This is a lecture I have been wanting to do for a long time. “Voces magicae” is not an ancient term that was used in…
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Short Video: Making and Use of Ancient Magical Artefacts
This video provides a brief introduction into the making and use of ancient magical artefacts as transmitted in the Egyptian and Greek magical papyris. To…
Short Video: How to Get Rid of Your Enemies – Ancient Egyptian Voodoo Dolls
In this short video I introduce to you how ancient Egyptians believed to get rid of their enemies: With the help of “voodoo dolls”. To…
Short Video: What is Demotic?
This video provides a short introduction to “What is Demotic?” To write more posts and make more of my research accessible for free I need…
Short Video: The Ancient Book “About the Mysteries of the Letters”
In this short video I will introduce to you the ancient book “About the Mystery of the Letters” which explores “the secret messages of the…
Short Video: Ancient Magic In Everyday Life
Did you know that ancient magic played an important role in people’s lives? That ancient magic was particularly used to solve everyday problems and challenges?…
Video: Ancient Magic Signs
“Ancient Magic Signs” is a term used in modern scholarship to address a large group of signs that occur in ancient contexts of communication and…
Video: Ancient Magic Inks
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…
Behind the Scenes: Reconstructing the artefact in PGM V, 304-369 and Scribal Details
Today I finalized the translation of PGM V, 304-369. It turned out that there are a number of seemingly smaller errors in previous translations but…
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Free e-Course: What are the Greek Magical Papyri?
Description Welcome to this interactive e-course about one of the most fascinating bodies of ancient religious texts: The Greek Magical Papyri. I have developed this…