Manuscript of Remedies and Segulot – Marathi. 19th century

Manuscript Notebook of Remedies and Segulot – Marathi, by Rabbi Yosef Aharon of Bombay.  Kolaba (a neighborhood in the southern part of the city of Bombay, western India – according to the colophon). Late 19th century (C. 1900).

A handwritten manuscript based on Kabbalistic teachings, presenting an extensive and in-depth compilation of remedies and segulot (spiritual practices and protective charms), including:

Exorcism, success with the king, incantation for a woman who suffers miscarriages, segulah for memory and wisdom especially for children, how to expel a dybbuk from the body, remedy for eye diseases, segulah for release from prison, remedy to repel lice, segulah to ward off enemies, segulah against swindlers, to prevent people from speaking slander about a person, success in building a new home, segulah for domestic harmony, segulah for protection before entering a forest, segulah for infertility, segulah against sudden fear, segulah for crossing a river by boat, segulah against thieves at night, segulah to be saved from the wrath of rulers, segulah for someone captured in battle to escape his enemies, healing methods to be saved from anger, segulah for protection from wild animals and fear of them, segulah for success in business, segulah for courage, remedy and segulah for snakebite, segulah to be saved from fire, protective amulet in enemy territory, remedy for stomach aches, for earaches, and for pain in other parts of the body.

43 leaves (all fully written). Wear and tears to the notebook’s cover. Leaves detached. Good condition.