My body is made of wood and stone

[sovay]

Today I learned that if you inform a small child of the existence of the Babylonian demon which lurks in bathrooms to get you if you don't wash your hands, you may also need to teach a small child about incantation bowls which can be made trivially at home in order to protect against such demons, but I feel everyone should know about incantation bowls regardless of a pressing need for them, so it all worked out in the end.

Comments

[kaffy_r]

I am simultaneously delighted and affrighted that I know you.

Inasmuch as I can actually say I know you.

*goes off to look for "WTF is an incantation bowl, Babylonian style or otherwise*

[sovay]

I am simultaneously delighted and affrighted that I know you.

Thank you!

(See above for a link to an example of an incantation bowl. There used to be a marvelous Twitter thread with examples of the kinds of demons trapped at their centers, but it seems to have become a dead link. This article has some nice stuff.)

[kaffy_r]

This is wonderful information. Thank you!

[thanate]

Oh, I love the updates to the incantation bowl article!

(altho... I am working with actual clay these days, so clearly I should consider appropriate incantations.)