In Chinese Taoist sacred beliefs are talismans called "Fu" (符), drawn with words strangely put together and supposedly in closely-guarded secret ways, incorporating mantras, mudras (hand gestures), rituals, and invocation. Each talisman's power is different and can be used to manifest psychic or spiritual energy. The charm empowers its holder, its magic transforms the various energies and his/her mental state.
The archetype for this series then is the sorceress, the mystic, the witch, with the herbal and natural ingredients and her focus and energies she is making charms, for wisdom, intending to transform darkness to light.
Ooh this is so interesting! I'll have to read more about these hand gestures, etc.!
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