law of similarity

is, in superstitious magic, the notion of a 'like produces like' relationship... essentially, magic through metaphor.

superstition is 'those actions which are destined to produce special effects through the application of two laws of sympathetic magic the law of similarity and the law of contiguity.' The Law of similarity describes a 'like produces like' relationship... essentially, magic through metaphor. The Law of contiguity refers to the idea that 'objects which have been in contact, but since ceased to be so, continue to act on each other at a distance after the physical contact has been severed( )' This of course is an example of metonymy.

law of similarity, n.Definitions

law of similarity