And since her success at raising Buffy from the dead this season, the usually sweet Willow has developed a provocative new edge of arrogance and recklessness, using her magic to manipulate, not heal.
This was a moment in the script we thought would have to be made with movie magic, manipulated through the editorial process to tug on heartstrings.
Don't believe you can use magic levers to manipulate growth month to month.
So in his view, the principles of magic are "used to manipulate us every day," making the movie's Four Horsemen "the people who know the tricks and are trying to expose the idea that these tricks are everywhere".
"It's no big secret that a lot of Army Special Forces guys have a very big interest in magic and deception and being able to manipulate attention," he said.
Armed groups that use child soldiers often truck in mystical elements — one reason that Joseph Kony found kids so easy to manipulate is their readiness to believe in magic — and the Zetas betray some elements of a death cult.
By cunning, a superior use of intellect, or magic, a man might be able to manipulate a djinni for his own benefit.
However, in various places throughout the world, people demonstrate an aptitude to manipulate one of the elements through a form of magic called Psynergy.
Shamanism is not to be identified with sorcery and magic if they are understood as attempts to manipulate the supernatural through certain human techniques, in contrast with religion, in which man approaches higher beings (gods) in an attitude of supplication.
Prospero's true "magic" lies in his power to use language to manipulate others and make them believe in his power, thus following his bidding.
