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	Natural Magic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Magiae Naturalis (in English, Natural Magic) is a work of popular science by Giambattista della Porta first published in Naples in 1558.
		Natural Magic was revised and considerably expanded throughout the author's lifetime; its twenty books (Naples 1589) include observations upon geology, optics, medicines, poisons, cooking, metallurgy and magnetism as well as cosmetics, perfumes, gunpowder and invisible writing.
		Natural Magic was translated and published in the English language in 1658.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Natural_Magic (152 words)

	Reference
		In the present scheme, that is, of natural magic, the planets and the operator are not supposed to act directly on anything higher than the spirit, which is the vehicle of the imagination.
		Magical practices involving music, such as Ficino's, had therefore recourse to the A vis musices, which, through the text of the song or hymn, was combined with the A and B vis verborum.
		Ficinian magic, in terms of this scheme, uses the vis imaginativa combined with the vires imaginum B, verborum A and B, musices A, and rerum B. The effects it aims at are psychological and subjective.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /~orpheus/natmagic.htm (2261 words)

	Natural Magic
		While most magical abilities selected during character creation should be defined as one of the four forms of magic, particularly common magic, a player may feel that a proposed ability is better treated as natural magic.
		Natural magic abilities are "natural" in that they are innate to the individual, as normal to him or her as his ability to Climb or his knowledge of Dara Happan Customs.
		Natural magic abilities are "magical" in the sense that most people can only mimic these abilities using feats, spirits, blessings, curses, or spells.
	www.glorantha.com /support/natural_magic.html (848 words)

	The Spell Binder: Introduction
		Magnetism was considered an occult phenomenon and was the province of natural magic.
		In natural magic there was common belief that there were many more of these hidden forces, or sympathies.
		Those interested in magic then were very keen to say that theirs was a natural magic, working purely with what God had created.
	www.channel4.com /science/microsites/S/spellbinder/intro.shtml (1248 words)

	HERO GAMES Discussion Boards - Druidic Nature Magic (Revised)
		The greater the concentration of nature in an area the higher the REC rating associated with it (for these purposes consider a roughly 30” radius on average as a good-sized “area”).
		In woodlands and other verdant natural areas with abundant life the Natural Forces will have around a 25 REC or higher, while places with a true dearth of nature such as a bustling urbanized city, deep underground, or a barren desert have 3 REC or less.
		A user of Nature Magic can store natural energies within himself but can only recover these energies at a rate no greater than the ambient Natural Forces REC of the area he is currently in.
	www.herogames.com /forums/printthread.php?t=14855 (547 words)

	The Magics of Mythic Europe
		Natural Magic is the harnessing of the virtutes occultae, the occult powers of herbs, stones and animals.
		This was clearly demonic magic emanating from the Realm of the Fae [11].
		This was clearly an act of natural magic, though I firmly believe that the 'instinctive knowledge' alluded to by the priest was God-given [13].
	www.durenmar.de /articles/magic2.html (5034 words)

	susan derges : natural magic - an exhibition at the museum of the history of science, oxford
		Natural Magic is the outcome of Derges's year-long residency in Oxford.
		Natural Magic, the title of the residency, is a reference to one of these texts, a famous study of popular natural and physical science by Giambattista della Porta, first published in 1558.
		Furthermore, Natural Magic includes the first description of a camera obscura, and the passage entitled 'How by night an image may seem to hang in a chamber' informed Derges's approach to photographing her subjects.
	www.mhs.ox.ac.uk /derges/guide.htm (1810 words)

	[No title]
		Mosquito Magic® is a blend of 12 flying insect and pest chasing oils formulated into one patented compound that is extremely effective in chasing away flying and biting insect pests like: mosquitoes, flies, gnats, no-seeums, bees, ticks and fleas.
		Mosquito Magic® has been extensively tested across the united States, Canada, and South America in heavily invested areas and is the proven "100% All Natural Alternative" to traditional DEET insect repellents.
		Mosquito Magic® was developed by scientists, tested by entomologists and pediatricians, and is safe for the entire family to use from young children to the elderly.
	www.mosquitomagic.com (308 words)

	David Ketterer- Frankenstein’s "Conversion" from Natural Magic to Modern Science—and a Shifted (and ...
		the suspicion of magic among the early Fathers of the Church gave place gradually to the acceptance of ‘natural magic’ which was lawful and distinct from the evil practices of the necromancers....
		She defines natural magic as "the working of marvelous effects, which may seem preternatural, by a knowledge of occult forces in nature without resort to supernatural assistance" (VII: 272)—and especially without resort to diabolical assistance.
		The variant term "natural magic," which appears twice in cancelled form in the Last Draft and nowhere in the 1818, 1823, and 1831 editions, accounts for significant aspects of the published and manuscript texts—the invocation of nature spirits, the term "dæmon," references to the moon, and various "active," "sublime," landscapes, phenomena, and forces.
	www.depauw.edu /sfs/backissues/71/ketterer71art.htm (9420 words)

