[vunderba]

Another one around spells as invocations is Mystical - a programming language that's intended to look like magical summoning circles.

https://suberic.net/~dmm/projects/mystical/README.html

If you're interested in the idea of treating programming with an air of mysticism, Daniel Suarez's scifi novel "Daemon" is a highly recommended read.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(novel)

[starkparker]

Mystical on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44016037