Sentences with phrase «such magical ideas»

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And the carry - over of such ideas into the priestly legislation, the natural custodian of concepts of, and dealings with, the occult, is well illustrated by such a ritual as that of the heifer whose neck was broken in an untilled valley where ran a perennial stream, every detail of which declares its magical character (Deut.

The idea of putting one pound of flour into a mill and getting one pound of flour out is almost magical — such a simple idea that reminds you of all that is right in the world.

Why might the idea of such a person with magical remedies be appealing to young children, and even some adults?

I have no idea where these magical probabilities come from, such that they are centered on the model projections (nor what impact projections she is referring to for that matter, there being so many different ones).