Tag: mythology
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A Mixology of Mythology: Religious Exchange and Assimilation in the Ancient World
“Hello! Would you like to change religions? I have a free book written by Jesus!” – Elder Cunningham, The Book of Mormon We talked a little about how ancient mythologies absorbed and built upon one another in my entries about Set and demonic entities, but I thought this week we’d dig a little deeper and…
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Sacred Sorcery: Magic in Egyptian Life (and Death)
…The sky encloses the stars, magic encloses its settlements, and my mouth encloses the magic which is in it… – The Book of Going Forth by Day, spell 31 The past couple of weeks I’ve devoted to the physical world, which I know can be a little dry, so I thought this entry I’d devote…
Sarah Holz 