"magic" comes from illusion.
There is no such thing as "magic" or "spells" or "curses" in reality.
Where does magic come from?Like the idea of it.
I watched a show on TV, Secrets Of The Magicians and it completely spoiled any future magic shows for me. It was interesting though and it does take split second timing for some of those tricks.
Magic is steeped in religion, All religions have some form of supernatural ties to it. This is including Judaism and Christianity, they just don't look at it that way. I mean Water into wine, walking on water, raising the dead, drawing water out of a rock, splitting a sea to walk through it. All religions use magical stories or actual illusions to prove their validity. Today since most of us do not believe in the magic of the old mythologies, we now call it "Illusions" and Magicians are referred to a "Illusionists".
But sadly there are those that still accept the magic written thousands of years ago as fact. If it happened today they'd scoff at it.
I read that the word “magic” is derived from the name “magi,” an ancient Persian priestly caste that specialized in cultic activities. In its most basic sense, magic is an effort to control or coerce natural or supernatural forces to do man’s bidding. Egypt of the 18th century B.C.E. Employed magic-practicing priests. Magic also played a prominent part in the religion of the ancient Chaldeans of Babylonia in the eighth century B.C.E. (Genesis 41:8, 24; Isaiah 47:12-14; Daniel 2:27; 4:7) This influence prevailed among the ancient Greeks and Romans down through the Middle Ages and right down into our century. Entertainment magic aims to inspire wonderment through intriguing deception. It falls into five basic and overlapping methods: “stage magic, close up, sleight of hand, illusion, and mentalism.” Therefore, when it comes to magic that is clearly connected with spiritism, true Christians wisely avoid practicing it.