Magic
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Magic may refer to:
- Magic (illusion), the art of appearing to perform supernatural feats using sleight of hand, escapology, or other methods
- Magic (paranormal), the use of paranormal methods to manipulate natural forces, such as:
- Alchemy, a historical proto-science directed at the transmutation of physical substances for spiritual or magical purposes
- Mana, an impersonal magical force, energy or power; commonly regarded as "the stuff of which magic is made."
- Thaumaturgy, the magician's practice of working magic or miracles
- Ancient cultural practices, such as Seidr (Norse magic), Heku (Egyptian magic), and Greco-Roman magic
- Witchcraft, also called 'witchery' or 'spellcraft'
- Sex magic, the practice of using sexual psychic energies for magical purposes
- White magic, Gray magic, Black magic and Maleficium (sorcery), as gradations of magical intent from benevolent to malevolent; sometimes seen as related to a widespread magical categorization of Left-hand path and right-hand path.
- Apotropaic magic, intended to deflect, avert, or "turn away" harmful influences.
- Hoodoo (folk magic), also called 'Conjure' and (erroneously) 'Voodoo.'
- Cunning folk, Pow-wow (folk magic), Dowsing, and other Folk magic practices
- Theurgy, Conjuring, Spirit possession - various methods of evocation or summoning of spiritual entities
- Ceremonial magic, a ritual system of esoteric spiritual development using occult techniques, related to Hermeticism, Kabbalah, and Western esotericism; a system often described as a western counterpart to yoga.
- Related variants of Ceremonial Magic, such as Enochian magic and Golden Dawn
- Comparable occult systems for esoteric spiritual development in Eastern religions; such as Tantra, Yoga, and especially yogic powers known as Siddhis
- Magick, a specific system of ritual magic deriving from the religious philosophy of Thelema
- Magic and religion, which may involve the intercession of deities or other spirits, such as prayer
- Divination and other Occult practices are often considered to be aspects of magic
- Synchronicity has been considered both as "magical causality" and as "meaningful acausal coincidence."
- Some paranormal research topics that are presented as "science" are better categorized as magic and/or pseudoscience
- Magic (fantasy), fictional characters or objects with magical powers.
- Magic in fiction, the treatment of magic in fictional works
- Magic (Middle-earth), the mystical, paranormal, or supernatural activity, appear in various forms in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional realm of Middle-earth.
- Magic (gaming), the portrayal of magic in roleplaying games
- Magic of Dungeons & Dragons, widely used in the role-playing community, across many different fictional worlds, and across books, board games, video games, and movies.
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Aircraft [edit]
- Eurodisplay SR-01 Magic, Czech ultralight aircraft
Computing [edit]
- Gibson MaGIC a network audio protocol
- Magic (programming), an informal term for the use of code that handles complex tasks while hiding that complexity to present a simple interface
- Magic number (programming), a number at a special position of a file that identifies its file type
- Magic quotes, a PHP feature
- Magic, a programming language developed by MEDITECH
- Magic (software), a layout tool
- Magic Software Enterprises, a software company
- MagiC, a commercial operating system for the Atari ST range of computers
- MAJC, a microprocessor design
- Multi Autonomous Ground-robotic International Challenge, a robotics competition
Gaming [edit]
- Magic (gaming), the portrayal of magic in roleplaying games
- Magic: The Gathering, a collectible card game by Wizards of the Coast
- Magic of Dungeons & Dragons, of spells used in the settings of the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D).
Film [edit]
- Magic (1917 film), a silent Hungarian film directed by Alexander Korda
- Magic (1978 film)
Music [edit]
(Listed alphabetically by item, then by author)
Albums [edit]
- Magic (B'z album)
- Magic (Gillan album)
- Magic (The Jets album)
- Magic, an album by Paul Mauriat
- Magic (Axel Rudi Pell album)
- Magic (Bruce Springsteen album)
- Magic (Amii Stewart album)
- Magic (Jolin Tsai album), 2003 studio album by Taiwanese Mandopop artist Jolin Tsai
- Magic (T-Connection album)
- Magic (Twins album)
- Magic (Djumbo album), 2008
- Magic (Jorma Kaukonen album), 1984
- Magic (Tom Browne album), 1981
- Magick (album), a 2004 album by John Zorn
- Magic (Smash Mouth album) , 2012 album by Smash Mouth
Songs [edit]
- "Magic," by Ben Folds Five on the album The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
- "Magic" (B.o.B song)
- "Magic" (Bruce Springsteen song)
- "Magic," by Colbie Caillat on the album Coco
- "Magic" (The Cars song)
- "Magic" (Disco Montego song)
- "Magic" (Future song), by American rapper Future featuring T.I.
