A 9 • The number thirty-five "Thirty-five is . . . the number of the magical word Agla (agla), found on many magical talismans and seals." -- Paul Foster Case, True and Invisible Rosicrucian Order (1981) • Unity leading back to unity "Agla represents unity, symbolized by the first Aleph, leading back to unity, represented by the final Aleph." -- Nigel Pennick, Magical Alphabets (1992) Origins: This "famous magical word,"115 of Hebrew origin, is found on magical talismans and seals from the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries. Facts: "In the Middle Ages, agla was one of the names of God used in exorcisms, healing magic, and divination."116 Agla is actually an acronym, made up of the initials of the sentence Atah gebur le-olahm Adonai, meaning "Thine is the power throughout endless ages, O Lord."117 Agla is a magic word for conjuring Sylphs in The Queen Pedauque (189 ) by Anatole France. Figure 10. The magic amulet Agla of medieval times. 115 David Ovason, The Secrets of Nostradamus (2002) 116 Deborah E. Harkness, John Dee's Conversations with Angels: Cabala, Alchemy, and the End of Nature (1999) 117 Paul Foster Case, True and Invisible Rosicrucian Order (1981)