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.

Monday, December 17, 2012

A Magic Word's Turbulence

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From our outpost at Twitter : "A magic word—merely pronounced, it creates a turbulence, an agitation." —Thomas C. Heller

Friday, November 23, 2012

Sim Sala Bim

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Here's some of the history and trivia we've dug up about the famous magic phrase "sim sala bim."

Saturday, September 29, 2012

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Another reason we're so extraordinarily leery of Big Science: "The magic is gone, the sage is a technocrat, the nymphs are depart...

Monday, September 24, 2012

The Reason Magic Has Survived

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"The reason magic has survived and is slowly overpowering religion is that of the two, magic is the stronger. Religion is an offshoot o...

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

The "Closed" Character of the Mysteries

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“The word mystery ( mysterion in Greek) derives from the Greek verb myein , ‘to close,’ referring to the closing of the lips or the eyes. ...

Saturday, August 25, 2012

The World Changed by One Little Word

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From our new, steadily updated blog called Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild : The idea of the world changed by one little word ...

Monday, August 6, 2012

The Words Are Life

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A line taken out of context, from our dictionary of magic words: We speak and the words are life, they are material and substantive. —Molefi...

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