Biological Materials for magical rituals

Ancient Egyptians were also efficient in using a multitude of biological materials for use in heka and other magical rituals. The use of a particular biological material depended on the type of magical result desired by the person. Here are some of the most popular biological materials used for magical rituals:

Blood

This is probably the most important biological material used for both good and bad magical rituals; royal priests used blood for casting off evil influences and demonic forces troubling the royal palace, while inferior occultists used it for ulterior motives like cheating and fraud. The most common source of blood was the one extracted from fowls and goats. Once the blood pools up in the vessel, magic spell-caster may mix the warm blood (with hoopoes, nightjars, worms, puppies and geese extracts), semen, oil and water. Many a time, a priest may also use a woman’s menstrual blood for the purpose.

Animal matter

A person who is carrying out the magical ceremony may also use animal matter like head shavings of a dead man, crocodile eggs, gall bladder of gazelle and liver portion of hens. Though it looked very ugly to carry out this act, people believed in the efficacy of such a ceremony.

Hair strands

However, the most popular biological matter is the hair strands of the person who needed a spell. More often, the ritual expert wanted hair strands with their roots.

Nail pieces

Nail pieces of enemies and traitors are probably the most suitable biological materials for magical purposes.

Tear Drops

They contain many sub materials needed for casting spells.