Divination in the Greek Magical Papyrus PGM VII Explained - Part 1: The Spoken Word & Inscribed Artefacts

New video lecture on patreon:

Based on the question "How did ancient magic work?"

https://www.patreon.com/posts/lecture-6-in-pgm-88139815

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#Archaeology #Magic #ancientmagic #divination #Egyptology #PGM #lecture #artefact #papyri

Happy Foresight Friday! This week the Supernatural Tarot says: Don't Be Defined by Your Mistakes. Click the link below for details.
https://www.thepixilatedpath.com/2023/08/foresight-friday-dont-be-defined-by-your-mistakes.html

#witch #WitchesOfMastodon #Tarot #Divination #spntarot #TarotReading #weeklyreading #foresightfriday

“Empowerment Through Lack of Useful Information” is one of the most Orwellian mental gymnastics by the anti-Prediction loudmouths in the #Tarot communities.

#Divination

Time to redo my #introduction.

My name is Shaseni ("SHOSS-en-ee") and I live in #Colorado having immigrated from Scotland in the aughts. I'm quirky, and long retired from software development and teaching. I've been on Mastodon since April 2018.

My paganism is #Kemetic, working with the same deities that Ancient Egyptians worshipped, and my magic is #heka. Shaseni is a Kemetic name given to me by the goddess Nit (Neith) and the god Set, and it means "I tread on my enemies."

My pagan journey has taken me from living in a Hindu ashram when I was 20, through Taoism, the White Eagle Lodge, Heathenry, Kuan Yin and Buddhism, through to Kemetic Orthodoxy. I'm now in my 70s, and I feel as though I'm on fairly good terms with many deities and several buddhas.

Since my 20s, I've been involved with #healing, #magic, and practiced and taught many forms of #divination. I do read professionally. My favorite is Robin Scott's #UrbanTarot as I share her view that magic and wisdom belong not only to forgotten forests, places untouched by human hands, and to ages long lost to memory, but to my world, where around me I see beauty, wonder, and magic in the metropolis and power under the pavement.

I'm a #writer: a #storyteller and #poet manqué. My works are out there, under various pen names, if you're desperate. You'll find an overcooked motley of prose and poems from midnight streets; eat quickly and don't ask what the meat is.

I'm #transfem, #femsexual, and married. I'm politically left. I talk too much, eat too much, drink too little, love good curry, read romantic #yuri #manga, and embrace the Absurd.

Privacy policy: Your cookies are safe with me, honest. :cookie:

The final part of the argument lays it out clearly:

"If there be persons who interpret the will of certain beings, it follows that those beings must themselves exist; but there are persons who interpret the will of the gods; therefore we must admit that the gods exist."

Very Rational, Very Stoic. But it falls apart if the person you're trying to convince doesn't believe in divination, which might be why Cicero has a whole book on divination and whether it is real.

#divination #paganism

It's Foresight Friday! This Week's Message from the Supernatural Tarot: Feeling Stuck? Shake Things Up. Click the link for more details.
#WitchesOfMastodon #witch #witches #TarotReading #tarot #spnfamily #spntarot #Divination
https://www.thepixilatedpath.com/2023/08/foresight-friday-feeling-stuck-shake-things-up.html

Divination in PGM VII

My upcoming online lecture with Q&A

Looking closer at how ritual acts, ingredients and magical artefacts were combined and applied in PGM VII.

Lectures are recorded and made available for patrons.

http://patreon.com/ancientmagic

Sunday, July 30th, 6 pm CET

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#ancientmagic #lecture #magical #archaeology #artefacts #ancient #magic #pgm #ritual #divination #oracles #egyptology #egypt #greek

#AskMeAbout

- Druidry
- Wandmaking
- D&D (3.5 and newer)
- Divination (specifically runes, Tarot, and Ogham)

#Druid #Druidry #wands #wandmaking #DungeonsAndDragons #runes #divination

An Ancient 20-sided #dice inscribed with the names of 20 #Egyptian deities

The D20 is unique but we have potential parallels in the #Greek #magical papyri

The dice was likely used for oracles or in #divination

Ca. 1st century AD

Read more on my blog
https://antikemagie.com/ancient-icosahedron-deities-demotic/

