A Consecrated Object
Consecration covers people, objects and places. To consecrate means: to make official, to activate, to bring into action, to manifest, to proclaim and to declare, as a result of a particular rite or ceremony.
A talisman is an object that has been consecrated by a special procedure, rite or ceremony.
Whereas an amulet is a natural object such as a metal, a crystal, a stone, a carving, a piece of coral that of its very own nature possesses some magical properties.
The rite or ceremony is what makes an object a talisman. So an amulet is a natural kind of talisman.
Word Origin
The word talisman comes from the Arabic word tilsam which comes from the Ancient Greek word telesma, which carries the meaning "completion of a rite".
A talisman is an object that having been consecrated acquires some magical properties. These properties usually act to protect the bearer of the talisman from negative influences or forces and draw the consecrated forces, powers and influences to the bearer.
A talisman is a magical object that attracts and also generates. In the next few posts I will explain how a talisman is made and how a talisman works.
The picture below is the talisman of Charlemagne that he wore around his neck and which was taken from his body when his tomb was exhumed in 1166. This talisman was offered to Napoleon by the clergy that was the caretaker of Charlemagne's tomb.
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