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The mage creates a small pattern of electricity and light. The result is an arclightning, which shine with a clear light. Usually the mage creates it between the thumb and index finger. It can also ...

The Order of Hermes is the master among the traditions in matters of astrology and planning. One major use of astrology has been to find the most suitable time to perform magick, by studying the co...

The Order of Hermes is the master among the traditions in matters of astrology and planning. One major use of astrology has been to find the most suitable time to perform magick, by studying the co...

Please refer to MtA-1:p223...

[The Mage moves her hands about the air, fingers lightly spread while speaking the correct magickal words to congeal the light. It takes on a cob-webby texture and begins collecting in the Magi's ha...

A Order of Hermes mage was having a great deal of trouble with cockroaches. To get rid of them, he developed this rote. Using Mind 2, he convinced the cockroaches to go bother the Progenitor livin...

The mage can disturb the flow of quintessence which sustains a magickal effect. This is done by disturbing it so it won't discharge into its target, but into something else or just into reality in ...

The mage builds up a circle of power around himself, which attack everybody who tries to cross. It often looks like a circle of fire or electricity. The mage usually draw the circle on the ground us...

This rote enables the user to subtly alter the umbral area around him to set up a protective shield. [Entropy/Prime causes the incoming effect to "leak" quintessence and thus lose its reality. Pr...

An anonymous Hermetic Mage devised this rote when his large chantry was casting an important vote in their ampitheatre. By extended his Correspondance sense across the crowd and gentry prodding his...

Used mostly by the Order of Hermes, the Mage simply draws a ragged circle, visualizes the intended end result, then snaps her fingers and all the details are created around the rough outline the Mag...

This Rote was originally taught within the Order of Hermes as a quick method of creating reliable transport in the Umbra. After leaving the Technocracy the Sons of Ether used this Rote to create gr...

A nasty rote invented by a desperate and hateful Euthanatos against her master. The mage dissolves the tissues of her victim. Bones become flexible, muscles turn into jelly and the blood become alm...

This rote was reputedly invented by a very eccentric hermetic mage, who boasted that he had tasted everything on earth. He finally decided to taste something not of this earth, and invented this ro...

Hermetic mages have always been interested in elementals. This rote is used to communicate with the spirits in different forces like light, darkness, heat or electricity. It will not give the summon...

The mage discharges static electricity around himself in a weak green glow. The result is quite eerie and impressive. The light is not very strong, and will not light up darkness very well. It can ...

Please refer to MtA-1:p188...

By singing this song, the mage is protected from cold and freezing. The mage sings the galder to his flesh and limbs, making them liven up and get warm again....

Please refer to MtA-1:p.186
Please refer to MtA-2:p.190...

An old hermetic rote to find out if food or drink would be harmful (poisoned, spoiled or very unhealthy). The mage draws a pentagram over the food, while naming five revealing spirits. If the food ...

The effects of hypnosis are widely documented, but its origin lies not with the Technocracy but with the Order of Hermes. In the 19th century, the Order started publicly using many Mind effects us...

This rote was originally devised by the hermetic mage Sarah Burns as a means of surviving in the heart of a paradox storm that razed an entire city block. By damming the flow of quintessence to ce...

The mage negates a force; light becomes darkness, positive current becomes negative. This often leads to the neutralisation of the force, and can destroy sensitive machinery. The mage perform the ro...

This rote is favored by wrathful Hermetic Mages. It infuses a pattern of forces, typically lightning, with free quintessence. The result is a blazing bolt of power that only vaguely resembles elec...

The mage can see in darkness. His eyes give of a weird gleam. Hermetic mages usually draw the Hebrew letter Ayin (which means eye) on their forehead with the seal while slowly chanting its name....

The mage creates a strong, directed magnetic field which can move objects made out of magnetic metal. Hermetics usually do this by inclining the Seal to reflect the light from the sun or a lamp on t...

This rote is used by the Verbena to fill their victims with unquenchable sexual desires, either directed at the mage or somebody else....

This is named for the Discordian who first used it. This allows the Discordian to not only take on a new form, but also take on the outward mannerisms, mental attitudes and even appropriate though...

This is named for the Discordian who first used it. This allows the Discordian to not only take on a new form, but also take on the outward mannerisms, mental attitudes and even appropriate though...

Once very popular, this hermetic rote has fallen into disuse since the fall of the mythic age. The potent magicks involved allow the mage to actually assume the form and powers of the classic west...

Though the Technocracy is notorious for sterilizing nodes, it is actually the Order of Hermes that first attempted to standardize the perception and use of quintessence. To this end, the Order dev...

Please refer to MtA-2:p.203...

Please refer to MtA-1:p223...

The mage consecrates a container (like a flask, a box or a statue) to be able to contain forces, fills it with force, and then seals it. When the seal is broken (or the spell fades) the forces will ...

Mages from the Order of Hermes have always wanted to understand how reality works, and developed this rote to gain further understanding. In essence, it allows them to see the "Prime Umbra", the as...

A rote which was often employed during the Middle Ages by Order of Hermes. The mage summons a minor spirit, which is given a message to deliver. The spirit flies away to the receiver, delivers its...

The Hermetic rote requires burning a small piece of vellum marinated in rose water. The magick clouds the targets mind, so that the mage appears to be the person that the target most wants to see. ...

Please refer to MtA-1:p.185
Please refer to MtA-2:p.189...

This rote of the Order of Hermes dates back to during the Mythic Age, and is believed to have been created with the aid of some other Tradition (a rumor the Hermetics flatly deny). This rote allow...

This metal was created long ago by the Order of Hermes to provide powerful weapons and effective armor for their warrior- acolytes. Mithril looks a great deal like silver but more lustrous, it is ...

Shortly after surviving her first encounter with a werewolf, an unknown Hermetic Mage developed this simple Rote to protect herself from such dangers. Since that time it has become a known fact with...

Please refer to tBoS:p142...

Please refer to MtA-1:p223...

Please refer to tBoS:p142...

Please refer to MtA-1:p223...

This rote is a classic method of binding spirits, mainly used by Order of Hermes. Part of the spirit is simply forced into a material object and locked in place. The spirit has to choose between le...

The mage disturbs the sense of time of a person, so he will think that more or less time have passed. He can make the victim think that its still four or that its already six, until the victim watc...