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		The Magic Belt of Poland — The original belt was 2.28m (89" long) parchment scroll with the magic symbols inscribed on the outside and the prayers for them written on the inside of the Belt.
		The original source of protective magic probably dates to before 1600 AD in Christian magic, however the symbols might be from pagan antiquity.
		It is possible in these everyday belts and magic belts were embossed with the symbols and possibly come from the origin of the Key of Solomon.
	www.geocities.com /mabcosmic/polish/magic.html (1699 words)

	Folk Magic By Dragon Lord
		Folk magic is more of a magical tradition than a school of scholarly research being as old as the hills, some say as old as time itself.
		It is as deeply ingrained to the psyche of the country folk as the changing of the seasons and has been passed down from father to son and mother to daughter for countless generations.
		How much of this is magic, how much is animal training techniques, and how much is simply an understanding of animal behaviour is not certain, but the fact remains that country folk know how to influence (if only to a limited degree) the behaviour the creatures around them.
	www.strolen.com /content.php?node=1286 (1417 words)

	Tools of Trade & Goals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The high tide is the most auspicious time to perform folk magic for those living near the ocean, Electrical storms send extra energy to spells, and the seasons mark the ebb and flow of Earth Power.
		Folk magic is often used in helping everyday problems of life.
		Folk magic also includes divination, fortune telling, and all other systems of discovering possible future trends or awakening our natural psychic awareness.
	www.ladyrhiannons.com /Goals.html (615 words)

	Pow-wow (folk magic) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pow-wow is a system of American folk religion and magic associated with the Pennsylvania Dutch.
		Despite the Native name, taken from an Algonquian word for a shaman, the collection is actually a very traditional collection of European magic spells, recipes, and folk remedies, of a type familiar to students of folklore.
		Another characteristic practice of pow-wow magic is the Himmelsbrief or "heaven's letter" and Teufelsbrief, a "devil's letter," which presumably is meant to bestow a curse.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pow-wow_(folk_magic) (546 words)

	Italian Folklore vs Italian Magic
		She first states that Italian folk magic is not an organized or unified religion, but a varied set of beliefs and practices.
		Magliocco writes that while folk magic has deep historical roots, it is not a survival of an ancient religion, but an integral part of a rural peasant economy and way of life, highly syncretized with folk Catholicism.
		She continues with the view that knowledge of magical practices was at one time diffused throughout the rural population, rather than limited to a secret group of magical practitioners.
	www.stregheria.com /italianfolklore.htm (2952 words)

	Folk Magic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In areas where magic is widely used and is not a source of dread for the common folk, bits and pieces of magical lore trickle all the way down to the peasantry.
		These magics originated centuries ago with people who asked relatives who were priests or wizards for a little help around the house during home visits, and the helpful relative composed a little chant or song so Mom could do these tricks while they were away.
		Folk magics (also called craft magics) operate on your Fu, Attunement, or Magic stat + your appropriate skill for the activity.
	www.amurgsval.org /feng-shui/magic/folk.html (509 words)

	The Virtual Pomegranate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Another folk healer from central Sardinia told a researcher that one could acquire magic powers by going to a sacred place (a cemetery or church) and receiving su sinzale (a sign), although the nature of the sign was not specified (Selis, 1978:139).
		While the pre-Christian roots of Italian folk magical practice are still quite evident, over the course of nearly 2000 years, it has become highly syncretized with Catholicism, so that it becomes difficult to tease out the pagan elements from their Christian interpretations and uses.
		While folk magic could become a form of resistance, especially for women, who had few other means to acquire authority outside the domestic sphere, the relationship of folk magic to the structures of domination was never a simple one; resistance, as Foucault suggests, is inextricably intertwined with the power system that produces it (Foucault, 1984:295).
	chass.colostate-pueblo.edu /natrel/pom/old/POM13a1.html (8569 words)

	Lesson 2, Gardnerian Wicca, Mountain Magic, Pow-Wow
		This folk magic, whose practitioners have been Christians for centuries, may be the true surviving remnant of ancient European religions.
		The folk magic of the southern Appalachians and the Pennsylvania Dutch is rapidly disappearing as these communities are integrated into the modern America of satellite television, fancy cars, and conspicuous consumption.
		This folk magic, whose practitioners have been Christians for centuries, may be the true surviving remnant of ________________ religions.
	northernway.org /school/onw/folk/les2.html (3148 words)

	Excerpt: Early Mormonism and the Magic World View
		The second was an alleged 1830 letter of Mormon convert and benefactor Martin Harris who allegedly attributed to the Smith family various folk magic beliefs about buried treasure, seer stones, and a treasure-spirit capable of transforming itself from a white salamander into human form.
		In his exhaustive survey of the various theories of magic, sociologist O'Keefe explained: "It is because the interactions of magic and religion are so complicated and paradoxical (overlap, hostility, expropriation, rejection, synthesis, etc.) that there has been such confusion as to which preceded which, magic or religion—and even as to which is which: 1.
		Possession of a verified magic artifact is not proof that the possessors used the object at all or in the manner dictated by a magic world view.
	www.signaturebooks.com /excerpts/magic2.htm (9306 words)

