| 单词 | black magic |
| 例句 | “My dad gave me these charms, and each one represents something different. The raven protects against black magic. The bear inspires courage. The fish signifies a refusal to recognize other people’s magic.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z So that was the way Set started—Set the god of evil and black magic. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Drawn on the light cement wall in thick black magic marker are three neat swastikas. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z His eyes reminded me of a description of a gigantic Egyptian eye that was found in one of the pyramids I read about in a book on black magic. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “And so I have never forgotten the torment of my dearest friend. And whenever the Devil leads poor sinners astray with black magic and false saints, I rescue them from their error.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Sorcery, or black magic, was the Haitians’ way of explaining suffering. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “You saying people think I got the black magic?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z His mares would bear triplets, his hens laid twice a day, and his hogs fattened with such speed that no one could explain such disorderly fecundity except through the use of black magic. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It’s a real demonic piece of work brought back to life by black magic, possibly Moloch’s. 'Sleepy Hollow' recap: A hex on her house 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Goya’s dark visions — his sardonic, scathing, urgently exploratory tone — are behind so many of Thompson’s final works, with their black magic and bat wings and arcane allegory. Review | Bob Thompson died young, but his colorful jazz- and Old Master-inspired paintings speak to the ages 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, “Doctor Sleep” is, by design, a servant to two masters and, in the end, Flanagan’s fealty to King compromises and is compromised by his attempts to capture some of Kubrick’s black magic. ‘Doctor Sleep’ tries to reconcile the visions of Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick. But is that possible? 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z “Lemonade” is less a dramatization than a daydream, infused with black magic, embracing — if only notionally — African tribalism, science fiction, menstruation and witchcraft. Beyoncé Unearths Pain and Lets It Flow in ‘Lemonade’ 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z At other moments, the book unloads a freight of black magic. In ‘Frankenstein in Baghdad,’ a Fantastical Manifestation of War’s Cruelties 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z I would hike through slums where street merchants sold black magic spices, then change my shirt to sip $15 cocktails in the neon glamour of a Hard Rock bar. Panama City Rising 2013-05-03T17:49:49Z “When the time comes,” he told the Times, “I will prove to the world that the black magic of the Middle Ages consisted in discoveries far in advance of twentieth-century science.” The Unsolvable Mysteries of the Voynich Manuscript 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Industry insiders say there is a growing trend for films that take on controversial topics in the news rather than traditional subjects like love, black magic and family feuds. Boko Haram gets Nollywood treatment as Nigerian films imitate life 2013-07-04T15:58:08Z There, ushers handed them improvised tickets, their seat numbers handwritten in black magic marker, distributed on a first-come-first-served basis. A Cyberattack Shuts the Met Opera’s Box Office, but the Show Goes On 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Bardugo’s first novel for adults, “Ninth House,” imagined that the secret societies of Yale were hubs of black magic, and followed a ghost-seeing student named Alex as she navigates those worlds. 10 New Books Coming in January 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Pinborough does a nifty job of juggling possible killers, and even throws in a bit of black magic, hexes and conjure balls — a nod to Savannah’s voodoo subculture — to darken the novel’s mood even more. Review | ‘Dead to Her’ may not be the most important novel you’ll read, but it is delicious 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z We figured we’d play off a black magic theme, a witches’ night or something. ‘What Does Paranoid Mean?’ The Story Behind the Black Sabbath Hit 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z It is a state of voodoo economics and black magic financing. How California Turned Into a ‘State of Resistance’ 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z Middle brother Stannis, who ordered Renly’s death by black magic, is currently plotting his path to the throne with the help of a Red Priestess. Game of Thrones: would you join Julia Gillard in House Targaryen? 2013-05-27T02:40:05Z They are malevolent and murderous and may be summoned by black magic. The BBC's MR James adaptation could be the ghost at the Christmas feast 2010-12-24T10:52:42Z The old black magic worked: they too were scared witless. Richard Matheson (1926–2013): The Wizard of What-If? 2013-06-28T20:55:11Z But beyond that, you know, she participates in black magic and other witchery and that’s not our thing. Q&A: A quick word with Spirit Awards host Nick Offerman 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z After its surprise release last year, Wesley Morris wrote that the visual album is “less a dramatization than a daydream, infused with black magic, embracing — if only notionally — African tribalism, science fiction, menstruation and witchcraft.” What’s on TV Monday: ‘Bad Santa’ and ‘A Madea Christmas’ 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z Taylor Swift is an “antique doll brought to life by black magic.” “Tinted meatball Donald Trump”: How the “celebrithet” took over the internet 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z But as the new movie works its strange black magic, the line between fact and film, documentary and , starts to melt like a frozen frame of 35mm celluloid, burning its way into Gilderoy's tortured brain. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up 2012-12-30T00:05:28Z Something about puppets seems close to black magic, like using a Ouija board. “Hand to God”: “Sesame Street” Meets “The Exorcist” 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Describing the loading of a rifle, he writes of “the black magic of the gun slamming forward.” ‘Youngblood’ review: A novel about the Iraq War from a soldier who was there 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z The Inquisition is a specialist police force, working to protect the population against black magic. Ways to catch a witch 2012-06-13T11:36:48Z The show, which began Dec. 14 and was aired three nights a week, told the story of a fictitious Thai prime minister, his corrupt deputy, black magic and political manipulation. TV drama's cancellation causes uproar in Thailand 2013-01-07T13:01:05Z When asked whether they will be engaging in any black magic or strange rituals onstage, they reply: "Only the harvesting of the souls of those attending the worship/live ritual." New band of the day – Goat (No 1,361) 2012-09-28T15:02:33Z I mean that quite seriously, and I don’t like to mess around with black magic. Possessed : From the Middle Ages to the Middle-Aged 2013-06-21T21:24:40Z One widely viewed post expressed horror that Bay Area voters were given a “black magic marker” at the polls. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z But that is precisely how we were induced to build them – almost instantly, by a kind of black magic – by this little facebook. Facebook's greatest weapon: endless comparison of ourselves to others 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z They accused Perry of using the 2008 track - which features Lecrae - without permission, tarnishing its "devoutly religious message" with images of "witchcraft" and "black magic." Katy Perry sued by Christian rappers 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z Rumpelstiltskin is a pint-sized, black magic dealmaker who strikes a bargain with Shrek that gives him control of the fairy tale world they inhabit. "Shrek" gives fairy tale break to backroom artist 2010-05-21T18:30:00Z But, as befits a show about black magic, they are a fierce incantation, a shield and a vow that speak volumes about surviving the truly terrifying world that waits outside. Review: Paging Pablo Escobar in ‘Our Dear Dead Drug Lord’ 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Sometimes misrepresented in Hollywood and pulp fiction as a black magic cult, it suffers from stigma. Haiti voodoo leaders prepare temples for coronavirus sufferers 2020-05-24T04:00:00Z Clinton had no choice, of course, but the cloudy strangeness of that tweet, a non-sentence with no clear subject or object, is the result of Kochian black magic at work. Charles Koch goes full Tyrion Lannister: His threat to back Hillary hints at the brothers’ devious game of thrones 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z In a secure corner of Girvan's municipal library in the 1970s, a collection of Dennis Wheatley's splendid black magic thrillers thrummed and pulsed balefully. Truly, fangs ain't what they used to be 2010-07-10T23:05:00Z Shorn of songs and dramatic black magic, this lands nowhere over the rainbow. Oz the Great and Powerful: Mostly, It’s Wicked Bad 2013-03-06T16:10:03Z Throughout the 1970s and ’80s Dungeons & Dragons grew from a cult sensation into something more, surviving, even thriving, after unfounded accusations that it led teenagers to practice black magic and commit suicide. Dungeons & Dragons Remake Uses Players? Input 2012-01-09T13:00:00Z Drago’s black magic has transformed this calm creature into the Alpha Dragon, whose power may be greater than the hundreds of flying beasts Hiccup can