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   From: Aunty_Kreist@satanickittens.net   
      
   "Arlon Staywell"  wrote in message   
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   > "Rhyanon"  wrote   
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   > > Words aren't necessary for "spells". which is a misnomer in itself. I   
   > > don't   
   > > have the patience to dumb down the basics for you nimrods.   
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   >      I wrote a paper for an English class on whether the election of   
   Clinton   
   > was the result of a spell witches put on the United States.  It is   
   important   
   > to understand that it was not a political science class, not mathematics,   
   > nothing "serious."  It was a topic "for fun."  The English professor   
   didn't   
   > want another paper on Clinton because he said he was sick and tired of   
   them   
   > after grading so many.  By making the paper about witchcraft I made it   
   > different enough to be allowed the topic.   
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   >     My point is this though, I read many books on the topic.  I read most   
   of   
   > them the James Branch Cabbell Library had about it.  I tore my best book   
   bag   
   > loading it with so many books.  The paper had to be over 20 pages long and   
   > have at least 25 references.  Consistently the essence of the matter is   
   > accessing the subconscious through symbolism.  Carl Jung of course wrote   
   > quite seriously on that (and I included references to him and other   
   > scientific sorts), but books on "magic" and "witchcraft" (often misused   
   > terms) made much the same point, to whit:  Symbolism is the key to the   
   > influence, such as it might be, exercised by those believed to be or   
   > purporting to be practicing "magick."  Words are the ultimate symbols.   
   > Practicing "magick" without word power is like practicing medicine with   
   > leeches and poultices.   
   >   
   >      It is quite possible to make people sick, healthy, apprehensive,   
   > courageous, contented, empowered, to laugh, to cry or almost any other way   
   > through the "magic" of words and symbols.  Other methods aren't really   
   > "magic" although possibly more sinister.   
      
   Very good explanation. :) So, in other words, the written word can be used   
   to manipulate energy- either the energy belonging to outside influences, or   
   that of an individual.   
      
      
      
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   >             Arlon   
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