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The Magic of the Horse-Shoe

by Robert Means Lawrence

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Epigraph — I — History of the Horse-Shoe
  3. 3II — The Horse-Shoe as a Safeguard
  4. 4III — Horns and Other Two-Pronged Objects
  5. 5IV — The Symbol of the Open Hand
  6. 6V — Crescents and Half-Moon-Shaped Amulets
  7. 7VI — Iron as a Protective Charm
  8. 8VII — Blacksmiths Credited With Supernatural Attributes
  9. 9VIII — Fire as a Spirit-Scaring Element
  10. 10IX — The Serpentine Shape of the Horse-Shoe
  11. 11X — The Horse-Shoe Arch in Ancient Caledonian Hieroglyphics
  12. 12XI — The Horse-Shoe as a Symbol of the Horse
  13. 13XII — Horses’ Heads as Talismans
  14. 14XIII — The Horse-Shoe as a Favorite Anti-Witch Charm
  15. 15XIV — The Position of the Horse-Shoe as a Protector of Buildings
  16. 16XV — The Lucky Horse-Shoe in General
  17. 17XVI — The Horse-Shoe as a Phallic Symbol
  18. 18XVII — The Horse-Shoe as a Symbol on Tavern Sign-Boards
  19. 19XVIII — Horse-Shoes on Church-Doors
  20. 20XIX — Horse-Shoe Legendary Lore
  21. 21XX — Recapitulation of Theories of the Origin of the Horse-Shoe Sup…
  22. 22XXI — Conclusion
  23. 23Fortune and Luck
  24. 24I — Tyche, the Grecian Goddess of Good Luck
  25. 25II — The Roman Goddess Fortuna
  26. 26III — The Character of Fortune
  27. 27IV — Temples of Fortune
  28. 28V — Luck, Ancient and Modern
  29. 29The Folk-Lore of Common Salt — I — Origin and History
  30. 30II — Salt Uncongenial to Witches and Devils
  31. 31III — The Latin Word “Sal”
  32. 32IV — Salt Employed to Confirm an Oath
  33. 33V — Salt-Spilling as an Omen
  34. 34VI — Helping to Salt at Table
  35. 35VII — Salt as a Protection to Young Infants
  36. 36VIII — Salt as a Magical Substance
  37. 37IX — Miscellaneous Remarks on Salt
  38. 38X — The Salt-Cellar
  39. 39The Omens of Sneezing — I — In Ancient Times
  40. 40II — Mediæval Beliefs About Sneezing
  41. 41III — Modern Superstitions About Sneezing
  42. 42IV — The Doctrine of Demoniacal Possession
  43. 43V — Salutation After Sneezing
  44. 44VI — Legends Relating to Sneezing
  45. 45Days of Good and Evil Omen — I — Egyptian Days
  46. 46II — Roman Superstition Concerning Days
  47. 47III — Mediæval Belief in Day-Fatality
  48. 48IV — Prevalence of Similar Beliefs in Modern Times
  49. 49V — The Sixth Day of the Week
  50. 50VI — Friday in Modern Times
  51. 51Superstitious Dealings With Animals
  52. 52II — Spirits Assume the Forms of Black Animals
  53. 53III — Exorcism and Conjuration of Vermin
  54. 54IV — Charms Against Animals
  55. 55V — Images of Animals and Birds Used as Charms
  56. 56VI — Words Used as Charms
  57. 57VII — Superstitious Dealings With Wild Animals
  58. 58VIII — Legal Prosecution of Animals
  59. 59The Luck of Odd Numbers — I — Early Significance of Numbers
  60. 60II — The Number Three
  61. 61III — The Number Seven
  62. 62IV — Odd Numbers in Witchcraft
  63. 63V — Odd Numbers in Folk-Medicine
  64. 64VI — The Number Thirteen

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