summon. How to Train Your Dragon 2 at Cannes: Beasts of the Viking Wild 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z No brining, no hair dryer, no black magic. How to cook a turkey perfectly 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Her sleepwalking habit escalates into dangerous stretches of amnesia, and black magic from “Purgatory” worms its way into her perception of the real world. ‘Horse Girl’ Review: Facing an Emotionally Taxing World 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z The main character in “Ghoulies” similarly unleashes a host of fiendish creatures after he performs a ceremony from one of his father’s books on black magic. From mall cops to sex buddies: 14 times movies about the same thing came out at the same time 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z There, the issue wasn't black magic but white powder. Black Sabbath on the occult, God, cocaine and reuniting for new album 13 2013-06-06T16:35:50Z In 2013, some parliamentarians pushed to redraft the criminal code so that black magic would be punishable under the law. A Writer’s Haunting Trip Through the Horrors of Indonesian History 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z But the whole point of Doctor Strange is that the titular protagonist enlightens himself through black magic. Black magic surgeon: Doctor Strange brings the occult back to the big screen 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Movies such as Rosemary’s Baby, the Exorcist, the Omen, the Wicker Man and the Devils portrayed black magic, paganism and the like in direct opposition to the benign tenants of Christianity. Black magic surgeon: Doctor Strange brings the occult back to the big screen 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z An Actress in a Jealous Rage Directed by Vikram Bhatt In Hindi, with English subtitles 2 hours 19 minutes Beware an actress bearing a grudge — especially one with access to black magic. Movie Review: ‘Raaz 3,’ Directed by Vikram Bhatt 2012-09-07T23:55:42Z Photograph: Sprüth Magers Berlin London This was the first really big film about black magic or white magic or whatever you want to call it. How we made: Kenneth Anger on Lucifer Rising 2013-07-22T17:55:00Z There’s also the matter that he would owe his throne essentially to black magic—and who knows how he would employ that power to keep the throne? Game of Thrones Watch: Smoke on the Water, Fire in the Sky 2012-05-28T15:20:17Z The book's success, he finally noted sardonically, shows that "the swastika still has that old black magic, sales-wise". Critical eye: book reviews roundup 2012-06-01T21:55:12Z The two soon pledge comradeship and together travel to Basel, where Dirk pursues his secret study of black magic. Review | ‘Black Magic’ is an oft-overlooked thriller. Don’t overlook it. 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Don’t draw on yourself in black magic marker and walk around naked when your parents have friends over. “To My Younger Self” 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z There’s something darkly compelling about watching someone discard the rules and norms that limit the rest of us, as if imperviousness to shame were a form of black magic. Reading List: Scams and Scammers 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z But nothing could recapture that old black magic. Film critics Siskel and Ebert couldn't stand each other. That's what made their show great 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Two men were incarcerated for stealing human skulls from a cemetery in central Florida in 2021, according to local reports, which said the body parts were intended for use in black magic rituals. Thieves target a century-old crypt in Colorado, pry open casket, steal portions of body 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z “Could it be a genie, could be black magic? We’ll never know.” An abandoned desert village an hour from Dubai offers a glimpse at the UAE’s hardscrabble past 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z "In Blackwood it might have been thought of as black magic, but to those who knew and understood, wireless telegraphy was the internet of its day." Titanic: Amateur radio heard SOS in Welsh town 2,000 miles away 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z With the black magic of AI training, we could easily stumble upon a digital mind with goals that make us mere collateral damage. Why we need a "Manhattan Project" for A.I. safety 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z Yet these three men needed a different spell put on them, one that’s as much about the magic of Blackness as it is about warding off black magic. Review | This enchanting memoir is a spell book for our times 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z "Apparently, people were terrified seeing the moving images, and thought it was a result of black magic. So they trashed Dadasaheb, broke his projector and burnt his films," Chaturvedi says. In photos: India's disappearing single-screen cinemas 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z I don’t know what they’re doing back there or what kind of black magic they’ve got going on, but I encourage it. How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to disco diva Anna Kendrick 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Practices include black magic, white magic, Wicca, Reiki, Tarot, astrology, and healers of the evil eye and other ailments. Behind Argentina’s World Cup Magic, an Army of Witches 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z When a good guy is stabbed by a bad guy with a black magic staff, it’s immediately understood that possession is in his future. Three decades later, 'Willow' is back as a series and better than ever 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Mean-girl competitiveness grows into a ruthless hierarchy, replete with guerrilla warfare, black magic, animalistic rituals and savagery that rivals “The Revenant.” Need a new show to binge? How to watch the 2022 Emmy nominees you might have missed 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z “They were like, ‘What is this black magic that you’re doing here?’ ‘Body doubling,’ an ADHD productivity tool, is flourishing online 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z On “Game of Thrones,” Stannis Baratheon orders his sweet child Shireen burned at the stake, as she cries out for the father she adores, so black magic will melt the snows. Opinion | America’s Human Sacrifices 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z Did accusers unconsciously blame Salem’s mysterious success on black magic? Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z As I wrote at the time, this was a case of the magic of the free market getting trumped by the black magic of greed. Column: The rich men who control baseball show they don't care about fans, again 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z The police report said the suspects confessed to the killings and said they acted because they believed the victims’ family had used black magic against their relatives. Cambodian police say sorcery suspicions set off killings 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Mean girl competitiveness grows into a ruthless hierarchy, replete with guerrilla warfare, black magic, animalistic rituals and savagery that rivals “The Revenant.” It's time to catch up on 'Yellowjackets,' your next TV obsession 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z America is not a mythical kingdom ruled by fickle gods or black magic. Opinion | America’s Human Sacrifices 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z For decades voodoo has been portrayed in Western films as a black magic cult, but it was officially recognized as a religion by Haiti's government in 2003 under President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Haitians hold voodoo rituals to honor ancestors amid crisis 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Where he lacked formal knowledge of the practice, he made up for it by playing recorded versions from YouTube - most of them focused on supernatural concepts such as "black magic and the evil eye". Hossam Metwally: How doctor's 'bizarre' exorcism trial unfolded 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z It was all part of a crackdown dating back to the late 19th Century on what authorities labelled "black magic". Sacred objects: From police evidence to museum pieces 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Keeling was charged in state court last fall with stalking the woman he once dated, sending her rambling emails, slashing her tires and leaving notes about black magic and curses along her running route. Alaska man indicted in murder-for-hire plot against woman 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z Keeling was charged in state court last fall with stalking the woman he once dated, sending her rambling emails, slashing her tires and leaving notes about black magic and curses along her running route. Alaska man indicted in murder-for-hire plot against woman 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z Chucky was first introduced in 1988's "Child's Play," which centers around a dying murderer who uses black magic to possess a toy doll before murdering numerous people. Texas department apologizes after mistakenly sending Amber Alert featuring 'Chucky' doll 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z Furthermore, McConnell doesn't believe the Democrats have the stomach, or the votes, to undo his black magic by expanding the Supreme Court or pursuing other major reforms. Mitch McConnell's dark Supreme Court gamble: He thinks he can win — no matter what happens 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z To me, what they do is something almost like black magic, devising elaborate experiments to try to find the nuts and bolts that hold the Universe together. Universes all the way down 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z Rajput’s