The Orphic Hymns: A New Translation for the Occult Practitioner

by Patrick Dunn

Overview

Discover the Powerful Poems & Incantations of Ancient Greece

Use the hymns of the great mystery religions in your practice today

The Orphic hymns are fascinating historical artifacts—87 devotions, invocations, and entreaties to the Greek gods that are as potent today as they were when they were originally developed nearly two thousand years ago. Designed to be used in contemporary spiritual practice and spellcrafting, this premium hardcover edition features spectacular new English translations by Patrick Dunn along with the original Greek on facing pages.

These translations are complete, accurate, and poetic—perfect for integrating into rituals and magical workings for every conceivable purpose, from protection to prosperity and everything in between. Written by a poet and occultist specifically for contemporary practitioners of magic, this must-have book also includes detailed notes to help you understand esoteric passages as well as suggestions for incense selection and the practical use of the hymns.

The Orphic Hymns also includes Thomas Taylor's eighteenth-century translation as an appendix, an index of purposes, and a concordance with a glossary, a pronunciation guide, mythic backgrounds, and cross references of every deity and place named in the hymns.

These new translations of the Orphic hymns are powerful tools for magic and devotion. In addition to the translations of the 87 hymns, you will discover helpful notes and techniques for integrating the hymns into your practice.

• New Translations by Patrick Dunn
• History of the Hymns
• Notes on Religious Devotion
• Spell-crafting with the Hymns
• Working with the Hymns in Written Spells
• Uses of the Hymns in Ceremonial Magic
• The Hymns in Contemplation
• Incorporating Scents
• Pronunciation Guide
• Concordance and Glossary of Gods and Locations
• Thomas Taylor's 18th Century Translation
• An Index of Purposes for the Hymns

Praise:

"The Orphic hymns are among the most vivid and potent legacies of ancient Greek Pagan spirituality. Patrick Dunn's crisp new translation of these classic invocations will be a welcome discovery to anyone interested in polytheist spirituality and ancient magic."—John Michael Greer, author of A World Full of Gods and The Secret of the Temple

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738755847
Publisher:	Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Publication date:	10/08/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	32 MB
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About the Author

Patrick Dunn (Chicago, IL) is a poet, linguist, Pagan, and a university English professor with a PhD in modern literature and language. His understanding of semiotics and the study of symbols arise from his training in linguistics and literary theory. He has practiced magic since childhood. Visit him online at https://pomomagic.wordpress.com.

Table of Contents

Contents

Foreword xxi

Introduction to the Orphic Hymns 1
On Translation 5
Vocabulary 9
What Makes an Orphic Hymn Orphic? 13
The Use of the Hymns 19
Religious Devotion 19
Spell-Crafting with the Orphic Hymns 21
A Katadesmos of the Hymns 22
A Simple Magical Use of the Hymns 24
Uses of the Hymns in Ceremonial Magic 27
Contemplation 29
Scents 30

THE HYMNS OF ORPHEUS 36
1. For Hekate 41
2. For Prothyraia 43
3. For Nyx 45
4. For Ouranos 47
5. For Aither 49
6. For Protogonos 51
7. For the Stars 53
8. To Helios 55
9. To Selene 57
10. For Physis 59
11. For Pan 63
12. For Herakles 67
13. For Kronos 69
14. For Rhea 71
15. For Zeus 73
16. For Hera 75
17. For Poseidon 77
18. To Plouton 79
19. For Zeus the Thunderbolt 81
20. For Zeus, Throwing Lightning 85
21. For the Clouds 87
22. For the Sea 89
23. For Nereus 91
24. For the Nereids 93
25. For Proteus 95
26. For Gaia 97
27. For the Mother of the Gods 99
28. For Hermes 101
29. Hymn for Persephone 103
30. For Dionysos 105
31. Hymn for the Kouretes 107
32. For Athena 109
33. For Nike 111
34. For Apollon 113
35. For Leto 117
36. For Artemis 119
37. For the Titans 121
38. For the Kouretes 123
39. For Korybas 127
40. For Eleusinian Demeter 129
41. For Mother Antaia 131
42. For Mise 133
43. For the Horai 135
44. For Semele 137
45. Hymn to the Triennial Dionysos Bassareus 139
46. For Liknites 141
47. For Perikionios 143
48. For Sabazios 145
49. For Hipta 147
50. For the Redeeming God of the Wine-Press 149
51. For the Nymphs 151
52. For the God of Triennial Feasts 153
53. For the God of Yearly Feasts 155
54. For Seilenos the Satyr, and the Bakchai 157
55. To Aphrodite 159
56. For Adonis 163
57. For Chthonic Hermes 165
58. For Eros 167
59. For the Fates 169
60. For the Graces 171
61. A Hymn of Nemesis 173
62. For Dike 175
63. For Justice 177
64. A Hymn of Nomos 179
65. For Ares 181
66. For Hephaistos 183
67. For Asklepios 185
68. For Hygeia 187
69. For the Erinyes 189
70. For Eumenides 191
71. For Melinoe 193
72. For Tyche 195
73. For the Daimon 197
74. For Leukothea 199
75. For Palaimon 201
76. For the Mousai 203
77. For Mnemosyne 205
78. For Eos 207
79. For Themis 209
80. For Boreas 211
81. For Zephyros 213
82. For Notos 215
83. For Okeanos 217
84. For Hestia 219
85. For Hypnos 221
86. For Oneiros 223
87. To Thanatos 227

Appendix I. Concordance of Gods and Places 229
Pronunciation 229
Concordance and Glossary 233

Appendix II: Thomas Taylor’s Translation of the Orphic Hymns 253
Preface 253
The Initiations of Orphus 254
Appendix III: Index of Purposes of the Hymns 309

Bibliography 313

Editorial Reviews

"The Orphic hymns are among the most vivid and potent legacies of ancient Greek Pagan spirituality. Patrick Dunn's crisp new translation of these classic invocations will be a welcome discovery to anyone interested in polytheist spirituality and ancient magic."—John Michael Greer, author of A World Full of Gods and The Secret of the Temple

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