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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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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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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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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skilled in the black arts". In a modern context, the line between white magic and black magic is somewhat clearer and most modern definitions focus on intent...
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Sigil (redirect from Sigil magic)
of symbol used in magic. The term usually refers to a pictorial signature of a deity or spirit (such as an angel or demon). In modern usage, especially...
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White magic has traditionally referred to the use of supernatural powers or magic for selfless purposes. Practitioners of white magic have been given...
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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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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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and early modern period, and among all Jewish groups who co-existed with these groups. The exact definition of what constitutes 'love magic' can be difficult...
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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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Witchcraft (redirect from Witchery (magic))
antiquity. In medieval and early modern Europe, accused witches were usually women who were believed to have used black magic or maleficium against their own...
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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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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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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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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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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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Ceremonial magic (also known as ritual magic, high magic or learned magic) encompasses a wide variety of rituals of magic. The works included are characterized...
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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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(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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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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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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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 Kingdom Park is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, it opened on October 1, 1971, and is owned and operated by The...
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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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Sawing a woman in half (redirect from Modern Art (magic trick))
Robert-Houdin described a sawing illusion performed by a magician named Torrini. Modern magic inventor and historian Jim Steinmeyer has concluded that there was probably...
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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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