Occult lore
Image Magic
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Image Magic is magic using a picture, figure, statue, drawing, seal, or symbolic likeness to represent and influence a target or force.
Image Magic means magical use of likeness or representation.
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- Spell, Grimoire, Discernment, Spiritual Warfare
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The story behind Image Magic
Image magic appears in ancient, medieval, Arabic, Renaissance, folk, and modern occult sources.
The spiritual meaning of Image Magic
Spiritually, Image Magic asks whether images are opening contemplation or becoming instruments of control.
Image Magic in the Bible
Christian thought distinguishes holy images or memory from attempts to manipulate reality through images.
Why Image Magic matters
Image Magic matters because it is central to sympathetic magic, talismans, effigies, poppets, and astrological image traditions.
Sources and editorial method
This entry summarizes the tradition in the Almanac's own words; where no source is listed, it is an editorial summary rather than a primary text, and symbolic readings are named as the tradition's, not as fact.
Recorded here as history and lore. No rite is taught on this page.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Spells & Occult Terms
- Last updated
- 2026-09-26
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Common questions
What is Image Magic?
Image Magic is magic using a picture, figure, statue, drawing, seal, or symbolic likeness to represent and influence a target or force.
Where does Image Magic come from?
Image magic appears in ancient, medieval, Arabic, Renaissance, folk, and modern occult sources.
What does Image Magic mean spiritually?
Spiritually, Image Magic asks whether images are opening contemplation or becoming instruments of control.
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