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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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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Astral Mythology in Egypt – Isis and Osiris as Stars
“Egyptian gods possessed since times of old astral forms and the myth of Osiristoo had a celestial projection. In a papyrus dating from the 4th…
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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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Heart Scarab Amulet
Heart scarabs were popular amulets for the deceased. Ancient Egyptians believed that the heart was not only the center of life, but also the place…
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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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Astral Religion in Egypt – Pyramid Texts Utterance 373
Stars played an important role in ancient Egyptian belief. In the Pyramid Texts the soul of the deceased pharaoh ascends to the celestial realm of…
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