Sensory deprivation or perceptual isolation is the deliberate reduction or removal of stimuli from one or more of the senses. Simple devices such as blindfolds or hoods and earmuffs can cut off sight and hearing, while more complex devices can also cut off the sense of smell, touch, taste, thermoception, and 'gravity'. Sensory deprivation has been used in various alternative medicines and in psychological experiments. Short-term sessions of sensory deprivation are described as relaxing and condu
S imon Magus was a magician working among the people of Samaria. We meet Simon in Acts 8 as one of the converts to Jesus through the preaching of Stephan. We usually speak of Simon the sorcerer or Simon the magician.
Magical realism is a genre of literature that blends realistic elements with magical elements to create 'magical realism.' Magical realism originated in Latin America, where writers such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Isabel Allende made it popular.abriel Garcia Marquez was an incredibly popular author from Colombia. He wrote the famous novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, which is an example of magical realism. In the novel, which takes place over many generations, fantastical things are always happening.