The Power of the Written Word

At the time of the Middle Ages, when thousands were being murdered on the charge of Witchcraft, there were many(including high dignitaries of the Christian Church) who engaged in the practice of magick quite openly and unrestrained...  Each of the Magicians worked alone and jealously guarded his methods of operation.  They guarded them not from the Church authorities, but from other Magicians.  To protect their works from prying eyes, they utilized secret alphabets.  Many of these alphabets are known today and are used not only by Magicians but also by Witches and other occult practitioners.  Why would Witches be interested in using these forms of writing?  Some perhaps, for that same secrecy, but the majority for another good reason...one way to put power into an object is to write appropriate words on it whilst directing your energies into the writing.

When you write in ordinary, everyday English script, you invariably do not concentrate.  You are so accustomed to writing that you can almost let your mind wander.  Your hand almost guides itself as it scribbles away.  Compare this to writing in a strange alphabet that you do not know well.  Then you have to concentrate; you keep your mind on what you are doing.  So it is in this way-by utilizing an uncommon form of writing-that you can direct your energies, your power, into what you are working on.

Complete Book of Witchcraft

By:  Raymond Buckland