Are you the famous Paul Huson of "Mastering Witchcraft" (or is he no longer
of this world?)
~Caroline.
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Mary, re the magical use of sidereal iron, have you looked at Eliade's "The
Forge and the Crucible"? If not, try Google Books here:
http://books.google.com/books?id=SQDJ1aCtMV8C&pg=PA101&dq=eliade+divine+smit
h&hl=en&ei=JuRnTczsPIHmsQPOktymBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved
=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=iron&f=false
Best regards,
Paul H.
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Thanks to everyone for the great comments, insights, and suggestions. A
couple of points and requests for additional information:
Kirsten: Most of my research material pertains to the eighteenth,
nineteenth, and twentieth century in the United States, but occasionally I
come across earlier references. Also, there have been several witch bottles
found in the U.S., but once again they are more recent.
Dave: Brian and I are already in contact, but thanks for the reference. As
you already know, his work is pretty much contained within the U.K., whereas
mine is in the U.S. I occasionally pick his brain for ideas and sources. J
John: I'll have to check out the Pennick citation. Thanks. Do you happen to
have any citations for scissors as apotropaic devices, particularly under
thresholds (other than Merrifield)?
Mogg: Do you have any citations for this information? If so, I'd love to
take a look at them.
Rose (Pitch?): I don't know much about modern magic practioners, as I'm an
archaeologist so my focus is more on the historic and material aspect. But I
have come across some general descriptions of blacksmiths as magical. I know
of one paper that looks at the ritual role of the blacksmith in Africa, but
I can't seem to lay my hands on it at the moment. Let me know if you have
any other citations for blacksmiths and magic. I'd be very interested to
look at them.
Cody: Interesting observations. My knowledge of mezuzahs is limited, so I
would be interested in any academic articles concerning their application.
I'll also check out the links you posted. Thanks!
In addition, last night I was surfing ebay (when I should have been
sleeping) and came across this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220588749247&ssPageName=S
TRK:MEWAX:IT I'm not 100% that's a horseshoe motif-it could just be a
stylized decorative element-but the concept is interesting. Unfortunately I
don't have an extra $200 bucks lying around.
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