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Ancient Greek Sorcery

It is surprising to know that the ancient Greeks, who thinkers once turned to for inspiration in clear-headed thinking, had a history with magic as detailed as any offerings from other cultures commonly thought of as more primitive, such as the Balinese, who I’ve written about elsewhere.  The spells below come from The Greek Magical …

July 9, 2009 – 2:45 pm | By Matthew Scheer | Posted in Magic | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Balinese Magic

Here are samples from the excellent Drawings of Balinese Sorcery. These drawings remind me just how specific was the knowledge of shamans.

From Drawings of Balinese Sorcery, Edited by Th. P. Van Baaren, L.P. Van Den Bosch, L. Beertomver, F. Leemhuis and H. Buning (Institute of Religious Iconography State University Groningen: 1980)
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July 3, 2009 – 4:01 pm | By Matthew Scheer | Posted in Magic | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)