Magical Scripts and Alphabets
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A Spell to Conjure a Material Object
Another way that Witches keep matters secret is through coded scripts. The use of such magical scripts or alphabets by Witches can probably be dated no earlier than the publication of Francis Barrett's in 1801. One can occasionally, or sporadically, find examples of such magical scripts and alphabets in the private workbooks of Witches through the 1800's and 1900's. After Doreen Valiente was initiated into the Craft in 1953, she kept many of her ritual writings and spells in Theban script, as her surviving magical workbooks show. There was a resurgence of use of such magical scripts and alphabets in the 1970's, but it has steadily waned since that time, except amongst those who value its artistic effect.
The above example spell is a combination of a magical alphabet (Theban) and a magical script.
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