When he woke up again, he saw his own body - already occupied by Cecile. She was sacrificed, like Ben she was determined to help, or Luke, the young lawyer in Ben's old body.
911 and Jill arrive, and Caroline is put into a police car with Ben as Violet who is seen as having a stroke. In Violet and Ben's will, they gave the old house to Caroline, who took good care of them - Cecile continues to be the owner.
Master Key's setting of Hoodoo witchcraft is that if you don't believe in witchcraft, if you don't believe it can hurt you, then it can't hurt you.
But how do you differentiate between believing and not believing?
Caroline claims not to believe it. When looking for witchcraft treatment for Ben who had a stroke, she thought she didn't believe it, but Ben did, so witchcraft would work on Ben—and it worked. Before escaping with Ben, she sprinkles bricks in front of the door to see if Violet (Cecile) can pass - she can't. On the night of the final battle, she set up a guardian formation to protect herself—a formation from Violet's sorcery books.
She is trapped by the formation and becomes the fish on Violet's chopping board.
If you accept the setting of "can't hurt those who don't believe in it", then there should be three stages of belief:
* Do not recognize the existence of witchcraft, of course, do not recognize the rules of witchcraft, that is, "only works for those who believe". It is believed that witchcraft is ineffective for all.
* Acknowledging the existence of witchcraft and its rules. Ben approves of witchcraft, so witchcraft works for Ben. Caroline does not endorse witchcraft, so witchcraft has no effect on Caroline.
* Self-approval of witchcraft, witchcraft is effective on oneself.
The question is whether we can stay in the second stage, where witchcraft works for others but not for me - others believe it, I don't.
It is quite difficult to think about the answer.
Living in a world where the rules of physics apply to everyone, the direction of thinking that pushes oneself to the other, the other to oneself is almost irresistible.
Witchcraft can hurt those who believe in it --> Witchcraft can be used against Witchcraft (use brick shavings for Violet) --> Witchcraft hurts Witchcraft --> Witchcraft protects me
slowly and naturally I shake myself On the side of "believing in witchcraft"...
It's too difficult to guide behaviors based on the principle of believing or not believing in things that are so illusory and difficult to quantify and control... Let's be down-to-earth.
For something so bizarre and serious, Caroline's trust in Luke was too casual.
Lack of careful preparation, at least you should negotiate a plan with a trusted friend, and if something happens to you, there is someone in the know.
To be too hasty, to fight Violet with witchcraft is to obey the rules of others and fight in other people's fields, and there is no advantage.
When finally trapped, he may struggle to negotiate with Violet, such as threatening suicide. But this requires a clear understanding of the essence of "exchanging bodies" in advance.
But when I watched it for the first time, I was completely horrified. If I were the client, I would definitely not be able to resist curiosity to spy on the truth, and I would even try to help Ben escape. Caroline has done a good job. I am not even as smart and brave as her. It will only be slaughtered faster than her.
Therefore, for something so lethal and unknown to witchcraft, staying away is the way to go.
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