family claims she poisoned him, used black magic and is responsible for his death. Bollywood actor's death grips India with frenzied TV coverage 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z This is the realm of the saints and black magic, of the earnest prayer and the evil eye and the never-ending war between good and bad energies. Texan botanicas and healers’ business boom during pandemic 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z “And it was vandalized twice in 2017, once in February with black magic marker and again in August with red spray paint on one of the columns.” AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s see-no-evil posture on coronavirus 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z But some of the old black magic is present in “The Christopher Boy’s Communion.” Column: David Mamet just tested a new play in L.A. Why you didn't hear about it 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Notch has the ability to generate live visual effects in real time, which I’m still convinced is some black magic because that involves enormously heavy amounts of rendering. How to design a tour good enough for Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, or J.Lo 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Christie’s tale of contract killers, witches and black magic is a fantastic example of her brilliant plotting and superb ability to keep you guessing whodunnit right until the very end. How Agatha Christie mystery The Pale Horse may have inspired a murderer 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z He described her in court papers as “violent” and a drug addict who used black magic. Zimbabwe VP scolded for using soldiers in divorce dispute 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z The attaining of sleep long ago left the realm of natural act and entered that of black magic. ‘It’s as if I’m falling from a 50-storey building’: a year without sleep 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z One of the perks of being the universe's darkest sports franchise is that you subsume the sins of individual players and direct them, as if by black magic, into the evil power of the whole. The Houston Astros are giving the Patriots a real challenge for Most Loathsome Franchise - Golf Digest 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Chandra McCormick’s “Holy Family Spiritual Church” calls attention to the vilification of so-called voodoo or black magic. Confederate statue, plantation, prison: Artists reclaim sites with 'Battlegrounds' 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Mine was simple: block letters in black magic marker on white board. Far from "helpless": How the Disability Rights Movement saved my life 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z Reyes Reyes’s account of the events that followed changed over time, Farrell testified, but he told detectives he confronted Hernandez Cruz about ending the black magic. A teen was killed because man thought he was a gang member using black magic to control a girl, detective testifies 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z The resourceful detective and his astute partner, Dr. Watson, meet a powerful criminal, a devotee of black magic who arises from his grave. TV Listings: Here are the feature and TV Films airing the week of July 28 - Aug. 3, 2019 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z But then that ol’ Bowl black magic got under my skin, and unmistakably that of thousands of others. Review: Benjamin Millepied's 'Romeo and Juliet,' this time at the Hollywood Bowl 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Last fall, I received a letter, on pink paper, with writing in big letters in black magic marker. My Last Letter from My Mother 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z The State Department is also knee deep in the Deep State with Obama holdovers working their seditious black magic in the cubicles of Foggy Bottom and around the world. State Department should be investigated too, for actions overseas 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z This is the time of the year when repeated freezing and thawing works its black magic, gouging holes the size of wading pools in some places on area streets and roadways. Potholes are an auto mechanic’s best friend about now 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z A Swedish history of black magic and witches also describes the Inquisition and other medieval horrors. TV Listings: Here are the feature and TV Films airing the week of July 28 - Aug. 3, 2019 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Cannon confined his research to “primitive people” and “black magic,” but Barker believed that the phenomenon could exist in Western societies, too. The Psychiatrist Who Believed People Could Tell the Future 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Atiyah was a pioneer of the field of index theory, which he called “a bit of black magic” that used topological tools to understand differential equations. Daily briefing: Give scientists time to think, says Nobel-winning physicist Donna Strickland 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z In 2007 his adaptation of the Fay Weldon novel Puffball, a tale of black magic in rural Ireland, became his last major film. Nicholas Roeg: From tea-maker to director 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z The isolation has helped preserve ancient traditions in the most remote villages, where belief in black magic and sorcery has persisted in an era of great technological advances. Key facts about APEC host Papua New Guinea 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z If something unwanted occurs in a village, people often are accused of committing black magic, or of being a witch. Global Leaders Converge on Pacific Island—Just Don’t Ask Them to Stay There 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z They are also said to have been threatened with the use of black magic if they did not comply. Spanish 'black magic' sex ring broken up 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z The purported psychic — real name, Gina Marie Marks, 45, who has pleaded guilty to five theft schemes — had spoken to her victims about generational curses, black magic and love spells. ‘Just outrageous:’ Maryland psychic cons $341,000 from five clients 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z According to local media, the man - named as Jago - was known as an alternative healer and for performing black magic. Man 'kept woman in cave' for 15 years 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z Many of the authors who spoke with The Verge talked about the Amazon algorithms like they were a kind of black magic. How a cabal of romance writers cashed in on Amazon Kindle Unlimited 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z He also has been accused of killing four boys during black magic rituals and acquiring land illegally. World Digest: April 25, 2018 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z The special effects are sensational, especially if you like theatrical “black magic,” and each one was dutifully applauded by the audiences at the previews I saw. ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two’ Review: Bringing the Magic to Life 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z These murders, carried out so that body parts can be used in black magic rituals, usually involve child victims, whose younger and healthier organs are thought to be more powerful than those of an adult. The country where children fear election time 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z Had he controlled people by means of black magic? The 'black magic' bank heist 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z She had also been in touch with a "black magic priest" in Pakistan who she had paid £5,000 to kill her sister "by remote control". Sister killer having affair with husband 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z One friend said it was an attempt at “black magic,” to ward off evil forces that poisoned a favorite horse. M.T. Liggett, who lined a highway with politically provocative art, dies at 86 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z A worldly woman who developed a fascination with black magic, Pallenberg was fluent in four languages when she became involved with the suitably impressed Richards. Anita Pallenberg, Keith Richards' former girlfriend and muse to the Rolling Stones, dies at 73 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z One team became so frustrated with Kaiser’s injuries that they called in a witch doctor; Kaiser brusquely informed him there are some things even black magic cannot cure and sent him packing. The forgotten story of ... Carlos Kaiser, football's greatest conman | Rob Smyth 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z He has never spent a day in jail for the black magic bank heist. The 'black magic' bank heist 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z “He could use black magic on those that rubbed him the wrong way,” he said. A Piano Man of Many Faces, and Some Stranger Stories 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z They also found materials which police believe were used to conduct "black magic" rituals. India human sacrifice: Arrests over 10-year-old's death - BBC News 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z The culture in New Orleans is amazing, the mix of French, Spanish, Creole, African American, so many layers, so much soul — and a little black magic. Designer Maria Cornejo chats about Michelle Obama and what city inspired her spring/summer collection 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z But with very little guiding backstory or other information, viewers are plunged into a gory, violent world of blood, explosions, people consumed by fire and black magic. What to watch with your kids: ‘A United Kingdom’ and other movies 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z