The Tattooed Priestess of Hathoor
A brief article on the tattoos found on priestesses of Hathoor. http://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/tattooed-priestesses-hathor-001122
Egyptology
Ancient Egyptian Mummy Wearing Jewels Found
Spanish archaeologists digging in Egypt have unearthed a female mummy still wearing her jewels. The mummy was discovered in the necropolis below the temple of Pharaoh Thutmosis III (1490-1436 B.C.), on the west bank of the Nile in Luxor (southern… Continue Reading
Ancient Egyptian Handbook of Spells Deciphered
Researchers have deciphered an ancient Egyptian handbook, revealing a series of invocations and spells. http://www.livescience.com/48833-ancient-egyptian-handbook-spells-deciphered.html
Mathematical Encoding in the Great Pyramid
Like most I never grow tired of reading a new mathematical take on the Great Pyramid. Enjoy http://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-africa-opinion-guest-authors/mathematical-encoding-great-pyramid-002323
A Coptic Handbook of Ritual Power
A Coptic Handbook of Ritual Power represents the first volume in a new series titled The Macquarie Papyri, representing the papyri in Macquarie University’s Museum of Ancient Cultures. The present volume reproduces a complete First Millenium 20-page codex, including a… Continue Reading
Techniques of Graeco-Egyptian Magic
When it comes magic in late antiquity, the conventional wisdom was that if you were interested in philosophy and theurgy, you read The Chaldean Oracles; but if you wanted the practical stuff, you went with the Papyri Graecae Magicae. However… Continue Reading
Mummy’s Skull Imprinted With Blood Vessels
For all you Forensic Anthropologists, found cranium vascular imprint the oldest so far found in a mummy. http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/egyptian-mummy-peculiar-skull-containing-brain-102630
The Egyptian Book of the Dead Never Looked So Good!
The Egyptian Book of the Dead The Book of Going Forth by Day NEW 20th Anniversary Edition! The complete Papyrus of Ani with integrated text and full-color images. The long hot summer has birthed the twentieth anniversary edition of my… Continue Reading
Opus Alchymicum Ltd. Edition Publication
“The Opus Alchymicum series records a transformative process of archetypal encounters with alchemical motifs. Experienced by the Artist through the late 1970s and early 1980s at a time of emotional and spiritual crisis, the transpersonal Self constellated in the psyche… Continue Reading
New Book Details Relationship Between Aleister Crowley & Egyptologist Battiscombe Gunn
Published this passed July by the Routledge, Taylor and Francis, Histories of Egyptology includes the chapter “Studies in Esoteric Syntax: The Enigmatic Frieldship of Aliester Crowley and Battiscombe Gunn, authored by Steve Vinson and Janet Gunn, the latter being Battiscombe… Continue Reading