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* According to Jewish tradition, the Name of God (which is commonly written as YHWH, but there's supposedly a much longer version of this name only used by the Jewish high priest) is forbidden to be said, despite being being said liberally throughout ''Literature/TheBible''. This is definitely part of the Law of Names, and is likely due to fear of misuse or simply turning the name of God into a mundane word.
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* According to Jewish tradition, the Name of God (which is commonly written as YHWH, but there's supposedly a much longer version of this name only used by the Jewish high priest) is forbidden to be said, despite being being said liberally throughout ''Literature/TheBible''. This is definitely part of the Law of Names, and is likely due to fear of misuse or simply turning the name of God into a mundane word.
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Voodoo Doll is probably a better example of the classic Law of Contagion.
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** Law of Contagion: This law states that things which have once been in contact with each other continue to act on each other at a distance even after physical contact has been severed (MachineEmpathy and TheEmpath are two examples, but there are many, many examples of this law).
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** Law of Contagion: This law states that things which have once been in contact with each other continue to act on each other at a distance even after physical contact has been severed (MachineEmpathy and TheEmpath are two examples, severed. The VoodooDoll (when powered by the victim's hair or blood) is the most famous application of this law, but there are many, many examples of this law).more examples.
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Most of these have been ripped wholly from [[https://www.themystica.com/the-laws-of-magic/ this site]], which in turn took them from Isaac Bonewits'[[note]]Himself a real neopagan leader who founded a religion called Ár nDraíocht Féin [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81r_nDra%C3%ADocht_F%C3%A9in (Wikipedia)]][[/note]] book Real Magic. Bonewits in turn took the Laws of Similarity and Contagion from James George Frazer's ''The Golden Bough''.
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Most of these have been ripped wholly from [[https://www.themystica.com/the-laws-of-magic/ this site]], which in turn took them from Isaac Bonewits'[[note]]Himself a real neopagan leader who founded a religion religious group called Ár nDraíocht Féin [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81r_nDra%C3%ADocht_F%C3%A9in (Wikipedia)]][[/note]] book Real Magic. Bonewits in turn took the Laws of Similarity and Contagion from James George Frazer's ''The Golden Bough''.
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Most of these have been ripped wholly from [[https://www.themystica.com/the-laws-of-magic/ this site]], which in turn took them from Isaac Bonewits' book Real Magic. Bonewits in turn took the Laws of Similarity and Contagion from James George Frazer's ''The Golden Bough''.
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Most of these have been ripped wholly from [[https://www.themystica.com/the-laws-of-magic/ this site]], which in turn took them from Isaac Bonewits' Bonewits'[[note]]Himself a real neopagan leader who founded a religion called Ár nDraíocht Féin [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81r_nDra%C3%ADocht_F%C3%A9in (Wikipedia)]][[/note]] book Real Magic. Bonewits in turn took the Laws of Similarity and Contagion from James George Frazer's ''The Golden Bough''.
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* The Law Of Knowledge: With understanding comes control and power. (This law is responsible for things like AwesomeByAnalysis).
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* The Law Of of Knowledge: With understanding comes control and power. (This law is responsible for things like AwesomeByAnalysis).
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*** Law of Attraction: Merely the act of thinking a lot about what you expect (desire or fear) will summon that thing. (from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_attraction_(New_Thought) modern spiritualism]]
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*** Law of Attraction: Merely the act of thinking a lot about what you expect (desire or fear) will summon that thing. (from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_attraction_(New_Thought) modern spiritualism]]spiritualism]])
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*** Law of Attraction: Merely the act of thinking a lot of what you expect (desire or fear) will summon that thing. (from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_attraction_(New_Thought) modern spirituaism]]
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*** Law of Attraction: Merely the act of thinking a lot of about what you expect (desire or fear) will summon that thing. (from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_attraction_(New_Thought) modern spirituaism]]spiritualism]]
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** Law of Words of Power: Knowing the name of a phenomenon allows you to summon it. (This law is responsible for things like CallingYourAttacks).
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** Law of Words of Power: Knowing the name of a phenomenon allows you to summon it. (This law is responsible for things like CallingYourAttacks).CallingYourAttacks, and why it is a bad idea to SpeakOfTheDevil).
*** Law of Attraction: Merely the act of thinking a lot of what you expect (desire or fear) will summon that thing. (from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_attraction_(New_Thought) modern spirituaism]]
*** Law of Attraction: Merely the act of thinking a lot of what you expect (desire or fear) will summon that thing. (from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_attraction_(New_Thought) modern spirituaism]]
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This is not totally confined to fiction however, as some forensic rules also use these. For example, the Law of Association come under LocardsTheory, and anyone with a phone book prior to the age of cellphones would be using the Law of Names to look up someone's name and number.
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This is not totally confined to fiction however, as some forensic rules also use these. For example, the Law of Association come comes under LocardsTheory, and anyone with a phone book prior to the age of cellphones would be using the Law of Names to look up someone's name and number.
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Most of these have been ripped wholly from [[https://www.themystica.com/the-laws-of-magic/ this site]], which in turn took them from Isaac Bonewits' book Real Magic. Bonewits in turn took the Laws of Similarity and Contagion from Frazer's Golden Bough.
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Most of these have been ripped wholly from [[https://www.themystica.com/the-laws-of-magic/ this site]], which in turn took them from Isaac Bonewits' book Real Magic. Bonewits in turn took the Laws of Similarity and Contagion from James George Frazer's ''The Golden Bough.
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* Every fantasy setting created by Creator/HarryTurtledove uses two fundamental laws of magic, the Law of Similarity (two similar-looking things have a magical link) and the Law of Contagion (two things that have touched have a magical link). Examples include ''Literature/{{Videssos}}'' and the ''Literature/DarknessSeries''--in the latter, [[FantasticScience research mages]] discover a new fundamental connection between the two laws, which allows them to create a FantasticNuke.
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* Every fantasy setting created by Creator/HarryTurtledove uses two fundamental laws of magic, the Law of Similarity (two similar-looking things have a magical link) and the Law of Contagion (two things that have touched have a magical link). Examples include ''Literature/{{Videssos}}'' and the ''Literature/DarknessSeries''--in the latter, [[FantasticScience research mages]] discover a new fundamental connection between the two laws, which allows them to create a FantasticNuke.FantasticNuke.
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Most of these have been ripped wholly from [[http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/l/laws_of_magic.html this site]], which in turn took them from Isaac Bonewits' book Real Magic. Bonewits in turn took the Laws of Similarity and Contagion from Frazer's Golden Bough.
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Most of these have been ripped wholly from [[http://www.[[https://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/l/laws_of_magic.html com/the-laws-of-magic/ this site]], which in turn took them from Isaac Bonewits' book Real Magic. Bonewits in turn took the Laws of Similarity and Contagion from Frazer's Golden Bough.
