Spells And The Physical Power Of Words

Love, revenge, money, health— spells and poems are often quite similar in their subject matter. Both are a calculated set of words meant to draw a certain reaction from whomever they are directed at. Both utilize elements of structured meter and rhyme.

While poems are seen as acceptable expressions of emotion or thought, belief in the power of magical incantations is generally left to fiction or the sixteenth century. This is probably because poems are only supposed to enact internal change that’s confined to the mind. Spells, on the other hand, influence outward surroundings. Despite the seeming implausibility of such “magical” acts, there is evidence that words have the potential to make a very physical impact on the world.

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