A charm against the evil eye worn by children in ancient Greece. Shaped like a phallus, it was also used to protect homes, forges and chariots. Other names for it include baskanion and fascinum. In Rome it was called a satyrica sigma.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Devin Hunter, author of a number of books, including Modern Witch, Crystal Magic for the Modern Witch, and the new Houseplant HortOCCULTure.
Monstera are a genus of about fifty plants that are...