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Dear Melissa Harrington Good question from "devil's advocate" possibilities 1. Ancient magicians were better than moderns- 2. Third world magicians better than first? 3. In 1980s when Audrey Harper claimed she was a dabbler in the occult - she did often levitate - but might have been the LSD in the candles - but there again I can think of a better place to put it.* 4. Accounts of flying appear in the grimoires for entertainment value only! 4. It is and always has been a metaphor? Blessings to you Mogg Morgan ps: we publish a handy little book called "The Flying Sorcerer" but its really about Francis Barrett's pioneering but not very successful, attempts at Balloon flight * the closest to the story in the article > ----- O > Fascinating article. Here I am, a witch/magician on an academic > forum full of magicians, and many non magicians, all so interested > in magic we make it a life time of serious study, and practise. I > have seen many amazing things, been involved in uncanny healings > and experienced all sorts of phenomena, religion, numinosity, > synchronicity, luck, psychism, telepathy, manifestations, insights > etc etc but I still practice a form of western mystery/wise > woman's magic that is but a glimpse of a shadow's shadow compared > to the stuff of folklore and fairy tale. I am forever grateful to > my path for the life changing experience of the Divine it has > given me, and the experience of nature spirituality, and of > spiritual development. But on a sheer physical level, yes, of > course I'd like to fly at will, to cast off into the wind and make > dream reality, and return intact. Is it possible that in the > multiverse out there there are people who can do "real magic"? Are > we, the rational magicians, the hiers of enlightenment, the ones > who are deluded with our charts and psychologies? So, seriously, > how deluded are we in all our magics, is there anyone out there > lurking who can teach me to fly?(Of course I'm Wiccan so, bit like > being a veggie, I would only consider flying that involves no > malefica nor devilish pacts etc.) > regards > Melissa > Message ----- > *From:* toyin adepoju <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > *To:* [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 19, 2011 8:46 AM > *Subject:* [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Fwd: ||NaijaObserver|| > Self-confessed witch escapes lynching [ A REPORT FROM NIGERIA] > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Kay Odunaro* <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> > Date: 19 January 2011 07:31 > Subject: ||NaijaObserver|| Self-confessed witch escapes lynching > > > > > > Lead Image > > The suspected witch. Photo: PATIENCE OGBO > > > Self-confessed witch escapes lynching > > * > > By Patience Ogbo > > * > January 19, 2011 02:03AM > Print print > <http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/Metro/5664365-147/story.csp#> > Email email > <http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/email/email.csp?cid=5664365&sid=248> > Share Share <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php> > > Residents of Gowon Estate area of Lagos woke early Tuesday to the > startling discovery of a young lady on the roof of a three-story > building. > > The lady, who refused to give her name, claimed she was a witch on > a mission. She further revealed that she flew from Obubra in Cross > River State, to afflict her victim with epilepsy in Lagos. > However, her supposed mission was not accomplished because, > according to her, on reaching 4 Iwajuwa Street, dogs in the area > started barking, resulting in her losing her balance in the air. > The loud bang on the roof of the three-story building was said to > have jolted the tenants from sleep at about 3am. > > Occupants of the building, who said they mistook the sound as an > explosion, could, however, not come out to ascertain the cause of > the sound until 5am, when they reportedly heard a strange noise > from the top of the building. The unidentified lady was thereafter > brought down where she reportedly revealed her mission, following > which an angry mob descended on her. > > She later turned violent, throwing stones and dangerous objects. > At this stage, the onlookers took to their heels, with mothers > calling out to their children to leave the scene. But some brave > young men were able to disarm her and were at the verge of > lynching her when police officers from Gowon Estate arrived and > took her away. > > *R* > <http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/Metro/index.csp>*esponse*: > > > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > to NaijaObserver, naijaexcel, NaijaPolitics, NIgerianWorldF., > omooduayahoo, talkniga > > > show details 07:53 (47 minutes ago) > > > *Images are not displayed.* > Display images below - Always display images from > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > Psychotic- schizophrenic woman requiring medical attention, but > would now be languishing in a police cell and perhaps later to be > freed to wander around or maybe to be transferred to a prison to > rot there without really being charged with any offence. 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