MAGIC WORDS 'court-jester' from another dimension. The not very bright imp laughingly tells Superman that there is no way he can be tricked into saying the magic word 'Klptzyxm' [his own name spelled backwards] that will return him to his own dimension. Oops. Saying the word, Mxy vanishes."18 Kommen Meaning: Kommen is a German and Turkish imperative meaning "come." In Literature: • "[Ben Ali] Bay pushed up his long, full sleeves and held his white wand high in the air. There was a quick, rough command from the magician. 'Kommen!' And then a small, four-legged wooden pedestal table appeared standing beside the magician." -- Jim Steinmeyer, The Glorious Deception: The Double Life of William Robinson, aka Chung Ling Soo, the "Marvelous Chinese Conjuror" (2005) Konx Om Pax (see Khabs am Pekht) Meanings: • Light in Extention -- Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, "Golden Dawn Glossary" (1997). This refers to the divine light extending itself into manifestation. • Light rushing out in one ray -- "Musings on Mystic Phrases," Aletheia (2000) Origins: Not without controversy, this phrase has been traced back to Ancient Greece and was "originally uttered at the Eleusinian Mysteries,"19 annual sacred celebrations held in honor of Demeter and Persephone. Variations and Incantations: • Khabs am Pekht This is an Egyptian version of the phrase. 0 • Konx ompax 18 Sean Hogan, "Superman: Special Reports: Mr. Mxyzptlk," SupermanHomep- age.com (2004) 19 Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, "Golden Dawn Glossary" (1997) 0 Ibid.