Here’s an interesting article posted at the Coptic Magical Papyri site which includes a prayer for protection from evil that references to Jesus’ storming of Hell during the three days between his death and resurrection – though if he was… Continue Reading
NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is currently hosting the exhibit: “The World Between Empires Art & Identity In The Ancient Middle East.” This looks at the experience of the peoples caught between the competing superpowers of yore, Rome and Parthia,… Continue Reading
Some years ago openculture.com posted a full lecture and & reading list from our hero Sun Ra’s 1971 UC Berkeley Course, “The Black Man in the Cosmos.” If you don’t understand why this is pertinent – well, I could teach… Continue Reading
Earlier this month, the National Geographic Museum in Washington, DC unveiled a new exhibit, “Queens of Egypt” which is open through September 2019. Do I have to remind you what an Egypt-o-maniac Crowley was? Really? Hey, who are the deities… Continue Reading
Today is the 115th anniversary of the Invocation of Horus in Cairo in 1904. It is also (as of 2158 UTC, 5:58 P.M. EDT) the equinox, and the first day of the new Thelemic Year: Annus Vv. In celebration, here’s… Continue Reading
According to On This Day, the British Museum opened to visitors today in 1759: “But not just any visitors. Fearing damage to the collections by unruly hordes, the trustees decided that nobody would be admitted without a ticket. The problem… Continue Reading
Both theoreticians and practitioners of the the theurgy referred to as “Energized Enthusiasm” might find it worthwhile to spend some time at the Yale University Art Gallery’s “Sights And Sounds of Ancient Ritual” exhibit.In Liber DCCXI Energized Enthusiasm A Note… Continue Reading
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, also known as the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, is home to more than 120,000 pieces of ancient Egypt including the Funeral Stela of Ankh f n Khonsu. This particular was originally part of the collection… Continue Reading
LiveScience.com posted a news story about a “love spell” inscribed in Coptic on papyrus dating to Late Antiquity, currently in the collection of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. While researchers are still debating the purpose of the spell, all agree… Continue Reading
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