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Month: Feb 2020

Spell to Attract a Woman

Feb 14, 2020

“For a woman’s love: a really effective charm. You should write these things on a tin sheet.” So begins the text of a Coptic magical spell from the 6th/7th century. The things that should be written on the tin sheet are magical signs, drawn on the papyrus for reference and to be copied out when needed. … More Spell to Attract a Woman

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