In ancient magic and ritual practice special inks were used to create powerful inscriptions. These inks and their applications are preserved in ancient Egyptian and…
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Category: Ritual Instruction
Video: Thoth and Maat Lecture #22 – Dreams and Dreaming in the Greek Magical Papyri
This is the recording of the recent Thoth and Maat Lecture about Dreams and Dreaming in the Greek Magical Papyri. Due to its length (75…
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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…
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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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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…
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A Coptic Prayer About the Power of Magic
This quote from a prayer preserved in a Coptic magic book from Egypt provides interesting details about how the practitioner understood ancient magic. It preserves…
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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,…
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Unusual Use of Frankincense in Ancient Magic
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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Video: Reconstructing Ancient Magic – The Magic Ring of Hermes Ritual Explained (PGM V, 213-303)
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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