Talisman
From the Arabic tilism or tilsam, a “magic image”. An object, whether in stone, metal, or sacred wood; often a piece of parchment filled with characters and images traced under certain planetary influences in magical formulæ given by one versed in occult sciences to one unversed, either with the object of preserving him from evil, or for the accomplishment of certain desires. The greatest virtue and efficacy of the talisman, however, resides in the faith of its possessor; not because of the credulity of the latter, or that it possesses no virtue, but because faith is a quality endowed with a most potent creative power; and therefore — unconsciously to the believer — intensifies a hundredfold the power originally imparted to the talisman by its maker. (TG).
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- Quotes: H. P. Blavatsky
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Shortly: From the Arabic tilism or tilsam, a “magic image”. An object, whether in stone, metal, or sa...