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At the Crossroads of Magical Thinking: Where Superstition Collides with Magic and Witchcraft
At the Crossroads of Magical Thinking Where Superstition Collides with Magic and Witchcraft Author:Beatriz Scaglia The simplest act of avoiding walking under an open ladder is infinitely more common than having a warlock living next door, and yet, both fall under the guise of magical thinking. Out of fear of retribution for our actions, we avoid breaking mirrors to avoid the seven years of bad luck that may come with it, or we worry more on Friday the thirte... more »enth, or we throw salt over our shoulder when we've mistakenly spilled some. We learn to not step on cracks in the concrete as a child, lest we break our mother's back, and so begins the early education of causal superstitious reactions. This book explores superstitions and old wives' tales as the primal belief that our actions can somehow affect unrelated events. Also explored are the many forms of magic and magical thinking which takes these actions a step further into the active pursuance of magical outcomes. Also included are the religious views on magic, plus the Christian view on the Harry Potter book phenomenon.
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