Say the word ‘magic’ and most people will picture fluffy white rabbits being pulled from top hats. However, magic has a long and bloody past. In this article, we’ll uncover the history of magic and reveal how mystical powers still play a large role in modern society.

The earliest signs of practical magic are found in the history of ancient Egypt. A ‘magician’ during that age was a class of priest or ‘magi’. A large number of Egyptian magical papyri in Greek, Coptic and Demotic have been recovered. They contain early examples of the use of “magic words”, believed to have had the power to command spirits, as well as the use of wands and other tools.

Practitioners of illusion believe that it works in a variety of ways but is based in natural forces. These magical forces are said to exist alongside the four fundamental forces of nature: gravity, electromagnetism, the strong force and the weak force. These believers are said to manipulate the elements using symbols and other objects.

Symbols are believed to magically take on a physical quality of the phenomenon or object that they represent. By manipulating symbols, users can manipulate a target.

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