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Protection From The Dead 
-Lodestone is a protective talisman against spirits.This may be due to its association with iron. -Write the letters "AGLA" in the center of a hexagram and carry the token with you. The heaxagram repels evil spirits and misfortune. Cabalists used this formula to banish spirits. -Angelica and nettle worn or carried as an amulet will protect the bearer from evil spirits. -Sleeping on the skin of an ass and drinking boneset tea keeps away devilish ghosts. -Hang roawn and St. John's Wort over the door way of your home,and no milicious spirits can enter therein. -Place a sprig of rosemary inside a seashell. Bind it within,using a red thread. Carry this with you as an amulet against ghosts. -The Aztecs considered jimson weed a sacred plant that would protect from ghosts any area in which it grew. -Bathing in fennel water,or drinking it,protects one against the spirit of disease. -In Greece,growing violets in or around a home was considered an effective ward against wandering spirits. -If you are being chased by a ghost,pass through the cleft of a tree. This confuses the spirits,and you will be safe. -Plant houseleeks on your roof. The latin name for this plant,sempervivium,means "ever living ", and the dead cannot bear its presence. -Jump into running water,or cross it. A spirit cannot follow you there: moving water represents life.
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