When Elyse Bernath was 4 years old, she almost died. Her near-death experience was the result of a severe case of the flu, ...

So it makes sense that Eggertsson would spend 30 years researching Nordic spells, drawing from 80 old manuscripts to create his book of white magic, Sorcerer’s Screed, which he released in 1940.

The picture book features 21 poems or "spells" to conjure up the incredible magic of everyday plants and animals, each illustrated by artist Jackie Morris. "These are spells in the old sense ...

The social media angle is new, but binding spells are very, very old. They date back to Greek ... highlighting the fractured and fragmentary history of magic rituals. You may like The science ...

A Coptic depiction of Christ and of Abbot Mena dating to around the same time as the recently translated book ... spells meant to “cure demonic possession, various ailments, the effects of magic ...