“He looked down and saw the phoenix talisman that he had found on the ocean floor.”

“He smoked 60 cigarettes a day, and hung anchovy fillets round his neck as a talisman to protect his voice.”

“Omari has been our talisman this season, but he got a dead leg last week and could hardly walk.”

“One medieval ritual was to place talismen and amulets hanging on the child or in the room surrounding the woman in childbirth.”

“A talisman of the Grand Shrine of Ise was placed vertically within the shrine. There were also talismen for the guardian kami.”

“Many parents also place a variety of talismen or safe on their babies.”

“Lucky charms, amulets, and talismans have been found in virtually all civilizations throughout recorded history.”

“And there was to end of talismans, charms and spells that could be purchased from the local wise woman or apothecary.”

“A society that has grown weary of God and politics has few talismans against disaster.”