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A rare fifth-century amulet depicting a Biblical demon slayer may corroborate missing scripture that claimed King Solomon had power over evil.The 1,600-year-old bronze pendant, found in Turkey, featured imagery of Solomon defeating the devil with the ancient Greek inscription, 'Our Lord defeated the devil.'Solomon, the son of King David, was the focus of a chapter written between the 1st and 5th centuries AD, but it was not accepted into the canonical Bible due to its emphasis on magic and demonology.Titled 'Testament of Solomon,' the book begins with the Archangel Michael gifting Solomon a magical ring to summon, interrogate and control...

Accused of casting magic spell on family of 18Saudi Arabia’s feared religious police arrested an Indonesian housemaid on charges of casting a magic spell on a family of 18 members. Members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice seized the maid after she was reported by her employers in the central town of Al Rass. A search of the house resulted in finding beads, threads, needles, amulets and other magic items hidden by the unnamed maid in various parts of the employer’s house. “The maid was accused of casting a magic spell on the 18...

Okay, so I am bringing up the topic of relics in use by certain Christian denominations. Just recently this denomination has talked about the serious necessity to start a campaign to get 80,000 medallions out. they are doing this as a means to deal with evil, protect the wearer, and bind the power of Satan, like the medallions themselves are talismans have the power within them to do this. In the article in question, the writer does not ever refer to Christ's power as being the thing that makes the medallion 'work', or Christ being the source of their spiritual...

Stonehenge Amulets Worn by Elite Jennifer Viegas, Discovery NewsSupernatural StoneStrking GoldApril 6, 2007 — Forget dressing for success: Clothing ornaments thought to confer supernatural power were all the rage among chiefs and other important people in England 4,000 years ago, say scholars. A recent find indicates some of these fashion trends might have originally been designed by Stonehenge leaders. While working two months ago in South Lowestoft, Suffolk, British archaeologist Clare Good excavated a four-sided object made of the mineral jet. It closely matches a geometrically designed gold object found far away at a burial site called Bush Barrow near...