light -shape -> number -> letter -> metaphors of color, geometry, math and word
magic, magi, magus, magisterium
spell=assembly of words in phrases, sentences, etc
spelling=the assembly of letters into a word(s)
cast=draw, write, speak
does one just understand…
the phrases in a sentence
the words in a phrase
the letters in a word
the shape that makes up letters
to be at, the shape of letters, is to be one step away from the confines of language.
is one vulnerable if they are unable to walk words back past number or shape?