Lesson 1 notes

• Witch light spell
  • lumos permaneo (per-may-NEH-oh)
    • same movement as lumos
  • Exstinguo (ex-STIN-gu-oh)
• Objectives
  • learn runic and writing systems
  • Germanic Elder Runes
  • Younger Futhark Runes
• Rune Dictionary
• www.sunnyway.com/runes/pronunciation.html
• genesis.liridon@gmail.com


Ancient Runes are writing systems that are no longer in common use but were used in previous times to write down magical texts or used in spellwork, and which may still be used for magical purposes to this day

Modern alphabets are part of a tradition reaching back more than 3000 years.

Used to fix the temporary and fleeting products of thought and speech

The fact that writing fixes thoughts and ideas means that we can study them now, even when they may have been first thought or voiced many hundreds or even thousands of years ago

Used in magic because their effects can be stronger and longer-lasting

Enchantment Revealing Charm
Will tell you the status of a rune, whether it be magical, mundane, active, inactive, or damaged
Point your wand at the rune or rune design
Incantation Specialis Revelio (Speh-cee-AH-lis reh-VEH-lee-oh)

4 results
None, Amber or Bronze, Red, Pale Blue
Amber or Bronze: Rune has been activated
Red: activated, but something is wrong
Pale blue: an enchantment or spell on the rune

Lumos Permaneo (LOO-mos per-may-NEH-oh) - literally, “permanent light”. The movement is the same as for Lumos -- move the wand forward, then perform a backwards loop -- and is essentially a bubble of trapped light. To extinguish the light, simply use the multi-purpose Wand-Extinguishing Charm, Nox

Vocabulary
Alphabet: A writing system where both consonants and vowels (the sounds of the language) are symbolised (derived from the words alpha and beta, the names of the first two letters/symbols in the Greek writing system).
Ancient runes: Writing systems that are no longer in common use; used previously for magical texts and spellwork
Latin alphabet: The set of symbols used in the western world to record language in a visible form. Also the alphabet in which this lesson is written.
Writing system: A code used to make language visible and fix it in a durable form.