Elworthy covers a lot of ground here, discussing the origins of the Evil Eye throughout history and its implications within numerous cultures. Chapter titles include: Sympathetic Magic; Totems, Portents, Tree Worship; Symbols and Amulets; The Gorgoneion; Crescents, Horns, Horsehoes; Touch, Hands, Gestures; The Cross; The Mano Pantea; The Cimaruta, Sirene, Tablets; and Cabalistic Writing - Magical Formulae; Spitting, Incantation, and Other Protective Acts - Pixies; Appendices include sections on The Celestial Mother, Gurgoyles (sic), Divination, Incantation, etc.