Like the title says, does anyone have any good sources, whether blogs or books, about Orphism and Greek mystery cults and magic. Obviously I know that the Orphic and Homeric Hymns are pretty good places to start, but I'm looking for something with more context than that. Although, particularly good translations of those would be appreciated. I have done a bit of looking around, but almost all the online resources are either blogs with banner ads for online tarot readings or YouTube videos that you just know have a conspiracy board stashed somewhere to the side. A lot of the academic material online is behind a paywall and/or really dense and monotonous to slog through. And then, if I'm looking for books, they're either modern academic textbooks that are really expensive or really old books that could use a fair bit of updating and approach the history from a very white, male, cishet perspective. I would even be willing to spring for one of those textbooks, I'd just like to know if it's worth it first or if there are any other less expensive options that will work just as well.
In general, I've found it really hard to find reliable, in-depth information on Greek mystical practices. I know that they often used amulets or tablets that they then buried or tossed to invoke gods in exchange for favors, but it'd be cool to know what the contents of some of those things were and the specific ways they might have been used. And Hecate was seen as a goddess of magic and witchcraft, but she was also seen as a goddess of a whole host of many, many things over the years, so how did that change over the years and why? What were some of the original thoughts on the Orphic Egg before it got incorporated into later, alchemical philosophies? And I know it was a mystery cult and so not much was written down, but I would love to know as much about the Dionysian mysteries and what they might have looked like as possible. I just find their whole revolutionary and mystical vibe very fascinating.
Yes, most resources will require access to a research library, or spending a certain amount of money. Just to be clear, the Homeric hymns are not relevant to your interest.
Sticking to Orphism (rather than mystical practices generally), the main Orphic texts are covered in:
Kouremenos et al are much better than West for the text of the Derveni Theogony, but less accessible and more expensive. West has a more extensive selection of texts. The other two (the Hymns and the Gold tablets) are the most affordable.
Some compilations of essays:
You may also be interested in books on other mystic cults, like Eleusis (e.g. Cosmopoulos, 2015, Bronze Age Eleusis and the origins of the Eleusinian Mysteries; Mylonas, 1961, Eleusis and the Eleusinian Mysteries was great 50 years ago, but these days get Cosmopoulos if you can; don't touch any other books on Eleusis with a bargepole, until you've read Cosmopoulos) or books on mystic leaders like Pythagoras and Empedocles (e.g. Burkert, 1972, Lore and science in ancient Pythagoreanism; Kingsley, 1995, Ancient philosophy, mystery, and magic. Empedocles and Pythagorean tradition). But be aware that though they're related, they're separate things.
Avoid Kerényi and Eliade; Nilsson and Rohde were great a century ago, but are useless now. With Eleusis, be very careful what you read -- most of what's out there is misinformation.