87:6.10 [[Modern]] man no longer attempts openly to [[coerce]] the spirits, though he still evinces a disposition to bargain with [[Deity]]. And he still swears, knocks on wood, crosses his fingers, and follows expectoration with some trite phrase; once it was a [[magical]] [[formula]]. | 87:6.10 [[Modern]] man no longer attempts openly to [[coerce]] the spirits, though he still evinces a disposition to bargain with [[Deity]]. And he still swears, knocks on wood, crosses his fingers, and follows expectoration with some trite phrase; once it was a [[magical]] [[formula]]. |