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| Folk magic is the magic of the common people, usually without elaborate ritual or preparation. It is found in childrens' rhymes: "Rain, rain, go away ...", in casual acts such as throwing a pinch of spilled salt over the shoulder, and in gestures such as burying iron under the hearth of a new home. It is neither religion nor superstition, but a belief that the energy flowing through people and natural objects can cause positive change. |
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15 web sites matced for Magic |
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Slavic Magick and Folk Medicine
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Outlines spells, divinations, remedies and superstitions of the Slavic culture.
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Gemstones and Crystals
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Alphabetical list of stones used for magic and healing, with scientific description, variants, and associated magical properties.
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Black Cats and the Black Cat Bone
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Essay contrasts fear of black cats in European-American folklore with African-American belief that a black cat bone acquired and prepared with proper ceremony can grant the bearer invisibility or force the return of an ex-lover.
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Magic Bibliographies by John-Gabriel Bodard
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Scholarly bibliographies of books on folk magic. Topics include: Witches or Magic Users in Greek Literature; Necromancy; Cursing; Anthropological and General Theories of Magic, Papyri Graecae Magicae; and Magic and Religion in Egyptian, Coptic, Jewish, Syrian, Anatolian, Hittite, and Mesopotamian Cultures.
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The alt.paranormal.spells.hexes.magic FAQ
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Frequently asked questions from the APSHM usenet newsgroup containing introductory information on folk-magic and spell-casting.
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Pow-Wows or The Long-Lost Friend
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John George Hohman's 1820 German-American magical receipt-book: its continuing influence on Appalachian and African-American herb and root doctors, examples of spells from the text, and an extensive bibliographic publishing history.
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Arabic Folk Medicine and Magic: 20th Century Amulets from the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
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History, photos, cures and traditions surrounding curative amulets of the Middle East.
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Maneki Neko - The Beckoning Cat
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Legends of the Japanese lucky cat and why statues of it are used by shop-keepers to draw in customers.
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The Evil Eye
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Article in the e-zine Azerbaijan International, by Jean Patterson and Arzu Aghayeva describing the belief and available protection.
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Symbolic Healing in Hungarian Ethnomedicine
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Describes rituals involved in curing illness believed to be caused by magic. Includes examples and references.
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Issues in Ethnicity: The Demory Site Skull
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Christopher Fennell, a University of Virginia anthropologist, describes a small X-marked clay skull, an article of malevolent conjuration buried beneath a Virginia farm house between 1780 and 1860, raising significant issues in ethnic studies, folk magic, anthropology, and historical archaeology.
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Evil Eyes by Alev Bir
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An essay on the blue glass "Nazar Boncugu" or "Eye Bead" worn for protection in Turkey, Cyprus, the Central Asian Turkic Republics, and among the Uigur Turks of China.
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Lost Secrets
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Information on various mystical secrets including Wicca, Druidism, channeling, ghost dancing, dream walking, spirit healing and shape shifting.
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Dragon Spells
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Information on spell workings and how magic works.
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Conference Abstract: Texts as Actions, Actions as Texts
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Abstract of a paper by Pieter Plas of the University of Ghent examining ritual-symbolic actions undertaken to magically subdue or chase off wolves in Serbian and Croatian folk customs.
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