A confusion glyph. A symbol that said “Look away.” New York City magic. Sometimes it worked.

T Thorn Coyle, Alighting on His Shoulders: Ten Tales From Sideways Worlds [Amazon, T Thorn Coyle]

Hermetic quote Coyle Alighting Shoulders symbol glyph look away magic

Consider also:

  1. Sometimes the Gods used Henry. It seemed like a fair trade-off. He had been known to use them, too.
  2. A crow. Hopping down a branch over her head. Staring at her with one black eye. Then another. “Hello, cousin.” She straightened up, boots firm beneath her. “What’s the word?” “Craaahhk!”
  3. Alighting on His Shoulders
  4. As John C. Calhoun, the 7th Vice President of the United States once wrote, “The interval between the decay of the old and the formation and the establishment of the new, constitutes a period of transition which must always necessarily be one of uncertainty, confusion, error, and wild and fierce fanaticism.”
  5. The Magic of a Symbol