The Magician's Hidden Library Magic Words: A Dictionary

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z Zatza Lepus Wagra Doozie Common Magician's Applications: Production. For example: "You say the magic words. Zatza Lepus Wagra Doozie. You put your hand in the hat. You pull out a rabbit."10 In Literature: • Susan Meddaugh, Lulu's Hat (2002) Zauberwort Origins: Zauberwort is a German word meaning "magic formula." Zazar Origins: Zazar is a magic word from the Gremoire du Pape Honorius (1800). Facts: In Alchemy, zazar means sugar.11 A guardian named Zazar is the "great Wysen-wyf of the Bale Bog" in Knight or Knave by Andre Norton (2001). In Literature: • "Zazar spoke alone. 'I am the Eldest. I am the Power of Earth Magic.'" -- Andre Norton, A Crown Disowned (2002) Zblrt-Tbpttpt (see qmfbtf) What are magic spells but magic spellings? -- Morris Bishop, "Good Usage, Bad Usage, and Usage" (1969) Facts: This is a magic phrase for conjuring blurred vision. In Literature: • Balanced Alternative Technologies Multi-User Dimension, Bat.org (2004) 10 Susan Meddaugh, Lulu's Hat (2002) 11 Martinus Rulandus, Lexicon of Alchemy (1612)
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