What is a magical spell?

Answer 1

A magic spell is a series of movements and utterances which accompany some kind of unexplained phenomenon. The phenomenon being the "result" of the magic spell is the magic that is supposedly woven by it.

More often than not a magic spell is a performance accompanying a trick or illusion which the observer can't explain but the performer understands very well. In that case the phenomenon is not the result of the magic spell but rather the magic spell is used a theatrical mean to convey the trick.

For instance: waving your hands in the air over a pencil that seem to float out of a plastic bottle while saying "abracadabra" may seem to the observer like a magic spell that causes the pencil to fly. But to the magician performing the trick it's merely a dramatic gesture to conceal the fact that he is slowly backing away from the bottle and the thin string attached to the pencil and to his garment is in fact what is pulling the pencil out of the bottle.

Sometimes people pretend to eat fire but before it goes into the mouth the magician or whoever does it spits a mouth full of saliva at the flame then put it slowly in his mouth so he doesn't burn himself, in his mouth he put more saliva on it.

And some people get a thin string light it on fire and atach to the hand they will sway the hand around as if controlling it then let it go as if blasting it then they will get a very clean glass he will move his arms smoke will cover a spot in the air then fire trick again blast at certain place then put water in the glass

Answer 2

There are many definitions for magic, but in the simplest form, magic is the art of taking an idea from your mind and making it reality.

A magic spell is one of ways to do so.

Typically a spell is spoken and may involve some other ritual. You can see a big list of spells along with casting instructions at http://www.spellsofmagic.com/spells.html