Heka

Author : David Rankine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1905297076

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Heka by David Rankine Pdf

The religious and magical practices of the ancient Egyptians have had a profound and lasting effect on the world. Egypt has been described as the "mother of magicians." To appreciate the Egyptian view of magic, we need to accept that to the Egyptians magic was not considered strange or eccentric, but was a part of daily life, to which everyone resorted. Magic blended seamlessly with religion and medicine, being seen as part of a holistic worldview. In this volume these magical and religious practices are explored, from both a historical and practical perspective. The practices are explored from an ancient Egyptian worldview, taking into consideration that the Egyptian culture spread over a period of more than 3000 years. The Egyptians saw the universe as being made of four worlds - the everyday world we live in, the underworld, the sky and the heavens. Subject covered in this book include: -What is Heka? -Ancient Egyptian Worldviews -The Gods and Goddesses of Magic -Symbolism - Colours & Sacred Numbers -The Tools Used -Sacred Words & Gestures -Statues & Masks -Crystals & Other Materials used in Heka -Incenses & Perfumes -Food & Wine used in Offerings & at Feasts -The Ancient Egyptian Magical Calendar -Purification, Sacred Space & Rituals David Rankine is based in London (UK) and is a respected authority on spiritual & magical practices. He is the author of many books, including Climbing the Tree of Life, Circle of Fire & The Guises of the Morrigan. This book, HEKA - The Practices of Ancient Egyptian Magic, is the result of careful research & practical work and is highly recommended to students wishing to pursue practical work within this system.

Author : David Marcum
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781787058354

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Sherlock Holmes and the Eye of Heka by David Marcum Pdf

January 1888: Dr. John H. Watson has returned to 221b Baker Street, just weeks after a personal tragedy has left him bereaved and bereft. Feeling like a broken man, his plans and dreams lying in ruin, he slowly tries to make his way forward, with the help of Sherlock Holmes and Mrs. Hudson. Unexpectedly, he finds himself standing in the path of a madman - who suddenly and irrationally blames Watson for his apparent defeat. Meanwhile, Holmes has tried to distract his grief-stricken friend by telling stories of his past cases, including how, a decade before, he recovered a mysterious relic - The Eye of Heka - stolen from the British Museum. But Holmes’s plan to show Watson this unique and ancient idol goes suddenly and terribly wrong as both are swept into a series of events, one tumbling rapidly upon another, that lead to thefts, murders, and possibly a war that might quickly escalate to draw in nations from most of the world. And always there is the madman in the shadows - waiting for his next chance to attack . . . . From The Notebooks of Dr. John H. Watson comes another story by Sherlockian David Marcum, author of over eighty traditional Holmes pastiches, including those collected in The Papers of Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes and A Quantity of Debt, and Sherlock Holmes - Tangled Skeins. Join us as we return to Baker Street and discover more authentic adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the man described by the estimable Dr. Watson as “the best and wisest . . . whom I have ever known.” The game is afoot!

Author : Margaret Walsh
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781804241035

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Sherlock Holmes and the Curse of Neb-Heka-Ra by Margaret Walsh Pdf

“I am Neb-Heka-Ra… I declaim now that my curse shall fall upon he who disturbs my rest. I call upon the Gods to witness and avenge such impiety…” A trio of bizarre deaths, starting with that of a renowned surgeon, sends Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, and Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard deep into a maelstrom of murder and mayhem. Does a mysterious piece of paper that leads them to the British Museum hold the key to these killings? And what are they truly dealing with? As the death toll climbs, Holmes, Watson, and Lestrade race to solve the dreadful mystery of the Curse of Neb-Heka-Ra.

Author : Storm Constantine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2008-05
Category : Energy medicine
ISBN : 1905713134

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Sekhem Heka by Storm Constantine Pdf

"Sekhem Heka" introduces the searcher to this practice of using energies to transform one's life through seven degrees of spiritual and personal self-exploration and self-development.

Author : Jeremy Naydler
Publisher : Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1996-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0892815558

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Temple of the Cosmos by Jeremy Naydler Pdf

Recreates the ancient Egyptian sacred path of spiritual unfolding.

Author : Molefi Kete Asante,Ama Mazama
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781412936361

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Encyclopedia of African Religion by Molefi Kete Asante,Ama Mazama Pdf

Collects almost five hundred entries that cover the African response to spirituality, taboos, ethics, sacred space, and objects.

Author : Alexandria Grolleau
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1520391439

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Heka's Blessing by Alexandria Grolleau Pdf

Hannah dreamed of visiting ancient Egypt, the tall temples, the grand palaces, but the sheltered sixteen year old didn't expect to be thrown in a world so very different from her own and taken for a goddess.4000 years in the past, many adventures await the young woman as she grows wiser in the harsh world and learns to live in a place where death is around each corner. As many flock to join her side and others plot to destroy all she knows, Hannah must throw aside her modern thoughts of justice and come to accept the rules of ancient Egypt, the Black Land of Kemet.A coming of age story of a female teenager projected, by what could be ancient Egyptian Nile gods, in a time travel to the court of the Pharaoh Mentuhotep in 2000 BCE. She will face hardships, misunderstandings, injustice she cannot bare, war, and loss.

