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black magic

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the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world

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Black magic is not a myth. It is a totally unscientific and emotional form of magic, but it does get results - of an extremely temporary nature. Aleister Crowley

That old black magic has me in its spell, That old black magic that you weave so well; Icy fingers up and down my spine, The same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine. Johnny Mercer

A fairy tale in terms of blood-a world in anamorphosis-a perversion of all rationality.... It's unthinkable, senseless, like black magic and sorcery and thaumaturgy. It's downright demented. S. S. Van Dine

I know the difference between black magic and white magic. Tina Turner

Black magic operates most effectively in preconscious, marginal areas. Casual curses are the most effective. William S. Burroughs

To practice black magic you have to violate every principle of science, decency, and intelligence. You must be obsessed with an insane idea of the importance of the petty object of your wretched and selfish desires. Aleister Crowley

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