Dear List,
I'm following up on some of the results of my PhD that, though
interesting, were not at the time central to my thesis. Through
in-depth interviewing I found that the people in my survey - witches,
pagans, druids, shamans, etc. - generally reported that practising
magic had changed their lives for the better in a number of
significant ways.
Framing this in terms of the therapeutic uses of magic, I wondered if
anyone had come across any particularly vivid accounts of magical
healing. I've just started wading through the literature, but what I
haven't found yet is a reliable and detailed description of a
diagnosed medical condition being healed through magical ritual,
particularly Western European magic. Any ideas?
All the best,
Leo
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Dr Leo Ruickbie, PhD, MA, BA(Hons), Associate of King's College
Member: European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism,
Gesellschaft für Anomalistik, Parapsychological Association, Societas
Magica, Society for Psychical Research, The Ghost Club
Author: Witchcraft Out of the Shadows (2004, 2011); Faustus: The Life
and Times of a Renaissance Magician (2009); A Brief Guide to the
Supernatural (2012); A Brief Guide to Ghost Hunting (forthcoming)
Website: http://www.ruickbie.com
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