magic in folkore and song

Subject: magic in folkore and song
From: GUEST,mary jo
Date: 04 Sep 06 - 11:53 AM

Anyone else ever had the sense that the magic in the old songs and stories are clues to a different way of being in the world -- not just fanciful bits of musing? I think we once had a different relationship to what we now consider the magical arts.

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mj.

Subject: RE: magic in folkore and song
From: GUEST,AR
Date: 04 Sep 06 - 03:29 PM

Sure... I'm keen on the idea of a Gravesian take on folksong. As a good example of this, check out 'Where is Saint George? Pagan imagery in English Folk Song' by Bob Stewart.