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Symbols against the dark
Pick what you’re wishing for, then where in the world you’d like the symbol to come from. Every card shows its earliest record.
Marks people cut, hung or carried at the door, the bed, or the dark part of the house. The stories and sources are on each page.
Special edition
We describe what each symbol has meant and how people used it, with sources. We don’t promise what it will do.