c (such as the heating of water) occur in its proper time (slowly warming by degrees). In terms of magic, the word coldpot testifies to an effect occurring in the fullness of time, according to resonant coincidences ("like with like"). When danger is not present, a cold pot allows high-level mental commands to be carried out unhindered by the reflexes: Consider the act of picking up a pot on the stove. You plan to pick the pot off the burner and place it on a plate. On a lower level, your brain commands your muscles to perform the task. If all is right, you perform the task as planned. However, if the pot is too hot, your reflexes will override the 'higher level planning' and command your hand to move quickly away from the danger of getting burned. A low level intelligence (your reflexes) refuses to carry out the "higher level" plans, saving you some pain. However, they only act when it is necessary to do so. Your hand does not jerk away from a cold pot. (Oded Maler [Ed.], Hybrid and Real-Time Systems [1997]) In terms of magic, a cold pot speaks of the fulfillment of high commands, unencumbered by base instincts. Ultimately, a cold pot bespeaks satisfaction, as when one says, "My mouth is parched for want of a cold pot."19 Colloportus Origins: Colloportus combines two Latin words meaning "bind together" (colligere) and "door" (portus). In Literature: • Colloportus is used to magically seal a door in the Harry Potter novels by J.K. Rowling. Command Command is a strong magic. -- Joseph Conrad, The Shadow Line (1915) When I speak, let magic begin. What I command, be held within. -- Patricia Telesco, Goddess in my Pocket (1998) Mystique: In The French Revolution: A History (18 7), Thomas Carlyle de scribes how an authoritative word of command is literally a magic spell that 19 Anthony Burgess, Nothing Like the Sun (1964)