A
• "I wear an amulet, and have a spell of art- magic at my tongue's end,
whereby, sir ancient, neither can a ghost see me, nor I see them." -- Charles
Kingsley, Westward Ho! (1855)
Arzemy Barzemy Yangelo Igg Lom
(see also abracadabra)
Common Magician's Applications: Levitation.
In Literature:
• "[H]e set down the book, pointed a long finger at the cooking pot of spices
resting on the upturned barrel, and cleared his throat. 'Arzemy barzemy
yangelo igg lom,' he chanted." -- T.A. Barron, The Merlin Effect (1994)
Asa
Origins: Asa is a magic name of Hebrew origin, mentioned in Magic Spells
and Formulae by Joseph Naveh and Shaul Shaked (199 ).
Asdfghjkl
(see qwertyuiop asdfghjkl zxcvbnm)
Origins: This magic word comes from the standard typewriter keyboard's
second rows of letters.
Ashashalika
In Literature:
• "Kerry concentrated, gesturing toward the ground, and said, 'Ashashalika,'
one of the old words of magic. Rocks shifted, shaking off their dusting
of snow. Big ones rolled quickly to the points Kerry had visualized, and
smaller ones filled in the spaces between. When they had settled, they
spelled out SH in the snow." -- Jeff Mariotte, Winter (2005)
Ashi Vanghuhi
Origins: In Zoroastrianism, Ashi Vanghuhi is the name of a Beneficent Im
mortal who presides over blessings.