The hand — Amulet Atlas A human hand, cast or cut flat and hung where it can be seen. It comes in three postures this atlas keeps apart: the palm open with five fingers spread, the fist with the thumb pushed between two fingers, and two… nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/sign/hand/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 35K
Islamic talismanic craft — Amulet Atlas Writing, worn. The tradition makes protective objects out of text — Qur'anic verses, the ninety-nine names of God, names of angels and prophets, pious phrases, invocations — set on paper, parchment, metal, cloth or a… nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/tradition/islamic-talismanic/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 50K
Inscribing — Amulet Atlas Writing the words that do the work. Lead scratched with a stylus, parchment ruled and lettered with a quill, silver foil punched with a blessing, metal foil incised with Khom Pali, paper painted with strokes nobody is… nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/practice/inscribing/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 43K
Washing off the ink — Amulet Atlas The charm written and then destroyed on purpose, so that a person can take it. Words are written inside a bowl, water is poured in, the writing comes off into the water, and the water is drunk. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/practice/washing-off-ink/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 36K
Sewing in — Amulet Atlas Putting the charm inside the cloth rather than on a cord. A pouch is stitched shut over what it holds; coins and hair are sewn into a belt; a charm is quilted into a bedcover; a shirt is itself the charm, worn under… nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/practice/sewing-in/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 38K
Talismanic shirt — Amulet Atlas A shirt covered in writing. Verses from the Qur'an, the names of God, the names of prophets, or numbers, laid across the cloth in blocks and grids and roundels, sometimes with astrological images or magic squares among… nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/talismanic-shirt/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 36K
The name — Amulet Atlas A name of God, or of an angel, or a string of characters that stands in for one, written on the object and doing the work. Sometimes it is legible and sometimes it is deliberately not. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/sign/divine-name/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 44K
Bes amulet — Amulet Atlas A squat bearded figure with a lion's face, a feathered crown, a protruding tongue and bandy legs, shown full-face when every other Egyptian god is shown in profile. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/bes-amulet/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 38K
Gris-gris — Amulet Atlas A small cloth pouch, worn on the body, usually at the neck. Inside: verses of the Qur'an written on pieces of paper, herbs, and a set number of small objects. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/gris-gris/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 41K
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