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…
View More A Good Potion, PGM VII, 969-972Category: Ritual Manual
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…
View More Stêlê of Aphroditê, PGM VII, 215-218PGM LVII – P. Mich in. 534
Source: University of Michigan Library, Digial Collections https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-2437/534R.TIF
View More PGM LVII – P. Mich in. 534PGM CXI – The earliest known Greek magical(?) papyrus
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Image source: WUSTL Digital Gateway Image Collections & Exhibitions http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/papyri-collection/item/8039
View More PGM CXI – The earliest known Greek magical(?) papyrusA 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…
View More A Coptic Prayer About the Power of MagicAn 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,…
View More An Independent Amulet: PGM VII, 579-590Video: The Ancient Greek Magical Papyrus PGM VII – Overview, New Insights & Original Research
This unique ancient magical scroll from Egypt comprises the most extensive ritual collection among the Greek magical papyri. While the Greek magical papyrus book PGM…
View More Video: The Ancient Greek Magical Papyrus PGM VII – Overview, New Insights & Original ResearchVideo: Secret ritual ingredients in ancient manuscripts – What they are and what they were used for
During the 4th century in Egypt an ancient magician wrote down a mysterious list with 37 secret code words for ritual ingredients. He added that…
View More Video: Secret ritual ingredients in ancient manuscripts – What they are and what they were used forUnusual 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!…
View More Unusual Use of Frankincense in Ancient MagicThe Power of the Secret Name in Ancient Magic
An example for the power of secret names in ancient magic and their translatability, contradicting Iamblichus’ claim that translated names of higher powers wouldn’t keep…
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