0 MAGIC WORDS Galli Galli Galli (see also gilli-gilli-gilli) Meanings: • "This circle shall never be broken" -- Stewart James, Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks for Magicians (1945) Origins: This magic phrase originated in Egypt.1 Facts: Galli galli galli is said many times very rapidly. Variations and Incantations: • Galli-Galli-Galli-Galli Houp "A conjurer dressed in tinsel drew from his sleeve endless many-coloured handkerchiefs, and from his mouth twenty small live chicks, crying all the time in the voice of the seabird: 'Galli-Galli-Galli-Galli Houp!'" -- Lawrence Durrell, Balthazar (1958) • Galli Galli Galli Wum Wum Wum Pus Pus Pus -- Josephine Demmond, Derren the Different Dragon (2004) In Literature: • Henning Nelms, Magic and Showmanship: A Handbook for Conjurers (1969) Gamble Grumble Groumble Facts: This is a magic phrase (in conjunction with clapping three times) for activating a crystal ball in Oral Storytelling and Teaching Mathematics by Michael Schiro (2004). Gargle Giggle Fiddle Num Dee In Literature: • John Burningham, Cloudland (1999) Garwallah Origins: "[The famous professional magician] Thurston . . . used to use 'Garwallah' as a magic phrase. At one point, a Turkish spectator laughed 1 Henning Nelms, Magic and Showmanship: A Handbook for Conjurers (1969)