Pujok: Good Luck, Protection

This type of talisman comes in 2 types: one acts as a good luck charm, and the other works to protect from evil or bad luck. It commonly had a yellow background with red symbols or characters. People felt that evil spirits disliked the colors of gold and yellow. Red represented blood or fire, and psychologically it meant the color of life and emotion. People attached the pujok to their body or drank its ashes after it was burnt. Sometimes, it was put on a wall or upper part of door to protect a house or part of a building. Good luck ones are carried on ones person at all times. A pujok can be customized for a specific ailment or circumstance or generic ones can be used for general purposes. They can be purchased from shamans or some Buddhist monks.