You've noticed the phenomenon: stage magic so often has an undertone of seriousness, and ritual magic[k] is so often theatrical.  Our friend Clint Marsh has dedicated his life to the misfits of magic, collecting and spearheading subtle yet wondrous wizardry for enchanting everyday life.  In honor of his remarkable Fiddler's Green zine, we rolled our alphabet dice on a haunted mirror to see what mysterious messages might come through.

Contrary to what titillating artists would have you believe, most mermaids have only human heads on otherwise fishy bodies.  From Littleton's 1907 yearbook.

From Northern UFO News, 1986.

"They are taken to places beyond the sky, and there they are dusted and swept."  From The Wonderful Fairies of the Sun by Ernest Vincent Wright and illustrated by Cora M. Norman, 1896.

From Washburn's 1918 yearbook.

"So they followed the rose past the pretty houses of the flowers."  From The Wonderful Land of Up by Olive Roberts Barton and illustrated by Neely McCoy, 1918.

INSTRUCTIONS: Click for an unexpected finale to the chess game. From Fliegende Blätter, 1925.

Orion as the Archangel Michael.  From The Word, 1917. 

Glue on their fingers … fingers in their hair.  From Bradley's 1943 yearbook.

This method of sausage-making is now generally frowned upon.  From Lustige Blätter, 1919.