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Thaumaturgy (/ ˈ θ ɔː m ə t ɜːr dʒ i / ⓘ) is the practical application of magic to effect change in the physical world. Historically, thaumaturgy has been associated with the manipulation of natural forces, the creation of wonders, and the performance of magical feats through esoteric knowledge and ritual practice.
Acta Triadis Thaumaturgae or The Acts of a Wonder-Working Triad [1] is a hagiography of the Irish saints, Saint Patrick, Brigid of Kildare, and Columba.. It was published at Leuven in 1647 by John Colgan, mainly at the expense of Thomas Fleming, Archbishop of Dublin. [2]
Theurgy (/ ˈ θ iː ɜːr dʒ i /; from the Greek θεουργία theourgía), also known as divine magic, is one of two major branches of the magical arts, [1] the other being practical magic or thaumaturgy.
Les Rois thaumaturges: Étude sur le caractère supernaturel attribué à la puissance royale particulièrement en France et en Angleterre (The Royal touch : Sacred Monarchy and Scrofula in England and France [1]) is a work by historian Marc Bloch first published in 1924.
an account in Syriac of the great actions of Blessed Gregory (sixth-century manuscript); St. Basil, De Spiritu Sancto. Drawing on family traditions and a knowledge of the neighbourhood, the account by Gregory of Nyssa is more reliably historical than other known versions of the Thaumaturge's life.
Mary I of England touching for scrofula, 16th-century illustration by Levina Teerlinc. The royal touch (also known as the king's touch) was a form of laying on of hands, whereby French and English monarchs touched their subjects, regardless of social classes, with the intent to cure them of various diseases and conditions.
Authentic Thaumaturgy is a sourcebook of ideas for improving fantasy role-playing magic systems by basing them on purportedly real magical practices; the author has a Bachelor of Arts in Magic from the University of California.
Page from the Greek Magical Papyri, a grimoire of antiquity. A grimoire (also known as a "book of spells", "magic book", or a "spellbook") 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 entities such as angels, spirits, deities ...