I’ve been working on this ritual instruction today and look at this: A beautiful correction of the popular divine name “Ablanathanalba”. This name occurs in…
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Erotic knucklebone dice for the search for love, sex and fertility?
This rare knucklebone made of gabbro depicts figures of the deities Baubo, Eros, and Kronos (or Ganymedes) in association with Harpocrates. It is interpreted as…
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Coptic Charm against Poisonous Snakes with Satôr Square and Alpha-Leôn Square
This applied Coptic charm against poisonous snakes includes a Satôr square as well as an Alpha-Leôn square. This combination of the Sator square and the…
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A Worshipper Kneeling Before the Egyptian God Anubis
Date: ca. 747-525 BCE Findspot: Egypt, Karnak, Temple of Amun (Karnak Cachette) Location: The Walters Art Museum, 54.400 A bronze statuette of the anthropomorphic god…
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Alabaster Sistrum Inscribed – An Egyptian Ritual Instrument
This sistrum is made of Egyptian alabaster and inscribed with the names of Pharaoh Teti. It is dated around 2.323-2.291 BCE. The carved handle of…
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Soknopaiou Nesos – Religious center of the god Soknopaios
Soknopaiou Nesos was the religious center of the god Soknopaios, an oracular and healing god in the shape of a crocodile with a falcon head.…
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The “Treasures of Soknopaios”
The religious centre of the ancient Egyptian deity Soknopaios was in Soknopaiou Nesos, a town in the Fayum oasis. His temple and the cult area…
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Sky, Bôel, and Tat in the Egyptian magical papyrus pdm xiv / PGM XIV
Left side: How „Sky“was written in ancient Egyptian Demotic. Right side: Two examples of how a correct pronounciation of ancient divine names was ensured in…
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Ancient Materia Magica – Bdellium
Sword of Dardanos (PGM IV, 1716-1870) The Burnt Offering which endows Eros and the whole procedure with soul: Manna: 4 drams Storax: 4 drams Opium:…
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A Good Potion, PGM VII, 969-972
This is a spell for a love potion preserved in the Greek ritual manual PGM VII, 969-972. The title of the ritual and the initial…
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