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#Archaeology #artefact #TTRPG #DnD #D20 #rpg #ancientmagic #oracle #Demotic

It's Foresight Friday again #Witches 😀.
This Week's Message from The Wild Unknown Tarot: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work! Click the link to read the details. 😘
#WitchesOfMastodon #Tarot #Divination #witchy

https://www.thepixilatedpath.com/2023/07/foresight-friday-teamwork-makes-the-dream-work.html

It's Foresight Friday! This Week's Message from The Wild Unknown Tarot: Let the Universal Serpentine Belt Do Its Thing.

If you’re wondering what the hell I'm talking about, click the link to read all about it!

#WitchesOfMastodon #witches #Tarot #weeklyreading #Divination #witch #foresightfriday

https://www.thepixilatedpath.com/2023/07/foresight-friday-let-the-universal-serpentine-belt-do-its-thing.html

Me: Tarot cards, what do I do from here?

Tarot: Get a fuckin' job

Me (having been applying for jobs):

Tarot:

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

#witchcraft #witch #witches #witchy #pagan #tarot #divination #tarotreading #paganism

Will have an updated schedule for booking some time tomorrow. You can also book with me through #kofi.

https://ko-fi.com/thapsyrensays

#tarot #oracle #cartomancy #divination #blackmastodon #blacktwitter #blackfedi

There are still a few more days left this month to book a personal reading with me.

I haven't updated the list again, but regardless since it's the end of the month, whatever reading you choose is available.

Check my pinned for services and prices. Any questions or to book, DM or email me✨

#tarot #oracle #cartomancy #divination #smallbusiness #blackmastodon #blackfedi #blacktwitter

From: @Thapsyrensays
https://mstdn.party/@Thapsyrensays/110469682231025476

I was interpreting a divination today and #Hathor gave me a new version of her name. Every time she does this our relation becomes deeper and my spritual power increases so that I can interpret her messages better and continue the spiral.

#goddess
#Divination

So I want to do some Lost Object practice with my #Lenormand cards.

If you have an item you can't find and would like some #help, reply in the thread or DM if you're more comfortable.

NO payment required; if you wanna tip or donate $paythapsyren on cashapp or head to my kofi https://ko-fi.com/thapsyrensays

#Cartomancy #Tarot #Divination #Lostandfound #Blackmastodon #Blacktwitter #Blackfedi #Free #Practice #AskASeer

So I bought a regular playing card deck, wish I had considered the type of coating on it cuz I got it so I could make a secondary #Lenormand deck and writing on it is a bitch lol

I could just use another lenny deck, but I wanted to use it for when I read by Houses and I didn't want the imagery to be distracting. And to also encourage me to start paying more attention to the suit itself for #cartomancy practice.

#tarot #divination #study #blackmastodon #blackfedi

This is what I like to see about #tarot don't get me wrong, I'm all about that woo shit and love fortune telling and divination, but there's something unique about tarot being able to give you a lens into yourself.

Most readings I do for myself and others is centered around a more therapeutic like approach. It really is a tool for understanding.

#tarot #cartomancy #divination #therapy #spirituality #blackmastodon #blackfedi

From: @kallisti
https://wandering.shop/@kallisti/110579739065229843

So about that French #Lenormand deck I've been pining away for...

It's so gorgeous in person! The cards are BIG so unless you have a big table, it is not ideal for a grand tableaux spread. I only wish I understood French so I can read what her guidebook has to say, always curious about other readers interpretations.

#tarot #oracle #tarotreadersofmastodon #cartomancy #divination #blackmastodon #blackfedi #newdeckalert #french

Are you a Saggiterroist? Then I have your message for today. 😂

If you're an #Aries or #Leo and want to hear your message, head over to my Ko-Fi feed! These videos are public.

https://ko-fi.com/post/Sagittarius-What-Do-You-Need-to-Hear-Today-J3J4MGKNG

#Tarot #tarotreadersofmastodon #Oracle #Sagittarius #cartomancy #divination #blackmastodon #blackfedi #kofi