Unraveling the Mysteries of Graeco-Egyptian Njaguc Techniques: An Archaeological Perspective

Graeco-Egyptian nautical texts are a valuable source of information about ancient seafaring techniques. These texts provide insights into the maritime practices and technologies employed by the seafaring societies of the time. They offer a glimpse into the complex world of navigation, shipbuilding, and trade in the Graeco-Egyptian era. One technique highlighted in these texts is celestial navigation. Ancient mariners relied on the position of celestial bodies to determine their location and direction at sea. By observing the stars, planets, and the sun, they were able to plot their course and find their way.

Techniques of Graeco-Egyptian Magic
Stephen Skinner
Недоступно для просмотра - 2014

What Stephen Skinner has done here is to separate and tabulate each of the 40 techniques used by Graeco-Egyptian magicians, throwing an enormous amount of light on these very practical texts. Stephen Skinner discovered that in the original Greek, then they have a perfectly logical structure, as the scribes have in most cases used a headword to indicate what kind of rite was involved.

By observing the stars, planets, and the sun, they were able to plot their course and find their way. These texts document the knowledge and techniques employed by sailors to interpret the movements of celestial bodies and use them as navigational aids. Another aspect of Graeco-Egyptian nautical texts is their emphasis on shipbuilding techniques.

Techniques of Graeco-Egyptian Magic

This book uses academic tools to uncover the techniques which were actually used by Graeco-Egyptian magicians. This book will really strengthen your understanding of magic and its roots. After reading it magic will no longer be something to theorise about, but a real practice, a real interaction with divinities, daimones, spirits and even the dead, using evocation, invocation, skrying, dream techniques, talismans, amulets, defixiones, sacrifice and spirit offerings, ensouling magical statues and consecrating rings. It also explains the necessary protection for the magician, the circle and phylacteries. Magical objectives include love (by attraction, compulsion, insomnia and love's leash'), health, invisibility, foreknowledge and memory. There are detailed sections on bowl and lamp skrying, the sending of dreams, encountering a god, and the Mystery rites for fellowship with the gods. First steps include the invocation of the paredros, the daimon assistant and the correct purity and fasting procedures. Encounter Thesallos of Tralles who persuaded an Egyptian priest to manifest a god for him, and the techniques that his Egyptian priest used to do this. Egypt was at the heart of magic, and the Graeco-Egyptian papyri are the clearest and most extensive documentation of some of its earliest methods. These papyri were the handbooks of practicing magicians who lived during the first five centuries of this era. But attempting to read the Graeco-Egyptian magical papyri in Hans Dieter Betz's English translation "The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation" is a daunting task, as they seem to be in no particular order (except for papyrus number). Furthermore the papyri are a mixture of many different techniques, with minor snippets mixed in with serious and long invocations, many without the basic instructions needed to perform these rites. Stephen Skinner discovered that in the original Greek, then they have a perfectly logical structure, as the scribes have in most cases used a headword to indicate what kind of rite was involved. This headword has however mostly been lost in translation. What Stephen Skinner has done here is to separate and tabulate each of the 40+ techniques used by Graeco-Egyptian magicians, throwing an enormous amount of light on these very practical texts. In many cases the translator has taken the easy way out and just used words like 'spell' or 'charm' to translate dozens of different technical words which are necessary for understanding exactly what is going on. Skinner has rectified this by extracting each of these specialist Greek terms for different magical procedures and, showing what they really mean, and has divided up the papyri into its constituent methods, so that the reader is directed to the specific passages relevant to his interest. The result is more than a guide to the papyri, it is a complete survey and explanation of the functioning of the types of Graeco-Egyptian magic, often noting where such techniques appear again in the later grimoires. If you want to understand Graeco-Egyptian magic, this is where you should start.

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Techniques of Graeco-Egyptian Magic
Stephen Skinner
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This book uses academic tools to uncover the techniques which were actually used by Graeco-Egyptian magicians. This book will really strengthen your understanding of magic and its roots. After reading it magic will no longer be something to theorise about, but a real practice, a real interaction with divinities, daimones, spirits and even the dead, using evocation, invocation, skrying, dream techniques, talismans, amulets, defixiones, sacrifice and spirit offerings, ensouling magical statues and consecrating rings. It also explains the necessary protection for the magician, the circle and phylacteries. Magical objectives include love (by attraction, compulsion, insomnia and love's leash'), health, invisibility, foreknowledge and memory. There are detailed sections on bowl and lamp skrying, the sending of dreams, encountering a god, and the Mystery rites for fellowship with the gods. First steps include the invocation of the paredros, the daimon assistant and the correct purity and fasting procedures. Encounter Thesallos of Tralles who persuaded an Egyptian priest to manifest a god for him, and the techniques that his Egyptian priest used to do this. Egypt was at the heart of magic, and the Graeco-Egyptian papyri are the clearest and most extensive documentation of some of its earliest methods. These papyri were the handbooks of practicing magicians who lived during the first five centuries of this era. But attempting to read the Graeco-Egyptian magical papyri in Hans Dieter Betz's English translation "The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation" is a daunting task, as they seem to be in no particular order (except for papyrus number). Furthermore the papyri are a mixture of many different techniques, with minor snippets mixed in with serious and long invocations, many without the basic instructions needed to perform these rites. Stephen Skinner discovered that in the original Greek, then they have a perfectly logical structure, as the scribes have in most cases used a headword to indicate what kind of rite was involved. This headword has however mostly been lost in translation. What Stephen Skinner has done here is to separate and tabulate each of the 40+ techniques used by Graeco-Egyptian magicians, throwing an enormous amount of light on these very practical texts. In many cases the translator has taken the easy way out and just used words like 'spell' or 'charm' to translate dozens of different technical words which are necessary for understanding exactly what is going on. Skinner has rectified this by extracting each of these specialist Greek terms for different magical procedures and, showing what they really mean, and has divided up the papyri into its constituent methods, so that the reader is directed to the specific passages relevant to his interest. The result is more than a guide to the papyri, it is a complete survey and explanation of the functioning of the types of Graeco-Egyptian magic, often noting where such techniques appear again in the later grimoires. If you want to understand Graeco-Egyptian magic, this is where you should start.

These texts describe the construction of ships, including the selection of materials, the design of the hull, and the layout of the vessel. The information provided offers insights into the craftsmanship required to build seaworthy vessels capable of enduring long voyages. Furthermore, these texts shed light on the trade networks and routes of the Graeco-Egyptian era. They provide details about the commodities traded, the ports visited, and the challenges faced by sailors during their journeys. By studying these texts, researchers can gain a better understanding of the economic and cultural exchanges that took place between different ancient civilizations. The techniques described in Graeco-Egyptian nautical texts demonstrate the advanced level of maritime knowledge possessed by seafarers of the time. It is evident that these sailors possessed a wealth of knowledge in navigation, shipbuilding, and trade. The intricacies of their techniques and their ability to navigate vast bodies of water without modern tools or technology are remarkable. In conclusion, Graeco-Egyptian nautical texts are a valuable resource for understanding ancient seafaring techniques. These texts provide insights into celestial navigation, shipbuilding techniques, and trade networks of the Graeco-Egyptian era. They offer glimpses into the advanced level of maritime knowledge possessed by ancient mariners and highlight their remarkable ability to traverse the seas..

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