Between Worlds – Magic in Immigration (Bulgarian Cases from the UK)
Between Worlds – Magic in Immigration (Bulgarian Cases from the UK)

Summary/Abstract: Immigration to the United Kingdom has been one of the most important issues driving the debate over whether or not the UK should remain a member of the European Union. Britain’s exit from the EU, or ‘Brexit’, was decided in a June 23rd, 2016, referendum, with some seeing an exit as way to slow immigration into the UK. The aim of my study is to discuss the Bulgarian immigrant`s new life there and especially the magical and healing practices. The attention is on the continuation of different magical experiences after settlement in the UK such as lead casting, carrying amulets or magical stones and apotropaic objects against evil eyes. The paper is based on narratives in the Internet forums and it focuses on magical practices as a part of the whole process of adaptation and integration to the new society. Numerous online discussions devoted to spells, occult practices, astrology, numerology, and so on, as well as the announcements in the Bulgarian media, once again verify that magical and healing experiences and supernatural beliefs exist despite the impact of globalized world wide web. The Internet competences have not reduced the magical faith, but even reinforce them.

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