10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONJURY»
Discover the use of
conjury in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
conjury and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Magical Medicine: The Folkloric Component of Medicine in the ...
though this often breaks down in practice because of the existence of witchcraft
and conjury side by side in America since its earliest settlement. It is this:
whereas the witch often worked redressive magic on people for wrongs done her,
real or ...
2
Doctor Who: The Silent Stars Go By: 50th Anniversary Edition
'It's a blight of conjury that's brought the harsh winter upon us, and those two
strangers are the cause. It's their doing.' 'I don't believe in conjury,' said Bill. 'lt's
theirwork,' said Winnowner. 'A blight of conjury.' 'No,' said Bill, shaking his head.
For the sake of this example, the lonely person will be a sorcerously-inclined
person who is wise to folklore, and who wishes to indulge in a bit of personal
conjury to help their situation. The person is lonely, walking a lonely road in life-
so that ...
4
The Frank C. Brown Collection of NC Folklore: Vol. VII: ...
9520 (woman, harrassed by her enemies who wanted her job, dreams of killing
snakes in her basement, which removed the conjury [Negro]). 5553 To point an
index or dog finger of the right hand at a person will give that person bad luck.
Newman Ivey White, Wayland D. Hand, 1977
"That's very good tea, Trrod. Very good indeed. I must commend you. You are
quite the herbalist." "Thank you." "Too bad your conjury is not half as good." "
What?" Trrod demanded, astonished by the unexpected insult. The witch glared
at him.
6
The Red Church Or the Art of Pennsylvania German Braucherei
Conjury is not necessary in order to practice Pow-Wow. Here is this author's
sincerest recommendation to future Brauchers: • Study Scripture • Regularly
attend a church of your choice; it's not good to be totally alone • Practice healing
others ...
Now we are delving into conjury. Tomorrow morning Otter Queen will go with the
Gunsmith to the divining pool. He will bring along a conjurer to get at the cause of
her distress. It is a fool's errand, surely. And yet this is the world we are in.
“That's a far cry from being the best natural talent in Conjury in recent memory.
Do you know that's what your instructors at the College had to say about you?” “
Beg your pardon?” said Copenhagen, her voice icy. “You can't be surprised I
made ...
9
Through Stone and Sea: A Novel of the Nobel Dead
He quickly began the first conjury, calling up its shapes not in the air but upon the
tunnel's wall. He needed a powerful banishing. Within his mind's eye, a glowing
crimson circle appeared upon the rough stone, large enough to encompass him ...
Barb Hendee, J.C. Hendee, 2010
10
Indo-European and the Indo-Europeans: A Reconstruction and ...
may have been a treatment for venereal disease, as is supported by Akkad. UZUI
.SA.RI.S.U 'penis' and Hitt. passari- (?) in the same context, IV 19'-27'). However,
rites of treatment involving conjury are also preserved (see Burde 1974:1-11).
Thomas V. Gamkrelidze, Vjaceslav V. Ivanov, 1995
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONJURY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
conjury is used in the context of the following news items.
Cinderella for all ages
Ratmansky also uses conjury, cloaking Cinderella's arrivals within the corps' ranks; making appearances and costume transformations sudden ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
Wagner's four-decade transportation career ends
As usual; Councilman Burkman disregards fiscal realities for the sake of bureaucratic conjury. Yes, tolls were not _planned_ to support the ... «The Columbian, May 15»
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: The Friends Of English Magic Review
Just as conjury in Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell's world has yet to shake off its association with charlatans and vagabonds, fantasy storytelling ... «Den of Geek!, May 15»
An Artist Living in an Edgeland: An Interview With LoneLady
Part conjury, part-architecture. Seems a good way to approach production. Being a solo artist has often very closely resembled being a recluse ... «PopMatters, May 15»
The Budget showed Osborne's greatest skill: the ability to rebrand …
Osborne's greatest act of conjury, as fiscal boundaries have shifted, has been to entrench an image of himself as a figure of unbending ... «New Statesman, Mar 15»
Why Atheists Need Captain Kirk
Nor, for the Spockian, is there any such thing as wonder, not really; for what is an emotion, but a conjury of particles in the nervous system? «NPR, Sep 14»
I lost my baby. Don't tell me to just “let it go”
It's downright conjury! A rational human being, with rational wants and desires and rational ambitions can be diminished to a rabid libido, ... «Fair Lady, May 14»
Even Weirder: MOJO Readers' 50 Weirdest Albums
MOJO SAYS: Cast-of-hundreds Japanese collective blow minds with blended voices, electronic conjury and gamelan ceremony. 25. Fantômas ... «MOJO, May 14»
Chris Ramsey: South Shields comic ticking things off the list
... and the mishap which inspired it - a repeated use of inappropriate language (and associated image-conjury) on Sky's knockabout Saturday ... «The Journal, Mar 14»
Sherlock's fall, The Empty Hearse, and magic tricks
The language of conjury though, insulates Sherlock's writers against appeals for disclosure. By describing the fall as a magic trick, Mark Gatiss ... «Den Of Geek, Jan 14»
