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by E.A. Wallis Budge

Egyptian magic dates from the time when the pre-dynastic and prehistoric dwellers in Egypt believed that the earth, and the underworld, and the air, and the sky were peopled with countless beings, visible and invisible, which were held to be friendly or unfriendly to man according as the operations of nature, which they were supposed to direct, were favorable or unfavorable to him.  This book introduces the reader to Egyptian magic, antiquity of magical practices in Egypt, magical stones and amulets, magical figures, magical pictures and formula spells, magical names, magical ceremonies, dreams, lucky and unlucky days and horoscopes.  109 pages