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Thaumaturgy (/ ˈ θ ɔː m ə t ɜːr dʒ i / ⓘ), derived from the Greek words thauma (wonder) and ergon (work), refers to the practical application of magic to effect change in the physical world. Historically, thaumaturgy has been associated with the manipulation of natural forces, the creation of wonders, and the performance of magical ...
Sleight of hand (also known as prestidigitation or legerdemain (listen ⓘ) refers to fine motor skills when used by performing artists in different art forms to entertain or manipulate. It is closely associated with close-up magic, card magic, card flourishing and stealing. Because of its heavy use and practice by magicians, sleight of hand is ...
Druidry, sometimes termed Druidism, is a modern spiritual or religious movement that promotes the cultivation of honorable relationships with the physical landscapes, flora, fauna, and diverse peoples of the world, as well as with nature deities, and spirits of nature and place. [1] Theological beliefs among modern Druids are diverse; however ...
Theurgy(/ˈθiːɜːrdʒi/; from Greek θεουργίαtheourgía), also known as divine magic, is one of two major branches of the magicalarts,[1]the other being practical magicor thaumaturgy. [2][3]Theurgy describes the ritual practicesassociated with the invocationor evocationof the presenceof one or more deities, especially with the goal of ...
[8] [9] [10] Other Roman texts employ the form druidae, while the same term was used by Greek ethnographers as δρυΐδης (druidēs). [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Although no extant Romano-Celtic inscription is known to contain the form, [ 8 ] the word is cognate with the later insular Celtic words: Old Irish druí 'druid, sorcerer'; Old Cornish druw ...
Stack – (noun) a prearranged deck or part of the deck of cards. Stack – (verb) to arrange cards to the performer's need while shuffling them. Steal – a sleight used to obtain an object secretly. Stodare egg – a hollow egg used in vanish or production of a silk. Stooge – see Confederate.
Trachtenberg system. The Trachtenberg system is a system of rapid mental calculation. The system consists of a number of readily memorized operations that allow one to perform arithmetic computations very quickly. It was developed by the Russian engineer Jakow Trachtenberg in order to keep his mind occupied while being in a Nazi concentration camp.
[a] [8] [9] [10] The form "Gog and Magog" may have emerged as shorthand for "Gog and/of the land of Magog", based on their usage in the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible. [11] An example of this combined form in Hebrew (Gog u-Magog) has been found, but its context is unclear, being preserved only in a fragment of the Dead ...