In Catholic traditions (well, old ones) natural magic was also known as white magic, and okay for members of the Church to use as long as they weren't blatant about it. Things like making charms or using simple chants to persuade nature to do what was wanted.
People like Henry Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (spelled from memory) even wrote books about white magic, and supposedly used it to do things like help clergy escape sieges of their churches in the Holy Land. (Again, this is from memory.)
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In Catholic traditions (well, old ones) natural magic was also known as white magic, and okay for members of the Church to use as long as they weren't blatant about it. Things like making charms or using simple chants to persuade nature to do what was wanted.
People like Henry Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (spelled from memory) even wrote books about white magic, and supposedly used it to do things like help clergy escape sieges of their churches in the Holy Land. (Again, this is from memory.)