The Book of the Wizard
La |
XI |
XII |
XIII |
XIV |
XV |
text |
ShS&S |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
creaking of the house |
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2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
ringing in the ears |
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3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
cawing of a crow |
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4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
crowing of a cock |
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5 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
blinking (twitching, XII; tic, Latin) of the eyen |
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6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
roaring (hissing, Latin) of the fire |
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7 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
howling of a hound |
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8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
shrieking of a mouse (shrew, Latin) |
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9 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
something (clothing, Latin) catching on fire |
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10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
croaking (jumping into window, XIV -- p. 149) of toad [earth-tremor, Latin] {cf. Aztec toad-god Tlal-tecuhtli as earth-monster} |
5. toads |
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11 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
11 |
miaowing of a cat (caterwauling, Latin) |
6. monkeys |
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12 |
clothing stained |
7. |
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13 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
18 |
falling of a man [falling of a bird in thy path, Latin] |
8. |
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14 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
19 |
[sudden, Latin] extinguishing of a candle |
9. |
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15 |
11 |
11 |
cat in a window [seen through a hole, Latin; in a dream, XI] {cf. "Square Window" as one of the dream-realms in Radha-Svami} |
10. |
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16 |
12 |
8 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
twitching of a muscle (of the arm (?), XII; of the arm, Latin) |
11. |
17 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
a fearful dream (night-terror, Latin http://www.nightterrors.org/ ) |
12. |
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18 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
meeting a blind man (meeting a wild animal, Latin; a blind man shooteth, XIV -- n. 150) {cf. shooting by the blind Ho`dr of Baldr (in Norse myth)} |
13. |
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19 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
[if, Latin] gnawing by mouse (biting hole through, Latin) on clothes |
14. gnawing by mouse on mats, pillows, or coat (p. 161) |
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20 |
it hath torn the garment |
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22 |
22 |
22 |
21 |
mounting of ox by ox [(=, p. 142) sudden entry of a beast into courtyard, Latin] |
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22 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
[if, Latin] squeaking (crackling, Latin) of the fire |
1. butterflies [cf. [Aztec, etc.] moth entering flame] |
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23 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
giving off of sparks by the fire |
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24 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
20 |
neighing of a horse [if a garment be stained in blood, Latin] {cf. "They washed their robes and made them white in the blood ..." Revelation of St. John 7:14; "blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles" Revelation of St. John 14:20} |
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23 |
23 |
23 |
singing by bird [so in XV; XI & XIII have bee, fish, & grass; XIV hath birds, fish, & grass] |
2. bees |
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24 |
floundering of fish |
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23 |
25 |
rustling of grass |
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26 |
scraping by tree on tree |
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25 |
27 |
rustling of a leaf |
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24 |
26 |
26 |
28 |
chattering of a magpie |
3. |
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27 |
27 |
29 |
a woodpecker |
4. woodpeckers |
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28 |
28 |
30 |
a large woodpecker |
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29 |
29 |
31 |
howling of a wolf |
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30 |
30 |
32 |
arrival of a guest (coming of grief, XV; XIV -- n. 151) |
[11 (18). miaowing cat = 6. monkey (cf. howler monkey) because both have round head, can curl tip of tail, and climb trees -- cats & monkeys are related in biochemical genetics]
ShS&S p. 160 Malay portents of impending ill-luck to be converted by recitals
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butterlies |
alighting on roof |
2 |
bees |
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3 |
hawks |
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4 |
woodpeckers |
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5 |
frogs |
invading house or garden |
6 |
monkeys |
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7 |
snakes |
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8 |
geckoes |
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9 |
tortoise |
under floor |
10 |
fungus |
growing in kitchen |
11 |
coconuts |
2 growing on 1 stem |
12 |
wasps |
in clothes |
13 |
mason-bees |
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14 |
mouse |
gnawing on mat |
MAGIC IN HISTORY SERIES. W.F. Ryan: The Bathhouse at Midnight. PA State U. Pr, 1999.
La = Latin (pp. 141-142); there is an extension (beyond the 24) in the Liber Zebelis of Heinrich Khunrath
XI-XV Russian (p. 140)
ShS&S = R. O. Winstedt: Shaman Saiva and Sufi. Constable & Co., 1925.