black magic
noun
: magic that is associated with the devil or with evil spirits : evil magic
He wore a special necklace to protect against black magic.
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In the late 1950s, LaVey formed a magic circle in San Francisco to explore black magic and the occult (the regulars included friends like Anger, the Danish baroness Carin de Plessen, and fantasy/sci-fi writers such as Fritz Leiber and August Derleth, the first publisher of H. P. Lovecraft).
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Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
Cabinet of Curiosities The Occult Remedy the Puritans Embraced
Why did the Puritans embrace a medical treatment that looked suspiciously like black magic?
—JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2024
According to Sharonda, Danielle accused Chaney’s mother of doing black magic on their relationship, discouraging him from contacting her.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
Disney+ The Earl of Poynton (Adrian Lester) dabbles in black magic and has sinister plans afoot.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Apr. 2024
In the lead-up to the parliamentary and presidential elections in October, a number of Tanzanian ministers allegedly turned to black magic to help their campaigns.
—Evan Fraser, Foreign Affairs, 16 Aug. 2015
Then there was also the whole issue with his brother Mathias that also played out in the backdrop of his career, which included accusations of black magic, extortion and kidnapping.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
She’s fully convinced that an old friend is using black magic to make bad things happen to her.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
But black magic requires enormous amounts of energy — TSMC single-handedly consumes perhaps 7% of Taiwan’s electricity — and that creates a risk.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
Cabinet of Curiosities The Occult Remedy the Puritans Embraced
Why did the Puritans embrace a medical treatment that looked suspiciously like black magic?
—JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2024
According to Sharonda, Danielle accused Chaney’s mother of doing black magic on their relationship, discouraging him from contacting her.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
Disney+ The Earl of Poynton (Adrian Lester) dabbles in black magic and has sinister plans afoot.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Apr. 2024
In the lead-up to the parliamentary and presidential elections in October, a number of Tanzanian ministers allegedly turned to black magic to help their campaigns.
—Evan Fraser, Foreign Affairs, 16 Aug. 2015
Then there was also the whole issue with his brother Mathias that also played out in the backdrop of his career, which included accusations of black magic, extortion and kidnapping.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
She’s fully convinced that an old friend is using black magic to make bad things happen to her.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
But black magic requires enormous amounts of energy — TSMC single-handedly consumes perhaps 7% of Taiwan’s electricity — and that creates a risk.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Black magic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20magic. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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