{"id":5472,"date":"2021-08-24T16:01:47","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T16:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/definition\/abra-cadabra\/"},"modified":"2021-08-24T16:01:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T16:01:47","slug":"abra-cadabra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/definition\/abra-cadabra\/","title":{"rendered":"Abra Cadabra"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Abra Cadabra<\/strong> is a concept that comes from a late Latin word, in turn derived from Greek hug<\/em>. The etymology<\/strong> of abracadabra, therefore, leads us to the idea of abraxas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Gnostics (that is, the followers of the ancient religious and philosophical doctrine that combined elements of Christianity, Judaism, and Eastern beliefs, holding a mysterious and intuitive knowledge of the divine) appealed to abraxas as a symbolic expression<\/strong> to allude to solar course throughout the year<\/strong> and represent God<\/strong>. This voice was also recorded on stones that were used as a talisman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Magical<\/p>\n

The term abracadabra is attributed magical powers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What is abracadabra<\/h2>\n

Starting from Abraxas, it was Abra Cadabra<\/strong>. It is a word<\/strong> to which magical powers are assigned<\/strong>: it is believed that its pronunciation, in this way, generates supernatural or fantastic effects.<\/p>\n

The first recorded use of abracadabra appears in a book of Sammonic Serene<\/strong>, a Roman physician and poet who lived between the end of 2nd century<\/strong> and early 3rd century<\/strong>. According to this scholar, sufferers of malaria<\/strong> and of other lethal affections they had to carry an amulet with this message written in a triangular design.<\/p>\n

Various groups and sects, such as the aforementioned Gnostics, continued to make use of this notion. With the weather<\/strong>, most people stopped thinking that abracadabra had a mystical power and thus the term acquired a different use.<\/p>\n

\"Illusionist\"<\/p>\n

Illusionists often say \"abracadabra\" when performing a trick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Central element of illusionism<\/h2>\n

Abracadabra is used in the field of illusionism<\/strong> for specify the supposed magic spell or ritual<\/strong>. It is important to note that, in this case, the illusionist does not really believe or claim that he is performing a supernatural act, but that his performance is part of a show<\/strong> scenic.<\/p>\n

Illusionism, then, is an art that consists in provoking phenomena that, in appearance, contradict or ignore the laws of the physical<\/strong> or the principles of reason<\/strong>. While the illusionist is in charge of hiding the mechanisms that mask the true facts, the public accepts the game without refuting the actions.<\/p>\n

Returning to the definition of abracadabra, it is common for the illusionist, when performing the enchantment, spell or spell, to say \"Abra Cadabra\"<\/em>. In an artistic show of this type, a representation is staged where it is made to believe that the pronunciation of the concept makes or establishes the<\/strong> Magic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Suppose a magician claims that he will extract a rabbit from a galley<\/strong> which appears to be empty. After waving a wand in the air, touch the top with the staff and pronounce: \"Abra Cadabra!\"<\/em>. With that said, reach into the hat and pull the animal out.<\/p>\n

\"Abracadabra\" in the cinema<\/h2>\n

Finally, we can mention the existence of films that are known with the qualification<\/strong> from \"Abra Cadabra\"<\/em><\/strong>. On 2017<\/strong>, for example, a comedy titled in this way was premiered that was directed by Spanish Paul berger<\/strong> and the performances of Antonio de la Torre Martin<\/strong>, Maribel verdu<\/strong> and Jose Mota<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On Latin America<\/strong>, meanwhile, it was distributed under the name of \"Abra Cadabra\"<\/em><\/strong> to \"Hocus Pocus\"<\/em><\/strong>, a film<\/strong> from 1993<\/strong> who had Bette midler<\/strong>, Sarah Jessica Parker<\/strong> and Kathy najimy<\/strong> as protagonists.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n

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