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Legends of Tomorrow: Necromancing the Stone

Spell to travel to Mallus’s realm.

“Mallus Aken, Ka, Ren, Ba, Ib, Sheut. Mallus Aken Ma’at.” 

[Adapted from NBC Constantine 1×11: A Whole World Out There]

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Credit to @thehallofjudgment for the original translation:

The incantation you have (the Astral Travel one) is purely phonetic, how the words should be pronounced. The best way I can think of it is this:

Duat Aken, Ka, Ren, Ba, Ib, Sheut,
Duat Aken Ma’at.

Duat – a metaphysical Spirit World, where everything connnected to Egyptian magic and afterlife seems to occur. It contains the Egyptian paradise (Aaru).

Aken – as mentioned before, the ferryman of the dead (compare with Greek Charon).

Ka, Ren, Ba, Ib, and Sheut – five parts of a human soul, according to the Ancient Egyptians. “Ka” is the spark of life, the only part that distinguishes the living from the dead. “Ren” is the name, the essence of a living being. “Ba” is personality, what makes the person unique. “Ib” is the heart, the sum of good and bad deeds (A person’s Ib is later judged by Osiris, to see if they’re worthy of paradise). Finally, “Sheut” is the shadow – an imprint of the person in both the physical world and Duat. If nothing else, I’d compare it to a failsafe program – a small piece of the soul is hidden inside the shadow.

Ma’at is both an Egyptian goddess of order, as well as the concept of balance and harmony itself.

When all of those elements are put together, we may conclude that this spell is a prayer to Akem the Ferryman, to guide the person (all five parts of them) through Duat safely (“with Ma’at”)

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Constantine 1×04: A Feast of Friends.

Hebrew spell to exorcise/trap Mnemoth.

“Derech Elohim. B’sh’khina elohit zoh, koakh Shlomoh dokhek bekha. Shma nah, yeshut tme’a, galë nah et shimkha. Makhzik taba’at Shlomoh, ru’akh Shlomoh poked alekha! Elohim haborë vehayotser poked alekha!”

“By God. With this Godly Shekhinah, the power of Solomon urges you: Listen, impure entity, and reveal your name. The holder of Solomon’s Ring, the spirit of Solomon commands you! God the Creator commands you!”

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Update #1:

“Derech Elohim” – used at the start of the spell. It means “The way of God’s way of creation”

“Elohim” – “God” was invoked twice in this spell, I believe

“Shlomo” – “Solomon” was also invoked twice

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Update #2 from here:

B’sheheena eloheet zoh, koah Shlomoh dohek behah [Through God given divinity, power of Solomon compels you]

Shmah nah yeshoot tme’ah, shed hahosheh, galeh nah et sheemhah [Hear me unclean entity, demon of darkness, reveal your
name]

Mahzeek taba’at Shlomoh, roo’ah Shlomoh pokehd ahleyhah [Holder of The Ring of Solomon, Solomon’s spirit commands you]

Eloheem haboreh vehayotzer pokehd ahleyhah! [God the creator commands you!]

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Update #3 from thehallofjudgment and friend:

The transliteration should’ve been: “Derech Elohim. B’sh’khina elohit zoh, koakh Shlomoh dokhek bekha. Shma nah, yeshut tme’a, galë nah et shimkha. Makhzik taba’at Shlomoh, ru’akh Shlomoh poked alekha! Elohim haborë vehayotser poked alekha!”

Meaning: “By God. With this Godly Shekhinah, the power of Solomon urges you: Listen, impure entity, and reveal your name. The holder of Solomon’s Ring, the spirit of Solomon commands you! God the Creator commands you!”

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Update #4 from @moranshap:

The spell in Hebrew:

דרך ה’. הכח של שלמה, מחייב אותך.
שמע נא, ישות טמאה, גלה את השם שלה.
בעלים של טבעת שלמה. כח שלמה. פוקד אותך! ה’ הבורא היוצר פוקד אותך!

(Taba’at Shlomo = The Ring of Solomon = טבעת שלמה.

Elohim = God = ה’ = אלוהים

Derech Elohim = The way of God = דרך ה’.

B’sh’khina elohit zoh = In this god request = בבקשה אלוהית זו.)

With thanks to @moranshap for the spell in Hebrew. 

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Constantine 1×11: A Whole World Out There

Spell to travel to other realms/planes of existence or for out of body travel. The Egyptian Dream Temple Technique was used.

