b 1 1 Baba's Chicken Soup Meanings: The word Baba could refer to a grandmother or to the "Ali Baba" of fable. Facts: These were the magic words of professional magician Tom Kovnats. Backwards, Turn Backwards O Time in Thy Flight; Back to the Past With the Speed of Light Facts: This is a magic spell for reversing time in the Bewitched television series. Variations and Incantations: • Night into day and day into night; Back to the past with the speed of light -- Bewitched Bagabi Laca Bachabe, Lamac Cahi Achababe Meanings: This magical phrase is "apparently nonsensical."1 Origin: This phrase is perhaps of Basque origin. Common Magician's Applications: Summoning spirits. In Literature: • Gregory Caergill MacHale, The Coming Man (2001) Bagus Meanings: • Very good, wonderful "Bagus. This magic word, meaning 'very good' or 'wonderful,' depending on the inflection, served him in every situation." -- Stewart Wavell, The Naga King's Daughter (1965) Origin: This word is of Malay origin. 1 Ronald Hutton, The Triumph of the Moon (2001)