Egyptian Magic with Illustrations

This illustrated edition of the classic Egyptian Magic includes various information about magic Ancient Egypt. Includes the role of magic in controlling the gods, powerful amulets that warded off evil spirits, scarabs of immortality, use of wax images, formulas and spells, the secret names, etc.

Table of Contents:

I. ANTIQUITY OF MAGICAL PRACTICES IN EGYPT 1

II. MAGICAL STONES OR AMULETS 25

III. MAGICAL FIGURES 65

IV. MAGICAL PICTURES AND FORMULÆ, SPELLS, ETC.

V. MAGICAL NAMES 157

VI. MAGICAL CEREMONIES 182

VII. DEMONIACAL POSSESSION, DREAMS, GHOSTS, LUCKY AND UNLUCKY DAYS, HOROSCOPES, PROGNOSTICATIONS, TRANSFORMATIONS, AND THE WORSHIP OF ANIMALS 206

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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II. THE DESTROYER OF HEARTS 31

THE DECEASED BEING WEIGHED AGAINST HIS HEART

THE DECEASED HOLDING A NECKLACE WITH PECTORAL 40
THE MUMMY LYING IN THE FUNERAL CHAMBER 45

THE PRIEST WITH THE "UR HEKAU" INSTRUMENT 60

III. PTAH-SEKER-AUSAR FIGURE 87

THE FOUR CHILDREN OF HORUS 90

IV. HATHOR IN THE SYCAMORE TREE 105

THE DECEASED DRINKING WATER FROM A STREAM 106

THE SOUL VISITING THE MUMMIED BODY 113

THE SOUL AND SPIRIT OUTSIDE THE TOMB 114

THE SHADOW AND SOUL OUTSIDE THE TOMB 115

HYPOCEPHALUS OF SHAI-ENEN 117

CIPPUS OF HORUS ("METTERNICHSTELE I.") 149

CIPPUS OF HORUS ("METTERNICHSTELE II.") 153

V. GREEK AMULETS 178, 179

VI. THE CEREMONY OF OPENING THE MOUTH 199

VII. THE STELE WITH THE STORY OF THE PRINCESS OF BEKHTEN 209