A bstract We provide, through the framework of extended geometry, a geometrisation duality symmetries appearing in magical supergravities. new ingredient is general formulation geometry with structure group non-split real form. simple diagrammatic rule for solving section constraint by inspection Satake diagram derived.

Anthropological writing becomes ritual when its unfolding argument structure parallels and thus its voice resonates with lament or even prayer. Structural features of lament are apparent in some ethnographies of lament, and anthropologists with no interest in traditional lament have nonetheless joined ineffectual modern elegies over modernity’s destructiveness. Magical laments achieve their eff...

Children's magical explanations and beliefs were investigated in 2 studies. In Study 1, we first asked 4- and 5-year-old children to judge the possibility of certain object transformations and to suggest mechanisms that might accomplish them. We then presented several commonplace transformations (e.g., cutting a string) and impossible events (magic tricks). Prior to viewing these transformation...

The purpose of the present investigation was to analyse interviews of highly regarded Finnish magicians. Social network analysis (N = 120) was used to identify Finland's most highly regarded magicians (N = 16). The selected participants' careers in professional magic and various aspects of their professional conduct were examined by relying on semi-structured interviews. The results revealed th...

H ow many of us have had a dream of being invisible? But is that really that far-fetched, impossible, or improbable? As a child I used to daydream of magical powers that let me pursue exciting adventures in magical wonderlands. These great magical powers exhibited technology far beyond the current state of the art. I still clearly remember today those fantastic dreams. Indeed, dreaming that kin...