	Reviews: Early Mormonism and the Magic World View
		By folk magic, he is careful to point out, he means not the occultish fl magic that we tend to think of today; but white, Christian magic that stretched back to earliest times.
		Consequently, the mounting evidence for the Smiths' involvement in folk magic threatens to entrap Mormon naysayers.
		Quinn traces the transferral of folk magic from Europe and England to the frontier through newly arrived immigrants, through a wealth of written material that was readily available in the libraries of western New York, and through a number of practitioners of magic who were close neighbors of the Smith family.
	www.signaturebooks.com /reviews/magic.htm (10722 words)

	Magic spells all guaranteed, 100's to choose from love spells, money spells, career spells, health spells,
		Magic spells guaranteed to help you improve health, relationships, wealth, career, blessings, love and more.
		Your Magic Spells are then cast into natural materials and all you have to do is wear or keep them close to you.
		These Magic Spells were used to enliven and programme various Magick Charms, which our clients would either hang around their neck or carry with them in a pocket or purse.
	www.magic-spells.co.uk (1602 words)

	Trexle - Magic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Slavic Magick and Folk Medicine - Outlines spells, divinations, remedies and superstitions of the Slavic culture.
		Pow-Wows or The Long-Lost Friend - John George Hohman's 1820 German-American magical receipt-book: its continuing influence on Appalachian and African-American herb and root doctors, examples of spells from the text, and an extensive bibliographic publishing history.
		Arabic Folk Medicine and Magic: 20th Century Amulets from the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology - History, photos, cures and traditions surrounding curative amulets of the Middle East.
	www.trexle.com /Directory/Top/Society/Folklore/Magic (507 words)

	Folklore, Folk Myths, Magic, Religion, Beliefs, and Ways
		You are taking magical energy from another plane of existence that exists within our plane of existence - but in an invisible form - hidden because of our left brain.
		Magic opens the doors of the mind for creativity and the subconscious.
		To be effective with "magic", one must get into the right brain - the creative side of the mind and be able to operate uninhibited by your logical left brain.
	www.technogypsie.com /folklore (2190 words)

	Folk Magic
		This aura can sometimes be unconsciously manipulated by persons with no magical knowledge, and such manipulations are called by the Mages of High Sorcery as "folk magic".
		This is an innate awareness of magic and magical creatures, usually manifesting as an "eerie feeling" or "hearing voices".
		Fortification is a means of temporarily increasing magical skill, by concentration, saying a mantra or whatever.
	www.physiol.ox.ac.uk /~sl2/dl/orders/folkmagic.html (735 words)

	Folk Magic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Folk Magic is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		Fairy magic: (1) Magical operations based upon the legendary fey folk, elemental in nature and relating to the seasons and their associated activities, especially Midsummer, Beltane eve, and all Hallows eve.
		In the words of the chronicler: "These magic rings brought good luck to the owner so long as they were carefully preserved ; but their loss was attended with terrible misfortunes and unspeakable misery".
	www.experiencefestival.com /folk_magic (697 words)

	Cunning-Folk: Popular Magic in English History Journal of Social History - Find Articles
		Legally, he shows that cunning folk were at least as much a concern as witches when the various "witchcraft" statutes were drafted, but they were seldom prosecuted rigorously, and as a consequence judicial measures never came close to suppressing them.
		Cunning-folk typically provided a range of services that included love magic, thief detection, astrology, other forms of fortune-telling, herbalism, and countermagic against witchcraft, and while they might be particularly well known for their skill in one, practitioners who possessed only a single magical talent belonged to different traditions.
		Cunning-Folk is a good, solid book that makes a many important contributions to our knowledge of popular magic, but it does not achieve its full potential because its preoccupation with defending a static ideal-type keeps it from fully conveying the way a fluid tradition has adapted and evolved.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2005/is_3_38/ai_n13684744 (840 words)

	Van Morrison — Magic Time - Folk Music
		Magic Time has been critically debated as being both a return to Van Morrison’s most inspired works and as a redundant mediocre work with little inspiration.
		Whether you agree with the critics who claim Magic Time is inspired Van Morrison or with those who feel it is simply more of the same, one cannot deny the genius of Van’s own lyrical writings and his musical interpretations of the cover pieces included on the CD.
		Magic Time celebrates the milestones in Van’s prolific life with a diverse collection that is true to his very being.
	www.bellaonline.com /ArticlesP/art35016.asp (643 words)

