#ania: studyblr

[trollcloak]

"Magic is a ‘traditional’ fact, due both to the manner of its transmission and to the adherence to carefully conserved forms. In order for magic to be considered traditional […] its procedures must be sufficiently similar over a period of time, typically handed down over generations, to warrant its inclusion in folklore studies."

Svartkonstböcker by Dr. Thomas K. Johnson

[Contextual Note: This quote is taken from a passage discussing the distinction of "traditional magic" within the scope of the study of folklore and folk customs, not within the study and practice of magic. This is the definition of "traditional magic that I personally use for my own traditional magic practice; but it is not intended to negate the other uses of the same terminology within the practicing magical community.]

[trollcloak]

"These tales [...] can be roughly classified into two major groups: the 'folk legends' [...], which are believed to be true by the teller and hearers, and are generally attached to real places and persons; and the 'Wonder Tales' or 'Fairy Tales' [...], told as fantasies."

Icelandic Folktales & Legends, Jacqueline Simpson

[trollcloak]

"Even in cases in which procedural forms [associated with the workings of traditional magic] vary, the realm of shared metaphysical assumptions and associations that allow for magical efficacy, a sort of magical cultural matrix, is something that is handed on. This allows for the creation of new forms using a traditional magical 'vocabulary'."

Svartkonstböcker by Dr. Thomas K. Johnson

[Contextual Note: This quote is taken from a passage discussing the distinction of "traditional magic" within the scope of the study of folklore and folk customs, not within the study and practice of magic. The method discussed here for creating new forms and formulas that follow the traditional conventions of worldview and belief is the same that I use in my own practice, which is why I have reposted it here for my own reference.]