Hex Research Paper

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Hex The word hex came from Pennsylvania Dutch, to practice sorcery. The English verb recorded in 1830 to practice witchcraft. A curse is a result of that action and a hex is the action. A Hex is a spell that you cast on someone who has harmed someone else. It is done without their permission. It is casting a spell to do harm with intent. It can last into future generations. The first know hex was in 1856 coming from Germany. The meaning (a noun) magic spell first recorded in1909, earlier times it meant a witch in 1856. Considered as black magic it was used by witches, which hexes are pretty rare. A hex is a negative thought which is very powerful and has a strong out come. The more energy that is used on a ritual hexing, the greater the impact. It is said to be an energetic band of …show more content…

It is a spell just like any other spell it is people who do the harm not the magic. The folk art style that inspired the modern day hex sign played a important part in the culture and traditions of the German settlers that created their new home in the region that is now Pennsylvania To help people who do harm to others or themselves. To keep evil out it is to protect you from the outside evil. The Pennsylvania Dutch have a long tradition of magickal healing and elicited the help of the Indigenous people in Pennsylvania to help them find the herbs and roots in the area that could be used in the Old Country traditions. The Pennsylvania Dutch adopted the term powwow to apply to their own magickal healing. It is a spell that can protect people or harm them it is not the spell that harms it is the people who them them that harms. It is used for protecting and it can be negative if that is the way you use it. The way people do things now a days you have to be careful how you do things if you do not know what you are doing don't do them and never harm anyone

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