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Chronological Order of Ancient Egyptian Funerary Texts: Pyramid Texts, Coffin Texts, Book of the Dead

All of these funerary texts contain spells to protect the deceased in the afterlife. I made a more detailed video about these three funerary texts,…

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Iamblichus, De Mysteriis, VIII, 6 Marsilio Ficino

Iamblichus about the two human souls

Quoted from De Mysteriis, VIII, 6 You claim, then, that the majority of the Egyptians make what is in our power depend upon the movement…

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Melothesia-Babylonian-Astrology

Zodiacal Signs and the Assigned Body-parts in Babylonian Astrology

The correspondence of body parts and their diseases with the influences of certain zodiac signs and planets is called “Melothesia“. This tablet is the earliest…

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What Magic Is This? – Ancient Magical Artefacts

I had the great pleasure and honour to be a guest on Douglas Batchelor‘s awesome podcast “What Magic Is This?” Two hours talking about Ancient…

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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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Astronomical Compendium, 1596

This elaborate, gilt and silvered brass compendium has two outer leaves around a central box and contains numerous types of dials, time telling devices, tables,…

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Papyrus of Ani, “Book of the Dead”, Egypt, ca. 1.250 BC. British Museum EA10470,3 © The Trustees of the British Museum

Book of the Dead – Hall of Judgment

From the papyrus of Ani Centrally placed is a balance, holding in its two pans Ani’s heart on the left and a feather on the…

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Pyramid Texts, Utterance 373 - Astral Religion in Egypt - Kirsten Dzwiza

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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Ancient Egyptian Decans in Coptic Magic

Ancient Egyptian Decans in Coptic Magic for a Good Singing Voice

From a Coptic spell to obtain a good singing voice, ca. 7th century, Egypt London Oriental Manuscript 6794, British Library Yak, Meiak, Semiak, the three…

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Gods of the Week and their incenses

Deities of the Week & Their Incenses

Greek Deities of the week and their Roman and Egyptian pendants Selêne – Luna – Chons Arês – Mars – Month Hermês – Merkur –…

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