It's rumoured he was also forced to undergo an exorcism, to cure him of his belief in black magic. The 'black magic' bank heist 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Then they called his son Nurul to face the crowd and asked: “Is your father practising black magic?” Doctors are scarce on India’s river island – so the witch-hunters are back 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z Edem Adjordor, from Ghana, believes there is a higher power than black magic and so through his three-year-old son, he sends a strong message to those he considers spiritual enemies. Africa's naming traditions: Nine ways to name your child - BBC News 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Amid such mayhem, an accusation that artist Marina Abramović has been schooling senior Democrats in black magic is almost a welcome bit of light relief. Marina Abramovic: the latest target in the rightwing culture wars 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z A skilled magician, Mordo is unafraid of using powerful black magic and even plots to kill the Ancient One. Everything you need to know about Marvel's 'Doctor Strange' 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z “And the altered environment around the cell changes the biological response. There’s no black magic there.” Bacteria get dangerously weird in space 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z In the same year, five members of one family were killed after being accused of practising black magic and two others were hacked to death and their bodies thrown into the river. Doctors are scarce on India’s river island – so the witch-hunters are back 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z While more relaxed on social issues than its Arab neighbors, items associated with black magic and witchcraft are illegal in the United Arab Emirates. Emirati police find strange fruit covered in writing, nails 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z Moreover, women in land disputes are often branded as witches, accused of practicing black magic in small towns and villages. It’s not easy for women to own land in India. One woman died fighting for hers. 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z "He is not mad, he used to practise black magic and now he's been possessed by an evil spirit," she tells me. Why Pakistan's poor seek mental health cure at shrine - BBC News 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Using a black magic marker, Stewart scrawls the words of 12 generations of ancestors on old porch rails, doorways and window frames. One man’s quest to preserve the haunting black history of Pocahontas Island 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z The CIA’s black magic marker looked cynical when considering that numerous senior agency officials involved with torture had published memoirs covering much of this material. 'A constitutional crisis': the CIA turns on the Senate 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z “What bothers me is that the world makes such a song and dance about a superstitious, black magic ceremony.” Mother Teresa to become saint amid criticism over miracles and Missionaries 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Two supporters of the so-called Islamic State group murdered an imam because they viewed his practice of Islamic healing as "black magic", a jury heard. Jalal Uddin: Imam 'murdered by IS supporters' over 'black magic' healing - BBC News 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z Imbibing substances to win games wasn’t against the rules in the ancient games, Large writes, but black magic was: Competitors weren’t supposed to put curses on their opponents. Long Before Lochte, Ancient Olympians Were Serious Troublemakers For Nyquist, however, bad luck and black magic landed on him like an anvil in the Preakness. A Year After American Pharoah’s Triumph, an Exciting Belmont Is a Letdown 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z Another went from downtown to Pasadena, describing Spanish expeditions, the original Busch Gardens, and black magic rituals along the way. Los Angeles Explorers Club burns calories while seeking out the city's sexy, seedy side 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z But before she can give herself to the king of France in exchange for Jamie’s release, the show deigns to conclude the inexplicable black magic subplot that’s been churning along throughout the season. 'Outlander' recap: Claire loses Faith 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z What exactly is this weird black magic subplot? 'Outlander' recap: The table is set with blood and broken promises 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z We were walking through some woods when we saw an occult sign cut out of the ground; the rumour was that a coven was using it for black magic. Never mind the bus pass: punks look back at their wildest days 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z “The Witch,” a favorite from last year's Sundance Film Festival, follows a family in 1630s New England besieged by forces of black magic. 'Deadpool' overtakes 'Risen,' 'The Witch,' 'Race' with another $55 million 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z A favorite from last year's Sundance Film Festival, "The Witch" follows a family in 1630s New England besieged by forces of black magic. 'Deadpool' set to rule box office again as 'Witch' and 'Risen' seek converts 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z That people in the country with the biggest oil reserves in the world queue for food is black magic indeed. Venezuela's black economic magic - BBC News 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z Which is to say nothing of the weird black magic storyline happening, in which the King is looking to round up purveyors of magic and spurs Claire to inform Master Raymond that he’s in danger. 'Outlander' recap: The table is set with blood and broken promises 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z Rohrer’s latest release is Cordial Minuet, a Sudoku-like puzzle game with a Kabbalist aesthetic that involves betting mechanics drawn from black magic rituals and game theory. An Exhibition That Proves Video Games Can Be Art 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z An ancient black magic rite known as "kuman thong" in its purest form involves taking a stillborn human fetus, drying it over a fire, and coating it with gold leaf. Dolls in Thailand can be a serious business these days _ a mixture of superstition, fashion and celebrity idolatry 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z We didn’t even realize that black magic was a thing people actually practiced! WSJ. Magazine December 2015: The Columnists 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z When he woke, I presented him with a copy of the thesis; the dedication began, “To my grandfather, who says the math in this thesis is black magic.” With Cancer, Forgetting the Stakes Becomes Its Own Disease 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z In some areas of central Africa, body parts are prized for their supernatural powers and are used in black magic ceremonies. Rise in ritual killings in Liberia prompts president to pledge security crackdown 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Here, Vodou defies cliches of zombies, pins in dolls and black magic. Vodou is elusive and endangered, but it remains the soul of Haitian people 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z I eventually cracked and quit that agency, but not before spending too much time listening to PR people describe themselves in grandiose terms bordering on black magic. I work in PR – and we're all terrible people 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z These are among the most sought after talismans and often are associated with black magic. Thais and Dolls: American Toys, Blessed by Buddhist Monks, Bring Good Luck 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z He invoked his hero, Milarepa: “He set out to learn meditation so he could practice black magic!” Enlightenment on Your iPhone 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z In Drawing Hands, space and the flat plane coexist, each born from and returning to the other, the black magic of the artistic illusion made creepily manifest. The impossible world of MC Escher 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z He also starred in The Devil Rides Out, based on Denis Wheatley's novel of black magic, which he persuaded Hammer to make and which many critics consider to be the studio's finest moment. Obituary: Sir Christopher Lee - BBC News 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z The story takes place in a vaguely medieval fantasy world where different political factions are vying for power, with the help of dragons, black magic and armies of freed slaves. ‘Game of Thrones’ Writer George R.R. Martin Posts ‘Winds of Winter’ Novel Excerpt 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z "Supposedly, it is given to people at a funeral and it contains black magic. I realised then that was the title for this show." The photographer who made Australia his canvas 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z Some men have threatened to place a black magic curse on her. Masai woman rebels by insisting on being equal 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z The court heard Ms Chowdhury was brought up a Muslim by Bangladeshi parents in Hampstead, north London, and as part of that she believed in "possession by spirits" and "black magic". Accused's spirit belief 'exploited' 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z "This is about black magic and they need these human sacrifices to get money and power." Ivorian unit to hunt child killers 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z The victim, now in her 50s and cannot be named for legal reasons, told the trial last month that Hickman would make threats to kill her mother using black magic. 