The Magician's Hidden Library Magic Words: A Dictionary

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A Aalacho Meanings: The "eleventh hour" is a figure of speech referring to a decisive moment at hand. Origins: Aalacho is a name that appears in the Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis or The Lesser Key of Solomon (17th century). It means the eleventh hour of the night. Ab Origins: Ab is a divine name associated with Saturn. It appears in Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa's Of Occult Philosophy, Book II (15 ). Abab Origins: Abab is a divine name associated with Jupiter. It appears in Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa's Of Occult Philosophy, Book II (15 ). Ababaloy Origins: Ababaloy is an angelic name discussed in the Grimorium Verum (1880). Facts: Ababaloy is part of an incantation to dispell "all illusion" from a conjuror's quill pen. Ababra Abrakakraka (see also abracadabra) Origins: "Sound poetry began with the dawning of language itself," explains Peter Finch. "Tribal chantings, group wailings, rhythmic mumblings in celebration of gods and victories. These were the pre-literate verbalisings that are actually claimed as a common source by all poetries. Through the centuries they became mantras, meditational repetitions, sonic meaninglessness: Try this -- Om Amkhara om om. Or this -- ababra abrakakraka abrakal abrakal abrakal abraka abra abrabcadarrab era abaracadabara. Recognise them? Of course you do. In Babylonian times spells like these were installed in the corners of 5 Arthur Edward Waite, The Book of Black Magic (1898)
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