the-typhonian:

arcreads:

sphinxliike:

Instead of using pottery or a ceramic bowl, could I write down the bad things I want to rid of on paper and tear it to shreds?

YES

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Apophis led an army of demons that preyed on the living and the dead. To defeat this malevolent force a ritual known as “Banishing Apophis” was conducted annually by the priests of Ra. An wax effigy of Apophis was taken into the temple and imbued with all of the evil of the land. The effigy was then beaten, crushed, smeared with mud, cut to pieces, and burned. Other rituals involved drawing a picture of the snake on a piece of papyrus, sealing it in a box, spiting upon it, then setting it aflame. The “Book of Apophis” is a collection of magical spells from the New Kingdom which were supposed to repel or contain the evil of Apophis”
https://cowofgold.wikispaces.com/Apophis

Wonderful! Thank you.