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This article is from the Spell/Hex FAQ, by cat cat@luckymojo.com with numerous contributions by others.

25A When casting a spell is there always an incantation -- or is it belief or will-power that produces results?

This depends on the tradition -- and the spell. Some spells
employ incantations (to gods, demons, elemental forces),
some use objects (roots, herbs, minerals, amulets, talismans,
seals), some utilise actions (sprinkling, dancing, stepping
in a pattern, bathing), and many use a combination of these.

Generally speaking, spoken or recited incantations, spells,
or rhymed chants are more common in European folk-magic and
its derivatives (including Wicca and Neo-Paganism) than in
the magical practices of other cultures. The lack of such
spoken spells does not, however, imply that the other
culture's spell-casters are less "magically adept" or
that they emphasize will-power over rhymes. It simply
describes that they come from another culture.

25B Is Latin really the most powerful spell casting language?

Some folks think so. Others swear by Hebrew, Greek,
Egyptian, Sanskrit, or...you name it! There is
certainly no agreement that any one language is more
powerful than others, although each -- including common
English -- has advocates.

 

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