Aleister Crowley’s Ritual of the Bornless One and Liber Samekh has its ancient origins in Greek Magical Papyrus V. 96-172, a c. 4th century exorcistic incantation invoking the Akephalos or the “Headless God.” Join me in this episode as I explore the original “Stele of Ieu the Hieroglyphist in His Letter,” the mysterious “Headless God,” before turning to how this ancient ritual became foundational in the history and practice of contemporary occultism.
In memoriam Jake Stratton-Kent
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Recommended Readings:
British Library – Papyrus 46 – https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Papyrus_46
P 5026 – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung – https://recherche.smb.museum/detail/833695/magisches-handbuch
Betz – The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation: Including the Demotic Spells – 978-0226044477