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		elestial magic or magical astrology thus concerns itself with the middle world, that of the Zodiacal powers, which are a universal archetype of Reality and control the generation and corruption of all things in the material realm.
		The first uses astrology to elect times for magical ceremonies, ritual and actions and is therefore a branch of electional astrology.
		This is a branch of natural magic and combines together the occult (in the original sense of hidden) virtues of things at an astrologically appropriate time, through the use of talismans and amulets.
	www.renaissanceastrology.com /astrologicalmagic.html (704 words)

	Introduction to 'Goethe, Faust, and Science' seminar.
		Indeed, although their theoretical framework has been abandoned by modern science, the aims and methods of the natural magicians was not very different from those of modern technologists (although they tended to treat Nature with more respect, for they experienced her as divine).
		Natural magic is so called because it limited its concern to the occult forces within nature.
		Clearly, the boundary between practitioners of natural magic and those of spiritual magic was not firm, and individual magicians might do more or less of each, depending on their goals, training, talents, and employment.
	www.cs.utk.edu /~mclennan/Classes/UH348/Intro-IIB2.html (696 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Natural Magic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		But, with the book Natural Magic is from the heart of this great and very well missed author who went to Summerland not to long ago.
		Furthermore, her discourse on natural magic was insubstantially weak.
		For example, old English riddles were the main tenets in regards to her essay on weather predicting; no tangible research for the reasons behind magic in weather predicting was expounded.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0919345808 (640 words)

	Natural Magic
		This is a system I created for a setting where magic is seen as just another part of nature, and is integral part of the struggle between good and evil.
		Some magical efffects (such as turning yourself into a bear, or unlocking a box) cannot be simulated by this, and for those I will adapt the "Gramarye" improvisational magic system.
		This is similar to S John Ross's hedge magic rules for rural medieval Russian magic.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /ianmcdonald/storytelling/fudge-memagic.html (1815 words)

	Amazon.com: Natural Magic; Potions and Powers from the Magical Garden: Books: John Greer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The idea of "Natural Philosophy" as discussed by the Medieval magicians and philosophers has often been overlooked by modern magicians due to the idea that much superstition was underlying that magical paradigm.
		Natural Philosophy is Natural Magic or the understanding of the physical world and how it relates to the universe thru various means such as the law of sympathy.
		In Medieval times, a student may take a nature walk with his teacher and be shown first hand the flora and fauna thus the line drawings would then serve only as a reminder of the shape of the plant.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/156718295X?v=glance (1601 words)

	The Magic Bullet
		You can certainly facilitate the body's healing process with natural supports, but you have to focus on WHY the health problem is there in the first place, or you miss the whole point of the natural system.
		Natural substances are definitely the best secondary health care strategy, but the primary focus must be on nutrition.
		Eating is second nature, and applying natural principles which the natural system outlines doesn't have to intimidate you.
	www.purehealthsystems.com /magic-bullet.html (1161 words)

	Encyclopedia of Natural Magic - Wicca
		In The Natural Magic Tradition you will find information on the relationship between nature and magic, including short explanations of how astrology and the elements fit into the practice.
		One very valuable part of this section is the discussion of what Greer calls “The four steps to natural magic.” The discussion looks carefully at intent, correspondences, materials used, and how to put them all together.
		It is a listing of plants, stones, animals, and other aspects of nature, with information on their magical uses, lore, descriptions and even safety issues that may arise.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art5067.asp (311 words)

	Ficino's Natural Magic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The correspondence thus established can be said to be natural in so far as it depends on naturally occurring substantial forms (Scholastic factor) and, in general on a naturally occuring Neoplatonic hierarchical causal chain.
		Pingree subnote: Neoplatonic magic (in particular Proclus) is not talismanic, whereas the magic in the Picatrix is.
		Copenhaver, B. (1990) ‘Natural magic, hermetism, and occultism in early modern science’, in D. Lindberg and R. Westman (eds.) Reappraisals of the Scientific Revolution, Cambridge: Cambridge Univ Press.
	ls.poly.edu /~jbain/mms/handouts/mmsficino.htm (1078 words)

	NM
		There is a term you often hear in magical practice, ‘as above so below’ this refers to the connections between the mundane and spirit worlds, a change in one effects a change in the other.
		Natural magick takes less formal practice, and is learned through trial and error.
		In natural magick the practise of gathering the ingredients and making a charm with a specific intent is in essence a mini ritual; very few Natural magicians would fail to charge a charm with some energy of their own.
	www.geocities.com /uobers/articles/NM (968 words)

	Natural Magic Odor Absorbing Gel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Natural Magic absorbs and eliminates pet and household odors and leaves a fresh scent for up to 90 days.
		Natural Magic Odor Absorbing Gel absorbs tough odors in the air and then adds a fresh, clean raspberry fragrance for up to 90 days.
		Natural Magic Odor Absorbing Gel absorbs tough odors in the air and then adds a fresh, clean citrus fragrance for up to 90 days.
	www.petco.com /shop/product.aspx?sku=750719 (953 words)

