Amulets and Talismans: How to Enchant Jewelry & Charms for Protection
Witches and sorcerers love their magical jewelry. Have you ever known a witch who doesn’t wear jingling rings on her fingers and toes? How about a sorcerer who doesn’t wear amulets and talismans? There’s a reason witches love their charms, necklaces, and anklets – they use them to ward off negativity, draw love and money, connect to the divine, and more. Learn how to enchant jewelry for magical purposes here!
Amulets and Talismans: What Are They and How Are They Different?
People think amulets and talismans are the same thing. They aren’t. While they are both charms and/or jewelry worn for magical purposes, they serve two different purposes. An amulet is charmed jewelry worn to WARD off anything the individual wants to keep away. A talisman DRAWS something towards the individual. For example, an obsidian pendant is worn and charged to ward off evil. While a jade bracelet is charged to draw love towards the individual.
Sometimes it’s hard to remember the difference between amulets and talismans, so think of it this way: A for AMULET and AWAY. And T for Talisman and TOWARDS.
Types of Protective Amulets
Literally anything you wear can be enchanted for a magical reason and considered a protective amulet. Any necklaces, chains, bracelets, anklets, earrings, body jewelry, or even sewn into clothing or etched into shoes. The choice is yours, but here are some examples:
- Crystals and stones: turquoise, obsidian, tiger’s eye, tourmaline, hematite, fire agate, jasper, jet, amethyst, etc.
- Sigils and symbols: protective sigils, Elder furthark runes, witch’s runes, ancient symbols, Celtic, Helm of Awe, crosses, hamsa/evil eye wards, etc.
- Protective Totems/Animal Guardians: pictures/symbols with protective animals like the wolf, bear, tiger, lion, hawk, dog, etc.
- Lockets or pendants with ancestors’ or deities’ photos/images
Types of Talismans for Love, Abundance, Etc.
In opposition to an amulet warding off illness, luck, or evil, the talisman serves to draw something towards the witch/magician. YES, you can wear both! They don’t serve to cancel one another out, unless you are asking for the exact thing you’re warding off (which I hope you wouldn’t be asking for illness/evil!) Types of talismans are similar to amulets and are up to your imagination and preferences:
- Stones and crystals to draw intentions: jade and rose quartz for love, amethyst for psychic abilities and dreams, bloodstone for health and fertility, moss agate for monetary abundance, etc.
- Sigils and symbols to draw intentions: sigils for love and health/success, Elder futhark runes for family and finances, witch’s runes for deity connection and divination, etc.
- Pendants/images of gods and goddesses and spirits who draw intentions towards the individual: Aphrodite for love/passion, Ganesha for financial abundance and well-being, Freya for fertility and love, Odin for wisdom, Thor for strength, etc.
How to Enchant Jewelry for Amulet and Talisman Purposes
So, you have your favorite piece of jewelry (be it new or old), and you want to turn it into an amulet or talisman. Here’s the step-by-step process of how to enchant jewelry for magical purposes:
- First, establish if your jewelry or garment will be an amulet (to ward something off) or as a talisman (to draw something towards you).
- Next, cleanse the item using smudge smoke, water, by burying it in the earth/bowl of salt, or whatever cleansing method you prefer and won’t damage the item.
- Select the appropriate timing to charge the amulet or talisman. For example: if you want to enchant jewelry to draw love into your life, choose the Full Moon. If you want to make an amulet to ward off evil, choose the Waning Moon, etc.
- Once the timing is right, get into a relaxed, ritual-working state of mind and hold the amulet/talisman between your hands.
- Whatever is your intention for the amulet/talisman, visualize in your mind’s eye. Hold this visualization and let your energy pour into the item for as long as you can (I typically give it 10-15 minutes total).
- Lastly, set the amulet/talisman somewhere it can soak up the moon’s rays overnight.
- In the morning, pick up your amulet/talisman and tell it its purpose. “You are an amulet to ward off evil spirits and energy. Henceforth this is your purpose.”
Re-charge your amulet/talisman once a month or whenever you deem fit. Follow the same process, or at least charge it in the appropriate moonlight. This is an easy and effective way to enchant jewelry for many different reasons. You can use this same process to enchant patches for clothing, shoes, bags, hats, etc. Anything worn can be enchanted and made into amulets and talismans.
What If You Don’t Have Jewelry to Enchant?
What if you don’t have a piece of jewelry to enchant and make an amulet? You don’t need jewelry to make an amulet or talisman. Charge a small crystal or stone with your intention and carry in your pocket or purse. Use anything that is small and means something to you.
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37 Comments
liv
December 1, 2021 at 1:28 pmcan i enchant i necklace without a crystal?
Anonymous
January 4, 2022 at 6:29 pmYes, just to the same things on the steps and it would be good if you could add a rune or sigil into it / mark it
Anonymous
January 13, 2022 at 8:35 pmYes
Anonymous
December 1, 2021 at 1:25 pmcan i enchant something that does not have a crystal?
