whisperings

Noun

whispering (plural whisperings)

1. Something that is whispered; gossip; a rumor.
2. The sound of whispers;
   • The tendency of modern science is to close this gate—though it can never stop the search for it—the vague desire after some kind of communication, some kind of poetic identification with the soul that reveals itself through the rolling year, the mysterious presence that is felt to lie behind the...1889 March, Walter Besant, “The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, volume 266, number 1899, page 259
3. The projection of intention and influence caused by sending thoughts or desires outward through softly-spoken words or subtle mental or energetic means.
   • "Witches feel that anyone who is against them has to be destroyed. The method is to give the victim what we call a whispering. It is similar to the aborigine ceremony in Australia of singing someone to death. The witches gather in a circle and focus their hate on the persons they have in mind....1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 66

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