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Malay Magic / Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula

Chapter 331: [cclx] Omens from Lizards, and the like
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A compilation of Malay Peninsula folklore, popular religion, and magical practices drawn from manuscripts, published sources, and the author's field notes, presenting creation myths, supernatural beings, charms, incantations, ritual practices, and folk explanations for illness and misfortune. The text emphasizes literal translations of spells and formulæ with originals in an appendix, confines attention to Malay communities of the peninsula, and compares recurring motifs while avoiding non-Malay populations. Methodological notes explain evidence and limits. The volume serves as an introductory survey that organizes material thematically—cosmology, spirit lore, protective and harmful magic, divination, and ritual observances—without claiming exhaustive treatment.

[cclx] Omens from Lizards, and the like

Bab ini pri laksana-nya chichak atau tikus atau ular atau bengkarong atau barang yang ampat kaki-nya itu sama, dan jika jatoh d(er)i kapala kita pada hari Ahad kita takut padah-nya, dan jika pada hari Ithnain satru kita akan binasa padah-nya dan jika pada hari Thalatha bapa kita mati padah-nya, dan jika [pada] hari Arbaʿ anak akan mati padah-nya, dan jika pada hari Khamis kulawarga akan mati padah-nya, dan jika pada hari Jumʿat kerbau atau lembu atau kambing berchĕrei dengan kita padah-nya dan jika pada hari Sabtu diri kita akan mati padah-nya, dan jika jatoh di kanan kita ada laba padah-nya pada kita dan jika jatoh di kiri kita berchinta mashghrul padah-nya, dan jika jatoh di blakang kita, kita akan kahilangan padah-nya: wa’llahu aʿlam: tamat.