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  2. The Meaning of Witchcraft - Wikipedia

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    The Meaning of Witchcraft is a non-fiction book written by Gerald Gardner. Gardner, known to many in the modern sense as the "Father of Wicca", based the book around his experiences with the religion of Wicca and the New Forest Coven. It was first published in 1959, only after the British Parliament repealed the Witchcraft Act 1735 (9 Geo. 2. c.

  3. Witch (archetype) - Wikipedia

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    Witch characters—women who work powerful evil magic—appear in ancient Roman literature from the first century BC onward. They are typically hags who chant harmful incantations; make poisonous potions from herbs and the body parts of animals and humans; sacrifice children; raise the dead; can control the natural world; can shapeshift ...

  4. Witchcraft - Wikipedia

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    In colloquial modern English, the word witch is particularly used for women. [36] A male practitioner of magic or witchcraft is more commonly called a 'wizard', or sometimes, 'warlock'. When the word witch is used to refer to a member of a neo-pagan tradition or religion (such as Wicca), it can refer to a person of any gender. [citation needed]

  5. Charles Martin (author) - Wikipedia

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    Charles Martin (born November 3, 1969) is an author from the Southern United States. [1] [2] mango m Martin earned his B.A. in English from Florida State University and went on to receive an M.A. in Journalism and a Ph.D. in Communication from Regent University. He currently lives in Jacksonville, Florida [3] with his wife and three sons.

  6. Magic (supernatural) - Wikipedia

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    Historian Owen Davies says the term "white witch" was rarely used before the 20th century. [21] White magic is understood as the use of magic for selfless or helpful purposes, while black magic was used for selfish, harmful or evil purposes. [22] Black magic is the malicious counterpart of the benevolent white magic.

  7. Charles Martin (poet) - Wikipedia

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    Charles Martin (born 1942, New York City) is a poet, critic and translator. He grew up in the Bronx . He graduated from Fordham University and received his Ph.D. from the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York . [ 1 ]

  8. List of His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust characters ...

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    Before the events of La Belle Sauvage, Farder Coram saved her life from an attack by another witch's dæmon, and they became lovers. They had a son who died from a disease from the East. [1] Pullman claimed on the BBC World Service programme World Book Club in December 2005, that Serafina's name came from a Finnish telephone directory. [10]

  9. Greater and lesser magic - Wikipedia

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    Greater and lesser magic (known also as high and low magic or collectively Satanic magic), within LaVeyan Satanism, designate types of beliefs with the term greater magic applying to ritual practice meant as psychodramatic catharsis to focus ones emotions for a specific purpose and lesser magic applied to the practice of manipulation by means of applied psychology and glamour (or "wile and ...