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PGM VII. 199-201 “For Migraine Headaches”
This simple spell from third or fourth century Thebes (Luxor) is as potent and practical as it was in antiquity. For a migraine headache: Taking oil in your hands, speak [this] oration: “Zeus sowed a grape seed; it splits the earth. [If] he does not sow [it]; it does not climb up.” PGM VII. 199-201…
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A Spell to Breathe Freely
As many folks already know, I am extremely interested in Egyptian magic. For several years I have been exploring Egyptian spells related to healing and curing ailments. As a proof of concept and to test my understanding of the principles of heka, I have written a spell to call on Amun to aid folks who…
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PDM xiv. 574-85
Last night I was eating some fish and the tiniest bone got stuck in my throat. It wasn’t choking or cutting me, but it was extremely irritating, and I could feel it when I swallowed. I could not wash it down with further food and drink. I remembered there is a spell for someone who…
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PGM CXXIII a 51-55 “For Sleep”
While the complex material mentioned in some PGM spells has almost become a running joke amongst practitioners, there are also many spells that require no material or something simple like a piece of paper or a leaf. Recently a friend mentioned that they had been sleeping poorly. I had this spell bookmarked for the next…
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PGM VII. 193-96 For a Scorpion Sting
Not all magic is complicated. Our ancestors often used simple magic to handle common issues. Consider this scorpion sting spell from a collection of papyri written in Egypt during late antiquity. PGM VII- 193-96 For a Scorpion StingI first tested this when a friend who lives in Arizona posted that he had been stung by…