#protective charm
- Amulet — A small object, often engraved, carved, or crafted from precious materials, stones, or metal, to which popular superstition or religious beliefs attribute a magical power to protect the owner against evil spirits, illnesses, and bad luck. It represents an archetypal cult element, used since antiquity as a symbolic shield worn around the neck or kept in living spaces.
- Amulet — A small object (stone, metal, medallion) to which popular belief attributes magical properties of defense against illnesses, evil spirits, or misfortunes. Unlike a talisman, which is considered a magnet for luck and positive energies, the amulet is assigned a predominantly defensive role, functioning as a spiritual shield worn around the neck, on the wrist, or placed inside a dwelling.