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		<title>The Magician&#8217;s Wand, Part 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2001 21:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE WAND OF THE CONJUROR During the middle ages, conjurers began using wands to imitate their religious counterparts. They began assigning great powers to their instruments. Magic wands were commonly used by European conjurers by the 15th Century. In fact, a gaffed wand, loaded with a rolled-up playing card, was first mentioned in 1740. Since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Magician&#8217;s Wand, Part 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2001 21:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE WAND OF THE WIZARD Several thousand years ago, the ancient Druids of Great Britain carried wands, usually made from a hazel or mistletoe branch, with a pine cone attached on one end in honor of Dionysus, the god of the vine or trees. This wand was later called the Priapic wand, named after Priapus, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Magician&#8217;s Wand, Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2001 21:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE STAFF / CADUCEUS CONNECTION Long rods or staffs were generally used by the animal keepers (shepherds) and wise men of the tribes. In the Old Testament is recorded the stories of Moses (and others) who performed magic with their rods. In some magical traditions, the act of the magician touching his staff to the [...]]]></description>
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