Earth, Air, Fire & Water: More Techniques of Natural Magic

212 Pages·1991·10.16 MB·English

by  Scott Cunningham

E A R T H/ A I R
F I R E & W A T E R
SCOTT CUNNINGHAM
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Preface
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Alief I'd wrltt.m &rl~ -"In 1983.1 ~t Ibo. i. was
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c.oI v.~ • .-.1 P' ,,"'" no >Imp!<. <><own .... Ilon~
melhodII 0/ W1Xklnfl with Earth.. Air. I'i. . and W. ....
So I ....n-rie. nd. i"""","' \oook. filled sptll. H• . ,
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apranl from E"""!"AJI fotk ""p<-Such Ii"", Iu~
Ionf; bern uoed to<T<ol~' mationoloip bet. ..... their pta<-
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nd tho EArt~ IIMI/_ WHlo oItnplo lilUOls tlu.. a,nh,o....
'0111'<> ro0u_ld <10 with • minimwn 0/ <quipment. I hoped
w<ouid find. """"'-
It cm.oinly !tao. I'n probobly ....,... Ieneto
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..... Thoug~ if• • ohort vol""",. tho Wonn.otion con
",rood within i. corotilO .... to boo utillud by. wido grotOp 0/
peopio. mAlIy 0/ whom Of" ju. . bepruoing to p ...t Ar til<
ftAN'..! art 0/ maglc_
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"ad""n«d" boo!< OIl .... subjo<:t. I'~ ......... bern """,,in
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...., y wlu, n• . In.n my _ .. 1 ...,.;~ 0/ Iol~
magic.. _Ir" ••• d' ,0 ..1 01 o:ouoin-Fol~ onoo,gio< 10 "'"' .....-
t .... ma9< 0/ t .... p«>pI<.lh...-bee<> 100 """pie>, i{
only boca_ ....... _I< didn't "",,. . .ur.. ro. I.ney
mapc. 1hoir ritual!! _ 'bnr simpl<, ~
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It .. 'hio typo 0/ ~ic thot I writ< of, I don't <lWl\bon
d'IOk, ... d'IOm,dling. t .... I ..... 1'10-. I"'~ worI<lng.
__n cy or "'. ..... ""'h t<>pi co simply boca_!hoy''' "'"
• porto/my mop,.1 ~f<.1 p.,ft[ to"";~o/ w,,",t I know,
Aoo 00. r..rth, N, rift' b' 1'CIn: Morr Ttdt.o""" of
""'"",11 Mdgi< ion' t.~ .odvan<'Od guido to thi> • .-." pro<
tico. Thilbouk II. con~n ... _o/ r..rth _, ;,'.rom_
pl<""nt. H..-. ,..,..'U dIo<-ov..-r [ .... ~ ... 0/ >to, mop:;
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-.T htlo!l rn.pmls. 01<1' by-stq>,d/:t.ilod 8"k\eto
dfticttin&}'<>U' """" magic.l riIuolo.
0". tbomo urockrlia this booIc 'hr Ir.p;ibty 0/ our
pta ..... Today, .... Earth II In turmoil, dwu.o ""h< oct" "o/
un'tlinki"6 hu ........ As ~ dQft't.b</oo 'hr
Earth or .... ,k["",. .. W. __~ ....h , ......... _og our
"""" ~ toward wr plo ..... P<I it> many ~ ..,
.... niIeotaliono.lndoint! thio. Iond".'r;yloour_.
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1'.".1 • w.y 0/ IiI. . ~ daY" lhiI moy it><!udr fK}"
ding. ptanting _ corpoollng. .." ing w ..... (in b ..... 0/
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<>J' «Ivioomtnonl. ..., Imp<"<>ft 'hr tfM1j·,et 0/ ou,
opoIlo.nd rituolo,donlyboca_ ...· w plO .... tho, ....
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.pe<! natu .. 000" t"h'oh Enalrqth_, t ho Air, th< E .. and .... W ......
M. y .- 0/ ...t ur ol magi< iM•til.I w-ithin
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u •• >mOO 0/..- i,~ our and ou[ li. ....
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Part I
BASICS OF
MAGIC

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