~Latin for Witches (and a Spell in Latin)~
Lesson I – Introduction
We all loveLatin. Latin is a majestic, beautiful and undoubtely melodic language. It’sbased on Ancient Greek and it has been used for magical purposes for centuries.Lots of witches up to this very dayuse it for their magical workings, spellwork, rituals, incantations, etc.As we all know all romance languages (spanish, romanian, portuguese, french,italian, etc) originate from Latin, so if you happen to be a native speaker ofone of the above languages, Latin is going to be a piece of cake for you.However, even if your mother tongue IS English, Latin is going to be fairlyeasy for you, too, so GOOD NEWS HERE.In fact, most english words originate from Latin, and some of them areprecisely the same in english (words like status, ego, etc). But let’s cut tothe chase, shall we?
We all knowthere’s something special, somethingmajestic, something mystical, somethingmysterious about this language. Soit’s no coincidence that people have been using Latin for their magical workingsfor so long. If you’re someone who does not practice Magick, you, too, arewelcome to join us and learn Latin. If you’re someone who does practice Magick,you’re at the right place, because we will start from the very basics, and wewill be crafting up spells in Latin from the very first lesson. SAY YES IF YOULOVE THAT !YES, you read that right. So, let’s START at once and have some FUN!
OK. I donot like rambling so simple things first.
In Latinthere are no articles whatsoever. So, no articles.
In Latin,the genders are three, masculine, feminine and neuter. Keep that it mind. Wewill not be focusing on grammar here so I won’t be boring you with it. But justkeep that it mind for now but do not memorise anything. Right…
~SECRET TIPS AND TRICKS~ (Again, do notmemorise anything. Just read, practice and have FUN since very soon you will beable to give your spells a very special and sophisticated… flavour.)
The Letter E is ALWAYS pronounced ‘EH’ as in TELL
The Letter C is always pronounced K as in crazy,crisp, cool NEVER like cease, cemetary.
The Letter I is always pronounced EE as in SIT,never like kite, spike.
The Letter G is always pronounced G as in great,garbage, never like gem, gibberish
ALL the other letters are pronounced exactlythe same we pronounce them in English. SO, that’s easy to remember.
The verybasics now: Let’s start:
Ego = I(pronounced EH-goh)
Tu = You(singular) (TOO)
Ille = He (EE-leh)
Nos = We (NOHS)
Vos = You(VOHS)
Now theverb to be… which is:
Ego sum(EH-goh SOOM) = I am | Ego sum Jason = I am Jason
Tu es (TOO –EHS) = You are (sing.) Tu es dives (TOO EHS DEEV-ehs) = You are rich
Ille est(EE-leh EH-st) = He is Ille est maleficus (EE-leh EHST ma LEH fee koos) He is awitch
Nos sumus(NOHS SOO-moos) Nos sumus malefici: We are witches. (NOHS – SOO-MOOS mah-LEH-fee-keeh) We arewitches
Congratulations!You have just learned the verb to be and most personal pronouns. Easy, isn’tit? Well, Latin IS easy AND FUN!!! Let’s continue, but enough withintroductions, let’s dive right in and check out an actual spell written inLatin. After we do that, we will be able to make our very own.
~COMMONWORDS that we use in magick and spells:
So mote itbe (sic fiat) =( SEEK FEE-aht)
Voco = Icall upon/ Summon = (VOH-coh)
Maleficus =witch (male –literally: evil-doer) / Malefica (female)
Mah-LEH-fee-koos/ Mah-LEH-fee-kah
Volo = [VOH-loh]I want
Prosperitas= Prosperity (proh-SPEH-ree-tahs)
(the letter“I” is ALWAYS pronounced “ee” as in tee-hee LOL)
Habeo =HAH-beh-oh I have
Omnia =OHM-nee-ah = everything
Venite =Come! (imperative, plural form – command) VEH-nee-teh
Fortuna =Luck ( fohr-TOO-nah)
Dives =Rich (DEE-vehs) and riches
Now… let’s see an actual spell, one thatcontains most of the above words. This particular spell is for luck, prosperityand abundance. Let’s take a look.
Fortuna, Prosperitas et Abundantia
HabeoOmnia.
Pecuniavenit ad me.
Habeoomnia.
Fortuna,Prosperitas et Abundantia
Omnia, quae volo, Habeo(X3)
Pecuniam, Fortunam, Abundantiam(X3)
Dives sum, Totus sum, Habeo Omnia, Habeo Omnia,Habeo Omnia.
Fortunam, Prosperitatem, Abundantiam
Mel, cinnamomum et saccharum.
Fortunam, Prosperitatem, Abundantiam
Habeo omnia, quae volo, Habeo, Habeo, Habeo.
Mel, cinnamomum et saccharum.
Luxuriam, Prosperitatem et Abundantiam
Dives sum, Omnia Habeo.
Attraho pecuniam. Attraho opes, Attraho omnia, quaevolo.X3
Habeo Omnia. Totus sum.
Fortuna, Prosperitas et Abundantia.
Pecunia venit ad me.
Attraho dives. Attraho pecuniam. Attrahoprosperitatem.
Habeo omnia quae volo.
SIC FIAT(X3)
Let us see what we alreadyknow and what is unknown. Most of the words used, you can definitely guesstheir meaning.
Fortuna, Prosperitas et Abundantia
HabeoOmnia.
Fortuna =Luck
Prosperitas= Prosperity
Abundantia= Abundance
Habeo omnia= I have everything
Pecunia venit ad me
Pecunia [peh-KOO-nee-ah]= Money
venit [VEH-neet] = comes / is coming
ad me [Ad MEH]= to me
Omnia[OHM-nee-ah], quae[KWEH]volo, Habeo
Omnia = everything
quae volo = that I want
Habeo = I have
Mel, cinnamomum etsaccharum.
Mel = honey
cinnamomum =kee-nah-MOH-moom => Cinnamon
saccharum = SAHK – hah –room => sugar
Attraho = ah-TRAH-hoh => I attract
Easy, isn’t it?
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