	No. 1637: Natural Magic
		Any machine is magic until it's understood -- just as surely as putting a live person in a box, and sawing the box in two without harming the person, is magic.
		But, as modern objective science took form in the early seventeenth century, the line between magic and science blurred for a season.
		For magic does enter the brief gap that separates discovery from explanation.
	www.uh.edu /engines/epi1637.htm (579 words)

	Magic, Science, and the Occult: Brief Course Outline
		Students will learn how difficult it is to construct a universally-applicable definition for the words "magic" and "science" and will become familiar with major scholarly approaches to the history of science and magic.
		A major theme is the tension between proponents of "natural magic" and those who see all magical activities as involving illicit commerce with demons.
		As the natural magic that arrived from the Arabic world becomes more prominent, there are increasing concerns about the rise of illicit magical activities as well.
	www.ualr.edu /lasmoller/crsoutline.html (986 words)

	CANDLE MAGIC magical arts which comes under the heading of natural magic is candle burning
		The theatrical props of candle magic can be purchased at any department store and its rituals can be practiced in any sitting room or bedroom.
		By physically touching the candle during the dressing procedure, you are charging it with our own personal vibrations and also concentrating the desire of your magical act into the wax.
		Write your petition on the paper using a magical alphabet, such as Theban, enochian, malachain, etc. As you write down what you want to accomplish through candle magic-- a new job, healing for a friend, a change of residence, a new love affair, etc.-- visualize your dream coming true.
	www.occultmystery.com /candlemagic.htm (1041 words)

	The Magical Blend -- Natural Magic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Natural Magic allows us to do just that.
		Doreen Valiente shows how to tap the magic of: Herbs and flowers; Amulets and talismans; Water, Air, Earth, and Fire; Card reading; Numbers and colours; Weather predicting; Love relationships; Dreams; Birds and animals; Traditional Spells...and much more.
		Natural Magic, essentially a practical treatise revealing the magic inherent in human life and nature, shows that magic can be for everyone.
	www.themagicalblend.com /~magic/cgi-bin/cart.cgi/0919345808.html (180 words)

	Jupiterkitty ~ Magick
		This form of magic is designed to channel the magician's consciousness towards the sacred light within, which is often personified by the high gods of different cosmologies.
		The aim of high magic has been described as communication with one's Holy Guardian Angel, or higher self.
		Arcane knowledge misapplied is sorcery." "Magic was considered a divine science which led to a participation in the attributes of Divinity itself."
	www.jupiterkitty.com /AltLiving/magick.html (480 words)

	Global Psychics: Sensing and learning to interpret. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Magic is one of life's marvelous mysteries, yet even the most powerful witches' spells are little more than ordinary actions made extraordinarily powerful by focused intent.
		Magic, indeed, is all around us, in stones, flowers, stars, the dawn wind, and the sunset cloud; all we need is the ability to see and understand.
		But the greatest adepts in the magical arts have also made it clear that all these things are but the outward trappings.
	www.globalpsychics.com /lp/SpiritWays/magic.htm (885 words)

	Natural Magic, Herbs and Herbalism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Natural Magic; Potions and Powers from the Magical Garden ~ John Michael Greer, 2000
		For this title, Richard Alan Miller has thoroughly researched the historical use, chemical structure, preparation for consumption, and magical rituals related to narcotic, hallucinogenic, stimulant, and depressant herbs.
		He explains how these natural substances can be used for the enhancement of sexuality, muscle relaxation and massage, initiation, spiritual growth, and astral projection.
	www.branwenscauldron.com /herbs.html (491 words)

	OCCULT BOOKS, RITUAL MAGICK BOOKS, SPELL BOOKS
		The authors received their major esoteric training in the magical order Aurum Solis, a society which was founded in 1897 and which has continued in active existence to the present day.
		Manipulating perception is a key component in working magic, but we humans are frequently unable to escape the linear model of time that is a primary component of our society.
		Generation Hex assembles some of the brightest magical talents of the current youth generation, who ask not only what magic is and what place it holds in the 21st Century, but also how it feels to engage with magic.
	www.anathemabooks.com (6000 words)

	NaturalMagic.org
		Natural Magic is a full-line Pagan supply shop and apothecary.
		We make our own line of magic oils, hand-ground resin based incenses, herbal bath and spell mix, hand made soap, glitter baths and vegetable wax candles.
		All of the above items are made with regard to Moon phases and planetary days, and with the exception of one or two oils, all are made with herbs and pure essential oils.
	www.naturalmagic.org (343 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Natural Magic at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		is that Natural Magick is an excellent source of information for anyone interested in using tools provided by the earth to gain insight.
		For those not familiar with Natural Magick, they might expect there to be some hoodoo voodoo sayings to go along with these spells but that is not what this magick is about.
		Natural Magick introduces readers to a sacred craft that utilizes the earth's natural materials as instruments for divination, healing, and spirit.
	www.epinions.com /content_27886915204 (1184 words)

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