Language – Greek – Ancient Magic Academy

PGM V, 304-369 - Artefact for binding and preventing things from happening - Scribal Details - Kirsten Dzwiza

Behind the Scenes: Reconstructing the artefact in PGM V, 304-369 and Scribal Details

Today I finalized the translation of PGM V, 304-369. It turned out that there are a number of seemingly smaller errors in previous translations but…

PGM-V,-96-172 - Variations of divine names - Kirsten Dzwiza

Behind the Scenes: PGM V, 96-172 – Stêlê of Ieu – Some Scribal Details

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…

An Ancient Greek Amulet Against Headache

Video: Ancient Greek Magical Amulet Against Headache And How It Was Crafted

Welcome to Sparks, my short videos about ancient magic. This video is about an ancient magical artefact against headache and stomach pain and how it…

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…

Stêlê of Aphroditê, PGM VII, 215-218

This multi-purpose spell is preserved in the Greek ritual manual PGM VII, 215-218. Stêlê of Aphroditê For gaining friendship (philia), favour (charis), success (praxis), and…

PGM LVII – P. Mich in. 534

Source: University of Michigan Library, Digial Collections https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-2437/534R.TIF

PGM CXI – The earliest known Greek magical(?) papyrus

Rights: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Image source: WUSTL Digital Gateway Image Collections & Exhibitions http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/papyri-collection/item/8039

An amulet against daimons and every sickness and suffering: PGM VII, 579-590

There are two types of amulets attested in the Greek magical papyri: embedded amulets and independent amulets. Embedded amulets were used during a superordinate ritual,…

Video-Explained-Solomons-Seal by Dr Kirsten Dzwiza

Video: Explained – Solomon’s Seal for protection against enemies and demons

This bronze amulet was created to protect its owner against enemies and a specific evil demon. To create and shape the power of the artefact,…