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.

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Push

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Push is a magic word for expecting mothers, unless they're practicing "hypnobirthing": "My water broke, and then came th...

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Friday, May 29, 2009

A Surfeit of Magic Words

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What if there are "too many words before something happens and, especially, too many words after the magic has happened"? Eugene ...

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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

The Word as Creative Potency

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Over at Social Fiction , Wilfried shares this excellent passage on the magical power of words from The Winged Serpent : The singing of songs...

Monday, May 25, 2009

The Whole History of Magic

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"If we wish to sum up the whole history of magic in a sentence, we may say that men first regarded magic as natural, then as marvelous,...

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Saturday, May 23, 2009

Never Underestimate

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"Never promise what you are not sure you can deliver and never underestimate the power of your magickal word." — Church of the Anc...

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Kan-dee-gram

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Kan-dee-gram is a magical phrase for creating a zombie messenger in the interactive drama "The Curse of Whately Manor" by Frank B...

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Cadabra

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[He talked] such a curious, gentle, primeval cadabra that it drew her toward some violent unknown whirlpool and made her hum and shake. —Bar...

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