Ancient Greek Love Magic – Christopher A. Faraone
The ancient Greeks commonly resorted to magic spells to attract and keep lovers–as numerous allusions in Greek literature and recently discovered “voodoo dolls,” magical papyri,…
Month: August 2019
Arcana Mundi: Magic and the Occult in the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Collection of Ancient Texts – Georg Luck
Magic, miracles, daemonology, divination, astrology, and alchemy were the arcana mundi, the “secrets of the universe,” of the ancient Greeks and Romans. In this path-breaking…
Magic in the Ancient Greek World – Derek Collins
Original and comprehensive, Magic in the Ancient Greek World takes the reader inside both the social imagination and the ritual reality that made magic possible…
The Religion of the Mithras Cult in the Roman Empire: Mysteries of the Unconquered Sun – Roger Beck
This volume is a study of the religious system of Mithraism, one of the “mystery cults” popular in the Roman Empire contemporary with early Christianity.…
Real Magic: An Introductory Treatise on the Basic Principles of Yellow Magic – Isaac Bonewits
Examines every category of occult phenomena from ESP to Eastern ritual and explores the basic laws of magic, relating them to the natural laws of…
Witchcraft: A Concise Guide or Which Witch Is Which? – Isaac Bonewits
Isaac Bonewits writes of Witchcraft from its disputed origins, to the Inquisition, to its re-invention in the 20th century. A scholarly, pungent, witty and sometimes…
Amulets of ancient Egypt – Carol Andrews
Amulets are ornaments believed to endow the wearer by magical means with the properties they represent. They were first made in Egypt as early as…
Magic in Ancient Egypt – Geraldine Pinch
The Egyptians were famous in the ancient world for their knowledge of magic. Religion, medicine, technology, and what we would call magic coexisted without apparent…
Serpent in the Sky. The High Wisdom of Ancient Egypt – John Anthony West
John Anthony West’s revolutionary reinterpretation of the civilization of Egypt challenges all that has been accepted as dogma concerning Ancient Egypt. In this pioneering study…
Bodhisattva of Compassion: The Mystical Tradition of Kwan Yin – John Blofeld
She is the embodiment of selfless love, the supreme symbol of radical compassion, and, for more than a millennium throughout Asia, she has been revered…