Intention · Certain
Protection
A controlled ritual-intention term for protective or warding associations.
Profile research status
This stable record is still in evidence review. Its current identity, cultural scope, image, and direct source records are available here; a complete history, myth, worship, iconography, relationship, and reception profile is not yet claimed.
Direct connections and evidence
Cross Source
protective rowan customs
The edge preserves named protective customs without treating them as universal plant meanings. Physical preparation is not recommended.
2 attestations · high confidence
Cross Source
protective St. John's wort customs
This is a folklore record, not a medical or physical-use recommendation.
2 attestations · high confidence
Explicit Source
counter-charm against witchcraft
The edge is limited to the cited English counter-charm tradition.
1 attestation · high confidence
Reviewed sources
- T. F. Thiselton-Dyer, The Folk-Lore of Plants (1889)Wellcome Collection
- Richard Folkard, Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics (1884)Wellcome Collection