Cimaruta Oil-"Charm of the Witch"-Protect from Evil Eye, Good Luck, Health
1 Ounces
$19.99
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The cimaruta ("chee-mah-roo-tah") is an Italian folk amulet worn around the neck or hung above an infant's bed to ward off the evil eye. Commonly made of silver, the amulet itself consists of several small apotropaic charms, with each individual piece attached to what is supposed to represent a branch of rue—the flowering herb for which the whole talisman is named, "cimaruta" being a form of cima di ruta: Italian for "sprig of rue".
The component parts of the cimarute, which are particularly associated with southern Italy, may differ by region of origin. From out of a central stalk of rue serving as its base, there radiate multiple branches which appear to blossom into various designs.
The divergent branches "sprout" at their extremities. You may see representations of magical symbols as: a rose; a hand holding either a wand or a sword; a flaming heart; a fish; a crescent moon; a snake; an owl; a plumed medieval helmet; a vervain blossom; a dolphin; a cock; and an eagle. One cimaruta, for example, might bear the collective imagery of a key, dagger, blossom and moon. Our features the cock (a watchful guardian), the moon (to honor Diana the Lunar Goddess), the figa fist (a hand gesture that ward off the evil eye), a key (to unlock opportunities of luck) and a fish (healing and fertile energy).
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