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>Apocryphal "Solomonic" or "pseudo-Solomonic" literature proliferated in medieval times, being persecuted by inquisitorial courts. In Toledo, Spain, there was a strong popularization of certain books full of mysterious signs, characters and prayers, such as Solomon's Clavicle and other works of superstitious medicine and necromancy
>From these beliefs we can analyze the impact of spells on Jewish popular culture at the time; the droplet spell, for example, is explored in the work of Sebastián Cirac. Another witchcraft procedure also frequently used was known as "tape measuring", which consisted of using a tape to take various measurements of a person's body, measurements intended to heal; the result of these measurements would determine the harm suffered, which would be remedied by the recitation of various spells and prayers. The healing of eye diseases was done by applying mud made from the tomb of a righteous man; This is a practice related to the belief, widespread in medieval times, of the faculty that possessed the tombs of holy and righteous men to cure illnesses with simple contact. There is no doubt that the sorcerer had some success in curing minor illnesses, for which he would have remedies based on medicinal herbs known in popular wisdom, which ended up giving prestige to the magicians. There were spells so that the loved one would return soon if he or she was absent. The procedures used were very simple and often mixed the sacred and the profane; Among the procedures used to achieve a woman's love, it was widespread to use the blood of a chicken or a pigeon, preferably white feathers, to write with it the name of the man who wanted to be loved; These letters had to be erased with pure water, which would then be given to the woman to drink. Other times, it was about providing a good trip, for which protection was requested against wild animals and bandits
