The Theban alphabet is used almost exclusively by Wiccans as a substitution cipher to protect magical writings from prying eyes. It originated as a magical alphabet; the exact origin of the text is unknown. The Theban alphabet first appeared in print in Henry Cornelius Agrippa’s Third book of Occult Philosophy in 1531, where it was ascribed to the legendary magus Honorius of Thebes.
This alphabet is occasionally referred to as the “Runes of Honorius,” although Theban is not a runic alphabet. While it resembles some ancient alphabets, it is unknown before Agrippa’s publication. It is little used as a magical alphabet, except as an occasional substitute for Anglo-Saxon runes, or for making charms and amulets. Theban was introduced to Wicca by its founder, Gerald Gardner. To use Theban as a cipher, simply substitute Theban letters for English letters as shown below:
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a friend wishes to have a tattoo showing the date of her birth using wiccan/theban symbols. Any ideas?
There aren’t translations for numbers, so you may need to spell it out EX: January First Two thousand one instead of 1, 1, 2001
I’ve noticed on some sites that the the w character is the same as the u/v character and I’m wondering, which is the right way?
I’m probably to late posting this but here you are anyway. The modern characters J, U and W are not represented, and in modern usage these are transliterated using the Theban characters for I, V and V. So in other words I and J share the same symbol and so do U, V, and W.
Is there any type of Theban number system? Or would one use Roman numerals instead?
I found this, they are supposed to be the numbers in the Theban alphabet
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I came up with my own logo, but i didn’t know it had some aspects of the Witches’ Runes. (It combines the “m” with the “p” so the line crosses the line between the 2 m’s of the “m”)
I’m being honest when I say this. I had no idea this alphabet existed…
Theban is hard to learn by heart, but once you do, you’ll realize its worth! Its beautiful and definitely keeps prying eyes away from your personal writings and such
Someone here told about his initiation with a wiccan group. The first thing to learn is Never to reveal you are even a wiccan initiate. Fog Moon just went by a couple of nights ago, and it was Very interesting. Have a nice coming Yule-time everyone, and make the most of it!!
Blessed Be my brothers and sisiters! I hope that all of you have had a blessed day and are learning the ways of the Ancient Ones!!
Learning about Wicca is fasinating. It brings excitment and mystery and the nerve to learn more. Runes fascinate me the most and numbers so i’d like to learn more, Anyone know any good websites?
Im learning bout this and we r are in nombs and we get points for people who bring in stuff. I know no one cares lol so……
heey, i think that if you have any more questions about wicca, join stardoll-it’s free. It’s not about wicca, but stardoll members have clubs sometimes about wuicca witch really helps.
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wow, i’m trying to find a site about wicca with a chat room like this and i just can’t find one. oh well, good luck!
xx, Cjhloe
I thing wicca is a great experience. but were is the rest of the alphabet? You should put more in you page. I was thingking of going down to thew beach and collect some sand, sea-water and shells and put then in jars. I don’t know why, the thought came to me last night.
If it came to you ‘randomly’ and you have an urge to do so, definitely do it! It could be extremely important. Maybe not so much putting the jar together, but perhaps the experience itself. The water is very healing. Could be to meet someone who will be of great help to you in some (or maybe even many) aspects of your life. That’s what comes from listening to your inner voice: great things
I am just learning the runes and spells we need initiated witches in Enid oklahoma to teach us magick!
Hey this is pretty awesome I am facinated
This is not the full list of characters. Here is a full list:
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/theban.htm
I’ve always found witchcraft so interesting. I just recently began practicing magic not long ago. I decided to research a bit more. Like the site. You have a nice variety of info. Keep up the good work!
How good are you at using magick?