![]() Some have associated it with similar-sounding fictional, mythical, or legendary names. The most popular conjecture is that it is a garbled Latin religious phrase or some form of ‘dog’ Latin. Whether he was the author of the book is unknown. ![]() This may be William Vincent, who is recorded as having been granted a license to perform magic in England in 1619. Further research suggests that "Hocus Pocus" was the stage name of a well known magician of the era. The earliest known English-language work on magic, or what was then known as legerdemain (sleight of hand), was published anonymously in 1635 under the title Hocus Pocus Junior: The Anatomie of Legerdemain. Those relating to a magical connection between two or more people: Subconscious direction, cross-dreaming, extrasensory perception, split subjectivity, telepathy, clairvoyance, channelling, psychic transcription, ‘faculty X’, ‘mind energy’. Those relating to divination or other activity by one practitioner working in isolation: Haruspication (divination by inspection of entrails), and necromancy. Examples of the extended use of the term hocus-pocus ![]() In extended usage, the term is often used (pejoratively) to describe irrational human activities that appear to depend on magic. It was once a common term for a magician, juggler, or other similar entertainers. Hocus-pocus is a reference to the actions of magicians, often as the stereotypical magic words spoken when bringing about some sort of change. For other uses, see Hocus Pocus (disambiguation).
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