Ancient Magic

Hermeticism

The Cyranides: Hermes, Hidden Virtues, and the Magical Medicine of Plants, Animals, and Stones

Secret Magic Editorial Team August 29, 2026

The Cyranides is one of the strangest survivors of the ancient Hermetic world. Unlike the philosophical dialogues of the Corpus Hermeticum, it does not ask…

Esoteric Study

The Sator Square Before the Legend: Pompeii, Pater Noster, Amulets, and the Making of a Magical Palindrome

Secret Magic Editorial Team August 17, 2026

The ROTAS form of the Sator Square from Roman Cirencester. Photograph by Throwawayhack, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Few ancient inscriptions have attracted as…