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  Magic (paranormal) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
These magical forces are said to exist in addition to and alongside the four fundamental forces of nature: gravity, electromagnetism, the strong force and the weak force.
Manifest and Subtle magic typically refers to magic of legend rather than what many individuals who practise the Occult claim to use as magic, where Manifest magic is magic that immediately appears with a result, and Subtle magic being magic that gradually and intangibly alters the world.
Magic that causes objective physical change, in the manner of a miracle, is not accommodated for in Kieckhefer's categories.
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 Learn more about Magic (paranormal) in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
Examples of the suppression of magical belief and practice range from the eradication of neighboring polytheistic tribes by the early Hebrews, to the attempted suppression and eventual appropriation of pagan holidays by the Catholic Church, to the mingled motives of the Conquistadors, to the Salem witch trials of the Puritans.
These magical forces are said to exist in addition to and alongside the four known forces of nature: gravity, electromagnetism, the strong nuclear force and the weak nuclear force.
Contagious magic involves the use of physical ingredients which were once in contact with the object or objects one hopes to influence with a spell, and sympathetic magic involves the use of physical objects which resemble the object or objects one hopes to influence.
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 Magic (paranormal) - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
Magic or sorcery are terms referring to the alleged influencing of events and physical phenomena by supernatural, mystical, or paranormal means.
In the context of parapsychology, magic is often defined as the study and application of psychic forces or energy.
Magic has been portrayed in numerous games, in which magic is a characteristic available to players in certain circumstances or to certain types of player characters.
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 Mysticism Guides and Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
[An online encyclopedia of the occult, mysticism, magic, paranormal.
A project edited and maintained by Alan G. Hefner.]
[A set of pages encouraging the reader "to consider nonduality in whatever context it may appear."]
www.religiousworlds.com /mystic/others.html   (154 words)

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