Ancient beliefs and practices are the mainstay of
magic. Modern-day spells often have their roots
in ancient rituals and today’s rituals arise from
knowledge of age-old spells.
While we might make an attempt at defining
ancient beliefs as applied to the modern day, no
definition of magic has ever found universal
acceptance, and countless attempts to separate
it from religion on the one hand and science on
the other, have never been truly successful.
What one group of people may label magic,
another would label religion, and another
science. By choosing only one of these
classifications for magic, we close our minds to
all the other possibilities that are available to us.
