Abracadabra

Abracadabra is one of the most widely known-spells and is one of the oldest spells that we have public records from.

ARTICLE DATA

Date of Creation
Unknown, earliest records date to the second century AD.

Main Category
Spells

Sub-categories
Ancient spells, Protective spells, Incantation

Purpose
Write on an amulet and wear to protect against fever

Language
Unknown, Aramaic, Hebrew

Source
Unknown, first mentioned in Liber Medicinalis by Serenus Sammonicus

Practice
Eclectic usage can be done without it being cultural appropriation as it's unclear what the source is, though it might be Hebrew or Aramaic. It is also used by Alaster Crowley in Thelema.