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Regarding the cane mentioned at the end of the piece, sounds similar to Harry Potter wand magic lore, i.e., unicorn hair core. Is hair core (and other elemental
by arxpoetica 10y ago
Regarding the cane mentioned at the end of the piece, sounds similar to Harry Potter wand magic lore, i.e., unicorn hair core. Is hair core (and other elemental “magical” items) something unique to H.P., or is this something J.K. researched and borrowed from historical alchemy?
p.s. As a Mormon, I have never heard of the 1857 quote from Heber Kimball. It's one of those moments lost to contemporary Mormon dialogue, but certainly conveys the sense of magic espoused by early Mormonism.
- morley 10y agoJust to clarify, "unicore hair core" means "the core of the wand is a unicorn hair," not "the core of a unicorn hair is the wand." Anecdotally speaking, I've seen many references to hair being used in magic rituals. Just one example is the schoolyard cliche of keeping a lock of a loved one's hair.