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Unconditional Satisfaction GuaranteeNo Shipping Fees Above 302 Months to Decide. Returns Simplified.Inspired by her popularWild Thingpodcast, journalist Laura Krantz incorporates the scientific method and her journalistic skills to determine if magic might be real inDo You Believe in Magic?
Magicspells and curses, hexes and potions, superstition, and rituals. Weve all heard stories of alchemists attempting to turn abundant lead into precious, rare gold. Or of poor, unfortunate souls asking potion masters to brew up unappetizing concoctions that will help them find love. And of course, were familiar with cursesmuttering magical words for the purposes of exacting revenge on an enemy, or protecting a hidden treasure.
Who wouldnt like the idea of special powers, or control over the natural world? It seems pretty fun, even if its just the stuff of fantasy books and movies. But a lot of what we call magic has grounding in real practices. In fact, magic is at the root of many scientific fieldsfrom chemistry to botany to astronomyand has been an important part of human culture for thousands of years.
