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Knight, Gareth. A history of white magic., 1979. 236p. [Pg.506]

The emperor Constantine paves the way for Christianity to become the official religion of the Roman Empire black magic is outlawed but white magic is tolerated. [Pg.122]

Another important early contribution to the evolving proliferation of modernist esoterica was Mesmerism, named after its founder Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815). At well-attended seances, Mesmer practiced what we would today call hypnotism. In the early Romantic period hypnosis seemed a kind of white magic, offering proof for the existence of the soul, of a hereafter, and all forms of prophetic, mentally superior Spiritual Vision, in... [Pg.27]

Oh yes Mr. Hudson, but to our knowledge no one has known how to make it since the destruction of the first temple. .. The white powder of gold is the magic. It can be used for white magic or black magic. [Pg.341]

Topics are Female alchemists Aelia Laelia Crispis Practical alchemy Historical alchemy related sites in the Czech Republic Image and Will in alchemy Gender in alchemy David Hudson - the White Powder Gold The use of blood in Alchemy The Symbolism of the Rose in Alchemy The Caduceus and Religion Relevance of Alchemy Islamic alchemy Armand Barbault The Golem Abraham the Jew and Flamel Alchemical fiction Animal alchemy Differences between Alchemy and Magic ... [Pg.379]

As a former novice Balsamo was thus well versed in the Christian rituals essential to combating treasure demons. Equally important, he d acquired a considerable reputation as a sorcerer able to manipulate occult forces. Everyone knew that Christian and diabolical spirits competed with each other a successful treasure hunter had to understand both white and black magic. The genies of the underworld figured as an active and animate presence in the everyday life of every Palermitan. The landscape rustled with them. [Pg.19]

Fasting was necessary he insisted on weeks without meat. As well, Balsamo purchased and sacrificed nine live cockerels (a magical number, as everyone knew). They had to be black, white, and red three of each color in an expression of natural sympathy with the sparkling jewels of the hoard. He d also insisted they undertake ritual ablutions of the skin, followed by the application of special herbs, balms, unguents, and holy oils. All this he accompanied with chants in a high-pitched voice, like the Arabs when they prayed to Allah. [Pg.21]

Yes. Whatever that means, but something like that, I suppose. Gad Why not I mean it s pretty nuts, but it s also the symbol system we brought with us mnning into the shamanic magic that we came here looking for. This is what you shipped for, man, to chase the White Whale over all sides of ocean and both sides of earth till he spout black blood and roll fm out. Isn t that your rap "... [Pg.61]

Urea and substituted ureas have also been shown to be O-protonated in anhydrous media, with a second protonation ensuing on one of the N atoms in pure fluorosulphuric acid and in magic acid (Birchall and Gillespie, 1963 Olah and White, 1968). [Pg.335]

Medenbach, O., and H. Wilk (1985). The Magic of Minerals (Translated by J. S. White). Springer-Verlag, Berlin. [Pg.189]

One night, however, the two men were standing in a cemetery at midnight in the center of an intricately drawn magic circle designed for a necromantic ritual. John had on his clean black robe and was holding his three-foot wand. Kelley held a torch overhead so that John could read the elaborate invocation. As the ghost was summoned she stood before them outside of the protective circle. Her dress was white and transparent, as was her body, and she had only a skull for a face. [Pg.57]

As a result of this electron-filling scheme for jellium clusters, the magic numbers for closed shell configurations in a jellium cluster are very different from those in free atoms. The first magic number of chemical significance in a jellium sphere is the 20 valence electron configuration of white phosphorus P4 and other isoelectronic species of the type E4 (E = As, Sb, Bi) and E4" (E = Si, Ge, Sn, Pb), which are shown by the NICS method to be highly aromatic systems [39, 79]. [Pg.16]


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