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Make: Canon
Model: Canon PowerShot A430
Shutter Speed: 1/30 second
F Number: F/2.8
Focal Length: 5 mm
Date Picture Taken: Jun 25, 2007, 12:44:24 AM
Artist's Comments
'The word is now commonly used as an incantation by stage magicians. In ancient times, however, it was taken much more seriously as an incantation to be used as a cure for fevers and inflammations. The first known mention was in the 2nd century A.D. in a poem called De Medicina Praecepta by Serenus Sammonicus, physician to the Roman emperor Caracalla, who prescribed that the sufferer from the disease should wear an amulet containing the word written in the form of an inverted cone:
A B R A C A D A B R A
A B R A C A D A B R
A B R A C A D A B
A B R A C A D A
A B R A C A D
A B R A C A
A B R A C
A B R A
A B R
A B
A
This, he explained, diminishes the hold of the spirit of the disease over the patient. Other Roman emperors, including Geta and Alexander Severus, were followers of the medical teachings of Serenus Sammonicus and are likely to have used the incantation as well.'
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errrrrrrrrrmmmm.... *scratches head* ive focused on the 'oriental' look coz ive always known 'abrakadabra' to be of islamic origin.. references are hard to find on the web.
anyway, i dont think this pic is a really good work so if anyone wants to have a go at making this a lil better..well i'd be pleased
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i'll be honest with you; i'm a liar
i need a surgeon to remove the part where i met you
and this --> 'i need a surgeon to remove that part where i met you' is so what i want to say to somebody right now!!
Je trouve cette photo magnifique telle qu'elle est... Avec ta permission, je vais éditer quelques détails
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mais tu sais tres bien que t'as le feu vert
gros bisous!!
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and also, you're very welcome. the photo is beautiful. <3
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