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I've been debating which language to use as my magical language. I'm stuck between Hebrew, Phoenician, and Futhark. Any input?
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Most powerful languages
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The most powerful magical language is the one you can fluently speak with powerful intent.
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Well as of now, it's just English. But I can still learn the letters of a more symbolic language, as I think they're inherently more dense with meaning and power. I have some experience with Hebrew, but there are synchronicities between the 3 languages I mentioned (Hebrew comes from Phoenician)
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You say the other languages are more dense with meaning. Think about how many subconscious connections you have for any word you speak in your language. You aren't missing depth or density, in your native language. it just doesn't feel special to you. The ancient Romans were not summons spirits every other sentence just because they spoke Latin everywhere.
You are what conjures the power, your will and emotions give the words and symbols their might, not the other way around.
You are what conjures the power, your will and emotions give the words and symbols their might, not the other way around.
In truth, as the others have pointed out, language is not important: you can work perfectly with your native language. However, there are undoubtable effects in the use of Nomina Barbara. Maybe it is just a psychological effect, but some words have a kind of potency, able to enhance a ritual. They call some connections, that your everyday words usually cannot offer. However, as Mycelial_Adept said ultimately you have the power, and utterances are just a symbolic manifestation of you inner potency.
Regarding your question, it depends on the paradigm you will use to perform the works. Old Norse/Old English is preferable if your operations will be related to Nordic/Germanic gods/entities. For Solomonic Magic (and some other Western traditions), Hebrew will be the optimal choice. I personally do not recommend Phoenician because: (i) pronunciation is not recorded (only consonants were written), so it has to be reconstructed; (ii) Phoenician records are scarce, so it lacks a lot of technical (and common) terms; and (iii) it has not got a living tradition for magical operations, you will have to create a lot of new stuff to work with it.
Regarding your question, it depends on the paradigm you will use to perform the works. Old Norse/Old English is preferable if your operations will be related to Nordic/Germanic gods/entities. For Solomonic Magic (and some other Western traditions), Hebrew will be the optimal choice. I personally do not recommend Phoenician because: (i) pronunciation is not recorded (only consonants were written), so it has to be reconstructed; (ii) Phoenician records are scarce, so it lacks a lot of technical (and common) terms; and (iii) it has not got a living tradition for magical operations, you will have to create a lot of new stuff to work with it.