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  2. Magic in Anglo-Saxon England - Wikipedia

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    They also appeared to have revered a number of local deities and spirits in addition to holding nature and specific natural formations in high regard. lack of surviving evidence makes it unclear what Anglo-Saxon people believed the relationship between magic and the gods was like, although from examining the Norse mythological story surrounding ...

  3. Aspects of Anglo-Saxon Magic - Wikipedia

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    Writing on the Twisted Tree Bookshelf website, Contemporary Pagan D. James reviewed the book, praising it as a "comprehensive" study of the subject of Anglo-Saxon paganism and magic. Opining that it was a "ground breaking" study, James compared it to Brian Bates ' The Way of Wyrd and recommended it to all practicing Pagans.

  4. List of magic tricks - Wikipedia

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    This article contains a list of magic tricks. In magic literature, tricks are often called effects. Based on published literature and marketed effects, there are millions of effects; a short performance routine by a single magician may contain dozens of such effects. Some students of magic strive to refer to effects using a proper name, and ...

  5. How magic works: Magicians share 6 psychological secrets they ...

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    How it works in a magic trick: “It’s rare that a magician straight-up lies to you,” Barnhart says. “Instead, they encourage you to lie to yourself through your assumptions.”

  6. History of magic - Wikipedia

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    Such spells as 26–30, and sometimes spells 6 and 126, relate to the heart and were inscribed on scarabs. [38] The texts and images of the Book of the Dead were magical as well as religious. Magic was as legitimate an activity as praying to the gods, even when the magic was aimed at controlling the gods themselves. [39]

  7. 'It's magic': Here's the history behind the Elf on the Shelf ...

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    The answer is simple: with a whole lot of love — and a little bit of magic. How this world-famous elf came to be. The first Elf on the Shelf was sold in 2005, but its story begins decades ...

  8. Medieval European magic - Wikipedia

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    Medical magic and protective magic were regarded as helpful, and called ‘white’, while sorcery was considered evil and ‘black’. Distinguishing between black magic and white magic often relied on perspective, for example, if a healer attempted to cure a patient and failed, some would accuse the healer of intentionally harming the patient.

  9. 11 Elf on the Shelf Rules Every Parent Should Know - AOL

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    The next day, your Elf will return to your home completely healthy and full of magic. 3. Sing. The last way you can get your Elf’s magic back is by singing them a Christmas carol. By the time ...