Prayer, Magic, and the Stars in the Ancient and Late Antique World

Prayer, Magic, and the Stars in the Ancient and Late Antique World
Author: Scott Noegel
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2010-11-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780271046006

In the religious systems of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Mediterranean, gods and demigods were neither abstract nor distant, but communicated with mankind through signs and active intervention. Men and women were thus eager to interpret, appeal to, and even control the gods and their agents. In Prayer, Magic, and the Stars in the Ancient and Late Antique World, a distinguished array of scholars explores the many ways in which people in the ancient world sought to gain access to--or, in some cases, to bind or escape from--the divine powers of heaven and earth. Grounded in a variety of disciplines, including Assyriology, Classics, and early Islamic history, the fifteen essays in this volume cover a broad geographic area: Greece, Egypt, Syria-Palestine, Mesopotamia, and Persia. Topics include celestial divination in early Mesopotamia, the civic festivals of classical Athens, and Christian magical papyri from Coptic Egypt. Moving forward to Late Antiquity, we see how Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each incorporated many aspects of ancient Near Eastern and Graeco-Roman religion into their own prayers, rituals, and conceptions. Even if they no longer conceived of the sun, moon, and the stars as eternal or divine, Christians, Jews, and Muslims often continued to study the movements of the heavens as a map on which divine power could be read. The reader already familiar with studies of ancient religion will find in Prayer, Magic, and the Stars both old friends and new faces. Contributors include Gideon Bohak, Nicola Denzey, Jacco Dieleman, Radcliffe Edmonds, Marvin Meyer, Michael G. Morony, Ian Moyer, Francesca Rochberg, Jonathan Z. Smith, Mark S. Smith, Peter Struck, Michael Swartz, and Kasia Szpakowska. Published as part of Penn State's Magic in History series, Prayer, Magic, and the Stars appears at a time of renewed interest in divination and occult practices in the ancient world. It will interest a wide audience in the field of comparative religion as well as students of the ancient world and late antiquity.

The Sacred Sex Rites of Ishtar

The Sacred Sex Rites of Ishtar
Author: Ishtar Dingir
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-06-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781511956192

This book is about Sovereignty. It's about the superior intelligence and self empowerment which comes from interacting with beings which inhabit a parallel universe to this one - another dimension - from whom man has traditionally gained his wisdom about his place and purpose on Earth and in the cosmos. In ancient times, the ability to tap into this superior wisdom was transmitted to kings and pharaohs by one who was in touch with these extra-dimensional beings or lifeforms, who are also known as the spirits. Sovereignty comes from the spirits of the land, otherwise known as the Fae, the Gentry, the Sidhe or the Faeries. These spirits are like Man, but are of an Elder and wiser race which inhabits a timeless zone within the parallel dimensions. These days, only children can see them, who haven't yet had that perceptivity educated and ridiculed out of them. Shamans and high priestesses in Neolithic times were in touch with these spirits of the land, and so were able to transmit their wisdom to the king or pharaoh in sacred sex rites during his coronation night. This became known as the Sovereignty because it fired up the king's higher brain centres, giving him a superior intelligence and thus the ability and the right to reign. Our ancestors have left us magical keys in their orally passed on myths which, like messages in a bottle, can help us find the way to spark up that wisdom again, in ourselves. As a shaman and mythologist, the author Ishtar Babilu Dingir is regularly in communion with the spirits of the land where she lives in Glastonbury, Somerset. In this book, she has laid out the way for the ordinary person to regain their Sovereignty, which is their birthright, through shamanic sexual practises and also by learning to visit these other dimensions on the inner planes. First, she lays the foundation stone for the teaching by showing the evidence - from ancient Greece, Egypt, Crete, India, Sumer and Babylon - that sacred sex was an integral part of the Kingship rites, and the literary evidence that the spirits were present in the lovemaking. She also explains about our earlier ancestors' understanding about the Faery Marriage, and what she believes is the original meaning of the Holy Grael, tracing it back to the Neanderthals about 45,000 years ago. The reader then learns how to perform shamanic sex themselves, to fire up their own superior intelligence. Finally, Ishtar reveals more about her own relationship with the local spirits of the land, so that others may become inspired to explore their own locality and thus begin their quest towards higher brain development and self-empowerment - to Sovereignty.

