1 6 MAGIC WORDS Begone Remember the magic words, "Begone! You have no power here!" -- Ellen Cannon Reed, The Heart of Wicca (2000) Meanings: • Go away "Go away! Begone!" -- Brian Jacques, Redwall (2002) Facts: "Persian poets say that Satan is sustained by his memory of the sound of God's voice when he said 'Begone!' That is his power."10 Begone is the classic word for banishing infernal spirits from the material plane11, typically said in a "huge and commanding" voice.12 Common Magician's Applications: Vanishing. Variations and Incantations: • Ali Zoom; Begone "Father Patrick twiddled his wrists like a second-rate magician: Ali Zoom. Begone, Fatso." -- Catherine Forde, Fat Boy Swim (200 ) • Begone, begone, begone -- Charles Godfrey Leland, Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling (1891) • Begone, begone I say! -- Kate McMullan, 97 Ways to Train a Dragon (200 ) • Begone, now -- Dave Juliano, Armor of God (2006) • Forever begone -- Mercer Warriner, Full Moon Magic (1998) In Literature: • "'Begone, fiend, or you shall know what magic really is!' the old wizard boomed." -- Tony Abbott, The Hawk Bandits of Tarkoom (2001) • "'By the beard of my Great-Uncle Humbug, begone!' the Good Magician said." -- Piers Anthony, Source of Magic (1979) • "'Begone!' he cried, hardly knowing if he was shouting or whispering." -- Avi, Midnight Magic (1999) 10 Origin unknown 11 Bill Whitcomb, The Magician's Companion (199 ) 12 Marc Zicree, Magic Time (2002)