MAGIC WORDS In Literature: • "There are a very few extremely powerful amulets that . . . are very rare. I have never handled such an amulet, nor have I seen one, but it is said that one was owned by King Solomon, and that Simon Magus somehow contrived to steal one, so that for a time he seemed to be a very great magician indeed. These amulets of which I speak are so powerful that they do not appear to be magic at all. They do not respond to any of the standard tests. Yet, I am told that they will respond to this test: Place the amulet in your left hand, cross yourself three times, and say the following prayer: Immo baud daemonorum, umquam et numquam, urbi et orbi, quamquam Azazel magnopere Thoth et Urim et Thummim in nomine Tetragrammaton. Fiat, fiat. Amen." Then, if the amulet is truly one of those I have described above, it will produce a tingling senesation in the hand." -- John Bellairs, The Figure in the Shadows (1975) Imperio Origins: Imperio is from the Latin word meaning "command." In Literature: • Imperio is a spell for putting one under your command in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (2000). Incendio Origins: Incendio is from the Latin word meaning "to set fire to." In Literature: • Incendio is a spell for conjuring fire in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (2000). Indocilis Privata Loqui Origins: Indocilis Privata Loqui is a Latin phrase meaning "not apt to disclose secrets." Facts: This "regal" phrase is attributed to the first Caesar: "Never . . . was there within the same compass of words, a more emphatic expression of Caesar's essential and inseparable grandeur of thought, which could not be disguised or laid aside for an instant, than is found in the three casual words -- Indocilis Privata Loqui" (Thomas De Quincey, The Caesars [18 2- 4]).