MAGIC WORDS Blazimbo Common Magician's Applications: Vanishing. In Literature: • "'You didn't say the magic word.' 'Huh?' In all her readings, Lucinda couldn't remember anything being said about a magic word. All words were supposed to be magic, if used properly. 'Blazimbo,' Xeno told her. 'If you want your magic to work, you've got to say Blazimbo.' Mabel snickered. 'You don't believe me?' Xeno asked. 'Watch.' Raising a perfectly manicured finger, he pointed it at Mabel. 'Blazimbo.' What happened next was, without question, the most amazing thing Lucinda had ever seen. One instant her best friend was standing by her side, the next she was gone. Vanished. Disappeared." -- Mike Baker, "Suffer a Witch," 100 Wicked Little Witch Stories (200 ) Blessed Be (see blessings) In Literature: • "Forget hocus-pocus, abracadabra, and kaboom and begin transforming the world's 'Double, double toil and trouble' with your passionate 'Blessed be!'" -- Sarah Ban Breathnach, Romancing the Ordinary (2002) Blessings Mystique: Professional magician Kenton Knepper (The Mystic of Magic) says of the word blessings: On stage and in personal life I often use this word, as I find it to be very powerful and magical. Many times I will sign my autograph with the word: Blessings. I do not define that word for others, as I have found that it has a power all its own. When I produce flowers or coins from the air, I remind the audience that it is important to count one's blessings. "For as you count your Blessings, so do you find yourself Blessed." One day I received an e-mail back from a person who was thrilled that they had "been Blessed." "I have never been Blessed before, let alone from the Mystic of Magic! What an honor. I feel different now, thinking of myself as Blessed." If you doubt the power of this word, when saying goodbye to a friend, say to them "Blessings!" Their reactions are worth observing. Use