Acts of Magic, of whatever kind, are acts of Communication. A Basic Model of Communication One of the most valuable communication models was proposed in 1954 by Charles Osgood and Wilbur Schramm. The most common in interpersonal communication is through language. Communication takes place between Interpreters with a cyclical exchange. In a single actContinue reading “Theoria: The Essentials of the Semiotic Theory of Magic”
Monthly Archives: May 2023
Recovering the Hermetica
Byzantine emperor Alexios I faced a seemingly insurmountable challenge in the 11th Century. Despite being the heir to the Roman Empire, Alexios I saw his area of rule diminishing with the expansion of the Seljuq dynasty. The House of Seljuq was a Turkish family who practiced a Sunni variation of Islam that, in time, integratedContinue reading “Recovering the Hermetica”
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