinthus, 264
I
Iaw, 78
Ichthyes, 268
Impression of child's hand, 51
Incas, 180
Indian Talismans, 29-35
Indra, 35
Indra's Thunderbolt, 35
Irving, Sir Henry, 261-262
Ise, temple of, 53-54
Isis, 21, 55, 57, 66, 74, 75, 79, 80, 94, 184
J
Jachin, 162
Jacinth, 264-265
Jade, 45, 46, 209-211
Jana (or Diana), 88, 89
Janus (or Apollo), 88, 89
Jargoon, 264, 265, 279, 280
Jasper, 103, 137, 138
Jasper ring, 138
Jet, 255
Jochebed (Mother of Moses), 98
Juno, 129, 176
Jurojin, 51, 88, 89
K
Ka, 58
Kabala, 76, 77, 114
Kami, 48
Key Talisman, 88
Keys, 52
Khepera, 67
King, Rev. C. W., 111, 125, 140, 196, 207, 244, 274
Knots, 36
Koran, 97
Krishna, 32
Kwan Chung, 46
L
Ladder, 60, 70, 71, 72
Lakshmi, 32
Lamaist Sceptre, 35
Lapis lazuli, 155, 222, 223
Leap-year pennies, 130
Lee Penny, 126
Leo, 187-192
Leonardus (Camillus), 159, 170, 182, 193, 208, 222, 231, 232, 244, 253, 265
Libra, 212-217
Lizard, 94-95
Lodestone, 233-234
Logos, 95
Longevity Talisman, 139, 209
-- Robe, 46-47
Lotus, 26, 30, 31, 32, 74
Love charms, 156
Lucky diagram, 31-32
Ludi Appollinares, 188
Lychnis, 194, 252
Lyncurion, 265
M
Maia, 163
Malachite, 253
Malaku, 253
Mallet, 23
Manentius, 104
Mano Pantea, 94
Marbodus, 170, 194, 208, 244, 254, 255, 274
p. 289
Marshallah, 98
Martian Talisman, 193
Mary Queen of Scots, 163
-- -- and marriage, 163
Maternity Talisman, 181
Menat, 61
Mercury, 92, 93, 202
Merzoum, 100
Minerva, 95, 268
Miner's Talisman, 130
Mitsu-Domoe, 51
Mitsumine, sacred dog of, 51
Mocha Stone, 169
Mohammed, 35, 98, 100
Molochites, 254
Money Sword, 41
Moon, Blue, 183
-- Talismans, 127-128
Moonstone, 182, 183, 277
Moonstone, Blue, 183
Moses, 23-24
Moss Agate, 168
Musseltaub, 123
Mussulman Talisman, 100
N
Name Amulet, 62
Names of power, 117
Nan-Ratan, 242
Napoleon, 143, 207
Narita, 51
Nasiree, the preserver, 100
Nechepsos, 139
Nefer, 62
Nero, 181, 196
Nicias, 195
Noah's lamp, 232
Notre-dame, 201
O
Occuli Cancrorum, 179
Olivine, 194
Onyx, Black, 254-255
-- Lynx-eye, 255
Opals, 218-220, 277-281
Ophthalmius, 2,8
Origin of Amulets, 10
-- -- Gems, 4-6
-- -- Talismans, 10
Orient, 97
Orion, 225
Orpheus, 168, 220
Osiris, 21, 56, 57, 64, 69
-- -- Apis, 83
Ota-fu-ku, 53
Ovid, 163
P
Pa kwa, 37
Palm branch, 103
Pan, 246
Paris, 201
Peach, 38
Peacock, the, 128
-- Feathers, 129
Pear Charm, 44-45
Pearce, Dr. Alfred J., 254
Pearl, 183-185, 280
Pearl of Cleopatra, 184
Pegasus, 85
Pentalpha, Pentagram, or Pentacle, 112-114
Peridot, 193, 194, 279
Perseus, 85
Phnix, 38-39
Phylactery, 118
Pigs, 43
Pillow, 74
Pine Cone, 87, 94
Pine Tree, 38
Pisces, 267-272
Pizarro, 179-210
Planetary Angels, 117
Pleurisy Talisman, 208
Pliny, 83, 173, 181, 183, 186, 194, 195, 197, 206, 219, 233, 244, 252, 254, 263, 273
Ploughman's Talisman, 168
Plummet, 63
Poesie Rings, 123-124
Pole Star, 68
Prayer Wheel, 27
Priapus, 88
Primitive Talismans, 13
Psychometry of Gems, 7-8
Ptah, 69-70
Q
Queen Donna Isabel II of Spain, 142
-- Elizabeth's Agate Talisman, 171
-- -- Diamond, 142
p. 290
R
Ra, 57, 74
Rama, 31
Ravana, 31
Reconstructed stones, 278
Red in Talismans, 41
Refraction, 278-279
Regulus, 187
Rerek, or Apep, 72
Rogatus Ring, 103
Rose-cutting, 277
Ruby, 101, 251-253, 277, 279
-- Balas, 253
-- Cape, 203
-- Spinel, 253
-- Star, 252
Ruskin, 261
S
Sa, 66
Sacred Crutch, 100
-- Monogram, 104
Sagittarius, 235-241
Sailor's Talisman, 181
Saint Anthony's Cross, 25
-- -- Fire, 25
Saint Valentine, 274
Salus, 85
-- Ring, 85
Sapphire, 154, 157, 277, 279