- "Magic" (Ladyhawke song)
- "Magick" (Klaxons song)
- "Magic" (Olivia Newton-John song)
- "Magic" (One Direction song), a 2012 song by One Direction
- "Magic" (Pilot song)
- "Magic" (MAX song), 2000
- "Magic", by Mick Smiley, appeared in the 1984 comedy Ghostbusters
- "Magic" (Nick Drake song)
- "Magic," by Pussycat Dolls on the album Doll Domination
- "Magic," a song by Rina Aiuchi
- "Magic" (Robin Thicke song)
- "Magick" by Ryan Adams & the Cardinals from Cardinology
- "Magic" (Secret song)
- "Magic," by Selena Gomez on the album Wizards of Waverly Place (soundtrack)
- "Magic" (The Sound of Arrows song), 2011
- "M.A.G.I.C, " a song by The Sound of Arrows
- "Magic" a song by Smash Mouth
Persons and organizations [edit]
- Magic (rapper)
- Magic, Inc. (organization), an educational think tank in Palo Alto, California
- Magic Johnson (born 1959), American basketball player and businessman
- Orlando Magic, professional NBA basketball team
- Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, a netball team
Publications [edit]
- Magic (Asimov), a 1996 story collection by Isaac Asimov
- Magick (Book 4), a book by Aleister Crowley
- Magic (magazine), a magazine for magicians
- Magic (music magazine)
- Magic (novel), a 1976 novel by William Goldman
- Magyk, a 2005 fantasy novel by Angie Sage
- The Magic Comic, a short lived comic first published by DC Thomson in 1939
Science and mathematics [edit]
- Magic (cryptography), a World War II Allied effort to break Japanese codes
- "Magic", Magnesium injection cycle, an engine design
- MAGIC (postgraduate mathematics)
- MAGIC (telescope)
- Magic number (chemistry)
- Magic number (physics)
- R.550 Magic, a missile
Radio stations [edit]
Sorted by frequency, then by city:
- In the United States
- WMGS (Magic 93), in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- KTIK-FM (Magic 93.1), in Boise, Idaho, formerly KZMG
- WTHZ (Majic 94.1), in Greensboro, North Carolina
- WAJI (Majic 95.1), in Fort Wayne, Indiana
- KKMJ-FM (Majic 95.5), in Austin, Texas
- KNEV (Magic 95.5), in Reno, Nevada
- WMJJ (Magic 96.5), in Birmingham, Alabama
- WMGN (Magic 98.1), in Madison, Wisconsin
- WMGQ (Magic 98.3), in New Brunswick, New Jersey
- KYMG (Magic 98.9), in Anchorage, Alaska
- KKMG (98.9 Magic FM), in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- WSPA-FM (Magic 98.9), in Spartanburg, South Carolina
- KMGA (99.5 Magic FM), in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- WDYK (Magic 100.5), in Cumberland, Maryland
- WMJM (Magic 101.3), in Louisville, Kentucky
- WLTB (Magic 101.7), in Binghamton, New York
- WLMG (Magic 101.9), in New Orleans, Louisiana
- WMXJ (Magic 102.7), in Miami, Florida, formerly known as Majic 102.7
- KMGL (Magic 104.1), in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- WMJI (Majic 105.7), in Cleveland, Ohio
- WMJX (Magic 106.7), in Boston, Massachusetts
- WMGF (Magic 107.7), in Orlando, Florida
- KMAJ-FM (Majic 107.7), in Topeka, Kansas
- WROW (Magic 590), in Albany, New York
- Formerly known as WMGC-FM (Magic 105.1), in Detroit, Michigan, which is now Today's 105.1
- Formerly known as WJGH (Magic 107.3), in Jacksonville, Florida, which is now WWJK (107.3 Jack FM)
- Rest of world
- DWTM (Magic 89.9), in Manila, Philippines
- CIMJ-FM (Majic 106.1), in Guelph, Canada
- CJMK-FM (Magic 98.3), in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- CJUK-FM (Magic 99.9), in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
- Magic 1278 (3EE), in Melbourne, Australia
- Magic Radio, a radio network in the United Kingdom
- Magic (Malta radio), a music radio station in Malta
Ships [edit]
- Disney Magic, a cruise ship
- HMS Magic, the name of several Royal Navy ships
- Carnival Magic, the second of three members of the Dream class, operated by Carnival Cruise Lines
Other uses [edit]
- Magic (TV channel), a British music television station
- Magic (company), a publisher of magic books and retailer of magic products in North America
- Magic (log canoe), a Chesapeake Bay log canoe
- Magic (horse), female miniature horse
- HTC Magic, a mobile phone
- Magic (trade show), an annual show hosted by the Men's Apparel Guild in California
- Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside, a mapping service offered by the UK government
- Magic (brand), a brand of home laundry products
See also [edit]
- List of magical terms and traditions
- Magic in the Greco-Roman world
- Magician (disambiguation)
- Magik (disambiguation)
- Magix
- Disney Mickey's Magix
- The Realm of Magix
- All pages beginning with "Magic"
- All pages beginning with "Magick"
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