Amulet to heal and protect Joseph from fever
From the Ancient Christian Magic Text 11 Text: Cologne 851 Description: papyrus, 5.5 x 6.5 cm, seventh century Bibliography: Dierk Wortmann, “Der weisse Wolf” Translator:
Day: February 14, 2023
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Six Oracular Texts from Ancient Christian Magic
(Marvin Meyer and Richard Smith, editors) Text 30: Oracular text 1 Text: Oxyrhynchus 925 Description: papyrus, 5.6 x 9.6 cm, fifth or sixth century Bibliography:
Spell of Summons, by the Power of God’s Tattoos
From the Ancient Christian Magic Text 115 Text: Rylands 103 Description: paper, 15 x 18 cm; illegible writing on reverse Bibliography: Walter E. Crum, Catalogue
A Collection of Christian Oracles
Text 126 from Ancient Christian Magic. Text: Vatican Coptic Papyrus I Description: papyrus, 12 leaves, about 15.5 x 11.5 cm (the first fragmentary leaf measures
THERNOPSI
from the Greek Magical Papyri -Michael J Dangler THERNOPSI: The “THERNOPSI” formations are a set of magical words, often said in groups, that are a
Wing Formations
from the Greek Magical Papyri -Michael J Dangler Wing formations: These formations are generally made from magical words, and often show up as pyramids next
Magical Palindromes
from the Greek Magical Papyri -Michael J Dangler “Palindrome”: literally, “running back again”, refers to magical words, most often making no recognizable sense, read and
Authoritative/Secret/Magical Names
Magical Names: these names appear in various spells and are used to help summon the deity or being in question. It is good to know
The Homeric Oracle from the Greek Magical Papyri
PGM 1-148 Translator: Hubert Martin, Jr. The PGM describes this oracle as similar to a horoscope from today’s newspapers, and reading through the responses, it
A Dream Oracle
From the Greek Magical Papyri This spell will answer you a question in your dreams. It is a request for a dream oracle. You