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The futile practices of enchanters, wizards, magicians, and sorcerers, derived from ancient superstitions, include useless incantations for protection against spirits. 150:3.11

Magic practiced with wands, medicine rituals, and incantations often involved practitioners working unclothed and women outnumbered men among primitive magicians. 88:6.1

The highly magical word combinations of incantations evolved into prayers, as prayer gradually displaced magic in the ritual of chants and magical dances. 88:6.3