-designed specifically to protect, reserve, and remedy.
-traditional amulets were designed from carved stones, shaped metals, or bundled plant matter rather than eeryday objects because it was believed that a precious base material absorbed and held more powerful magic.
-instructions for making amulets are often painstakingly precise about the order in which the base components are assembled.
-amulets can be worn, carried, places amoung clothing, hung over doorways, put on animals, and even planted in soil to saturate a region with their powers.
