Just an unease in swallowing whole the media stories about 'something nasty
in the woodshed'. I was curious if anyone on the list could throw any light
on this particular aspect of magic, as it does to seem to be such; use of
blood and life energy of young people in sacrifice was one of the acusations
against witches and druids from way back. Its also a timely year and a bit
since I was involved in a lengthy discussion on the nature of the sacrifical
bull in the cutting of the mistletoe at a workshop.
> Thanks, Tim.
>
> To refine my previous questions:
>
> 1. Assuming that "muti" and similar practices, sometimes involving
> murder, do go on in some areas in southern Africa, is there any
> particular reason to suppose the "Adam" murder doesn't fit part of this?
>
> 2. In what sense does Washington represent these practitioners?
>
> 3. Why would we assume any sort of consistent orthodoxy?
>
> Chris Lehrich
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