Magical motto

[1] Within the highly influential tradition of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the mottoes chosen were usually in a foreign language, often but not always Latin.

The mottoes were sometimes called the initiate's "aspiration name," and most contain high-minded sentiments and often literary allusions.

Within the Golden Dawn tradition, documents and instructions were typically issued under the initials of the magical mottoes of their authors.

For example, the document Of Skrying and Travelling in the Spirit-Vision was written by Moina Mathers, and as such appears credited to "Soror V.N.R.

[3] George Cecil Jones (Volo Noscere Frater DDS "Eu saberei")