Horseshoe...
A plain old everyday horseshoe is considered a good luck charm because cold iron was thought to keep evil away. To ward off evil the horseshoe must point downwards. For good luck point it upwards. It was & is nailed above the doorways on houses, churchs, stables or buildings.
Seahorse...
The dried Sea horse originating from southern Italy was carried to ward off evil. It was traditionally considered magical simply because of its beauty and strangeness.
Spider...
A Spider caught while weaving a web is said to ward off disease. The English believed by carrying around a spider in a silk bag which is then hung around the neck would ward off contagious diseases.
Toads...
Toads are used as ingredients in brews and as familiars. Toad skins are used for the poison which is secreted from their glands when injured or provoked. The poison is hallucinogenic by lore. Depending on what type of a toad it is, the poison may just taste bad or it may kill.
Toads are used as charms, in brews, in magic remedies, in amulets, and also at the witches sabbats supposedly accoring to folklore.
In modern witchcraft they are used as familiars as they are intelligent, easy to tame and easy to care for. They are also said to have psychic powers.
Crafted from the ♥ by Donna P
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