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.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Open Sesame

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Open sesame , one of the most celebrated magic phrases, held enough power for Ali Baba to shift boulders and open a passage into the unknown...

Monday, September 29, 2008

Peanut Butter and Sesame Seeds

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Abba Zabba recalls the expanse of the alphabet, A (abba) to Z (zabba), the alpha and omega of creative power. The words appear in a Captai...

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Magic Words for Surviving Trauma

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Two entries from our new edition of Magic Words are featured in this review/editorial about the importance of magic words for people recove...

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Boneka

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Of Native American origin, this word refers to “The Great Spirit of Peace.” Consider this anecdote: “The chief invited a great council and ...

Friday, September 26, 2008

Magic Words in Politics

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Politicians use magic words to rally, inspire, capture the public's collective imagination, distort logic, and obscure reality. Politic...

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Thursday, September 25, 2008

Kiowa Storytelling

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There is a marvelous discussion of sacred language in the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel House Made of Dawn (1966) by N. Scott Momaday, in wh...

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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Agla

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A magic word for conjuring Sylphs,[1] Agla is an angelic name signifying eternal power, the fruitful principle of nature, strength, protect...

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