History of Magic – 6 – Sex Magic and Tantra
Happy Valentines Day In honor of this coming Valentine’s day, I would like to offer a couple of posts relating to love, sex, and magic. Historian’s haven’t uncovered the origins […]
Category Archives: History of Magic
History of Magic – 5 – Ancient Chinese Magic
Introduction China is a land steeped in magical belief. From as long ago as 1600 BCE, divination, wizards, and alchemists were documented in ancient Chinese writings. Psychic powers, evil spirits, […]
History of Magic – 4 – Graeco-Roman Magic
Graeco-Roman Magic Excerpts from Secretum Secretorum by Jeremiah Genest Historical References Magic has always tried to locate the secret forces in nature (physis), their sympathies and antipathies. In a sense, […]
History of Magic – 2 – Ancient Egypt Pt. 1 Intro to Magic
Magic In Ancient Egypt Egypt’s religious practice stemmed from the belief that everything existing in the world was animated to some extent. Creation was brought into being through magic, and […]
Introduction to History of Magic – 1 – Neolithic Cave Magic
Our earliest ancestors used the earth in ways never seen before in other animal species. They had to manipulate the ground, build shelters, navigate land and oceans, know which foods […]
