Feminine Magic

  "Unseen University had never admitted women, muttering something about problems with plumbing, but the real reason was an unspoken dread that if women were allowed to mess around with magic they would probably be embarrassingly good at it ..."  Terry Pratchett

Magic can be defined in numerous ways ... some definitions are laughable while others are outdated.  Magic is said to be:  allurement, astrology, fascination, foreboding, hocus-pocus, illusion, prediction, sorcery, superstition, trickery, voodoo, witchcraft and wizardry.   The same holds true for the word magical:  charismatic, clairvoyant,  conjure, enchanted, entranced, extraordinary, fascinating, imaginary, marvelous, mysterious, parapsychological,  spellbinding, trance, unusual, weird, witch, wizard, or wonderful.  Now that is broad speculation.  It really covers numerous bases.

Most of these words in relation to magic or magical could be challenged in today's world.  The meaning of a few have lost power over people.  Some no longer strike fear.  Numerous words spark an interest while others tend to be boring.  Women today are familiar with their own personal magic and use it at will.