4th century – The Archaeology of Ancient Magic & Ritual Practice

An Independent Amulet: 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,…

Amulet against the Evil Eye, Gold, 2 cm, Roman, ca. 1st - 4th century. British Museum 1814,0704.1172 © The Trustees of the British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

A Gold Amulet Against the Evil Eye

This amulet consists of a small disc made of gold. It was stamped with an eye in the centre which is attacked by eleven protectors:…

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Protective amulet for the practice – Prayer to Selene for any spell

“Take a loadstone engraved with a three-faced Hekate, with her middle face being that of a horned virgin, the left one that of a dog…

PGM VII, 193-196, For a Scorpion Sting, 3rd/4th century, Egypt. British Library, Papyrus London 121.

Magic Signs Healing a Scorpion Sting – PGM VII, 193-196

For a Scorpion Sting On clean papyrus write the charactêres, lay it on the region where the sting is, bind/tighten the papyrus upon it and…

The “Great Paris Papyrus” or “Grand Papyrus Magique” (PGM IV), 4th century, 30,5 x 12 cm, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, P.suppl.grec. 574. Source: gallica.bnf.fr / BnF

The beginning of the famous “Mithras Liturgy” in PGM IV

This is the beginning of the famous “Mithras Liturgy”, a unique ritual instruction for gaining temporary immortality to receive a divination: “Be merciful to me,…

The third leaf of the “Eighth Book of Moses”, 4th century, Egypt, 26,5 x 15 cm AMS 76 © Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, Niederlande

A Tent with the Depictions of 365 Deities for Initiation – From PGM XIII

In the “EIghth Book of Moses” the practitioner has to create a tent with the depictions of 365 deities for the initiation. The insteruction reads:…

The second leaf of the “Eighth Book of Moses”, 4th century, Egypt, 26,5 x 15 cm AMS 76 © Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, Niederlande

The initial invocation in the “Eighth Book of Moses” (PGM XIII)

A new transaltion of the beginning of the initial invocation in the “Eighth Book of Moses” “I call upon you, who is greater than all,…

Video: The Ancient Greek Magical Papyrus PGM VII

This unique ancient magical scroll from Egypt comprises the most extensive ritual collection among the Greek magical papyri. Content Overview of PGM VII The dice-based…

Infographics The Greek Magical Papyrus PGM IV

Collection of Infographics: PGM IV

Here you can find a constantly growing number of my infographics about the ancient Greek magical papyrus PGM IV. You can donwload and use these…

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Video: The Ancient Greek Magical Papyrus PGM IV in a Nutshell

For the first time the complete ancient magical book is presented to a broad audience in this video. PGM IV is the most comprehensive Greek…