I've always thought a lot of Xtian prayer rituals were just that—magic rituals. Like burying a statue of St. Jospeh (upside down) on your property in order to sell the place fast. But like you said, they'd hotly deny it was magic. People are such odd creatures.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
branchandroot
no subject
Date: 2008-12-18 09:56 pm (UTC)http://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Christian-Magic-Marvin-Meyer/dp/0691004587/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1229637224&sr=1-1
I've always thought a lot of Xtian prayer rituals were just that—magic rituals. Like burying a statue of St. Jospeh (upside down) on your property in order to sell the place fast. But like you said, they'd hotly deny it was magic. People are such odd creatures.