Bear Raeb Barrett
January 10, 2022 at 5:35 pmYou can enchant anything, just make it small and able to be carried or worn
J
November 28, 2021 at 11:09 amIf you create a talisman/amulet then you realize you don’t want what it draws to you, how do you destroy it?
Anonymous
December 30, 2021 at 7:57 pmJust thrown it out far as a river or salt water like ocean
Anonymous
January 9, 2022 at 3:43 pmyou could probably cleanse it and reset your intentions
Lala
October 7, 2021 at 6:11 pmI’m wanting to make and charge some friendship bracelets to ward away unwanted attention can this method be used for long time charming so I wouldn’t need to recharge them ( as my friends don’t understand any of this magick and I wouldn’t want to worry them)
Anonymous
January 4, 2022 at 6:31 pmUse runes and sigils for (almost) permanent use , if its a rune it will last longer than a sigil because of its history 🙂
Bear Raeb Barrett
January 10, 2022 at 5:38 pmI personally would think that friendship bracelets would be a good item for this because they are tied on and fall off once they have wear n tear. Then should or would be replaced
Jenny
August 15, 2021 at 4:59 pmCan I use the ring I’m enchanting as a talisman and an amulet at the same time?
kitty fields
August 17, 2021 at 8:25 amYou can try but I think using one object to draw something towards you and push something away will just cancel the energy out completely. It should do one or the other.
Tony
September 7, 2021 at 12:08 pmYes and No but also kind of. In the simplest of explanations, intention is the only thing that matters but Intending takes on a different meaning when dealing in sorcery. More experience and a tutor help
Anonymous
December 30, 2021 at 7:58 pmYes Jenny just put your good thoughts on it bless be
Nysa Black
July 13, 2021 at 11:45 amCan one amulet/talisman be charged for different purposes
kitty fields
July 13, 2021 at 11:55 amIt depends on the purposes. If you’re charging it for protection and health, for example, yes.
Alex
March 17, 2021 at 8:28 pmCan it be any kind of jewelery? My and twin flame want to enchante necklace (koi fish) to make connections between them or something like that. We live in far distance and want to feel closer to each other thanks to necklace. That’s gonna work, right?😅
Dani
April 21, 2021 at 9:10 pmA talisman/amulet can be any type of jewelry you wish. It can be something meaningful (like something hand crafted or gifted from a loved one).
M
November 28, 2020 at 11:30 pmSo every 10 years, something major happens in my life. Usually during the years ending with 7. For me those events were negative and life threatening. Is there anything out there that can cure that —–dare i say—-CURSE i have ?
Asylea
December 11, 2020 at 7:50 amThere’s this thing called 7 years of itch, I am not quite sure If it can apply on your situation.
Anonymous
January 4, 2022 at 6:36 pmThere is not an exact way to un-curse and anything * including yourself * but i would say to keep protective things around you , draw runes/sigils on your hand , keep protective crystals ( like black agate and amethyst ) , keep evil eye jewelry around , and keep and make spell/intentions/and ect. to keep you safe
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July 26, 2020 at 8:31 pm[…] addition, cleanse and charge a protective amulet to wear on your person while out and […]
Anonymous
July 23, 2020 at 8:40 amI am new to this
I need a protection spell to ward me and my beloved ones from any evil or painful experience
Do you have something related to that?
admin
July 23, 2020 at 9:09 pmGo to the search box on our website and search for protection. there are plenty of articles with spells for protection.
Brian
May 26, 2020 at 3:14 pmThanks you for this wonderful article, I had learnt many new things. What is best stone for attract money as your experience?
Anonymous
July 7, 2020 at 10:20 pmI would suggest Citrine, Jade, or Ruby to attract wealth.
serenity
May 24, 2020 at 3:20 amI am wanting to make a protection amulet for my son, who is hypersensitive to other energies. He is going to be away from me for all of June, I know he will be susceptible during that time. When is the best time to enchant it?
Sydney Bruce
April 28, 2021 at 8:39 amLikely soon, during this waning moon.
Cathryn Myers
February 21, 2020 at 1:41 pmIs there anything specific that you could use to enhance the enchantment of a talisman?
Also I intent to make my diamond ring into an evil warding amulet. I seem to attract unwanted attention.
admin
February 21, 2020 at 2:42 pmcharging in the moonlight. set it next to a crystal to amplify the effects. pour your own energy into it by holding it in your hands and visualizing white light or whatever your intention is filling the talisman.
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December 21, 2019 at 8:04 pm[…] your crystals and amulets in the […]
Maire Levan
November 23, 2019 at 10:00 pmWhat do I do if I break my talisman?
admin
November 24, 2019 at 3:04 pmGet another.
Amy
October 29, 2019 at 2:04 pmThank you for the information! Very helpful, I was planning on getting a matching tattoo with my coven on 31st October and also hoping this could be a tasilman? What are your thoughts?
Emmy
October 1, 2019 at 5:40 pmhey! i have a new necklace that is in the shape of an upside down crescent, a downwars-facing moon. Do you have any suggestions on what kind of “moon” or “lunar” enchantments? its also white. thank you!
admin
October 1, 2019 at 5:49 pmwaxing or waning phase.