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[font:e105=Arial, Arial, Helvetica]Magic has been practiced for a very long time. In fact it goes
back as far as 50,000 B.C. Can you believe it, 52,000 years ago magic was
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[font:e105=Arial, Arial, Helvetica]Prehistoric people who buried cave bears probably started
"magic". They probably did this as a magic rite (spell). Scientists
believe those drawings and carvings are a form of magic. For example, hunters
would probably draw animals or hunting scenes before going on hunting trips.
They probably believed that the drawings would come to life while they were
gone. They believed in its power but it didn’t actually work. By drawing the
scenes they gave themselves self-confidence. That was their magic.[/font]
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[b][color:e105=#6699cc]Ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Roman’s magic[/color][/i][/b][/b]
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[font:e105=Arial, Arial, Helvetica]Ancient Egyptians used amulets, magic figures, and rites as
their magic. Magic was very important to them because they believed that it
would provide them with crop, punishments, and rewards, and keeping the pharaoh
happy. Ancient Greeks and Romans tried to tell the future through dreams and
crystal balls. They also consulted priests to get information from their gods.[/font]
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[b][color:e105=#6699cc]Middle ages[/color][/i][/b][/b]
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[font:e105=Arial, Arial, Helvetica]During the Middle Ages, Europeans believed strongly in magic.
Almost all Europeans believed in its power. At the same time they also thought
it was sinful. At that time alchemist (chemists) searched for two very valuable
substances, the philosopher's stone and the elixir of life. The philosopher's
stone was believed to change iron, lead, and other metals into gold. The elixir
of life was a miraculous substance that could cure diseases and lengthen life.[/font]
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[b][color:e105=#6699cc]1500’s-1700’s[/color][/i][/b][/b]
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[font:e105=Arial, Arial, Helvetica]From the 1500's to the1700's, belief in magic continued spread
around the world. Even the highly educated people believed in its power. For
example, Sir Isaac Newton studied alchemy. People by this time were tired of
witchcraft.[/font]
[font:e105=Arial, Arial, Helvetica]People believed you could tell a person’s character in many
ways, such as studying a person’s hand, facial features, or even the moles on
their skin. After about 1600 magic lost our attention because of scientific
advances. Scientists revealed that magic was not real, it was our mind playing
tricks.[/font]
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[b][color:e105=#6699cc]Magic today[/color][/i][/b][/b]
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[font:e105=Arial, Arial, Helvetica]Magic today is way different than hundreds of years ago. Some
people still believe in witchcraft or still read their horoscope in the daily
newspaper, but we mostly use it as entertainment. It is also with us in
superstitions, such as a lucky penny or a rabbit’s foot.[/font]
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