-- Star, 156
-- White, 279
Sardius, 192
Sardonyx, 103, 104, 192
Scales, 94
Scarab, 67, 68, 79, 175
Scorpio, 224-230
Scorpion, 170
-- Charming, 101
Scotch Talisman, 126, 127
Scottish Cross, 105
Selenite, 182
Serapis, 83, 94
Serpent, 18-20, 34, 92, 94, 179
Set, 56-57
Seven gifts of the Spirit, 110
-- Greek vowels, 78
Shah of Persia's Talismans, 100
Shakespeare, 232
Shell, 30
Shen, 104
Shinenaka, 53
Shintoism, 47-48
Ship, 103, 104
Show-Fu, 45
Signs of the Zodiac in rhyme, 126
Silver lock, 41-42
Simsum Ring, 110
Single Plume, 62
Siva, 21, 29, 30, 34, 92, 94
Slave's Diamond, 242
Sma, 71
Snails, 96
Snake's head, 72
Solomon's Seal, 20-22
Speculator's Talisman, 130
Spider (money talisman), 95
Star Rubies, 252
-- Sapphire, 156
Steps, 72
Stone of strength, 244
Stork, 38, 51
Streeter, 169
Sun's disc, 73
Sun-worship, 188
Swastika, 15-18, 130
T
Table of Jupiter, 115
Talismans against Accidents, 110, 142
-- Blight, 221
-- -- Devil, 121
-- -- Dropsy, 183
-- -- Fire, 129, 130
-- -- Headache, 159
-- -- Hemorrhage, 138
-- -- Perils by Flood, 120
-- -- Pleurisy, 208
-- -- The Spirits of Darkness, 113
-- -- Witchcraft, 120
-- -- Wounds in Battle, 233
Talisman Combination, 90
-- Egyptian, 55-75
-- Etruscan, Greek, and Roman, 79-96
-- Fish, 32, 74, 96, 102
-- Frog, 73
-- Indian, 29-35
-- Key, 88
-- Martian, 193
-- Moon, 127-128
p. 291
Talisman, Ploughman's, 168
-- Primitive, 13
-- Shah's, 100
-- Siva's, 40, 41
-- Spider, 95
-- Venus, 119
-- for Athletes, 159
-- -- Children, 121
-- -- Clairvoyance, 231
-- -- Concentration, 156
-- -- Consumptives, 183
-- -- Divers, 184
-- -- Eloquence, 125
-- -- Fidelity in Friendship, 223
-- -- -- -- Marriage, 233
-- -- Friendship, 219
-- -- Gamblers, 130
-- -- Good Fortune and Love, 119
-- -- Health and Safety, 113
-- -- Horsemen, 159
-- -- Hospitality, 120
-- -- Longevity, 139, 209
-- -- Mariners, 31, 234
-- -- Married Love, 231
-- -- Maternity, 181
-- -- Memory, 218
-- -- Miners, 130
-- -- Mussulmen, 100
-- -- New Enterprises, 110
-- -- Oratory, 208
-- -- Popularity, 232
-- -- Purity, 230
-- -- Racing, 211
-- -- Reconciliation, 142
-- -- Riches, Favours, and Peace, 115
-- -- Sailors, 181
-- -- Speculation, 130
-- -- The Favours of the Great, 139
-- -- Travellers, 183
-- -- Victory, 141
-- -- Vigilance, 121
-- -- Vitality, 234
-- -- Windfalls, 130
-- -- Wisdom, 34
Talisman to Restrain Elementals, 113
Talismanic Ring, 123
Tau Cross, 23-25, 104
Taurus, 149-153
Tat, 64, 66
Teg-a-shiwa, 52
Tern, 73
Temple, 162
Temple pillars, 162
Ten principal names of God, 114-116
Theophrastus, 265
Thibetan Talismans, 29-36
Tho, 37
Thor, Hammer of, 17
Thoth, 59, 63, 75, 104
Three Gems, 33
-- Ravens, 93
Tie, 66
Tiger, 42, 48
Tiger's claws and whiskers, 43
-- Tooth, 42, 82
Tiki, 210
Titanic, 148
Topaz, 198, 241-244
Torii, 39
Tortoise, 42, 51, 95
Totaphoth, 119-120
Totem, 12
Tourmaline, 194, 195, 279
Trigram, 37-38
Triplets, 279
Trumpet of Victory, 31
Turquoise, 157-160, 281
Two Bats, 38
-- Fingers, 70
-- Plumes, 62
Typhon, 56-57, 246, 268
U
Umbrella, 31
Urus, 19
Urim and Thummim, 9
Utchats, 70
V
Vase, 31
Venus, 42, 268
Virgin Mary's stone, 223
Virgo, 199-205
Vishnu, 21, 29, 31, 32, 34
Vulture, 74
W
Wealth Talisman, 185
Wedding Ring, 125
p. 292
Wee-fuh, 38
Wheel Cross, 105-106
-- of the Law, 31
Whitby Jet, 255
Wolf, 48
Wolf's tooth, 83
Y
Yang-Yin, 37
Z
Zircon, 264-266, 280
Zodiacal King, 125
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