Journal Entry #6



1. The cime of Magic did not entail death save for those of exahlted positions.

2. Black Magic, which ever apes the Magic of Light, ws used as an instrument of passion and an oracle of hell.

3.The greatest magical prosecution to be found in history, after that of the temple was the trail of a maid, who was almost a saint.

4. Black Magic may be not only a real crime but the gravest of all offences.

5. The soul of the world is a force which tends automatically to equillembrum; either will must predominate over it or it conquers the will.

4 questions
Why was excommunication at teh time a penalty?
Why does the mystery of human continually absorb seekers?
Why did magicians seek the mandragore?
Why did Gilles de Laval share the same fate as the servants?

3 words i do not know
1. Pg 196 Alga-plants that lack true roots, stems, leaves, and embryos.
2. Pg 197 Pantacle-a figure of a 5-pointed star usually made with alternate points connected by a continuous line and used as a magic or occult symbol
3. Pg 204 Vie- to exchange in rivalry

2 literary Elements
1."His reign is like a solemn and brilliant pause" pg 195- Simile
2."the heavy and fetid atmosphere compelled the young women to retreat" pg 214- Personification

1 sentence summary
Sorcerers would have to drop there regular lives and become insane in order to do magic.