17 years for 'black magic' couple 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z He claimed he was an expert in astrology, numerology, meditation and black magic. Police Name Sydney Hostage-Taker as ‘Radical Cleric’ Man Haron Monis In 2012, a British citizen of Taiwanese origin was arrested after police discovered six human fetuses stuffed into luggage in Bangkok’s Chinatown, reportedly bound for Taiwan to be used in black magic rituals. Warrants issued for two Americans in Thai body parts case 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z Last year, a prominent Indian rationalist who long advocated a law against black magic was gunned down while on his morning walk in the western city of Pune. An Indian courthouse investigates reports of unusual suspects: Ghosts It sounds like black magic but it is real. Apttus Attempts A Massive Aerial On Salesforce.com's Wave 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z The Jets fall victim to this born-under-a-bad-sign Big Game black magic often enough for it to get downright spooky. Ghosts of Mondays Past: Jets Come Up Small in Big Game 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z On each gift is a simple black magic marker saying on the house or house special. Three Ways to Rethink The Simplest and Most Effective Tool in Marketing 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z The prime minister has complained that anti-coup groups have resorted to the use of black magic against him. Uniform reaction 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Despite its reputation for vengeful hexes and black magic, Haitian voodoo is a peaceful and generally optimistic religion. Voodoo Is Rebounding in New Orleans After Hurricane Katrina Some 25 to 30 years ago, the world used to think we are a land of snake charmers and black magic. Five unusual messages from Narendra Modi 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z But even as Marciano takes pains to portray Candomble as an upbeat practice that focuses on the positive, she acknowledges that she’s not above a bit of “black magic” to help ensure Brazil’s success. ‘Candomble’ seer says gods with Brazil team 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z These files tend to be copied-and-pasted across an org, and eventually become “black magic” that folks don’t understand – so when they break, lots of time is lost. Solving the Mystery of Hadoop Reliability 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z The second reason is the black magic that is Facebook’s algorithm. Facebook Puts Everyone On Notice About The Death Of Organic Reach 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Belief in black magic and supernatural powers are more common in rural and ethnic areas. Myanmar land grab victims turn to black magic 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z "Even if I ask for a hair from a lady, she would suspect I am doing some black magic on her to mesmerise her," he says. The sanitary pad revolutionary 2014-03-04T00:35:20Z “Neural nets were always a delicate art to manage. There is some black magic involved,” he says. Computer science: The learning machines 2014-01-08T18:20:56.721Z It also prompted Maharashtra state to introduce moves to ban black magic and superstition. Arrests over death of India activist 2013-12-07T10:51:02Z And finally, a documentary film on traditional black magic in Mayong, a remote village in the north-eastern state of Assam, is set for screening at the Silent River Film Festival in California, reports. Indian media: Kashmir chief backs musical concert 2013-09-03T07:08:12Z Now some are turning to old ways: Curses and black magic. Myanmar land grab victims turn to black magic 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z Mathematics is not some kind of opaque, untrustworthy black magic. Keep It Simple, Stupid: Math Doesn t Have to Be "Complex" 2013-08-29T19:45:04.440Z So the proposal to decriminalise what many Christians regard as black magic, a scam, or even evil, is highly controversial. Resurgence of Jamaican 'Voodoo' 2013-08-13T00:31:08Z Two months later, a woman accused of black magic was beheaded. PNG expands death penalty usage 2013-05-29T04:44:32Z The film looks at "age-old practices and legends associated with black magic in the area", the report says. Indian media: Kashmir chief backs musical concert 2013-09-03T07:08:12Z It was uncommon, if not unheard of, to see people attempt to use black magic against Myanmar’s former military rulers. Myanmar land grab victims turn to black magic 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z The new laws will make revenge killings over black magic punishable by death. Papua New Guinea reinstates death penalty after gruesome sorcery killings, rapes 2013-05-29T03:20:52Z Floating in the current, the captain turned off all the boat’s lights, the better to see bioluminescent “black magic.” Scientist at Work: Blaschka Glass Menagerie Inspires Marine Expedition 2013-05-06T17:43:47Z Many uneducated Indonesians who live in rural areas believe that these ailments are a result of being the victim of a curse, or black magic. Mentally ill patients kept in chains 2013-04-13T23:23:39Z To me this is Huge; transparency is everything today voodoo black magic is old news. Klout Vs. Kred: Which, If Any, Is Better For Your Business? 2013-03-04T16:59:03Z Nothing was banned, however, except the fixing of competitions, and also the use of black magic — a prohibition that didn’t keep some athletes from casting spells against their competitors. News Analysis: So Long, Lance. Here Comes 21st-Century Doping. 2013-01-19T17:06:21Z "The holy man told me that someone has practiced some black magic on him, but that he would come back," she said. Delhi rape accused lived on margins of India's boom 2013-01-12T08:14:27Z Can you provide an explanation for Norv Turner's continued employment as an N.F.L. head coach that does not involve either black magic or blackmail? - The Fifth Down: The Giants, the Chargers, and the Ravens: Answers to Readers' Questions 2012-11-23T20:46:32Z On it, in black magic marker, was written "We Will Survive." Football game brings some relief from storm damage 2012-11-05T03:46:03Z It felt like they were selling me black magic.” As Pay-Per-Click Ad Costs Rise, Small Businesses Search for Alternatives 2012-10-17T17:51:03Z To many, voodoo connotes a dark religion or black magic. VIDEO: Sacred pythons and voodoo in Benin 2012-09-28T15:38:58Z He said he had been instructed to carry out the destruction and that Sufis practiced black magic. Salafists Sack Libya 2012-09-04T14:44:00Z Each defied his massive frame as he nimbly performed the “dance of champions” and took measures to repel black magic before stepping into the ring. Money and Mysticism Mix on Fight Nights in Senegal 2012-05-24T20:32:28Z His experiments, both from their nature and the seclusion in which they were made, laid him open to the charge of black magic, in other words, of being in league with the devil. Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley With an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement 2012-04-26T02:00:14.960Z The latter was easily persuaded to sit and it is a wrong impression, that has become historic, that the Indians generally were afraid of the photographer’s art, considering it black magic. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z He’d surely have been burned at the stake, for dabbling in black magic.” Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z The original Taoist doctrine was a philosophy of fatalism; it has deteriorated, however, into a belief in evil spirits, alchemy, black magic, and so forth. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z Something terrible had happened; it seemed to him that he was enveloped in some form of black magic from which he could not escape. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z Perhaps Ortrud's black magic and his strength could be used to some purpose before the marriage day dawned. Great Opera Stories Taken from Original Sources in Old German 2012-01-25T03:00:33.660Z But it could also mean that his rivals will be all the more desperate—and all the more likely to practice the political black magic this state has perfected. South Carolina: Weak Tea and Dirty Tricks on the Campaign Trail 2012-01-13T00:35:39Z One of the most absurd ceremonies belonging to black magic, was the well-known Taigheirm, of the Scotch Highlands, a demoniac sacrifice evidently handed down from pagan times. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z Pricing is typically discussed as though it were some kind of black magic, an art you can’t possibly understand unless you specialized in marketing while doing your MBA. How Do You Decide On Price? Experiment 2011-12-02T13:00:00Z Lit. 'with ten nails': more black magic, the snakes are to swallow up the vexing southern breeze. Vidy?pati: Bang?ya pad?bali; songs of the love of R?dh? and Krishna 2011-12-02T03:00:26.297Z I wonder how much of this is just the black magic surrounding Apple. Android 'Ice Cream Sandwich' and Galaxy Nexus Still Short on Joy Factor 2011-11-22T13:55:40Z “The Master-Girl” is a Candida of fairy-land, and the thrill and glamor of black magic and mystery run through such stories as “The Secret Church,” “The Comrade,” and “Lucky Andrew.” The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z The master in this branch of black magic was undoubtedly Joseph Balsamo, the Count Cagliostro of French history. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z Crow Man then caught a blackbird and poured oil of black magic on his tail feathers. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z The estimates came from a “black magic box,” he said. Economix Blog: Bruce Bartlett: A Close Look at the Perry Tax Plan 2011-11-01T10:00:46Z Many Libyans told me they believed Qaddafi used black magic to keep himself in power for so long. The 6th Floor Blog: Qaddafi's Faustian Bargain 2011-10-21T18:34:01Z To the savage mind it was magic—black magic. