King Solomon's amulets are unique among amulets in several ways. Solomon was a philosopher-king. There was peace during his reign and the kingdom prospered and served as a regional cultural center. He occupied himself with problem solving and assistance through writing and other forms. As the father of the saying, “He who lives by sword shall die by the sword," he viewed every problem in two contrasting and complementary ways. Many years before the scientific genius Sir Isaac Newton formulated his Third Law, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, King Solomon was aware of this fact and used it as the basis for his doctrine of amulet design. In addition, he did not believe in one remedy or solution for all of life's problems, and thus his amulets were designed to solve specific problems such as overcoming illness, finding work, clarity of thought, becoming pregnant, etc. He viewed the issue of finding work and financial success in the wake of the job as two separate and different problems. Furthermore, according to his doctrine, the birth of many descendants requires special assistance, different from the assistance one needs simply to become pregnant and so forth. That is why there are so many amulets ascribed to him or according to his doctrine. King Solomon’s amulets are very ancient and are mentioned in the closing prayer of the Book of Formation as being of special quality. People of other religions have also adopted Solomon’s doctrines and indeed, there are non-Jewish signs on some of the amulets. The structure of a Solomon amulet is an outer layer on which mainly verses from the Torah are inscribed and an inner part, which is the operating engine. The outer layer directs the power and contains biblical verses, which offer two possibilities: success and failure. The inner layer pushes toward success. The inner layer is composed of Torah verses as well, be they complete or composed of the first letter of each word alone.

These amulets are written in the original Hebrew writing in which the Bible was written and from the period of King Solomon (about 1000 BCE). The reasons for include: preserving the amulet's authenticity, and preserving modesty in the call for help (prayer and calling for help should be done privately and these letters, unknown today, preserve the rule of modesty). The original Hebrew is known for its special powers and thus it works directly on the subconscious. Many claim that it is the mother script from which all scripts evolved.

In the amulet's design, the writing is generally Hebrew but there are those that use a form of writing called “Kabbalistic writing” or, by its other name, “Angel” script. The verses and the combinations are according to the connection to the problem or request of the person commissioning the amulet, and the assistance that the person could gain from the combinations and verses on the amulet. The person using the amulet has an important part – perhaps no less so than the person writing the amulet. It is the very desire for the amulet and its use, and the belief in it, that help the amulet succeed – no less than its writing.

According to Kabbalah, it is forbidden for the person to be familiar with the content and the meaning of the codes in the amulet, but only the purpose for which it is intended. This is for two main reasons: the first because, “there is no blessing save from what is hidden from the eye”; and the second because if the person knows the amulet's contents and what is written in it, he is liable to try to interpret it in his own way or disagree with the intention or interpretation given to it by the person with special attributes. In this way, the belief in the amulet's power would be diminished or cancelled. Thus, the amulet's power would not work for him because of the “disturbance” created by the amulet owner himself.

A person who wants to benefit from the amulet must be conscious of the fact that he is bearing an amulet and “consider” it from the moment he wears it. The intention here is not that it will assist him in his thoughts of obtaining his desire, but that he gives the amulet a chance to help. In practice, the person must stop feeling pressured and acting obsessively towards obtaining his goals, and become aware that there is a new factor involved to which time and soul must be devoted.

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