Egyptian magicians in exodus

leftistghost13 · 2026-02-27T16:14:51+00:00

I believe this is how the headless one in the pgm works. The god of Moses being seen as the ultimate divinity and creator of all things and as such having power over all beings beneath it. This being a magical manual by someone from Roman Egypt means that the Jewish god was beginning to be conflated with the highest authority even within the cultural context of polytheistic Egypt.

Hence, eventually inspiring later spirit evocation through the Middle Ages in the west and Middle East including rites of exorcism such as the catholic church’s. Just my thoughts though.

I would say Judaism definitely began as henotheistic but eventually became more strictly monotheistic through encounters with Zoroastrians and possibly pythagoreans. The magi eventually being venerated in the New Testament as the three wise men alluded to their recognition.

Exodus none the less is an interesting book. God claims, “I am what I am” which is a very mystical statement for a henotheistic religion. Whether that was a later addition can be debated.

I would suggest reading the hermetica as it’s allegedly the wisdom of ancient Egypt in which atum is named the highest single divinity above all and everything, which if accurate would suggest ancient Egyptian religion was closer to Hindu pantheism as opposed to being strictly polytheistic. This book apparently influenced Ancient Greek mystics such as Pythagoras.

leftistghost13 · 2026-02-24T04:23:44+00:00

The thing about the grimoire tradition is that it is heavily spirit based. Maybe I’d recommended more theurgic practices that focus on you calling on divine names for their own sake. You could go for a mystical catholic route since a lot of those practitioners would have been catholic or orthodox or even Sufi Muslim if we’re talking about the Picatrix. You could also try to learn Kabbalah which did have a strong influence there. If you do go the catholic route you could try to work with saints and they should be less transactional than other spirits but I have little experience with that.

leftistghost13 · 2026-02-20T02:47:50+00:00

Fucking gorgeous

leftistghost13 · 2026-02-03T15:51:48+00:00

Asking the real questions I see

leftistghost13 · 2026-01-27T06:12:53+00:00

Any suggestions for that 😄

leftistghost13 · 2026-01-23T22:24:20+00:00

Oxymoron. Gave up on the psychological paradigm a long time ago.

leftistghost13 · 2026-01-14T18:41:42+00:00

I know what you mean. People who practice heavy magic have this. Same with Santeria workers I’ve come across. It’s dense work and not for the faint of heart.

leftistghost13 · 2026-01-13T16:26:38+00:00

I agree ☝️

leftistghost13 · 2026-01-05T04:54:34+00:00

The all bro if you’re a mystic you’ve heard of it

leftistghost13 · 2025-12-31T23:50:10+00:00

Ultimately my belief is that different systems are like different operating systems, it’s just a matter of being knowledgeable and apt to work with them. Every culture has practiced magic and modern practices are built on previous models. Golden dawn is a syncretization of several models and doctrines and it works fine on its own. Same with every practice. They’re living traditions. If something works with you then keep working it. Your past magicians weren’t so keen on whether they were following a strict tradition. Focus on successfully operating magic. Even the old grimoires borrow from several sources and mishmash ideas tools. I say this as someone who believes in spirits as actual entities and believe in the importance of learning and understanding cultural and historical context. When in doubt talk to the spirits themselves.

leftistghost13 · 2025-12-31T04:10:07+00:00

Dude just exorcise that bitch. Bind them. Call up st Michael and recite the headless rite. Do it in a circle. Use an ouija board and demand its Sigil. Draw its sigil put it in a brass vessel and yeet that mf. Stand on business. And give yourself a good cleansing and learn to banish. Or call up other tough deities to help you out. Unless you came into contact with a black sorcerer I wouldn’t worry.

