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A green jasper gem carved with the rooster-headed, snake-legged Abrasax figure holding shield and whip
Amulets & Talismans

Abraxas: The Meaning, the Number 365, the Gems

The spelling Abrasax and the isopsephy that gives 365, what Irenaeus and Hippolytus report about Basilides, the anguipede figure on the engraved gems, why the label gnostic is...

Dr. Aurelian Vheis · Occultism September 21, 2026 12 min read
Leather amulet pouch on a cord beside a bronze stylus, red sealing wax and a lit candle on a dark table
Amulets & Talismans

Abracadabra: Where the Word Actually Comes From

You know abracadabra as the word a magician says before something vanishes. Its oldest known appearance is in a Roman medical book: a physician at the imperial court...

Dr. Aurelian Vheis September 21, 2026 12 min read