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.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Interest Lies at the Spectral Periphery

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"What is interesting is not what is clarified and believable but whatever is obscure, uncertain, imperceptible but assumed, by whatever...

Monday, December 27, 2010

Which Comes First: The Vocabulary or the Insight?

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"We are so used to behaving as if the definition of words is the same as the meaning of events that I am sure that many people—teachers...

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Knowledge and Intent as Magical Qualities of Words

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"The power of words lies not in their surface meaning but in qualities hidden from view. Every word, for example, enfolds both knowledg...

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Hocus Pocus

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We're honored to have our insights into "hocus pocus" referenced in Software Studies: A Lexicon . The chapter in question is ...

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

A Visible Yet Unwritten Magic Password

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We were tickled by this description of a silent yet visible magic word spelled not alphabetically but aesthetically, through the features of...

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Agimagilataragi

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Of Farsi origin, Agimagilataragi is equivalent to Abracadabra . It is used to indicate any sort of magical occurrence. Note the root ...

Friday, December 10, 2010

Magic / Trick

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"Magic" and "trick" are not synonyms. Robert E. Neale explains: "There can be magic without tricks and, unfortuna...

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