Magic, the paranormal, that which cannot be explained. During the 90's interest in magic and the occult flourished. While it had been viewed as a sadistic and harmful interest previously, it now became the most popular hobby to have. This sudden change in society’s view of magic is, in my opinion, due to a great number of factors which appeared at the time.
Books and other written materials were one of the greatest factors to affect the idea of magic. This was when J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series came out and when the T.V. show “Sabrina the teenage witch” became very popular. The publishing of the Harry Potter series and other magic related books increased interest in magic and wizardry. In my opinion this was the pivotal point in time after which interest in magic became more acceptable in society.
People interested in magic began forming groups or cults and when no one objected they kept growing in numbers and strength. Today, more and more magic practicing cults are around and still very few people notice or care whereas in the pre-90’s a single event would have been all over the news. Nowadays it is common knowledge that groups of self-proclaimed witches, ghost-whisperers and fortune tellers are around, taking advantage of those who actually believe them for charging for “services rendered.”
Since magic was first introduced over a thousand years ago, all religious organizations were very opposed to it. In all religions, the Christian church, the Muslim mosque, or the Jewish synagogue would be the place in which the most resistance towards magic could be found. This is because in most religions magic, both in practice or knowledge of it, is seen as a sin and while that fact remains unchanged, less people care – they are interested in it anyways.If you look backa couple of hundred years ago and compare the way they found and treated people interested in magic to the way they are treated today you would see a very big difference. One of the most famous incidents involving magic in the old days is the Salem Witch Trials. A lot of people they charged were just mistrusted or suspected and yet they were convicted and killed nonetheless. Nowadays people who practice magic are everywhere and are usually quite public about their abnormal activities and yet, while sme may think that they are weird and avoid them, no real action is taken.
Magic is something that is becoming more and more acceptable in society and while it is not considered a very good thing it is considered a very small, if at all existent, threat. |Magic is a curious thing, it is the embodiment of one of the biggest temptations of mankind, the ability to control the uncontrollable, effortless influence. If you think about it, magic takes advantage of mankind’s Achilles heel, our greatest weakness: the thirst for power.
I know i tend to drone on a bit..hope it wasn't too bad though. I get so absorbed in the subject, especially when i get to choose, I get all excited and don't notice when it starts to all blur together.
Ever yours ~
The Know-it-all
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