Magic Words

Create pure wonder and awe whenever you speak.

A one-of-a-kind resource for magicians and word lovers, exploring the most intriguing magic words and phrases from around the world.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Abraxas

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Have you ever been mesmerized while waiting for the sunrise? As you watch the horizon for that first burst of light, you get swept up in th...

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

A Fragment by Sappho

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[Is poetry holographic? Like a hologram, can a surviving fragment of an ancient poem unfold the original meaning in its entirety? We like ...

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Papparapa

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Meaning “suddenly” this Japanese version of presto is used as a teleportation spell in the Dragon Ball manga and role playing games [creat...

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Monday, July 28, 2008

Kesk Ma'sik

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These words for changing from reality to non-reality are of Micmac [Maritime Algonquian] origin. Similarly, kesk matiket means a magician, ...

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Vessel of Moss

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In 1916, the United States American Ethnology Bureau recorded some magic words from Tsimshian mythology, spoken by both humans and animals...

Friday, July 25, 2008

Hiram Abif

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The magic words of professional magician Thurston [1869-1936], Hiram Abif is a name from a legend studied in Freemasonry concerning “freed...

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Excelsior

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The magic word was—‘Excelsior!’ —Roy Thomas, Stan Lee’s Amazing Marvel Universe (2006) Excelsior is a cry of ascendancy, supremacy, master...

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