Foreign Talismans and Charms

I would like to introduce Gamelan balls. They are from Bali in Indonesia. For the past, when Bali's people attended religious ceremonies they used Balinese instruments, as   Bali's people give instrument to God indispensable things is Gamelan. Incidentally Gamelan is derived from the word Gamel, which means “hit”.   Gamelan balls captured the beautiful sound of Bali's traditional gamelan music in the brass ball. In Bali it is said that God dwells in all sacred natural things. The rounded gamelan balls represent the moon, and the motifs are designs of the sea, stars, the moon, flowers and so on. These motifs are considered as sources of power. The gamelan ball is also called Bora Minpi (Dream Ball). The tone color seems to provide mental stability and relaxation effect. Also, it is said that wishes will come true if you wear it.   On the other hand, do you know that there is a bell called Suikinrei in Japan too? Suikinrei is a

 Has anyone heard of  "Kokopelli"? It is a man who bends his back and blows a whistle. Kokopelli is a Native American indigenous spirit who is said to carry happiness, success and good encounters. Also, when Kokopelli blows a whistle, green blows out from the ground, flowers bloom, trees grow thick, pollen jumps in the wind, and animals give birth to children one after another. So Kokopelli is a divine being embodying germination and fertility.       I mentioned earlier that Kokopelli is one of the spirits of Native Americans. This spirit comes from the catesory of spirits of called Kachina. Kachina has the meaning of "respectful spirit". Kachina is not a god, but it exists in the middle between God and man. It is a vector that gives human beings aid and guidance and carries human prayers to God. However, the spirit seems to include the spirits of animals, plants, minerals, the clouds and the spirit of the stars, and the spirits of real human beings.

Have you ever heard of nazar bonju? This is a type of amulet from Turkey. It seems that nazar means evil eye and bonju is  a charm like an eyeball. In Turkey, it was believed that evil spirits would cling to people and cause harm. Also, it is said that you get sick if you receive a jealous look, so it is an amulet for not getting sick. In order to escape these disasters,  it protects the wearer by looking straight back at anyone giving the evil eye. Nazar Bonju seems to be popular with overseas celebrities, actresses, models and so on. It is a kind of superstition that has become a trend. The eye the story of the Greek myths of Medusa was transmitted to Turkey and originated as a guardian god. It is said that Medusa is a monster of Greek myth and is serious. There is a legend that if you stare at Medusa you will turn to stone. Medusa turns everything that looks at her into stone. The horrible facial features and the power to change the viewer into a stone has a power of trou

Have you ever heard of an amulet named "Lovespoon"? This is traditional amulet from the UK. Specifically, it was a traditional craft in the Celtic region of the UK. This spoon is said to have the power to make people happy. It is said that a man sent a Lovespoon to a woman who loves a wooden spoon with a decorative sculpture in Wales in the 17th century. It is like giving a ring when a man makes a proposal of marriage in Japan. It is an amulet of love mainly, but each shape of the part of the spoon's pattern gives you a good fortune other than love, such as health, safe travel, and so on. It seems to have various powers now. But you may wonder, why is it a spoon? The reason is that a spoon is a tool that conveys food to your mouth so "it never makes you plant you will nature your whole life" and the meaning that "child who brought silver spoon can be happy". In Japan it is known as a lucky piece that brings happiness. From here, I will in

In this post I will introduce "Dreamcatchers". A dreamcatcher is a handmade ornaments that originated with the Ojibwa indian tribe that former occupied much of a Canada and the United States. Objan Indians  wish of for their children's healthy growth, Parents made them by hand for their children, and they put they put them on a bedside pillow of a child as an amulet. The shape of a dreamcatcher is like a net in the middle, or a spider's web. This shape is based on a legend of the Ojibwa tribe. There was a beautiful woman named Acibibashi at the center of the tribe. She seems to have taken care of all the creatures of the world. She was known as a "spider woman". She is said to have made an invisible net in the bed of the children and captured any nightmare with that net, and extinguished the nightmare. From this legend, the shape of the Dreamcatcher is made.   Now let's review how to use a Dreamcatcher. First, a Dreamcatcher is used to dec