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z The Indo-Germanic race has known and practised black magic from time immemorial, and the Vendidad already explains it as an act which Ahriman, the Evil Spirit, brought forth when overshadowed by death. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z So astounding were his performances that there were those who asked themselves whether he was not practicing black magic. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z It savoured of the conjuring trick if not of sheer black magic. Fifty Years of Golf 2011-09-14T02:00:50.627Z Divine is white magic; black magic is of the devil. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Police said the man handed over £150 and was told by the men they would return as the black magic would not be fully lifted until the balance of the money was paid. 'Black magic' scam warning issued 2011-07-14T07:01:53Z By-and-by, however, material science will rediscover black magic, and then will come a war between the good and evil powers, and the evil powers will be overcome, as always happens in such cases. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z There was the name of Jesus, frightening the demons; black magic took this name and converted it to its detestable uses. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z Some Welsh witches are said to treat their patients with sulphur, a remedy which I think savours more of "black magic" than "white." Stranger Than Fiction Being Tales from the Byways of Ghosts and Folk-lore 2011-07-06T02:00:50.100Z He had, a few years previously, been “smelt out” upon an accusation of having, by means of black magic, caused the death of one of the wives of his chief. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Since then the word Dugpa has become a synonym of "sorcerer", "adept of black magic" and everything vile. H. P. Blavatsky A Great Betrayal 2011-06-12T02:00:09.327Z It may also place itself en rapport with a spiritual or elemental existence by evoking it, and concentrating its attention and regard upon it for purposes of black magic and Tantric worship. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z Lead, by its dull lustre, always has reminded mankind of the realm of death; so it was used in black magic for bringing upon an enemy a curse from the gods of the underworld. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z Now you, child, stain your white hands with this black magic. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Spell-casting, she says she told her boss, is "black magic or voodoo or something else"—not witchcraft. Would You Fire Someone for Casting Spells? 2011-03-29T12:00:00Z There must be black magic or the sacrifice of goats involved here. Boot up: Newzbin2 to subvert web blocking, Apple boost in Nokia patent battle, and more 2011-03-28T07:55:00Z “I fear you will be drawn up to the black cloud by black magic unless you hasten to make amends for your deception,” threatened Zan. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z This demon, he said, was once a man who lived all alone and learned black magic. Tales from Tennyson 2011-03-19T02:00:10.793Z There was a regular chain of blockhouses on the way, but there again the old black magic of the pill-box failed. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z Us have good times tellin' her 'bout black magic and de conjure. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 2011-02-25T03:01:11.447Z Equity compensation is black magic— nobody knows what they should be paying people. Forbes Q and A With Andreessen-Horowitz's Secret Agent 2011-02-04T19:05:02Z Then the children trembled when they saw the door shut and bolt itself and they knew they were again in the power of black magic. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z Some people say that our Sir Garlon has learned black magic too and can ride armed unseen. Tales from Tennyson 2011-03-19T02:00:10.793Z "That is all the black magic rubbish you talk of." The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z Almost all these definitions apply to the practices of black magic. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z Birds like owls are sold at a premium, brought in only following a specific request by a customer for use in black magic. In India, owl's mythic power, pop culture presence fuels illegal trading 2010-12-06T01:55:00Z The drug-dealing roommate whose frequent guests included addicts and a dominatrix who dabbled in black magic. Law Gives More Illegal Loft Tenants a Legal Option 2010-07-26T02:10:00Z Until recently, it was seen as an indispensable aspect of business communications, a sort of black magic worth millions. How crisis PR hasn't kept up with the turbulent times 2010-07-25T04:00:00Z Such black magic, which dates back to Thailand's pre-Buddhist past, might seem like the domain of superstitious peasants. Thailand: Why the Reds Are in Revolt 2010-03-27T16:25:00Z But the Red Shirts did achieve a measure of success in making the world more aware of their movement with a black magic ceremony that spellbound news directors of international cable networks and their viewers. In Thailand, A Little Black Magic Is Politics as Usual 2010-03-20T07:10:00Z "The world sees some people in Thailand as believers in black magic and as uncivilised," said Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, who is in charge of national security. Blood curse 2010-03-18T11:38:00Z A purported Brahmin priest in ceremonial robes performed an unorthodox black magic ritual on the Red Shirts' behalf. Blood protest stains Thai PM's home 2010-03-17T09:18:00Z Police also found printed material containing black magic chants and other information. 2010-01-12T19:06:00Z How might a man form any sort of opinion as to the yea or nay of a juggler’s feat which savoured of black magic? The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 It was just one of several acts staged by Sondhi with black magic overtones. In Thailand, A Little Black Magic Is Politics as Usual 2010-03-20T07:10:00Z Henley said, “No, it may not be nonsense; black magic is all the go in Paris now.” The Trembling of the Veil When I was dealing in black magic and making prophecies by poking into the steaming entrails of virgin goats, I at least had my self-respect. The Book of Gud The entire unexpectedness of it so utterly terrified me that I could neither cry nor move, only hold on tight with both hands, and wonder what black magic had seized upon me. The Fortunes of Philippa A School Story Yet this, too, was "past understanding" for all outside the black magic of its influence. Shadows of Flames A Novel They may never have seen one and may think that it is black magic. Tahara Among African Tribes Olmec spoke further, of dark and mysterious matters, of black magic and wizardry conjured out of the black night of the catacombs, of weird creatures invoked out of darkness for horrible allies. Red Nails From this belief in devil possession arose a veritable system of Christian magic; charms, amulets, exorcisms, abounded; thus, white magic was opposed to black magic. Women of England "Arrah, 'tis black magic!" exclaimed Pat as he settled himself comfortably between Hal and Walter in the tonneau, convinced at last that he was really in the same car which had brought him there. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp Moral idealism condemns only black magic, that is, an immoral use of magical powers. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance The savages were still not certain that these strange eyes were innocent of the spell of black magic. Tahara Among African Tribes Among other things, she danced, as the mulata, the rumba, an indescribable affair; and she had connections with the rites of brujeria, the degraded black magic of the Carabale in Cuba. The Bright Shawl Ye all doubt black magic and white astrology, and ghostly visitations. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in Still less did they know the black magic of the necromancer Bismarck. German Problems and Personalities As time went on, however, socially approved magic became distinguished from black magic or that which it was wrong to resort to. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance Once upon a time I called Hermann Sudermann the Klingsor of the German stage, meaning thereby that he was a master of black magic. Ivory Apes and Peacocks The magic of Druidism had many points of comparison with most magical systems, and perhaps approximated more to that black magic which desires power for the sake of power alone than to any transcendental type. Legends & Romances of Brittany "I think we can show that neither is guilty of murder—although, of course, the black magic charge must still be held against Laird Duncan." The Eyes Have It My life, previously held at small value, now became dearer to me each day, as I delved deeper and deeper into the mysteries of the hidden world of black magic. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 She begged for a charm––for a spell––for black magic to strike dead the wearer of the red bears and the blue beads, for all wild things a wild passion could suggest. The Flute of the Gods That is black magic, and the punishment which it automatically calls down upon the head of the perpetrator is so awful that it is best to draw the veil over it. The Rosicrucian Mysteries An Elementary Exposition of Their Secret Teachings I would not be for saying that he practised black magic, but any how, if he had been at Glandore, I would have had him chased through three parishes. The O'Ruddy A Romance Laird Duncan used his wheelchair as an excuse, but since he had taken up black magic as a hobby he had, she suspected, been actually afraid to go anywhere near a church. The Eyes Have It Before he quite understood its black magic Litton suspected the infernal purpose it had been put to. In a Little Town Silver," said Cappen didactically, "is a certain shield against all black magics. The Valor of Cappen Varra And that is the end of the story, for if you have no fear in your heart, black magic is no such great thing after all. