So of course. We all had those days when we wanted to say a few words, wave our wand, and all our problems would go away. And we all probably wished for it when our mom / grandfather / brother / sister / aunt / father / annoying boss patronizingly asked us to "use the magic word …!"
Sim Sala Bim
One notable example of this bizarre phrase was first used in magic by Dante the Magician known as Harry August Jansen, one of the most famous sorcerers of the early 20th century, whose death is generally considered the end of the "golden age" of magic.
He used this phrase as a means of getting applause and also to name his touring magic shows. He argued that the words mean “a thousand thanks” and the more people applaud, the more “Sim Sala Bim” thanks them. While this nonsensical combination actually occurs as filler in German children's poems, including one specific folk tune called “High on a branch, the cow is merry,” this phrase has become representative of the integration (and manipulation) of mysterious Eastern culture, particularly Indian, in an attempt to use the sense of mysticism in the actions of the illusionist.
This is a device of Eastern supernatural typing in Western culture, and in fact these exact words were used in the Middle Ages, in the play "Robin Hod: Mammer's Game", in which the Saracen Turkish magician declares: "I have a potion here, brought from the east. It is called a golden elixir, and with one drop I will revive Robin Hoda with these magic words: "Sim Sala Bim". Stand up young man and see how your body can walk and sing. " This other affection has consistently followed Sim Sala Bim.
Abracadabra
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The actual origin of this word is as elusive and mysterious as the word. First recorded around the 2nd century BC, it appears to have much earlier beginnings in the Semitic language.
It is strikingly similar to the Aramaic Abra Kehdabra ("I will create what I speak of"), the Hebrew words ab ("father"), ben ("son"), ruach acadosch ("holy spirit"), and the Chaldean language. abbada ke dabra ("perish like a word"). These theories lead to the aforementioned word in the 2nd century when Quintus Serenus the Simonic wrote it down in his colloquial medicinal poem as a cure for a disease thought to be caused by malignant spirits living in the body. The word was placed in a triangular amulet (so the disease / demon will flow out of the body like a funnel, of course) in the following sequence: picture "text 9"
At the beginning of the 20th century, the fanatic of the mystical prophet-leader of the cult Aleister Crowley adapted abracadabra to abraHadabra (due to geometry and kabbalistic manipulations with numbers that any time seller can be proud of), calling it the "magic formula" of the new century ruled by Ra-Hoor- Kuit, a form of the Egyptian death god Horus. The religion he founded was called Thelema (hybrid yoga, magic, Egyptian mythology and cabal), using this word as a symbol for "the establishment of the pillar or phallus of the Macrocosm … in the void of the Microcosm."
Sesame open
Another attempt by the magicians to align the mysticism associated in the Western world with Indian culture, "open til" is an English forgery of magic words that opened a cave in the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
Essentially, Ali Baba, an "honest man" whose brother stole his fortune, follows the bandits to their hideout in a cave, learns the password, and begins to steal from thieves. His greedy brother learns about the treasure cave and tries to get some of the wealth. He becomes so agitated when he is with all the treasures that he forgets the words to open the cave and is brutally murdered and quartered by thieves. Ali Baba, fearing for his reputation, realizes that he cannot allow his brother to be seen this way, so he hires a (blindfolded) tailor to sew him back again for burial.
No one asks any questions and they live happily ever after. It is one of the most commonly used "magic words" today, lending confidence to locks, garage door keys, restaurants, and more.
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