a form of magic based on the idea that someone can be magically affected by an object or action that represents or is connected with them

One of the key elements of voodoo and sympathetic magic involves the manufacture of a wax or clay image of a person the magician wishes to influence. 巫毒教和交感魔术的关键要素之一是制造一个巫师希望影响的人的蜡像或泥像。