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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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…
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Ram’s horn – An Ancient Egyptian Herb and How to Use It
The author of this ancient Egyptian magical papyrus wrote down the Demotic (Egyptian) words for plants and minerals and then added their Greek terms. We…
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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…
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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,…
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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:…
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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,…
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“Fill in name here” – The placeholder for individual names in the Greek magical papyri
In the Greek and Egyptian ritual manuals it was common practice to use a placeholder for the individual names of the target and the beneficiary…
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„Sky“, Bôel and Tat in the Egyptian magical papyrus pdm xiv / PGM XIV
Left side: How was „Sky“ written in ancient Egyptian Demotic? Right side: Two examples of how a correct pronounciation of ancient secret names of higher…
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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…
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