Magical formula
In ceremonial magic, a magical formula or a word of power is a word that is believed to have specific supernatural effects. They are words whose meaning illustrates principles and degrees of understanding that are often difficult to relay using other forms of speech or writing. It is a concise means of communicating abstract information through a word or phrase.
These words often have no intrinsic meaning. However, when deconstructed, each letter may refer to some universal concept found in the system in which the formula appears. Additionally, grouping certain letters together allows one to display meaningful sequences considered valuable to the spiritual system that utilizes them (e.g., spiritual hierarchies, historiographic data, or psychological stages).
A formula's potency is understood and made usable by the magician only through prolonged meditation on its levels of meaning. Once the magician has internalized these, that person can utilize the formula to maximum effect.
Since most of these permutative arrangements have their origin in Hermetic Qabalah, many of the formulae listed below can be best understood by using various techniques of Hebrew Kabbalah such as gematria (or isopsephy), temurah, and notariqon to analyze them.
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