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Midwest Book Review The Book of the Dead is the name now
given to a collection of religious and magical texts known to the ancient
Egyptians as The Chapter of Coming-forth by Day. Their principal aim
was to secure for the deceased a satisfactory afterlife and to give
him the power to leave his tomb when necessary. Copies of The Book of
the Dead written on papyrus rolls were placed in the tombs of important
Egyptians, each roll containing a selection of chapters. Many examples
have survived from antiquity, dating mostly from c. 1500 BC to 250 BC.
In this volume, the text translated by the late Dr. R. O. Faulkner is
that found in the papyrus prepared for the scribe Ani which is one of
the greatest treasures in the British Museum. The vignettes are taken
from the many finely illustrated copies which are preserved in the British
Museum collections. With 60 color and 85 black & white illustrations,
The Ancient Egyptian Book Of The Dead is an important contribution to
Egyptology and will prove of great interest in metaphysical studies
as well.
During
the archaic and classical periods, Greek ideas about the dead evolved
in response to changing social and cultural conditions--most notably
changes associated with the development of the polis, such as funerary
legislation, and changes due to increased contacts with cultures of
the ancient Near East. In
The
Egyptian Book of the Dead is on of the oldes and greatest classics of
Western spirituality. Until now, the available traslations have treated
these writings as historical curiosities with little relevance to our
contemporary situation. This translation, made from hierglyphs, approaches
the Book of the Dead as a profound spiritual text which is capable of
speaking to us today.
Birth,
growth, death, and rebirth are a cycle that forms the underlying order
of the universe. This is the core of Pagan belief-- and the heart of
this unique resource guide to death and the process of dying. Filled
with encouragement, strength and inspiration, The Pagan
Book of Living and Dying is an invaluable source of both
spiritual counsel and very practical tools and techniques.
We
are lead on a philosphical journey along the nuimbers of one through
ten to explore the mathematical principles made visible in flowers,
shells, cyrstals, plants, and the human body, expressed in the symbolic
language of folk sayings and fairy tales, myth and religion, art and
architecture.
A
reviewer: Gareth Knight has put together perhaps the most complete
assessment of Qabalistic symbology yet published in one book, both for
the Tree of Life and the Tarot. As such, it's value to beginning students
of Qabalah cannot be overstated. Be this as it may, Knight sometimes
uses the book as a soapbox for trumpeting his particular Christian/Scientology
brand of Qabalistic dogma, which may leave many libertines out in the
cold. He also mistakenly considers Gematria unnecessary to the understanding
Qabalistic
Controversial
book on whether or not the book should be classified as fact or fiction.
Read the reviews at the Amazon site and judge for yourself.
This
book presents to the Victorian population of its time the concept of
hermeticism. Introduction by Wilmshurst. Controversial
in its time because of the introduction of the topic into the society. Other
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