Spell (paranormal)

A spell is an incantation text to produce a specific magical effect. Spells are the verbal magic assign. They are among the oldest examples of the literature, in German, for example, the Merseburg Incantations (probably arose in the 8th century ) and the " hell constraints " that are included in grimoires. From ancient times spells are, inter alia, get the Elder of Marcellus, of Pelagonius, and by Pliny.

History of the spell

In the pre-Christian, pagan Germanic early spells were intended " to make it through the power of the word bound the magical powers that wants to make man subservient available ". The recorded during the Middle Ages spells come at least in theory, from ancient Roman, Germanic and of monks and monk doctors aufgetanen sources and are usually dominated or influenced Christian. For these medieval magic texts, a classification according to formal, substantive and functional criteria in incantations and magical healing blessing was developed. The main strategies of a) command to demons, b ) analogy between creation of the world, wonders, outstanding historical event and the promises of healing for the sick, and c) the sick captivating narrative ( Historiola ) provide a view of the variability of the texts. With recourse to the most extensive German spell collection - the corpus of German blessings and incantations ( COD ) with about 28,000 texts - at the Institute of Saxon History and Folklore Dresden initially in 1958 a motif -oriented, one later and the mythical and archaic origins in 2000 structuralist questions within the meaning of Claude Lévi -Strauss inbound processing. An investigation according to criteria of speech to high medieval sayings from Trier, Bonn and Paris based on the illocutionary strategies. Since most medieval spells were used as verbal therapy of monk and doctors as an accompaniment to a pragmatic medical procedure, they were part of an early Holistic Medicine. On this basis and taking into account also their neurobiological impact factors in limbic and prefrontal areas and hormonally the most concise texts from medical- psychotherapeutic point of view were examined. In the modern, performing magic spells are mainly for distraction of the audience.

Famous spells

Famous incantations

• Abracadabra is a high probability back to encounters with Muslims who were ( also because of the then technologically - scientific progress in the Muslim against the European world) often described to the late Middle Ages as a "magician". The Muslims of practicing spoken before any meaningful activity Bismi allah rahman rahim i (In the Name of God, the Merciful ) was therefore onomatopoeic understood in popular stories as evocative magic formula. ( " Hey presto - and it happened. "). The Duden indicates that the origin of the saying is unknown, but possibly from the Latin " similia similibus " ( like with like ( heal ), see also homeopathy) is due. According to another opinion Kalanag promoted him as his creation, while other historians attribute to the Danish- American magician Dante the idea.
• For the origin of hocus-pocus, there are several theories: In the words of the Christian liturgies, ie when the transformation of the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ, it says " Hoc est enim corpus meum " ( This is my body ). It is believed that the Latin of the priest was not understood and so was a popular parody: "Now he again makes his hocus-pocus. "
• A juggler was called in England in the 17th century according to a frequently used ( and not significant ) spell from the 16th century hax pax max deus adimax " Hocos pokos ". The origin of this spell, however, is probably due again to the words of institution.
• Abracadabra reminiscent of Abraxas and is a known already from the 3rd century magic word, ward off misfortune and illness, and to summon good spirits. Abracadabra but can also from the Arabic spell ABREQ ad habra be derived, the supposedly " the thunder that kills " conjures. Abra ke dabra Hebrew means " I will create as I will speak ."
• ABRAHADABRA the end of words, the word Abrahadabra ( Aleister Crowley) is the Word of the Aeon 's Thelema.
• Sator tenet opera rotas arepo is a palindrome written below each other it forms a Magic Square
• Ata Gibor le- olam Adonai, is very often incorporated as an abbreviation AGLA. Hebrew it says " You are God almighty " and comes from the Jewish Eighteen Benedictions.
• Ciáralo - Báralo, Italian sounding, is a well known in Croatia magic formula that might previously had magical significance, but today found in children's stories and fairy tales. According to the striking similarity is " magic " with the German word.
• Lilith Shem Hammeforasch, the secret name of the Lord, magic formula.
• Mutabor, Latin for " I will be changed", is the central magic word in the fairy tale The Story of Caliph Stork by Wilhelm Hauff.

The effect of spells

Effect questions about historically applied spells are often treated with skepticism or outright with enthusiasm. Therefore, the conditions of form and content of the text and of the situation in which a spell - was applied in each case to analyze more precisely - this healing spell and incantation. Empirical observations have provided strong arguments for circulatory and vascular effects; Extreme situations are voodoo terms with death. As part of the tradition in Europe for over 1000 years, the texts were partially secret considered as a valuable and proven Tradierungsschatz also used in the Middle Ages by doctors. Since 10-15 years (magnetic resonance imaging MRI) and on the basis of the EEG ( electroencephalogram ) with event-related potentials are a result of brain imaging techniques (ERPs ) have been developed criteria that must be postulated for Brains 1,000 years ago. However, a prerequisite for accurate inferences are adopting an emergency situation, the patient with hormone given expectation for receiving the psych opera formative imagination and a cultural compliant text design possibly with hypnosis -like practices by shamans, Monk doctor or physician. As evident Hirngewebsreaktionen based on the following results before: a) The imagery of the appointment of an evil as a daemon, eg in the evocation of the nightmare that converts horror, fear and tension in negotiable tangible elements by relieving by " Labeling Emotions" the limbic system and excites the cognitive functioning frontal lobe on the right. b ) The built- in spells wrong path formulas (eg Adynata: "Against Colic: There is a tree in the sea center and as a vessel depends fully intestines, three young women walking around, two bind to a dissolves " or " I charge you, demons, you will eat stones! ") can be used as Inkongruenzeffekt, ie tapped as a cognitive surprise potential N400 with EEG. c) With the production of therapeutic images and word figures, regressions, and stories can be excited simultaneously cognitive and emotional inner 'libraries' to mobilize resources. This is the modern symbol-related psychotherapy ( hypnotherapy, Guided Affective Imagery, psychodrama, etc.) tested to be successful. d) The induction of suffering and redemption formulas, especially in medieval prayer incantations can contribute to a introversive catharsis with excitation of the middle cerebral structures and to circulatory changes with effects on the homeostatic balance as well as the extroversive catharsis with commanding Dämonenbannungen for excitation of lateral and frontal areas of the brain. With the organic brain evidence proofs that show neurolinguistisch a reaction of brain tissue, but can always apply a truly sustainable therapeutic effect for each historical verdict mediation only as possible, not as certain.