Love Healing Prosperity Through Occult Powers of the Alphabet

Love Healing Prosperity Through Occult Powers of the Alphabet
Author: Nineveh Shadrach
Publisher: Ishtar Pub
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2006-12-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780978053567

If you are looking to .Be loved by all persons--friend & foe .Cause longing in the hearts of others .Acquire a soul-mate quickly .Establish harmony in the home .Acquire charisma and an authoritative bearing .Be respected, honored and obeyed by all .Attract luck .Raise your prosperity level .Heal and relieve physical pain You will find tools in Love Healing Prosperity Through Occult Powers of the Alphabet to enrich your life. Unleashing the amazing occult power of the letters has always been one of the most guarded secrets of the ancient Kabbalah. Sages and prophets used these techniques to create amazing talismans and even bring clay golems to life. These secrets were known to both ancient Jewish and Sufi mystics, who guarded them for hundreds of years. Pulling on writings by medieval masters such as al-Buni, Ibn Arabi, and others, Nineveh Shadrach presents a plethora of secret techniques that can help any one attain their goals of life mastery. Practical, easy to use, and supported by explanations of some of the hidden lore of the sages of old, this book is a must for any one looking to apply practical magic to bring about desired life changes.

Magic That Works

Magic That Works
Author: Frances Harrison
Publisher: Angelican Press
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2005-09-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780973593129

The possibilities are endless for those who discover real, authentic magic that can transform their lives as never before. "Magic That Works" presents practical magic techniques based on sources more than 1,000 years old. The same tradition that gave readers the Jinni in the Lamp and the Flying Carpet offers magic that works for our modern times.

Ishtar and Tammuz

Ishtar and Tammuz
Author: C. J. Moore
Publisher: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1996
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780753450123

A retelling of the Babylonian myth telling how the death of Ishtar's son Tammuz brings about the changing seasons on earth.

Magic Squares and Tree of Life

Magic Squares and Tree of Life
Author: Nineveh Shadrach
Publisher:
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2009-05-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9781926667065

Within the pages of this book lies one of the most powerful mandalas of the Western Mystery Tradition. For the first time in English, Nineveh Shadrach has lifted the veil on a magic square whose properties astonished Magi of an age long past. They hid this square from the uninitiated with arcane terms such as the red sulfur and great elixir. They attributed its power to the rise of figures such as Alexander the Great. For hundreds of years advanced adepts of Western Occultism had no inkling of the existence of such a powerful magical artifact. Now you do. You'll expand your knowledge of authentic ancient sacred magic when you get: a) A partial translation of an ancient manuscript, revealing some of its secrets b) The blueprint for constructing this mandala of power to awaken its energy in your life c) Advanced teachings of esoteric numerology that shed light on its mysteries d) Ten additional variations, each designed to fully manifest the spiritual power of the emanations of the Tree of Life. This book is not for beginners or for those looking for quick fix spells. Anyone who has dug in hidden places in search of secret knowledge that can change lives will find a master key inside. All that is left is for you to use that key and unleash the ancient power of kings.

Helping Yourself with White Witchcraft

Helping Yourself with White Witchcraft
Author: Al G. Manning
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2002-09-03
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0735203733

The powerful truths of ancient rituals, translated into modern plain-English, are waiting within this book—waiting to serve you—and to put love, money, power, beauty, and security within your reach. In Helping Yourself with White Witchcraft noted author Al G. Manning shows you how to attract and harness occult forces to enrich your own life and the lives of others. Every step is fully explained – from how to best use a variety of rituals, invocations, and chants to bring about the results you want to just what to do to develop your creative imagination, utilize meditation, and generate the full power of constructive will. As Manning points out, White Witchcraft is the process of bending unseen but very real forces to your control through ritual and will. With it you can become the master of your own destiny – able to achieve virtually whatever you desire, from wealth and power to happiness for yourself and your loved ones.

The Big Book of Magical Incense

The Big Book of Magical Incense
Author: Sara L. Mastros
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2021
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1578637406

"This book is for practicing magicians and Pagans who want to learn to formulate their own magical incenses. While the book requires no prerequisite knowledge, it is also appropriate for experienced magicians and learned Pagans. Presented in a paradigm-agnostic way, the book should appeal to people on numerous paths"--