Welcome back, Witches! This week, we’re exploring Sympathy Magic with the belief that like influences like, and that symbols, objects, and actions can shape reality. From ancient ritual practices to modern magical theory, we’re unpacking the roots of this enduring magical concept. So get in, Loser, because we’re tracing the invisible threads that connect intention, symbolism, and magic.
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Resources
- Wigington, Pattie. What is Sympathetic Magic? (2019). Learn Religions. https://www.learnreligions.com/sympathetic-magic-2561922
- O’Neil, Darcy. Laws of Sympathetic Magic: Introduction. (2011) Art of Drink. https://www.artofdrink.com/science/laws-of-sympathetic
- Original Botanica. Understanding Sympathetic Magic: Principles and Practices. (2024). Original Botanica. https://originalbotanica.com/blog/sympathetic-magic-principles-laws?srsltid=AfmBOor-DBCtSOzIQxL44K2_mVzHL6myjNhL0W8kBMhFwgHH72_IpSwD
Sir James George Frazer. The Golden Bough- Chapter 3: Sympathetic Magic. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Golden_Bough/Sympathetic_Magic
- Patti Wigington (2019). What is Sympathetic Magic? Learn Religions. https://www.learnreligions.com/sympathetic-magic-2561922
- Abeni (2024). Understanding Sympathetic Magic: Principles and Practices. Original Botanica. https://originalbotanica.com/blog/sympathetic-magic-principles-laws?srsltid=AfmBOorPbubkqWKznpD5nz_7Mwkn8b5_YIws0W7F6ETOxK6daGfzRN3j
- Hingston, Sean T.; McManus, Justin F.; Noseworthy, Theodore J. (2017)How Inferred contagion biases dispositional judgements of others. Journal of Consumer Psychology. Volume 27. Issue 2., Pages 195-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcps.2016.09.005
- Colin Dickey (n.d.). Very Supersticious: The science of sympathetic magic, and why it persists. Lapham’s Quarterly. https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/magic-shows/very-superstitious
- My Cousins Coven. (n.d.). Sympathetic Magic. My Cousins Coven. https://www.mycousinscoven.com/sympathetic-magic/