“Doo-wat ak-em ka ren el-bee shoit. Doo-wat ak-em ma-at.”

(If anyone happens to have a transcription of the entire command/spell used, please let me know. Thank you)

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I can only make out three words:
1. “Duat” – The realm ruled by Osiris; the Underworld;
2. “Aken” – The name of the custodian (ferryman) of the boat that carried souls into the Underworld;
3. “Ma’at” – A concept of equilibrium and justice; sometimes personified as a Goddess

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With thanks to @catvincent:

Also ‘Khem’, which can mean either Wise, Dark or Egypt, depending on inflection

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From TV Transcript Database:

“Doo-wat ak-em ka ren el-bee shoit. Doo-wat ak-em ma-at.”

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Update #1 from @thehallofjudgment:

The incantation you have (the Astral Travel one) is purely phonetic, how the words should be pronounced. The best way I can think of it is this:

Duat Aken, Ka, Ren, Ba, Ib, Sheut,
Duat Aken Ma’at.

Duat – a metaphysical Spirit World, where everything connnected to Egyptian magic and afterlife seems to occur. It contains the Egyptian paradise (Aaru).

Aken – as mentioned before, the ferryman of the dead (compare with Greek Charon).

Ka, Ren, Ba, Ib, and Sheut – five parts of a human soul, according to the Ancient Egyptians. “Ka” is the spark of life, the only part that distinguishes the living from the dead. “Ren” is the name, the essence of a living being. “Ba” is personality, what makes the person unique. “Ib” is the heart, the sum of good and bad deeds (A person’s Ib is later judged by Osiris, to see if they’re worthy of paradise). Finally, “Sheut” is the shadow – an imprint of the person in both the physical world and Duat. If nothing else, I’d compare it to a failsafe program – a small piece of the soul is hidden inside the shadow.

Ma’at is both an Egyptian goddess of order, as well as the concept of balance and harmony itself.

When all of those elements are put together, we may conclude that this spell is a prayer to Akem the Ferryman, to guide the person (all five parts of them) through Duat safely (“with Ma’at”)

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Arrow 4×05: Haunted.

Spell to allow travel to the realm of the dead? (from Springfields)

“Pelako ameso yobe eleggua imbone ukuchila panshita. De domino vestro, aliquis. Et stabit de domino vestro. Audite vocem meam. Ancor, anchor, candones helosi et vos eleutis phugori. De cruinne-ce agus akasha seall me do solas!”

(My note/observation: it seems like John used a combination of an African language or dialect – Bemba – and Latin? We can draw parallels between the incantations used in this episode to Constantine 1×01 and 1×02)

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Constantine 1×10: Quid Pro Quo

John casting Merlin’s protection spell on Chas.

(If anyone happens to have a transcription of the entire command/spell used, please let me know. Thank you)

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John:

“No, you don’t understand. That spell is a myth; a legend. Merlin created it and cast it at the pass of King Arthur. If any Knight of the Round Table under that spell was killed in the company of lesser knights, he would absorb all the lives of those around him.”

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graycloak:

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Constantine 1×05: Danse Vaudou.

John and Papa Midnite’s first ritual together in Danse Vaudou – “Relictum Spiritum Ex Purgationes” or “Relictum spiritum expurgationis”, which means “Abandoned Spirits from the Purgatory” (Latin).

With thanks to thehallofjudgment

(If anyone happens to have a transcription of the entire command/spell used, please let me know. Thank you)

“ex purgationes” is not the same as “expurgationis.” This could just be a case of Latin Lite, where they just went with what sounded good. Purgationes is about purifying, and expurgationis is about the act of cleansing, or purging.

The concept of Purgatory, as a place, would have a purgatori- base. And with ex (in this case, from / out of) it would use the… ablative case? is that right, abwatt ? so it would look more like, ex Purgatoriis .. I think – second declension, neuter, and plural since they’re talking about multiple spirits.

But as expurgationis, the concept of cleansing/purging the remaining/that which is left/residual spirits, it still works. But my latin is super rusty… I’m more interested in what abwatt might have to say about it 😛   

I just really don’t think Purgatory is right here, because of the base being different – again, of course, unless they were just being super sloppy and thought it sounded “close enough.”  Which is totally possible, I admit 😛 hehe

Oh, man… 

I hate having to put my Latin skills on the spot like this.  Especially medieval Latin filtered through a TV show’s take on what looks good.  

