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white magic

American  

noun

  1. magic used for good purposes, especially to counteract evil (black magic ).


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Practices include black magic, white magic, Wicca, Reiki, Tarot, astrology, and healers of the evil eye and other ailments.

From New York Times

But she may not be booted back to her mystical land of crystals and white magic just yet.

From Salon

The prosecution of witches was abolished in 1735, but still we didn’t make known our dalliance in white magic.

From The Guardian

The scheme tapped into a Latin American industry in which witches or spiritual guides use black or white magic for “amarres de amor,” or “moorings of love.”

From Los Angeles Times

Photograph: Sprüth Magers Berlin London This was the first really big film about black magic or white magic or whatever you want to call it.

From The Guardian