The cement dragon would be a clear case of sympathetic magic.
Based on sympathetic magic, one might interpret these series of events differently.
"That is the natural safe limit of sympathetic magic," he explained.
Thus, through the application of sympathetic magic, he will counteract any harm that might come his way.
Evidently his sympathetic magic was not well attuned to this Mode.
The most obvious form of doing evil is by sympathetic magic, the making of images.
She was sympathetic magic, meant to show the Mother what they wanted, and therefore extract it from Her.
Sympathetic magic, Joe would have called it, like putting gargoyles onto a church roof.
This is the nature of sympathetic magic, of blood sorcery.
Religion was possibly apotropaic; specifically, it may have involved sympathetic magic.