ty responsible for calling in such troubles.
             Magic was part of many ancient religious practices. Although the influence of the early Zoroastrian principles of Persia was incorporated into Christian theology, rejection of such syncretism focused on the other-ness of Zoroastrian practices considered divination, now regarded as natural sciences, like astronomy. In Rome, records document divination of portents by augurs and consultation with oracles forecasted for the government. The Norse god, Odin, a magician himself, sacrificed his eye for further wisdom, conferring with Thought and Memory. Lucifer was cast out of Heaven and becomes associated as the biblical Devil, the ruler of Hell and the demons who tempt others toward questioning God. The thin line between magical and miraculous became the arbitrary division between the work of the pagan gods in the same league as Satan or the Holy Trinity. By the Middle Ages, magic was viewed as a destructive, disruptive force unacceptable to the Christian faith, the professionalized state religion, because it relied on something other than God. Consequently, any practice of magic was seen as clearly demonic in origin, and direct opposition to both secular and religious authority.
             Actions which would cause separation from one's deity was a consideration of religious philosophers. Illness of any sort had serious consequences of being out of relationship with God and the community. Good health was "a state of being in which one lived faithfully and obediently under the influence of God's spirit." 2 Persons who had become unclean, even through
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