Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26159109-20160119214649/@comment-24183764-20160407162722

Eskaver wrote: JMXD96 wrote: Eskaver wrote: JMXD96 wrote: Eskaver wrote: JMXD96 wrote: Eskaver wrote: JMXD96 wrote: Honestly, I can't help but agree. The fact that they made Regina's spell look like it requires effort and that it seems quite ritualistic shows the complexity of magic used in the show's lore. Especially since the technical side of magic was glossed over in "The Jolly Roger" when Regina was trying to train Emma.

Although, I do feel like they just drew random rune and alchemical symbols. I agree. Maybe, maybe not, because they drew an awful lot of them. Hopefully, someone or if I ever feel up to it, will see if it means anything. I doubt it's phrases, so it's likely random with no need to decipher it. I decided to actually look up the runic alphabet and the other symbols and I believe the six symbols at the top (split by the pentagram) literally spell out "portal". xD See! It means something! Maybe something like "Portal Open Once! Love Adam and Eddy!" I could wish. Cool that we've got that so far. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any hidden message like that.

Obviously, this is speculation on my part:

My translations could be wrong, but it seems some phrases are repeated on the door like "so be it"; I also believe the phrase "so below" is written under the chains and cogs on the center of the door; I think I also found the phrase "as above" above the chains and cogs.

Which means the phrase I've pieced together so far is "Portal. As above. So Below. So be it." I guess the spell counters the protection spell at the top of the elevator then moves its way down?

Apart from that there also seems to be the alchemical symbols for "time", "sublimation" and "magnet". I'm guessing the spell is timed.

There also seems to be a symbol similar to the alchemical symbol for "aqua vitae" but I doubt they're gonna storm Hades' lair drunk. xD

I'll research the rest later. SO, I don't see repeated phrase, but I'll share my findings with the runes. Most are gibberrish except the Top line, the lines above and below the gears, and the singular side. It says "POR (Star) TAL/SO BE IT(on the right side)/ AS ABOVE(above Gear)/ SO BELOW (below Gear) and that's practically it. I guess the rest deal with channeling and power stuff that's just gibberish.

Door Panels have letters surrounded by symbols. Depending on what it seem like it goes F K ? K U ????TER R DE????TER

I don't know. But cool todbits! I'm pretty sure "so be it" is written on the door frame at the right as well as at the bottom of the door. I looked at the door panels as well and couldn't find anything but gibberish too.

I will say though I also found the word "doll" written in runes. xD Me too. Doll, what? Lol

I'm gonna guess they though people would try to decipher the important looking ones and so wrote the phrase about the portal and the rest are just gibberish letters (similar to a wordsearch) and any other words are a happy coincidence.