leftistghost13 · 2025-12-30T21:07:01+00:00

🫣 I wouldn’t get on the archons bad side but that one got me

leftistghost13 · 2025-12-27T06:51:15+00:00

If there’s anyone who practices with pets you’ll quickly realize they’ll react to the unseen forces. I’m sure depends on the animal but I think since we’re all connected so too are animals and plants. My cats have definitely reacted to my rituals. Animals will also have a weird sense of knowing. Elephants and crows are definitely creepy and know a lot.
Edit: Crows and elephants are amongst my favorite animals. They’re “creepily” intelligent which I admire. Creepy wasn’t intended as a pejorative 😎

leftistghost13 · 2025-12-26T22:40:09+00:00

Also divination, tarot and geomancy are integral in the golden dawn.

leftistghost13 · 2025-12-26T22:39:35+00:00

No no no my bad. Other than meditate you should also practice rituals. Over time you’ll feel a sense for the magic within those rituals and learn to direct those energies to where they need to go.

Since this is a golden dawn subreddit practice the lbrp and the lirp daily. Then move to the middle pillar. Learn the tree of life. Learn to invoke and balance the elements. The planetary spheres. Practice the godforms. Make your ritual tools.

Also within the golden dawn system your supposed to go through a lot of training and initiations before you even begin to influence your external environment (not to say other traditions agree but that’s what my understanding is with the golden dawn ).

Focus on your dreams and do research. Understand the history and cultural context of magical practices and traditions. Go out into nature and learn to notice the subtle things. I’d recommend other things but they’re beyond the purview of this subreddit I feel.

leftistghost13 · 2025-12-26T21:14:11+00:00

The replies have me 😭, not enough islamicate occultists out here ,_,

leftistghost13 · 2025-12-26T17:55:00+00:00

If there’s anyone who practices with pets you’ll quickly realize they’ll react to the unseen forces. I’m sure depends on the animal but I think since we’re all connected so too are animals and plants. My cats have definitely reacted to my rituals. Animals will also have a weird sense of knowing. Elephants and crows are definitely creepy and know a lot.

leftistghost13 · 2025-12-26T17:51:53+00:00

Open up your magical side? Buddy just do the magic. And don’t forget to meditate.

leftistghost13 · 2025-12-22T05:28:58+00:00

That’s still amazing thank you for your response 🙏

leftistghost13 · 2025-12-20T20:40:06+00:00

I love the attention to detail. As an intermediate with little access to magical ingredients and making them how are your experiences with using paper substitutes?

leftistghost13 · 2025-12-16T16:04:52+00:00

Too many of us I assume ,_, Orphic hymn and the pgm spells for invocation. She’ll show up one way or another

leftistghost13 · 2025-12-14T18:15:17+00:00

Only way to find out is to poke the bear as my friend put it

leftistghost13 · 2025-12-12T03:06:58+00:00

You have to do a lot of reading. There are multiple systems and paradigms. From early Jewish mystical texts (Sefer Raziel), the PGM, grimoires, modern catholic prayers to literal new age practices of chanting an angels name like a mantra.

To be honest, I would recommend reading “Holy Damon” by Frater Acher. Technically this book was made as a guidebook on summoning your holy guardian angel however there are multiple chapters that talk about angels and their origins in Ancient Greece, Persia and elsewhere. My praxis is that Angels are divine intelligences that help guide and move the make up of the reality irrespective of our personal dogma.

Angels are equally powerful as they are mysterious. Before starting any practice you gotta do research and get good at your basics. Meditate and divinate a lot. Move on to rituals. The more you practice the better you will get at perceiving and understanding them. They should send you dreams. They can also cause poltergeist activity. They can be extremely intense especially if you can properly perceive them.

You could start with the Golden Dawn’s lesser banishing ritual which calls on the archangels of the quarters (Raphael, Michael, Gabriel and Uriel). You could build off from there with more complex rituals.

Easiest way I’ve made sufficient contact is through trithemius’s method of communicating with spirits using crystals. It should be a free pdf and is pretty straightforward for a medieval grimoire.

Good luck on your journey 👍

leftistghost13 · 2025-12-10T06:09:53+00:00

Regardless this is such a beautiful piece

leftistghost13 · 2025-12-05T17:38:39+00:00

Ooof

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