The use of phrases, repeated over and over, as a means of influencing your unconscious in order to cause a change on the Astral Plane that, in turn, will result in a change in the physical plane. Although a popular technique, by itself it is of little use to practical magicians.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Sandra Kynes, author of several books, including The Herb Gardener's Essential Guide, Plant Magic, and the new Witches' Encyclopedia of Magical Plants, among many others.
Although a few old books...