Levitation Charm

[covenrochester]

Back when parlor games were popular amongst magical families, the games would sometimes include attempts at levitation or other telekinetic manifestations. If you have grandparents and great-grandparents who grew up anywhere from the Catskills through the Appalachians through the Ozarks, before the coming of electricity, those old folks might remember such games as hat-turning, broom-dancing, or chair-raising. Folks now in their 90s will perhaps remember some of those things from their childhood or their own parents' or grandparents' stories. Some of the games had charms to go with them. My all-time favorite in that category is to make a living thing "fly" in the midst of a circle of people. It doesn't rhyme, as you can see. It's rhythm is slightly off-kilter, too, but in a way that is skillfully done to catch the mind and its power off guard. When it is said in the proper way, it has a commanding feel that brooks no opposition.

IN THE DAY YOU MAY SEE.
IN THE NIGHT YOU ARE BLIND.
IN THE WORLD YOU MAY WALK.
BUT IN THIS CIRCLE, YOU FLY.

I suppose the modern equivalent might be Uri Geller-type spoon bending.

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