Modern Magic by Professor Hoffmann (real name Angelo Lewis) is a treatise in book form, first published in 1876, detailing the apparatus, methods and tricks...
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ritual magic from stage magic. In modern occultism and neopagan religions, many self-described magicians and witches regularly practice ritual magic. This...
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forms of "runic magic", some of which were continued or developed further by contemporary adherents of Germanic Neopaganism. Modern systems of runic...
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paranormal magic which are effects claimed to be created through supernatural means. It is one of the oldest performing arts in the world. Modern entertainment...
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Modern Magic Made Simple (Japanese: よくわかる現代魔法, Hepburn: Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahō, lit. "Comprehensible Modern-Day Magic") is a Japanese light novel series...
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Sigil (redirect from Sigil magic)
of symbol used in magic. The term usually refers to a pictorial signature of a spirit (such as an angel, demon, or deity). In modern usage, especially...
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Sorcery (goetia) (redirect from Low magic)
Birth of the Term Magic". In Bremmer, Jan N.; Veenstra, Jan R. (eds.). The Metamorphosis of Magic from Late Antiquity to the Early Modern Period. Leuven:...
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Black magic (or dark magic) traditionally refers to the use of magic or supernatural powers for evil and selfish purposes. The links and interaction between...
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both in its traditional role, and among modern occultists who seek to adapt it for a scientific world. Magic was invoked in many kinds of rituals and...
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is called a magic square if the sums of the numbers in each row, each column, and both main diagonals are the same. The "order" of the magic square is the...
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prehistoric shamanistic magic was "helping" white magic and thus the basic essence of that magic forms the framework of modern white magic: curing illness or...
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Witchcraft (redirect from Witchery (magic))
malevolent magic is attested from ancient Mesopotamia, and in Europe, belief in witches traces back to classical antiquity. In medieval and early modern Europe...
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and plover were magic words in the classic computer adventure game Colossal Cave Adventure.) Examples of traditional and modern magic words include: Abracadabra –...
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Chaos magic, also spelled chaos magick, is a modern tradition of magic. Emerging in England in the 1970s as part of the wider neo-pagan and esoteric subculture...
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Magic! (stylized in all uppercase) is a Canadian reggae fusion band from Toronto. Based in Los Angeles, the band comprises lead vocalist, guitarist/producer...
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Magic: The Gathering (colloquially known as Magic or MTG) is a tabletop and digital collectible card game created by Richard Garfield. Released in 1993...
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The trading card game Magic: The Gathering has released a large number of sets since it was first published by Wizards of the Coast. After the 1993 release...
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Ceremonial magic (also known as magick, ritual magic, high magic or learned magic) encompasses a wide variety of rituals of magic. The works included are...
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Modern monetary theory or modern money theory (MMT) is a heterodox macroeconomic theory that describes currency as a public monopoly and unemployment as...
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Coin magic is the manipulating of coins to entertain audiences. Because coins are small, most coin tricks are considered close-up magic or table magic, as...
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(2002); Rees (2022). Asprem, E. (2013). Arguing with Angels: Enochian Magic and Modern Occulture. State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-1-4384-4190-0...
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A magic lantern is an early type of image projector, an ancestor of the modern slide projector. Magic lantern may also refer to: Magic Lantern, an alternate...
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Year of birth of Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (died 1871). The "father of modern magic", who brought it from the street and circus side shows to an elegant...
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Magical alphabet (redirect from Magic alphabet)
continued to be used in magical practices well into the medieval period. Modern runic magic often draws on these ancient traditions, using runes for divination...
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Magician (fantasy) (redirect from Magic-user)
magus, magic-user, spellcaster, enchanter/enchantress, sorcerer/sorceress, warlock, witch, or wizard, is someone who uses or practices magic derived...
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In nuclear physics, a magic number is a number of nucleons (either protons or neutrons, separately) such that they are arranged into complete shells within...
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Natural magic in the context of Renaissance magic is that part of the occult which deals with natural forces directly, as opposed to ceremonial magic which...
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seemed like about time to realize that with all the capabilities of modern magic in the theater." In 2018, Teller and Posner co-conceived and directed...
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magic, also known as imitative magic, is a type of magic based on imitation or correspondence. James George Frazer coined the term "sympathetic magic"...
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Inexhaustible bottle (category Magic tricks)
Tea Kettle, and the modern Magic Tea Kettle remains a common prop available at most magic stores. A slight variation is the Magic Funnel. Today, the trick...
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