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  2. Grimoire - Wikipedia

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    This design for an amulet comes from the Black Pullet grimoire.. A grimoire (/ ɡ r ɪ m ˈ w ɑːr /) (also known as a book of spells, magic book, or a spellbook) [citation needed] is a textbook of magic, typically including instructions on how to create magical objects like talismans and amulets, how to perform magical spells, charms, and divination, and how to summon or invoke supernatural ...

  3. Composite character - Wikipedia

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    The three Herods in the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles (Herod the Great (Luke 1:5), Herod Antipas (Luke 3:1; 9:7-9; 13:31-33; 23:5-12), and Herod Agrippa I (Acts 12:1-23)) are three separate historical rulers, but are portrayed as a single character in Herod as a Composite Character in Luke-Acts, described "as an actualization of Satan’s desire to impede the spread of the good ...

  4. Magician (fantasy) - Wikipedia

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    The Enchanted Garden of Messer Ansaldo by Marie Spartali Stillman (1889): A magician uses magic to survive. [1]A magician, also known as an archmage, mage, magus, magic-user, spellcaster, enchanter/enchantress, sorcerer/sorceress, warlock, witch, or wizard, is someone who uses or practices magic derived from supernatural, occult, or arcane sources.

  5. List of fictional tricksters - Wikipedia

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    Coyote - a figure in tales from various Native American cultures. Kitsune - In Japanese folklore, they are described as "tricksters" with no care for the concept of right or wrong. Kuma Lisa - A fox and trickster figure in Bulgarian folklore. Loki - A cunning, shape-shifting god, sometimes benefactor and sometimes foe to the gods of Asgard ...

  6. Galdrabók - Wikipedia

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    The Galdrabók (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkaltraˌpouːk], Book of Magic) is an Icelandic grimoire dated to c. 1600. [1] It is a small manuscript containing a collection of 47 spells and sigils/staves. [2] The grimoire was compiled by four people, possibly starting in the late 16th century and going on until the mid-17th century.

  7. Are witches real? Everything to know on spells, magic and more

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    According to Mar, witch spells really aren't much different than conventional prayers. "If you believe, like many do, that prayer is meaningful and can even be effective, and you can pray for any ...

  8. Magic in fiction - Wikipedia

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    [1]: 616 Fantasy writers use a variety of techniques to limit the magic in their stories, [4] such as limiting the number of spells a character has or may cast before needing rest, [4] restricting a character's magic to the use of a specific object, [4] limiting magic to the use of certain rare materials, [5] or restricting the magic a ...

  9. History of magic - Wikipedia

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    The spells of the Book of the Dead made use of several magical techniques which can also be seen in other areas of Egyptian life. A number of spells are for magical amulets, which would protect the deceased from harm. In addition to being represented on a Book of the Dead papyrus, these spells appeared on amulets wound into the wrappings of a ...