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.