It seems there is a bit of a Tolkien theme this week, but if you are going to write a post on how storytelling makes for good spellcasting then I can think of worse places to start. In this case, we are referring to Saruman’s particular area of magical expertise: Bewitching others with words. Have [...]
A large proportion of magical practice relies on ‘intuition’ and hoary beliefs about the human mind. I would suggest that much of this has to do with the fact that modern magic reached its current recognisable form in the Edwardian era at around the same time as the ascendancy of modern psychiatry. At this time, [...]
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