transvection

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Transvection, a concept within occultism, refers to the alleged ability of witches and other figures in folklore to fly, often to a sabbath. This was typically described as involving the application of a "flying ointment" to the body before flight. This differs from the levitation of saints, which was usually depicted as a direct upward movement, whereas transvection implied transportation. Theologians have debated whether transvection was a genuine phenomenon or an illusion. Occultism broadly encompasses spiritualism and hoodoo.12

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…figures of folklore is called transvection and is said to involve the rubbing of “flying ointment” on their bodies before flying to the sabbath (see witches’ sabbath). The levitation of saints is usually directly upward, whereas that of witches has the dynamic purpose of transportation. Theologians long debated whether transvection…
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…figures of folklore is called transvection and is said to involve the rubbing of “flying ointment” on their bodies before flying to the sabbath (see witches’ sabbath). The levitation of saints is usually directly upward, whereas that of witches has the dynamic purpose of transportation. Theologians long debated whether transvection…
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