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales Immorality, a parody of the Eucharist, known as the black mass, and the practice of black magic, take place at the meetings. Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II Master Sean assures me, and I am certain that you will concur, that a man killed by sorcery, by black magic, dies of internal malfunction, not of a bullet through the heart. The Eyes Have It There was good magic and bad magic, white magic and black magic, as these came to be called. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Rescue Science from this atheromatous degeneration, and then suppress the dabblers in “black magic” who pose as Hypnotists, as M�nsterberg advises. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology "Then the idea must be black magic," he said. The Blue Germ These eggs and this bread were perfectly good, before he did black magic over them. Free Air “This is the black magic,” she said; and then asked Perpetua, “Are you content to follow this fool?” The Proud Prince To the charge of witchcraft and black magic she refused to make answer, save that she denied harming man, woman, child, or beast. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg They were said to perform human sacrifices and their priests to practise black magic. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. "There's no such thing as black magic," I said. The Blue Germ "He was a master one at black magic." Blackbeard: Buccaneer Worse than that, there are rumours of black magic, of casting spells. The Story Of The Duchess Of Cicogne And Of Monsieur De Boulingrin 1920 Alarmed at the very thought of having a lodger up in the attic who was practising black magic, Frau Hadebusch sent her husband down to the district policeman. The Goose Man Studying the history of witchcraft, sorcery, black magic, and the like, you will find that the devotees thereof usually employed some psychometric method. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers All the while I was trying to reconcile this man Ombos who sat talking boyishly with the student of occultism and black magic I had talked with an hour or so before. War and the Weird A thousand reasons, gospodar," cried the man passionately; "he who has this book understands the black magic of Kensky and the Jews! The Book of All-Power Nobody would put a serpent or a scorpion into alcohol except for some grim purpose, and that purpose could be nothing other than black magic. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate It was said to work by a process of natural attraction, and was formerly regarded as witchcraft or black magic. Land of the Burnt Thigh He is accepted as an apprentice necromancer, passes all the tests of the black magic society, and is initiated as a member. Unwise Child I don't wish to have anything to do with such black magic. The White Feather Hex This means, as is the fact, that his occult philosophy did not actually enter upon black magic, but confined itself to the power of the stars, of numbers, etc. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I What charm do you exert, what black magic, Nell, that a big, strong, hulking fellow like me cannot get free from the spell you throw over him? Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden He proceeded to recount his own unfaith in thirteen's black magic, also in the traditional properties of salt and broken mirrors. Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales And there was none to see who shot the arrow, but men said it was the felon knight who had taken my lady, and he had killed her by black magic. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls Had no one known that the kites were there, high above the clouds, it would have seemed like black magic. The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men For the Spanisher had said: 'Their magician, because of his black magic, he alone hath the secret of the mine of stones like unto those of Golconda.' A Rip Van Winkle Of The Kalahari Seven Tales of South-West Africa "It's black magic," said Aunt Fay "Dinner is served, sir," announced one of the genii; and laughing, I offered the Chaperon my arm. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon As much by mystics as by the Church Catholic, modern black magic may be left to perish of its own corruption. Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer By some of the more advanced processes of black magic, also, artificial elementals of great power may be called into existence, and much evil has been worked in various ways by such entities. The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena All this business is attended to with much black magic and witchcraft by the Shamans, who are also doctors. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People The miraculous power they seemed to possess worked "black magic." The Book of Hallowe'en "Not black magic," Flora took up his fancy. The Coast of Chance Diabolism is, of course, a transcendental question, and black magic is connected with white by the same antinomy that connects light and darkness. Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer Twenty years ago the Populists were hated and feared as if they practiced black magic. A Preface to Politics This is but a remnant of the fear of "black magic" still found and practised in Nippon. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) At night they all returned to camp and told stories of phantom fish that could not be caught except by black magic. Bob Hunt in Canada He was verily a magician, a worker of black magic; for under the spell of his eyes she felt herself turning into something horrible. The Coast of Chance I have already indicated that sporadic revivals of black magic have occasionally been heard of by mystics here in England, and from time to time we have also heard vaguely of obscure assemblies of Luciferians. Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer "It is a point upon which my lips are sealed, but—do you believe in black magic?" Brood of the Witch-Queen Idol of black magic is an Absolute Deity outside of Reason, 737-l. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry The other's argument sounded convincing to one whose general ignorance of science led him to be as fearful of the whole field as his ancestors had been of black magic. The Time Traders This charge of black magic recurs all through the history of Europe from the earliest times. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements Should a circle of Catholic priests conspire for the formation of a society dedicated to black magic and the celebration of the Satanic mass, that would not be the Church diabolising. Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer What he can't understand is why some of this black magic was not tried on the white people since they were holding the Negroes as slaves. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 Moreover, there is the second alternative of the old black magic. Among Famous Books Mr Kipling, celebrating Imperial India, has shown us the English at close war with the India of black magic and secret murder, of cruelty and fear. Rudyard Kipling This was the cult of Satanism, or black magic. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements Under the thinnest disguise of fiction, he gives in his romance of La Bas, an incredible and untranslatable picture of sorcery, sacrilege, black magic, and nameless abominations, secretly practised in Paris. Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer If it was black magic to transform a rod into a snake on the part of Pharaoh's conjurers, was it any less reprehensible for the Hebrew magicians to play the same trick? Visionaries Witchcraft, then, is genuine magic—black magic of the devil's colour. Anthropology In the last case, of course, ten to one the student would blossom into a very decent kind of sorcerer, and tumble down headlong into black magic. Studies in Occultism; A Series of Reprints from the Writings of H. P. Blavatsky No. 1: Practical Occultism—Occultism versus the Occult Arts—The Blessings of Publicity Their modern admirers would, of course, declare that they were the poles asunder, the difference being between white and black magic. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements For example, every one who knows anything of Goëtic literature is aware that the rituals of black magic incorporate heterogeneous elements from Kabbalistic sources, but to Mgr. Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer "Don't have anything to do with Madame Tingley," whispers a Theosophist lady to my Wife; and when my wife in all innocence inquires, "Why not?" the awe-stricken answer comes, "She practices black magic!" The Profits of Religion, Fifth Edition So, wondering, I passed along my way, With anger in my heart, too deep for words, Against that grove of evil-sheltering trees, And the black magic of the croaking birds. The Poems of Henry Van Dyke And, although it is the intention that decides primarily whether white or black magic is exercised, yet the results even of involuntary, unconscious sorcery cannot fail to be productive of bad Karma. Studies in Occultism; A Series of Reprints from the Writings of H. P. Blavatsky No. 1: Practical Occultism—Occultism versus the Occult Arts—The Blessings of Publicity James’s brothers Albany and Mar were popular; were good horsemen, men of their hands, and Cochrane is accused of persuading James to arrest Mar on a charge of treason and black magic. A Short History of Scotland "I suppose the War was made by black magic," suggested Sarah Brown, trying to talk intelligently and to be faithful to her own thoughts at the same time. Living Alone Yet, neither white nor black magic are what popular superstition understands by the terms. Five Years of Theosophy One Canon Duer occupied himself specially with black magic and the evocation of the devil. Là-bas It may be asked, why the defendants, if they do not accomplish their spells through black magic, style themselves 'The Sorcery Company'—and so mislead the public? The Sorcery Club Suspected of black magic, he becomes an object of hatred to the inhabitants of the town where he lives. The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance It was said that black magic had been practised in this house at one time, and that in consequence terrible and weird occurrences were quite the order of the day there. True Irish Ghost Stories "But I mean—that you are magic—black magic," he murmured bending over the black domino. The Fortieth Door Only a Rosicrucian who wants to hide his more repulsive essays at black magic ever hints at such a thing. Là-bas It is not a mere romance that calls it a land of magic, or even of black magic. The New Jerusalem This aspect, then, of Piranesi's art, black magic in all its potency, need no longer detain us. Promenades of an Impressionist Unfortunate wretches who have neither fasted nor prayed, and who have refused the redemption of labor, ask from black magic the means to elevate themselves at a single stroke to a supernatural existence. