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Does witchcraft exist?

Witchcraft exists, at least in China.

Strictly speaking, the original concept of witchcraft does not represent superstition, or a trick. Witchcraft has a long history in China. According to textual research, the earliest form of witchcraft is witch doctor, and a large part of witchcraft at this time is medical skill. Until the Zhou Dynasty, people engaged in witchcraft and the scope of witchcraft, including military affairs, history, astronomy and medical skills, were all people with the highest level of cultural knowledge at that time. After the Han Dynasty, medical skills were separated from witchcraft.

In fact, until now, in addition to orthopedics, gynecology and other branches of Chinese medicine, there is also a branch called "surgery", similar to western psychotherapy. But now it is regarded as superstition, not many people know it, and not many people can treat it.

Generally speaking, witchcraft is not just jumping. People don't know much about witchcraft and mistakenly think it's just jumping.