Name: Prometheus with a Pen: Thoth and the Connection Between Writing, Magic, and Divination
Start: 2026-07-19T10:30:00-0400
End: 2026-07-19T11:30:00-0400

Prometheus with a Pen: Thoth and the Connection Between Writing, Magic, and Divination

Sunday July 19, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT

Ravinia B

A variety of cultures have believed that writing systems possess qualities uniquely suited to the practice of magic and divination. Examples include the knucklebone oracle of ancient Greece, which tied divinatory meanings to letters of the alphabet; the Kabbalist paper amulets created by Jewish magicians since the first century CE; the himmelbrief (“heavenly letter”) written charms of Pennsylvania Dutch hex magic; and the modern popularity of the Old Norse elder futhark alphabet as a magical and divinatory tool. But what makes writing such an apt tool for these uses? This discussion will explore history, myth, folklore, and linguistics to unpack the Egyptian god Thoth as a figure of the hidden connection between writing, magic, and divination.

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Brent Winter

Brent Winter is a writer, editor, communications strategist, and eclectic pagan who intertwines writing and divination at the core of his spiritual practice. He’s the newsletter editor for the Triangle Area Pagan Alliance in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina, and he's... Read More →

Sunday July 19, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Ravinia B

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