The Labyrinth of Magic

The ancient Greeks were the first to note how persuasive rhetoric could act as a kind of magaya, taking over our minds. The word for a magical book, grimoire, was imported from French and now enjoys life as a native English speaker. We're deep within the labyrinth of magic where powerful forces of human existence crowd in from every side. I hope this episode is given some tools for navigating this labyrinth without getting lost but I wouldn't want to end on a depressingly dry note that reduces magic to nothing more than a problematic term. So join us next week as we plunge in headlong in the company of an excellent guide to this strange territory, Professor Daniel Ogden,. Until then,