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• Magic (paranormal), a term for various supernatural, mystical, and paranormal practices.
  • Magick, a variant term popularized by Aleister Crowley
  • Magic in the Greco-Roman world, a branch of the disciplines of Classics, Ancient History and Religious Studies that has become a popular object of study especially in the last twenty years or so
• Magic (illusion), also known as stage magic, street magic, and sleight of hand; the art of entertaining audiences by performing illusions and tricks.

In fantasy fiction: The Sorceress by John William Waterhouse Magic and sorcery are the influencing of events, objects, people and physical phenomena by mystical, paranormal or supernatural means. ... This article refers to the magical system of Aleister Crowley and Thelema. ... Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley, (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947; the surname is pronounced // i. ... // [edit] Magical practices and beliefs [1] In the Greco-Roman world, the public and private rituals associated with religion seem to have been a part of everyday life. ... Classics, particularly within the Western University tradition, when used as a singular noun, means the study of the language, literature, history, art, and other aspects of Greek and Roman culture during the time frame known as classical antiquity. ... The times before writing belong either to protohistory or to prehistory. ... Religious studies is the designation commonly used in the English-speaking world for a multi-disciplinary, secular study of religion that dates to the late 19th century in Europe (and the influential early work of such scholars as Friedrich Max Müller, in England, and Cornelius P. Tiele, in the... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

• Magic (fantasy), a general overview of magic in works of fantasy.
• Magic (Discworld), magic in the Discworld series.
• Magic (Harry Potter), magic in the Harry Potter series.
• Magic (Inheritance), magic in the Inheritance Trilogy.
• Magic (Middle-earth), magic in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
• Magic (Imagicators), magic in the Imagicators series.

In science and mathematics: Magic in fiction is the endowing of fictional characters or objects with magical powers. ... The Discworld in Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels runs on magic. ... In the Harry Potter books, magic is depicted as a natural force, one that can be used to override the usual laws of nature while still being approached entirely scientifically. ... Magic is an integral part of Alagaësia, the world in which the Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini is set. ... The concept of Magic in Middle-earth is hard to define: one definition is that it is the defining property that sets J. R. R. Tolkiens imaginary or secondary world (Arda) apart from the real or primary world. ... Magic according to The Imagicators, a fantasy novel by Brad Marshland, requires no spells, no magic words. ...

• Magic (cryptography), the codename for U.S. intelligence obtained from cryptanalysis of Japanese diplomatic transmissions during World War II
• Magic square, a square of numbers with identical row, column, and diagonal sums
• MAGIC (telescope), the Major Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cherenkov Telescope
• R550 Magic, a French-built anti-aircraft missile
• MAGIC (mapping), a governmental website with a detailed map of the United Kingdom
• Magnetism-based interaction capture, a magnetic nanoprobe technology for detecting molecular interactions in living cells

In games: In World War II, Magic was the United States codename for intelligence derived from the cryptanalysis of PURPLE, a Japanese foreign office cipher. ... It has been suggested that Date magic square be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the telescope. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... MAGIC stands for Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside. A governmental website in the United Kingdom which allows for quick and easy access to previously hard to find information, in map form. ...

• Magic (gaming), paranormal magic as used in games
  • Magic: The Gathering, a trading card game in which participants play as powerful wizards
  • Final Fantasy Magic, magic as used in the Final Fantasy game series
  • Alin Magic, magic used in the videogame Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends

In popular culture: Magic: The Gathering. ... Magic: The Gathering (colloq. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline for Fiction. ... For the first installment in the series, see Final Fantasy (video game). ... In the 2006 real time strategy computer game Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends, the Alin race uses magic for both civilian and military needs. ...

• Magic (film), a 1978 film starring Anthony Hopkins and Ann-Margret
• Magic (rapper), a New Orleans-based rapper
• Magic (magazine), a magazine for magicians
• Magic (music magazine), a monthly music magazine in France
• "Magic", a 1974 hit-song by Pilot (band)
• "Magic", a 1980 song by Olivia Newton-John
• "Magic", a 1982 song and album by Dana
• "Magic", a 1984 song by The Cars
• "Magic", a song by Ben Folds Five from their album The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner

In computing programming: Magic is a 1978 film starring Anthony Hopkins and Ann-Margret. ... Magic(Awood Johnson) is a New Orleans hip-hop artist, who first worked the citys underground circuit, then eventually signed with Master Ps No Limit label thanks to the moguls brother, C-Murder. ... MAGIC, also known as The Magazine for Magicians, is an independent magazine for magicians that is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Magic is a French-language music magazine which is released on a monthly basis. ... Pilot was a rock group formed in 1973 in Edinburgh, Scotland by former Bay City Rollers members David Paton and Billy Lyall. ... Olivia Newton-John AO OBE (born September 26, 1948) is an English-born Australian pop singer and actress. ... // Dana may refer to: Dana (singer) now known as Dana Rosemary Scallon Dana (Buddhism), the practice of generosity or giving in Buddhism Dana (Sikhism), the material virtue of charity in Sikhism Danu (Irish goddess), the Celtic mother goddess Dana (pronounced Dah-nuh), European name derived from Bohdana or Bogdana meaning... The Cars were an American New Wave band, fronted by Ric Ocasek, that emerged from the early punk scene in the late 1970s. ... Ben Folds Fives self-titled debut album Ben Folds Five (1994–2000) was a three-member band formed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, who until their breakup in 2000 were a mainstay of piano rock. ... The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner is the third album by Ben Folds Five, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music). ...

• Magic (programming), a general term for hiding complexity, as well as a UNIX command for "magically" determining unknown filetypes
  • Deep magic, a term for completely unknown workings in the depths of a program
  • Black magic (programming), a synonym for voodoo programming, techniques which seem to work but aren't fully understood as to why they work
• Magic number (programming), an arbitrary number that has been assigned a special meaning
• "Magic", a version of the MUMPS programming language developed by Meditech
• Magic (software), a popular VLSI layout tool
• Magic Software Enterprises, a software company which maintains eDeveloper
• ImageMagick, a suite of imaging programs
• MAJC, a multi-core, multi-threaded processor targeted at running Java code, made by Sun Microsystems in the mid to late 1990's

Among radio stations: In the context of computer programming, magic is used to describe code that handles complex tasks while hiding that complexity to present a simple interface. ... In computer programming, deep magic refers to techniques that are not widely known, and may be deliberately kept secret. ... In programming, black magic is a tongue-in-cheek description of a technique that works even though nobody really understands why. ... In computer programming, a magic number is a constant used to identify the file or data type employed. ... MEDITECH; i. ... Magic is a Very-large-scale integration layout tool originally written by John Ousterhout at UC Berkeley during the 1980s. ... Magic Software Enterprises (Nasdaq:MGIC) is an international software company ranked in the Software 500 by Software Magazine. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... ImageMagick is a free software suite for the creation, modification and display of bitmap images. ... MAJC (Microprocessor Architecture for Java Computing) was a Sun Microsystems multi-core, multithreaded, very long instruction word (VLIW) microprocessor design from the mid-to-late 1990s. ... Java is an object-oriented applications programming language developed by Sun Microsystems in the early 1990s. ... Sun Microsystems, Inc. ...

• Magic Radio, a radio network and television channel based in the United Kingdom (disambiguation for affiliates)
• WKLI (Magic 100), a radio station in Albany, New York
• WMJX (Magic 106.7), a radio station in Boston, Massachusetts
• WMGC (Magic 105.1), a radio station in Detroit, Michigan
• Magic 89.9, a radio station in Manila, Philippines
• WLTB (Magic 101.7), a radio station in Binghamton, New York
• Magic 1278, a radio station in Melbourne, Australia
• Magic 105.4 FM, a radio station in London, England
• Magic 107.7 FM, a radio station in Orlando, Florida
• Magic 97.3 FM, a radio station in Panama City, Florida
• Magic 96.5 FM, a radio station in Birmingham, Alabama
• Majic 105.7 FM, a radio station in Cleveland, Ohio.

Magic can also mean: Magic is a music radio and (later) a TV brand in the United Kingdom, run by the Emap group. ... WKLI (Magic 100) is a Soft AC radio station serving the Capital District, licensed to Albany, New York. ... WMJX is a radio station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts. ... WMGC, known on the air as Magic 105. ... Magic 89. ... 3EE began in 1992 although it was originally the legendary radio station 3XY which began transmission in 1935. ... Magic 105. ...

• Orlando Magic, a NBA basketball team
• Magic Johnson, a famous basketball player
• Magic (trade show), the Men's Apparel Guild in California trade show

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See also

• Magician
• Magus, a Zoroastrian priest; the origin of the word magic
• Magic and religion
• Magic in the Greco-Roman world
• Mana
• Magical thinking

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