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incantation, set formula, spoken or sung, for the purpose of working magic magic, in religion and superstition, the practice of manipulating and controlling the course of nature by preternatural means. Magic is based upon the belief that the universe is populated by unseen forces or spirits that permeate all things. ..... Click the link for more information. . An incantation is normally an invocation to beneficent supernatural spirits for aid, protection, or inspiration. It may also serve as a charm or spell to ward off the effects of evil spirits. In black magic an incantation may be the means of summoning or materializing the powers of darkness.
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Like Harry Potter, he exhibited special powers, in the backstroke, and was carried by an incantational current from Fairfax High to Santa Monica College to USC. In typical oral-traditional fashion, Ngago supports his poetic call to combat with energetic gestures expressed in incantational form. All of my life has been a re-learning to pray - a letting go of incantational magic, petition, and the vain repetition "me, Lord, me": instead watching attentively for "the light at the center of every cell," listening for the "dread essence beyond logic. |
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