50 folk charms. I love this kind of thing. Simple little bits of folk magic, whose basis is questionable, but often pretty logical... I can only imagine that an onion in one's pocket might do wonders to keep the animals at bay. ;)
*Lay thorny branches on your doorstep to keep evil from your
dwelling.
*Eat a pinch of thyme before bed, and you will have sweet dreams.
*Place chips of cedar wood in a box with some coins to draw money to you.
*Carry an anemone flower with you to ward against illness.
*Hang a bit of seaweed in the kitchen to ward evil spirits.
*Keep a jar of alfalfa in your cupboards to ensure the prosperity of your house.
*Burn allspice as an incense to draw money or luck to you, as well as speed healing.
*Cut an apple in half, and give one half to your love to ensure a prosperous relationship.
*Carry an avocado pit with you to let your inner beauty shine outwardly.
*Avocado is an aphrodisiac.
*Strawberries are an aphrodisiac.
*Place a piece of cotton in your sugar bowl to draw good luck to your house.
*Celery is an aphrodisiac.
*Place almonds in your pocket when you need to find something.
*Scatter chili peppers around your house to break a curse.
*Carrying a packet of strawberry leaves will help ease the pains of pregnancy.
*Scatter some sugar to purify a room.
*Throw rice into the air to make rain.
*Carry a potato in your pocket or purse all winter to ward against colds.
*Eat five almonds before consuming alcohol, to lighten the effects of intoxication.
*Place a pine branch above your bed to keep illness away.
*Chew celery seeds to help you concentrate.
*Carry a chunk of dry pineapple in a bag to draw luck to you.
*Ask an orange a yes or no question before you eat it, then count the seeds: if the seeds are an even number, the answer is no. If an odd number yes.
*Eat olives to ensure fertility.
*Toss oats out your back door to ensure that your garden or crop will be bountiful.
*Eat mustard seed to ensure fertility.
*Place lilacs around your house to rid yourself of unwanted spirits.
*Eat lettuce to drive lustful thoughts from your mind.
*Rub a lettuce leaf over your forehead to help you sleep.
*Add lemon juice to your bathwater for purification.
*Eat grapes to increase psychic powers.
*Carry a blade of grass to increase your psychic powers.
*Smell dill to get rid of hiccups.
*If you place a dill sachet over your door, those who wish you ill can not enter your home.
*Place cotton on an aching tooth, and the pain will ease.
*Buy cotton to cause rain.
*Place pepper inside a piece of cotton and sew it shut to make a charm to bring back a lost love.
*Carry a small onion to protect against venomous animals.
*Eat grapes to increase fertility.
*Place a sliced onion in the room of an ill person to draw out the sickness.
*Place an onion underneath your pillow to have prophetic dreams.
*Place morning glory seeds under your bed to cure nightmares.
*Walk through the branches of a maple tree to ensure that you will have a long life.
*Mix salt and pepper together and scatter it around your house to dispel evil.
*Smell peppermint to help you sleep.
*Hang a pea pod containing nine peas above the door to draw your future mate to you.
*Eat a peach to assist in making a tough decision.
*Carry peach wood to lengthen your lifespan.
*Carry a walnut to strengthen your heart muscle.
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