Loss and recovery by magical techniques

Abstract

In his Editorial and Commentary entitled “On Creating the Journal of Personal and Interpersonal Loss and the Nature of Loss,” Harvey (1996) provides a personal view on the nature of loss. Loss is made up of real events, personal and interpersonal, and most people likely experience a loss at some time in their lives. Harvey's assertion that “in the 1990s, we are constantly bombarded by the media with images of loss” is correct. Indeed, it seems that loss is quite normal and that certain necessary losses are experienced by everyone. In the personal sense, loss could be that of self-esteem or of a close relationship that no longer exists or is in danger. This is the case I present here in describing the traditional village mentality in Romania. Two key concepts or ideas with regard to the traditional mentality or popular culture in Romania are the woman witch and the loss.