Read on Twitter
You might come away from this thinking that casting Islamic spells is complicated.
Truth is, it's more complicated than I made it out to be.
I did this as a demonstration of magical speech in a class on "Magic, Science, and Religion" and so I made some simplifications.
1/
https://twitter.com/docstobar/status/1349858588899106819
Truth is, it's more complicated than I made it out to be.
I did this as a demonstration of magical speech in a class on "Magic, Science, and Religion" and so I made some simplifications.
1/
https://twitter.com/docstobar/status/1349858588899106819
So if I had been more diligent about the spell (as I should have been), I would have:
1- Written the names in Arabic and used the standard abjad system.
2- Written and read out the incantation in Arabic.
2/
1- Written the names in Arabic and used the standard abjad system.
2- Written and read out the incantation in Arabic.
2/
3- Jinn names, as the sage @mmelvink points out, normally end in "yush," but I ended them in "omon," making them sound like Christian demons. I thought this was merited because Donald is a nominal Christian and Christian demons might have an easier time getting to him.
3/
3/
4- Perhaps even more important, those Islamic spells that draw on talismanic magic usually call on angels AND jinn. I skipped the angels to reduce the preparation time, and also because the angel names I calculated were almost unpronounceable in English.
4/
4/
5- Writing spells requires some serious ritual preparation, sometimes including days of fasting or avoiding certain foods (like animal flesh, for example). I did none of that and probably just had my usual cereal and bananas for breakfast.
5/
5/
6- When you write a spell and construct your talismans, you need to do them at the correct astrological times. I did it during usual class time.
6/
6/
7- There are specific technologies like incenses that are particular to the kind of spell you want to cast. I couldn't do that in class because fire hazard.
7/
7/
8- Again, this is hugely important: The magic spell has to be etched or written on some specific material to create a talisman. Sometimes this is paper (to cast into water or fire), sometimes it's animal skin, sometimes it's brass or other metals, etc.
8/
8/
9- Moreover, what you use to do the etching or writing is important. For instance, some assault magic uses turmeric ink, while love magic uses saffron and rosewater etc. I just used a magic marker on a white board.
9/
9/
10- I have to say though, magic marker on whiteboard is easier and quicker to "disappear." So it worked fine for my ritual. I wrote it on the whiteboard, then wiped it off as I was chanting the incantation.
10/
10/
11- Finally, while grimoires often set down pretty stringent rules for spells, magicians and spell-casters also improvise. You can read about one such creative Iranian spell-caster in this piece I wrote a few years ago (she also appears in my book).
https://thenewinquiry.com/portrait-of-an-iranian-witch/
11/
https://thenewinquiry.com/portrait-of-an-iranian-witch/
11/
