====== Sulfur ======
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latin_names: 
folk_names: Sulphur, sulfer
energy_tags: Projective
gender_tags: 
planet_tags: Sun
element_tags: Fire
deity_tags: 
effect_tags: Protection, healing
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===== Magical Uses =====
Sulfur was prescribed until quite recently for colds, rheumatism, and bodily pain. It was usually placed in a small red bag and worn around the neck.

Pieces of sulfur are also placed on the altar during protective rituals or in the home as a general magical "ward."
===== Ritual Lore =====
Sulfur is a yellow mineral. When burned, it emits a powerful, familiar smell. This odor, and its coloring, has caused people to use it in magic for centuries.

During the height of ceremonial magic, sulfur was often burned to drive off "demons" and "devils." This was related to the concept that positive forces were attracted by sweet scents, while negative forces abhorred foul odors and would flee from them.

Later, sulfur was burned as a magical fumigant to protect animals and dwellings from "fascination," or magical enslavement.</ifauth>