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I want to talk about curse tablets & how they were supposed to work. Curse tablets were the most popular and common type of magic used in the Graeco Roman world, attested by the sheer number of them that have been found, and copious references in ancient literature, and as we can tell were...
The Hermetic text the Asclepius claims that Egypt is the Temple of the Whole World, and this couldn't be more true in terms of its cities. The city in Egypt was the domain of a specific god, and the very concept of a city was determined by religion. To live in a city, meant to be in proximity to...
The 12th-15th centuries in Europe can be seen as a pivotal time in the history of magic. The 12th century especially, saw the beginning of two developments that had profound implications for the ways in which magic was understood and practised in later centuries, as well as how it was viewed by...
I've been thinking a lot about how to study magic recently. Naturally, there are countless challenges and issues for the field, the least of which is the debate that has long haunted the field of religious studies more generally; Etic and Emic terminology. The language we use inherently skews...
A Brief History
קַבָּלָה (Qabbala), literally meaning "tradition", "correspondence" or "that which is received" is the dominant school of Jewish Esoteric thought. Finding its origins in the Jewish communities of 12th &13th century France & Spain, it is a common misconception that Kabbalah...
A Brief History
When most people think of Witchcraft, at least if you're living after the 1950s (immortal vampires don't count...), they often default to one of the many Neopagan movements derived from Gardnerian Wicca.
The term "witch" is heavily abused in countless contexts, but...
The chronology of Mesoamerica is vast and has been filled with numerous different cultures over the past 1000s of years since the first colonisation of America over the Bearing Straight.
We currently divide the history of Mesoamerica into multiple periods. Mainly: the Paleo-Indian (which is the...
The ancient Greeks are pivotal in the development of Western Spirituality. Currently undergoing a Neopagan revival in the form of Hellenic Paganism, Ancient Greek religion is vast, complicated and a potent source of spiritual empowerment and connection.
"Ancient Greece" as most people know...
The Orient is a by-word for the Far East, comprising the countries lying to the east and southeast of Europe but now usually understood to refer to the regions and countries of eastern Asia such as China, Korea, Japan and others.
A large amount of Far Eastern Philosophy can be traced to China,...
A Brief History
The Graeco-Egyptian Magical Papyri (Latin: Papyri Graecae Magicae, PGM) hold a position of paramount importance in the history of the Western Esoteric Tradition. They stand at the origin of the Ceremonial Method & have directly & indirectly influenced the emergence of...
A Brief History
The first texts of the Tantric tradition appear in India from 500 AD & from their outset are a complex mixture of political intrigue, spiritual revelation & societal evolution.
Despite a fascinating history that covers many aspects of Hindu & Buddhist thought,...
Knowing where to start outlining a history and evolution of Egypt is an impossible task. We are talking about a culture that had it's unified beginning around 3150 BC and carried on until the suicide of Cleopatra and the conquest of Rome around 30 BC. Even then, Egypt became one of the most...
