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WishGoodLuck.com has been updated with a new article Khamsa Protective Amulet by Honey B Wackx.

Another Arabic name for the hamsa (or khamsa) is the hand of Fatima, commemorating Fatima Zahra, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad. Hamsa hands often contain an eye symbol. Depictions of the hand, the eye, or the number five in Arabic (and Berber) tradition are related to warding off the evil eye. Another formula uttered against the evil eye in Arabic is khamsa wa-khamis. Due to its significance in both Arabic and Berber culture, it is one of the national symbols of Algeria, and appears in its emblem.

The khamsa is the most popular of the different amulets to ward off the evil eye in Egypt — others being the Eye, and the Hirz (a silver box containing verses of the Koran). The Hand (Khamsa) has long represented blessings, power and strength and is thus seen as potent in deflecting the evil eye. It’s one of the most common components of jewelry in the region. [...]

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has been updated with a new article Good Luck Charms by Charles L Harmon.

As far back as the beginning of time, when God created earth and Adam and Eve, there have been symbols that people associated with good luck. It is said that when God put Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden, Eve picked a four-leaf clover. She took it with them to help her remember the good times in the Garden of Eden and to bring her good luck on their journey.

What is considered a “good luck charm” to some people might mean nothing to someone else. A person’s good luck charm could be something that they were carrying or wearing when they had good luck. Once an object is considered good luck it usually stays associated with good luck by that person from then on. Good luck charms, amulets, and talismans have two purposes. They bring good luck and ward off bad luck. [...]

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