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On 29 June 2010 20:33, Magliocco, Sabina <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > At the folk level, the dead were never omitted from Western magic. A number of vernacular magical traditions feature spirits of the dead: they may be called upon to help, cause harm if they are restless or unhappy, or be physically incorporated into magical philters through the use of human bones. agreed, though as mentioned the survival of folk magic is patchy, good in Hoodoo, not so good in occult revival circles, where grimoires by rote, angels and the qlipoth are more common. This is definitely an area where taking the modern synthesis further could make magic more socially relevant, and more permeable to mutual cultural exchange with ATRs etc.. ALWays Jake http://www.underworld-apothecary.com/