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By their nature, thorns are Mars,
and baneful works often call for thorns for fixing, for attack
magic, or for strong protection.
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Unsorted thorns and pieces 
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Thorns
They are also helpful in charms that remind us to be aware and think first before
acting. Blackthorn has a special history along these lines, which makes sense,
since its thorns can get several inches long and are extremely sharp,
and blackthorn has its own reputation as a tree of the Good Folk and
thus dangerous. But blackthorn does not grow in North America, and its thorns are not typically sold
either. I have come across thorns harvested from locust trees and offer
these for sale. This is a mixture of thorn pieces and complete thorns.
You have to sort through them to get complete thorns, but they are nice
ones. These are the thorns I picked out of this ounce, for instance (that's
a quarter for reference).