ROCCOLO MAGIC TRIP
THE TERM "MAGIC" REFERS TO A PRACTICE AIMED AT INFLUENCING OR CONTROLLING EVENTS, PHYSICAL PHENOMENA, AND HUMAN BEINGS THROUGH WILLPOWER. FOR THIS PURPOSE, MAGIC CAN EMPLOY ACTS AND VERBAL FORMULAS, AS WELL AS APPROPRIATE GESTURES AND RITUALS. THE ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD "MAGIC" (FROM THE ANCIENT GREEK ΜΑΓΕΊΑ) DERIVES FROM THE NAME USED IN ANCIENT GREECE TO INDICATE THE DOCTRINE PRACTICED BY THE "MAGI" (ΜΆΓΟΙ), THE ZOROASTRIAN PRIESTS OF PERSIA.
