A charm against the evil eye worn by children in ancient Rome. Shaped like a phallus, it was also used to protect homes, forges, and chariots. In Greece it was called a probaskanion or fascinum.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Matthew Ash McKernan, author of the new Wyrdcraft.
The weird, wild, and wonderful English psych-rock band Hawkwind said it well in their song, "We Took the Wrong Step Years Ago." What this "wrong...