[Online] Limina I: Greek Magical Papyri 5.4.2026

LIMINA: Thresholds to the Mysteries
I Greek Magical Papyri: The Power of Language
5.4.2026 6:30 PM PST
Teacher: Manuel Casanueva
Prerequisites: None
Recorded for Absentees: Yes

LIMINA (Latin for thresholds) is a new monthly series exploring the mystery traditions: philosophies and magical practices that have come from the great thinkers and theurgists of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds with Professor Manuel Casanueva.

This open series of conversations is oriented toward the central questions, concepts, and sensibilities of Greek and Roman antiquity which still resonate today, and introduces the modern student of magical arts and science to the roots of their traditions.

No prior knowledge required, only curiosity. These gatherings invite participants to reflect on ideas, symbols, and questions that shaped ancient thought and form the source of a great current in the Western Mystery Tradition.

May: Greek Magical Papyri: The Power of Language
A conversation exploring how language shaped thought, ritual, and knowledge in the ancient world, and why words were sometimes understood as carrying a deeper significance beyond communication.

What if language does more than describe? Drawing on the Greek Magical Papyri, this session returns to a world where words were used with precision.

Sound works as a medium that organizes attention and shapes how reality is experienced. Sequences like IAO are used as structured patterns of voice, where articulation, rhythm, and breath generate their effect.

Manuel Casanueva is a ritual philosopher and classical philologist at 22 Teachings. His work brings Ancient Greek and Latin texts into living theurgic practice. Through recitation, careful translation, and contemplative training, he approaches language as a sacred, operative act. His teaching presents tradition as embodied, experiential, and alive.

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