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
The open palm — Amulet Atlas A flat hand, palm forward, five fingers spread and usually symmetrical — the two outer fingers drawn as thumbs so the sign reads the same either way up. Cast in silver or brass, cut in gold, pressed in glass. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/sign/open-palm/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 33K
The word that reads both ways — Amulet Atlas Writing arranged so its shape is part of the instruction. Two forms carry most of it. ABRACADABRA is written as a triangle, a letter dropped from each line, worn on parchment at the neck. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/sign/palindrome-word/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 39K
Sensō-ji — Amulet Atlas Tokyo's oldest-established Buddhist temple, in Asakusa, dedicated to Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/place/senso-ji/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 45K
Blessing at a shrine — Amulet Atlas Taking an object to where the power is, rather than bringing the power to the object. The move has two directions and this record keeps them apart. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/practice/blessing-at-a-shrine/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 44K
Mana Whenua, Te Papa — Amulet Atlas Te Papa's permanent Māori exhibition, on Level 4 of the Wellington waterfront building. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/place/te-papa-taonga/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 42K
The red thread — Amulet Atlas A length of red wool or silk tied round a wrist. In the Jewish folk custom it is thin scarlet wool worn as a bracelet or band. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/sign/red-thread/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 35K
The charm goes digital — Amulet Atlas A charm you cannot hold raises every question this atlas asks of a bead, and a few the bead never had to answer. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/story/the-charm-goes-digital/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 40K
Bakongo nkisi craft — Amulet Atlas The practice, among the Bakongo of the Congo Basin and the Songye of Kasai, of assembling containers that a spirit inhabits. The maker is an nganga: a healer, diviner and mediator. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/tradition/bakongo-nkisi-craft/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 42K
Tattooing — Amulet Atlas The charm put into the skin, where it cannot be dropped, stolen, sold or taken off. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/practice/tattooing/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 37K
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