Magic, Power, Language, Symbol A Magician's Exploration of Linguistics
By:
Patrick Dunn
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Llewellyn
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Trade Paperback | 9780738713601
Pub Date:
August 2008
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CONTENTS
introduction xi
one 1
The Theory of Symbols: The Practice of Magic
two 23
Language: The Bridge of Mind and Matter
three 47
Incantation: The Poetry of Power
four 67
Sigils, Glyphs, and Characters: The Alphabets of Magic
five 87
From Babel to Enochian: The Search for the Primal Language
six 107
Speaking in Tongues: Glossolalia and Barbarous Words of Invocation
seven 129
The Qabalah: The Grammar of Number
eight 155
Mantras: Formulas of Power
nine 173
Magical Narrative: Metaphor, Myth, Ritual, and Theurgy
ten 199
Self-Talk: The Janus of Words
appendix one 221
Liber Numerorum: A Dictionary of English Gematria
appendix two 231
The Hebrew Alphabet
appendix three 233
Suggested Correspondences between the Tarot and the English Alphabet
appendix four 235
Applications
glossary 245
bibliography 253
index 261
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