One of the spells favored to guard the home from the entrance of evil is to hammer three nails in the shape of a triangle (one point up) on the outside of the front door.
I take it to mean that you should hammer three nails so that they create a triangle and one of them should be hammered point up (the sharp part up)?
Is it what it says?
Top answer
No. It means the nails should be arranged like this: x x x rather than, for example: x x x
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No.
It means the nails should be arranged like this: x x x rather than, for example: x x x
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