Author : Normandi Ellis,Gloria Taylor Brown
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-28
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781591439400

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Invoking the Scribes of Ancient Egypt by Normandi Ellis,Gloria Taylor Brown Pdf

Tools to powerfully write about and manifest your life using the power found in the sacred sites of ancient Egypt • Reveals how to create meaning from one’s life experiences and manifest new destinies through spiritual writing • Contains meditations and creative writing exercises exploring sacred themes in the Egyptian Book of the Dead and other hieroglyphic texts of ancient Egypt • Shares transformative and inspiring pieces written by those who’ve attended the authors’ Egyptian sacred tours Within each of us is a story, a sacred story that needs to be told, of our heroic efforts and of our losses. The scribes of ancient Egypt devoted their lives to the writing of sacred stories. These technicians of the sacred were masters of hieroglyphic thinking, or heka--the proper words, in the proper sequence, with the proper intonation and the proper intent. Learning heka provided scribes with the power to invoke and create worlds through their words and thoughts. To the writer, heka is a magical way to create meaning from experience. Through heka we manifest new visions and new relationships to ourselves and to others. We can make new art filled with beauty and light. Revealing the spiritually transformative power of writing, the authors take us on a journey of self-discovery through the sacred sites of Egypt, from the Temple of Isis to the Great Pyramid of Giza. Through meditations and creative writing exercises exploring the powerful themes found in the hieroglyphic texts of ancient Egypt and the Egyptian Book of the Dead, they show how, through writing, we can live beyond the ordinary, give our dreams form, and discover who we really are and what our lives really mean. Sharing transformative and inspiring pieces written by those who’ve attended their Egyptian sacred tours, the authors reveal how writing your spiritual biography allows you to reconnect to the creativity and divine within, face your fears, offer gratitude for what you have, manifest new destinies, and recognize your life as part of the sacred story of Earth.

Author : Robert Kriech Ritner
Publisher : Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015029564591

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The Mechanics of Ancient Egyptian Magical Practice by Robert Kriech Ritner Pdf

To date, no comprehensive treatment of Egyptian magic has focused on the practice of the magician. Both general studies and textual publications have emphasized instead the religious elements in the contents of recited spells, while the accompanying instructions, with their vignettes and lists of materials, instruments, and ritual actions, remained uninvestigated. This study represents the first critical examination of such "magical techniques," revealing their widespread appearance and pivotal significance for all Egyptian "religious" practices from the earliest periods through the Coptic era, influencing as well the Greco-Egyptian magical papyri. The author also discusses the "pagan-Egyptian" influence on Old and New Testament practices and in the lives of the Coptic Desert Fathers. The third edition is a reprinting of the second, which included minor corrections from the original edition. This volume is a significant revisionist approach to ancient Egyptian magic. As a result of a methodical analysis of both the textual and archaeological records, Ritner concludes that the boundaries between ancient Egyptian magic, religion, and medicine were not as strictly observed as modern commentators believe. Furthermore, he categorically denies the frequent attempts of moderns to define ancient Egyptian magic as a phenomenon dealing with the supernatural, practiced primarily for nefarious purposes sub rosa by strictly observed as modern commentators believe. Furthermore, he categorically denies the frequent attempts of moderns to define ancient Egyptian magic as a phenomenon dealing with the supernatural, practiced primarily for nefarious purposes sub rosa by individuals outside of the religious mainstream. Ritner's engaging prose style and felicitous exegesis of even the most arcane material make for easy reading. But more important still, the content of the work ensures that it will become a vital reference tool for all engaged in any aspect of ancient Egyptian religion. [From a review by R. S. Bianchi in Journal of the American Oriental Society 114 (1994) 513-14].

Author : Kasia Szpakowska
Publisher : Classical Press of Wales
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2006-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781910589526

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Through a Glass Darkly by Kasia Szpakowska Pdf

Magic, dreams and prophecy played important roles in ancient Egypt, as in other Mediterranean societies. Scholars are now approaching the whole topic of divination in antiquity with greatly enhanced attention. In this volume eminent international specialists come together to explore the practice, logic and psychology of divination among ancient Egyptians.

Author : Maarten J. Raven
Publisher : Amer Univ in Cairo Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9789774165320

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Egyptian Magic by Maarten J. Raven Pdf

"The ancient Egyptians were firmly convinced of the importance of magic, which was both a source of supernatural wisdom and a means of affecting one's own fate. The gods themselves used it for creating the world, granting mankind magical powers as an aidto the struggle for existence. Magic formed a link between human beings, gods, and the dead. Magicians were the indispensable guardians of the god-given cosmic order, learned scholars who were always searching for the Magic Book of Thoth, which could explain the wonders of nature. Egyptian Magic, illustrated with wonderful and mysterious objects from European museum collections, describes how Egyptian sorcerers used their craft to protect the weakest members of society, to support the gods in their fightagainst evil, and to imbue the dead with immortality, and explores the arcane systems and traditions of the occult that governed this well-organized universe of ancient Egypt."--Publisher's website.

Author : Alexander Jacob
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Cosmology
ISBN : UVA:X004847723

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Ātman by Alexander Jacob Pdf

Author : Gerald Massey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Egyptian language
ISBN : NLI:2928610-20

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A Book of the Beginnings by Gerald Massey Pdf

Author : Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1925
Category : Egypt
ISBN : UVA:X000385446

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The Mummy by Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge Pdf

A discussion of funerary procedures in ancient Egypt, covering mummification, burial practices, ritual texts, tombs and coffins, and other topics, and including background on Egyptian history and religion, a chart of the hieroglyphic alphabet, and other resources.

Author : George Hart
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2005-03-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781134284238

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The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses by George Hart Pdf

The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses contains one of the most comprehensive listings and descriptions of Egyptian deities. Now in its second edition, it provides: a new introduction updated entries and four new entries on deities names of the deities as Hieroglyphs a survey of gods and goddesses as they appear in classical literature an expanded chronology and updated bibliography, together with a list of relevant websites drawings of the gods and emblems of each district a map of ancient Egypt and a time chart Presenting a vivid picture of the complexity and richness of imagery in Egyptian mythology, students studying Ancient Egypt, travelers, visitors to museums and all those interested in mythology will find this an invaluable resource.