🪄 Words That Cast Invisible Spells

1. Hello
   • Old form linked to “Hail” (salute/call spirits). Invokes attention, not always benign.
2. Goodbye
   • Shortened from “God be with ye.” Every farewell is a micro-invocation.
3. Bless
   • Old English blēdsian = to mark with blood. Originally meant blood sacrifice.
4. Church
   • From Circe, Greek sorceress/enchantress. Circles and spells of binding.
5. Gospel
   • Anglo-Saxon god-spell = “good story” (spell = incantation).
6. Curse / Course
   • Same root. To set on a course is to cast a directional spell.
7. Job
   • From biblical Job (suffering). Saying “I have a job” = unconsciously accepting toil & suffering.
8. Slave
   • From Slav people who were enslaved. Word carries chains in sound.
9. Spell
   • Literally both to spell letters and to cast incantations. Language is spellwork.
10. Grammar: From Grimoire (book of spells). Grammar = rules of spellcasting.
11. Alphabet: From Alpha + Beta (Greek deities). Calling upon divine order with each sequence.
12. Magic: From Magi (priests of Persia). Every casual “that’s magic” is naming them.

1. Wish

• Old Norse vesen = desire, calling spirits to fulfill. A wish = spell cast outward.
  1. Luck: From Lucifer / lux (light-bearer). “Good luck” = invoking light-bearer fortune.

1. Holiday

• Holy Day. Even secular “holiday” is recognition of ritual time.

1. Weekend

• “Weak end.” Programmed depletion cycle. Speaking it seals the 7-day spell.