	Magic spells that work
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		These Magic Spells were used to program various Folk Magick Charms, which our clients would either hang around their neck or carry with them in a pocket or purse.
		All magic spells are cast directly into charms, which are all made from natural materials.
	www.magic-spells.co.uk /magicspellsthatwork.htm (670 words)

	The archaeology of folk magic
		For example it was during the period of mass executions that the belief in witches riding broomsticks evolved and also when notions of a witches sabbath which parodied Christian church ritual came in to being.
		The most common folk magic find by far relating to the protection of the home is that of concealing shoes in buildings.
		Merrifield, Ralph, The Archaeology of Ritual and Magic, 1987, BCA, London.
	www.whitedragon.org.uk /articles/folk.htm (3420 words)

	Manuden (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Their existence paints a fascinating picture of persisting folk magic practices in an English county notorious for its associations with witchcraft.
		However, very similar folk ceremonies did once exist on this side of the border, and not only are these likely to have Norse or Germanic origins, but at least one of them took place in a county neighbouring Essex.
		Certainly, he seems connected with the Germanic tradition of the Schimmel (white horse), which in rural folk ceremonies was represented by a 'horse's head', again probably a skull, on the end of a pole carried by a bearer on all fours, under the cover of a white cloth.
	andrewcollins.com.cob-web.org:8888 /page/articles/manuden.htm (5896 words)

	Cunning Folk Default home
		Having recently written a book on the subject which explores their role in English history over the last five hundred years, it seemed like a good idea to set up a web companion to provide a brief introduction to their world.
		The most lucrative aspect of their business was the curing of those people and animals who were thought to be bewitched, and also the trade in charms to ward of witches and evil spirits.
		Owen Davies is a lecturer in History at the University of Hertfordshire and has widely researched the subjects of Witchcraft from 1736 - 1951, the repeal of the Witchcraft Act, and the role of Cunning-folk in the UK.
	www.btinternet.com /~kariastri/ohome.htm (268 words)

	Magic :: Folklore
		Magic (paranormal), a term for various supernatural, mystical, and paranormal practices
		Magic (illusion), also known as "stage magic," entertaining audiences by performing illusions and tricks
		Magic (Harry Potter), magic as in the Harry Potter series
	society.gourt.com /Folklore/Magic.html (640 words)

	Amazon.com: Made to Love Magic: Music: Nick Drake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		All the world's a stage and folk legend Nick Drake--a frail, reclusive romantic whose music was sad but beautifully emancipating and who died young in 1974 in mysterious circumstances--was one of life's reluctant players.
		As epithets go, the lyrics to Made to Love Magic ("I was born to sail away into a land of never, not to be tied to an old stone grave") aptly convey how Nick Drake's legend continues to gather no moss, even some three decades after his lonely tranquilized farewell.
		Indeed, this album is comprised from outtakes, demos and alternate versions from his output -unfortunately limited by his suicide- yet the result is not the shameless hawking of sub par stuff.
	www.amazon.com /Made-Love-Magic-Nick-Drake/dp/B0001XLVMW (2452 words)

	DaVinci: Society> Folklore> Magic
		Visitors are greeted by characters of Turkmen folklore, some of which resemble Western magic creatures.
		He learns the sword is the only weapon that can defeat the demons, but it also holds the magic that will...
		significance of faith, folklore and superstition in everyday life, the complications of enchantment, and relationship between empiricism and magic thinking.
	www.bluegrassdavinci.com /ODP/Society/Folklore/Magic (662 words)

	Green Witchcraft: Folk Magic, Fairy Lore & Herb Craft (Green Witchcraft) - PowerBookSearch!
		One of the "crafts" of Witchcraft is magic, so this book is filled with instructions on how to do magic, too.
		Her mother and grandmother were Craftwise Brazilians of Celtic-Iberian descent who, while operating within a general framework of Catholicism, passed along a heritage of folk magic and Craft concepts that involved spiritism, ancient Celtic deities, herbal spells, Green magic, reincarnation belief, and rules for using "the power."
		She is married, has a daughter and a son, and is a certified history teacher at the high school level.
	www.powerbooksearch.com /booksearch1567186904.html (552 words)

	The Realm of White Magic - Folk Magic © Don McLeod
		Folk magic is the magic of our ancestors.
		It involves using objects from our surroundings to symbolise our desires, and it requires a focus of energies upon these objects to empower these symbols and thereby bring about manifestation.
		Specialists in rare botanicals, incense and magical supplies since 1989.
	www.whitemagic.com.au /bbs/folk.magic.html (615 words)

	Barnyard Craft Welcome
		I did this research for fun, and because I wanted to understand more about the relationship we humans have with chickens, and the role this domestic animal has played in our religious and cultural lives over the globe and through the millennia.
		My purpose is not to encourage anyone to any particular religion or magical practice, but to share interesting historical information.
		This is a non-religious magical system developed in America by African-Americans.
	www.barnyardcraft.com (183 words)

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