During the 4th century in Egypt an ancient magician wrote down a mysterious list with 37 secret code words for ritual ingredients. He added that…
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This unique astrological disk from Chevroches in France is divided into 12 segments. They are inscribed in Greek with the 12 Egyptian (!) months, the…
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From a divination ritual in PGM II, 1-64 “Phoibos, Helper through your oracles, Come joyous, Son of Lêtô, Far-shooter, Averter, hither come, hither, come hither!…
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An example for the power of secret names in ancient magic and their translatability, contradicting Iamblichus’ claim that translated names of higher powers wouldn’t keep…
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A Brief Introduction Papyrus scroll (ritual manual), inscribed in Greek and Egyptian-Demotic, re-used 4th century, Egypt, ca. 360x 22 cm, 19 columns, 659 lines: 495…
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In this video I reconstruct and explain a 4th century ritual from Egypt for creating a magic “Ring of Hermes”. The ritual is preserved in…
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For the very first time, this magnificent ancient magical book is being presented in its entirety to a broad audience. PGM IV is the most…
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