Common Language
The problem with using a common language to discuss magic is that there are so many varied concepts that various words symbolise. For instance, what exactly is magic? The word itself derives from magos, which was used to defined one as a member of the learned and priestly class in ancient Persia. Etymologists have invented [...]
Magical Language and the Glass Bead Game
The Glass Bead Game (Das Glasperlenspiel) was the final work of Hermann Hesse. The title relates to the central theme of the book, which is a fictional game played by the characters of the story, although the finer details of how the game works were not given by Hesse. For an introduction to existing playable [...]
Magical Language Notes 1
I have had a few thoughts regarding aspects of a magical language. The first relates to tenses. Past, present, and future tenses are common to most languages, however, another useful tense for a magical language would be a creating/manifesting (intentional) tense. This idea stemmed from thoughts of having a prefix or suffix to denote an [...]
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