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馃嚚馃嚟 SwitzerlandMagic circle
A ritual boundary drawn or visualised to create sacred space and protectionTradition 路 Protection 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
馃嚞馃嚙 United Kingdom and 1 moreMagic in Anglo-Saxon Englandgaldorcr忙ft
Healing charms and protective rituals practiced by early English tribesTradition 路 Healing 路 Protection Historical
馃嚠馃嚜 IrelandFellowship of Isis饟姩饟弿饟亹饟尀饟嫶饟叡饟偦饟惏饟彞
An international spiritual fellowship honouring the Divine Feminine and the goddess IsisTradition 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead 路 Change and initiation Living
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- Bald's Leechbook: Unknown, the Internet Archive scan is low quality, and some of the tex, Public domain, source
- Magic circle: John William Waterhouse, Public domain, source