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Symbols documented as charms for fortune, protection and prosperity — traditions that are well recorded even where the belief is not shared.
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Something this symbol is documented to represent is associated with this idea. That is a fact about the recorded meaning, not a claim that everyone perceives the symbol this way.
A documented meaning of this symbol refers to amulet: “…physician to the emperor Caracalla, as an amulet worn against fever — the earliest surviving record…”
A word written repeatedly with one letter dropped each line, forming a triangle.
A documented meaning of this symbol refers to amulet: “Is regularly mistaken for the hamsa, an amulet from a quite separate Middle Eastern and North African…”
A raised open palm with a wheel at its centre, bearing the word ahimsa.
A documented meaning of this symbol refers to auspicious: “Names a group of eight auspicious marks drawn together rather than any single symbol…”
A set of eight auspicious marks drawn together in Buddhist, Hindu and Jain traditions.
A documented meaning of this symbol refers to auspicious: “…uncommon in nature and are the ones treated as auspicious; a left-turning shell is a different object and is…”
A spiral shell drawn with its opening to the right, blown as a horn in ritual.
A documented meaning of this symbol refers to good fortune: “…the malocchio — the evil eye — and for good fortune generally”
A twisted horn-shaped pendant, usually red, worn against the evil eye.
A documented meaning of this symbol refers to good luck: “Taken as a token of good luck across Ireland, Britain and much of the English-speaking…”
A clover with four leaflets instead of three, taken as a sign of luck.
A documented meaning of this symbol refers to amulet: “…Notably, hanging the hamsa as a protective amulet is rejected in Salafi Islam as impermissible”
An open right-hand palm, often with an eye motif, used across Jewish, Muslim, Christian and secular Middle Eastern/North African traditions as a protective symbol.
A documented meaning of this symbol refers to good fortune: “Carries a wish for good fortune in the coming year”
A small drawstring pouch as an emblem.
A documented meaning of this symbol refers to good fortune: “…Southeast Asia to attract customers and good fortune”
A seated cat figurine with one paw raised in a beckoning gesture.
A documented meaning of this symbol refers to amulet: “…the index and middle fingers, worn as an amulet and made as a gesture against the evil eye in Italian…”
A closed fist with the thumb pushed between index and middle finger.
A documented meaning of this symbol refers to amulet: “The amulet depicts an eye, and works by the logic of reflecting…”
A blue glass disc bearing concentric rings around a dark centre, worn against the evil eye.
A documented meaning of this symbol refers to good fortune: “Carries a wish for good fortune”
A bat with outspread wings.
A documented meaning of this symbol refers to auspicious: “…than by pun, which makes it one of the few auspicious motifs that reads without Chinese: the fruit is always…”
A split pomegranate showing its seeds.