Vodou and Vodún — and the spelling this atlas does not use — Amulet Atlas Two religions and one misspelling. Vodún is the religion of Aja, Ewe and Fon people in Benin, Togo, Ghana and Nigeria, with priesthoods, initiatory societies and the divination system Fá. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/word/vodou-not-voodoo/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 36K
Glass — Amulet Atlas Silica melted, coloured through and worked hot. Glass does two things no other material in this atlas does at once: it holds a colour all the way through a bead the size of a fingernail, and it comes out of the ground… nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/material/glass/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 36K
Mesopotamian household protection — Amulet Atlas A craft with four moving parts: a demon with a name, a counter-power with a name, an incantation that addresses the demon directly, and a physical object — a plaque, a cast head, a figurine — placed where the danger… nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/tradition/mesopotamian-apotropaic/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 33K
Crystal pendant — Amulet Atlas A cut or tumbled stone hung at the neck, usually in a wire cage or a silver bezel: a six-sided quartz point, a rose quartz lozenge, a lump of amethyst, a polished bead of agate or turquoise. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/crystal-pendant/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 37K
Tupilaq — Amulet Atlas Two different things share this name, and a reader should hold them apart. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/tupilaq/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 32K
Amulet or talisman? — Amulet Atlas Two words, one tray of objects, and no agreement about which word goes on which object. Some writers cut the pair by direction — an amulet turns harm away, a talisman pulls fortune in. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/story/amulet-or-talisman/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 42K
Brown Scapular — Amulet Atlas Two small rectangles of brown wool, a few inches across, joined by two cloth bands. One rectangle sits on the chest, the bands run over the shoulders, the other rectangle hangs down the back. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/brown-scapular/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 40K
Petrie's amulet plates — Amulet Atlas Plates of small Egyptian amulets, photographed in rows against a plain ground, printed at the back of a slim book: W. M. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/art/petrie-amulet-plates/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 29K
Tefillin — Amulet Atlas Two small black leather boxes with long black straps. The arm box goes on the upper non-dominant arm and its strap winds down the forearm, round the hand and round the middle finger; the head box sits between the eyes… nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/tefillin/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 40K
Gold — Amulet Atlas A bright yellow metal, dense at 19.3 grams per cubic centimetre, soft, and so malleable that a single gram beats out into a sheet a metre square. It occurs native, usually in solid solution with silver. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/material/gold/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 33K
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