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Glitch Bottle #82 – The PGM and Practical Occult with Alison Chicosky |
Why is it so important to approach magic on its own terms? How can we combat superstition in magic? What does “add the usual” mean in many Graeco-Egyptian Magical Papyri (PGM) spells? Alison Chicosky – practitioner and scholar of the PGM, professional pentacle crafter and proprietor of the Practical Occult online shop – shares about…
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Magical Experiments Podcast: Experimenting with Ancient Magic
In this episode Alison Chicosky talks about her magical work with Greek Papyri and pentacles. We discuss how to experiment and reconstruct ancient magical workings as well as how spirits can help with this kind of work. This episode aired January 21, 2021.
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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…