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 He was not accused of black magic, like his father. In the Days of Chivalry From that moment onward, this insinuating and persuasive, learned and charming abbé, must have given himself over to the most abominable of sacrileges and the most murderous practices of black magic. Là-bas Many sought God, some gold, some perhaps black magic. The New Jerusalem Pure music is the true white magic, as black magic is music mixed with clay by human hands. The Forgotten Threshold Every one put it down to black magic or personal magnetism on the part of his rider. The Way of an Eagle He called it black magic in his own dark heart, and because of it his hatred almost amounted to a mania. The Knave of Diamonds The negro Voodoo men and women work black magic on those of their race who are superstitious and credulous, and who have a mortal fear of the Voodoo. Clairvoyance and Occult Powers Because a few evenings earlier, with the help of a splendid full moon and one or two extenuating circumstances— "But this is black magic and wizardry," I said. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 16, 1919 Ashcott, the manager of the mine, who battled in vain against the rising spirit of disorder and rebellion among them, was wont to describe his influence over them as black magic. The Obstacle Race But certain persons accused her of black magic and carried her before the judges, and demanded that she should be put to death for dealings with the Devil. Aesop's Fables; a new translation You just read the human heart by some black magic of your own. The Happiest Time of Their Lives Certainly it would not have gone well with Bell had he lived two centuries earlier and been caught at such black magic. The History of the Telephone Addressing international electronic mail sometimes looks like black magic. The Online World "You know, you always kind of imagine these things are possible, but until it stares you in the face it's black magic." Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel But the whole thing looked black magic to me; my stomach was empty and my enterprise small. Prester John The woman was a dealer in black magic, and who knew but that the child might be a changeling? Knights of Art; stories of the Italian painters Hence gradually arose a general distinction between white magic, which dealt openly with the more beneficent means of nature, and black magic, which dealt secretly with occult, malignant powers. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom The race into which she would soon be reborn under the black magic of poverty! Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise Well, you don't believe in black magic; and if you did, you couldn't use it for copy. The Wisdom of Father Brown It brought to his mind vague recollections of black magic. Moon and Sixpence She believed in devils, in black magic, and in witchcraft. Jungle Tales of Tarzan His was not "black magic," claiming the aid of Satan, but "white magic," bringing into service the laws of nature—the precursor of applied science. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom If the gatekeeper tried to send them away, Antoun would bribe him, or threaten him with black magic, or say some strange word which would be for them as an "Open Sesame." It Happened in Egypt They said of him that he practiced black magic, but God's power and justice is mightier than black magic. The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy He gazed at them until, as if by some feat of black magic, he turned them into living persons, typical and yet individual. Henrik Ibsen The superstitions relating to werewolves and the evil eye are particular forms of the belief in witchcraft, or "black magic." Early European History As to black magic, it seemed hardly worth while to enact severe laws, when charms, amulets, and even gestures could thwart its worst machinations. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom On the other hand, to use the inner forces in an occult way, so as to compel material things or "success," so-called, in any shape or form, to come to you, is black magic. Within You is the Power In recollection that club was like an abode of black magic to him; it seemed so hideously alive in its deadness, and its doings were so absurd and mysterious. Buried Alive: a Tale of These Days When floods, famines, and especially fires occurred they were apt to be attributed to the black magic of the Christians. A History of Freedom of Thought It was probably a means of protection in the days of black magic. American Indian stories A veritable transfiguration of the individual may occur, the black magic of which may perplex him for a lifetime. The Glands Regulating Personality The mis-use of the mental powers in this way is really a form of black magic, and the fate of all black magicians is very terrible. Within You is the Power But they regard it all as a piece of black magic, and refuse to reason about it. England and the War Get back," said Thomas, "I will have none of your black magic practised on my daughter. Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales No one could say just how it came to be whispered that the Templars of Temple Assheton dealt in black magic. Masters of the Guild I listened as if to a tale of black magic at work upon a corpse. Lord Jim If they do, however, they will live to regret it, for they are merely practitioners of black magic. Within You is the Power "It can only be by black magic that Atli made him serve us." Vandrad the Viking, the Feud and the Spell "This is black magic, and you are a fiend!" shouted Thomas, and was silent. Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales I know nothing of black magic, or any other. The Blind Spot They are run by three things—black magic, white magic and a sense of humor. Vignettes of San Francisco But they are divisible into three classes: those that deal with white magic, those that deal with black magic, and those that deal with what we may call grey magic, a mixture of the two. An Introduction to Yoga Legends of shape-changing and black magic came into the young Viking's mind. Vandrad the Viking, the Feud and the Spell There is no mystery about it—no 'black magic,' or 'occultism' of any kind. The Life Everlasting; a reality of romance You think it is a kind of 'black magic'? The Secret Power Because he did not burn witches and magicians it was presently said that he was himself a warlock, and that he practised black magic. The Life of Cesare Borgia Indeed, there are not wanting those who call him a warlock, a dealer in black magic who has sold his soul to the Devil. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza I tell you, my brother, you are under a spell; let us seek some magician who will cure you, and not rashly look for death when you are wearied with sleepless nights and black magic. Vandrad the Viking, the Feud and the Spell It has been said of many savage peoples that they recognise no natural death, but believe that all deaths not due to violence are due to black magic. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo You see, this magic which had fallen on me was black magic—and I had wished white. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) For more about hackish `magic', see Appendix A. Compare black magic, wizardly, deep magic, heavy wizardry. The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 "But this is black magic," exclaimed the old man. Benita, an African romance Chemistry knows nothing of the supernatural, yet can, as in this case, achieve results that may well appear to be black magic. The Grey Room "Don't have anything to do with Madame Tingley," whispers a Theosophist lady to my wife; and when my wife in all innocence inquires, "Why not?" the awe-stricken answer comes, "She practices black magic!" The Profits of Religion Having mastered that coal-stove principle, they are going back to their native hills with black magic up their sleeves. The Iron Puddler My life in the rolling mills and what came of it Almost synonymous with black magic, except that black magic typically isn't documented and nobody understands it. The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 With two horns in the ascendant, however, it is the sign of the Devil, "the accursed Goat of Mendes," and an instrument of black magic. Bygone Beliefs: being a series of excursions in the byways of thought As deadly as inexplicable, not a few of the states have classed it with black magic and declared its use a crime. Rolf in the Woods Goety, or black magic, was concerned with the evocation of demons and devils—spirits supposed to be superior to man in certain powers, but utterly depraved. Bygone Beliefs: being a series of excursions in the byways of thought |
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