OK, moaning aside, let’s take a crack at this: 

  • relictum — from the word relictus, abandoned or widowed.
  • spiritum — accusative form of spiritus, either spirit or soul or breath.
  • expurgationis — looks like the genitive singular case of the noun meaning a cleanse/purification/vindication/excuse.

So… “of the purification/excusing/cleansing of a widowed/abandoned spirit”. 

Not having seen the TV show episode, I don’t know if that makes sense or not.  That said, it looks like a medieval title would look, although I don’t know of a prayer or exorcism that forms this specific structure in Latin.

I suppose one could write such a piece (although in English, and according to Anglican forms because I don’t have the Latin chops to compose a Latin prayer on the fly):

Of the Purification of an Abandoned Spirit
Eternal God, heavenly Father, who aided the witch of Endor in calling up the spirit of Samuel to warn Saul of his doom, and who sent his Son Jesus to the tomb of Lazarus to raise a beloved disciple from the dead: Assist me now, and excuse this abandoned spirit from this place and time, and cleanse their soul of the grime and trouble which keeps it here, and send thy angels to guide this widowed soul to the place where it may reside in grace and peace; for you have promised through your well-beloved Son that wherever two or three are gathered in His Name, your Holy Spirit is there. And so we ask this boon of you in the name of Christ Jesus your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

How’s that?

Thanks, graycloak and abwatt for your help. 🙂

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Constantine 1×05: Danse Vaudou.

John and Papa Midnite’s first ritual together in Danse Vaudou – “Relictum Spiritum Ex Purgationes” or “Relictum spiritum expurgationis”, which means “Abandoned Spirits from the Purgatory” (Latin).

With thanks to thehallofjudgment

(If anyone happens to have a transcription of the entire command/spell used, please let me know. Thank you)

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Constantine 1×04: A Feast of Friends.

Hebrew spell to exorcise/trap Mnemoth.

“Derech Elohim. B’sh’khina elohit zoh, koakh Shlomoh dokhek bekha. Shma nah, yeshut tme’a, galë nah et shimkha. Makhzik taba’at Shlomoh, ru’akh Shlomoh poked alekha! Elohim haborë vehayotser poked alekha!”

“By God. With this Godly Shekhinah, the power of Solomon urges you: Listen, impure entity, and reveal your name. The holder of Solomon’s Ring, the spirit of Solomon commands you! God the Creator commands you!”

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Update #1:

“Derech Elohim” – used at the start of the spell. It means “The way of God’s way of creation”

“Elohim” – “God” was invoked twice in this spell, I believe

“Shlomo” – “Solomon” was also invoked twice

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Update #2 from here:

B’sheheena eloheet zoh, koah Shlomoh dohek behah [Through God given divinity, power of Solomon compels you]

Shmah nah yeshoot tme’ah, shed hahosheh, galeh nah et sheemhah [Hear me unclean entity, demon of darkness, reveal your
name]

Mahzeek taba’at Shlomoh, roo’ah Shlomoh pokehd ahleyhah [Holder of The Ring of Solomon, Solomon’s spirit commands you]

Eloheem haboreh vehayotzer pokehd ahleyhah! [God the creator commands you!]

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Update #3 from thehallofjudgment and friend:

The transliteration should’ve been: “Derech Elohim. B’sh’khina elohit zoh, koakh Shlomoh dokhek bekha. Shma nah, yeshut tme’a, galë nah et shimkha. Makhzik taba’at Shlomoh, ru’akh Shlomoh poked alekha! Elohim haborë vehayotser poked alekha!”

Meaning: “By God. With this Godly Shekhinah, the power of Solomon urges you: Listen, impure entity, and reveal your name. The holder of Solomon’s Ring, the spirit of Solomon commands you! God the Creator commands you!”

And this, too.

With thanks to thehallofjudgment and friend. 🙂

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Constantine 1×04: A Feast of Friends.

John activating the Seal of Solomon on the glass bottle to trap Mnemoth in.

“B’koakh Shlomoh kvosh et hakhoshekh”

“With the power of Solomon, conquer the darkness”.

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Update #1 from here (addendum portion):

“B’hoah Shlomoh, kvosh et hahosheh.”

“Through Solomon’s power, capture the darkness.”

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Update #2 from thehallofjudgment and friend:

“B’koakh Shlomoh kvosh et hakhoshekh”

“With the power of Solomon, conquer the darkness”.

Did I mention I have awesome followers? 🙂

With thanks to thehallofjudgment and friend for help with the translation and transliteration of this spell.