Magic Words

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

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

The Tarot's Enchanted Snowman

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Click to enlarge. (In honor of Gordon Meyer , whose magic spell for bringing a snowman to life appears in Magic Words: A Dictionary .)
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Earnestness

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"We wait and wait for some formula, some magic word, some initiation to do for us what we must do for ourselves. There is a magic word...
Monday, December 29, 2008

Now You See It, Now You Don't

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"Perhaps it was just the basic mystery of life . . . Now you see it—now you don't." —William Burroughs, Cities of the Red Nigh...
Saturday, December 27, 2008

Ramiferous

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The Land of Nimbi blog shares the magic word ramiferous , which means "bearing branches." Blogger Christopher Williams notes th...
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Friday, December 26, 2008

Tetragrammaton

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During the middle ages, sorcerers and alchemists sought God’s true name, imagining it to be the most potent magic word. Literally meaning “...
Thursday, December 25, 2008

Christmas

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" Christmas ! that is the magic word I conjure with." —David Herbert Lawrence, Lawrence in Love: Letters to Louie Burrows , 1968
Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Noel

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“Noel! Noel! Noel! This magic word resounds on all sides. . . . Of the thousands of canticles which are heard on this famous eve, nine-nine ...
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