That sounds like a strong possibility – thank you!  The instruction is pretty standard, but as the spells often call on the powers of Isis and Osiris, keeping Seth at bay would make sense.  


On 14/02/2012 16:10, "mandrake" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

  On 14/02/2012 15:59, Ruth Clydesdale wrote:
 
 It's going to depend on the rite - but one possibility would be that red is a Sethian colour -
 so perhaps his involvement not required in this particular spell -
 can you say which ?
 
 mogg
 
Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] moulid al nabi Going off at a tangent, can anyone explain why the Greek Magical Papyri repeatedly specify that lamps used in invocations, spells etc. must not be red?  
 
 Thanks!
 
 Ruth