You've probably seen them around just about everywhere: the symbol of a hand with an eye at the center rendered in jewelry, home decor, serving pieces, tattoos, keychains, and more. But what actually ...

The hand-shaped amulet is my small rebellion against Judaica shop kitsch. (JTA) — I tend to get to Israel every two or three years, and every time I come home with a hamsa. The latest, which I picked ...

“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times!” Oddly enough it was a man that coined that phrase, but it is the women bearing children that bid it true. After all, what is more of a ...

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) rests on a vision of the world shaped by Five Element Theory — Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. These are not inert substances but dynamic archetypes, metaphors ...

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