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- Dictionarymagic/ˈmadʒɪk/
noun
- 1. the power of apparently influencing events by using mysterious or supernatural forces: "suddenly, as if by magic, the doors start to open" Similar
adjective
- 1. having or apparently having supernatural powers: "a magic wand" Similar
- 2. wonderful; exciting: informal British "it was a great time, magic" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. move, change, or create by or as if by magic: "he must have been magicked out of the car at the precise second it exploded"
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3 days ago · v. t. e. Magic is an ancient practice rooted in rituals, spiritual divinations, and/or cultural lineage —with an intention to invoke, manipulate, or otherwise manifest supernatural forces, beings, or entities in the natural world. [1] .
1 day ago · Magical Networks and Institutional Magic. Anthropologist Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard believed magic was closely aligned with institutions. In fact, he felt magic could only be “intelligible when it is viewed not only in relation to empirical activities, but also in relation to other beliefs, as part of a system of thought . . . the system itself making sense only in relation to other institutional systems, as part of a wider set of relations” (1965, 112).
2 days ago · Among those who believe in it, there are a variety of different views about what magic is. Many modern pagans adhere to the definition of magic provided by Aleister Crowley, the founder of Thelema: "the Science and Art of causing change to occur in conformity with Will".
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4 days ago · Many Wiccans agree with the definition of magic offered by ceremonial magicians, such as Aleister Crowley, who declared that magic was "the science and art of causing change to occur in conformity with will", while another ceremonial magician, MacGregor Mathers stated that it was "the science of the control of the secret forces of nature".
4 days ago · synonyms: magical ability. see more. see less. types: lycanthropy. (folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf. type of: ability. the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment.
3 days ago · Anything, really. Go ahead, tell me. OK, blue and red that's perfect, great. Can you please come forward with your two hands, put the coin in one of them. If the coin is in your left hand, I want you to think of blue. And if it's in your right hand, I want you to think of red.
4 days ago · white magic performed with the help of beneficent spirits (as formerly practiced by Neoplatonists)
