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Author:   Stephane Rossini ,  Ruth Shumann-Antelme
Publisher:   Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Imprint:   Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Edition:   Original ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 20.40cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 25.00cm
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9780892816521

ISBN 10:   089281652
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   02 January 2000
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Translator's Preface Hymn to Osiris 1. Ancient Egypt in Context The Effect of Geography on Egyptian Thought The Concept of the Eternal Return The Ritual Integration of the Deceased and the Tomb in the Cycle of Everyday Life The Constituent Elements of the Individual The Texts and Rituals of Immortality FIRST STAGE: THE EMBALMING 2. The Transformation of the Deceased into a Latent Osiris The Preparation of the Body to Be Embalmed The Intervention of the Deities SECOND STAGE: THE OPENING OF THE MOUTH RITUAL 3. The Restoration of the Deceased's Faculties The Place and the Protagonists for the Opening of the Mouth Ritual The Enactment of the Opening of the Mouth Ritual The Funeral Banquet THIRD STAGE: THE BOOK OF THE DEAD, METHODS OF OBTAINING IMMORTALITY 4. The Return to the Universal Matrix The First Contact of the Deceased with the Beyond The Magic Funerary Statuettes The First Obstacles to Entering the Dwat Guardian Deities, Hope, and Adoration of Ra 5. Teachings for Coming Forth by Day Summary of Essential Knowledge Accompanying Prayers for the Deceased and the Litany to Thoth Mystical Restoration and Reactivation of the Individual 6. Magical Self-Defense Invocation to the Heart Places and Forces Hostile to the Deceased Magical Protection for the Deceased The Mystical Food for the Departed Mastery of the Elements 7. Transformations and Solarization of the Deceased General Program for the Coming Forth by Day and Practical Recommendations Alleged History of Chapter 64 The Transmuted One Takes Cosmic Flight to Meet the Divine Powers Return to the Tomb and Provisions for the Solarized One The Twelve Avatars of the Glorified Individual 8. Magical Integration of the Transfigured One within the Cosmic Framework The Dead Individual Assures Himself of the Presence of His Soul, His Shadow, and His Ka Thoth Hands over the Magic Palette to the Deceased Formula for Bringing the Ferry in the Sky to Oneself and Voyaging with Ra Invocation to the Ka and to the Souls of the Holy Cities 9. The Vindicated Explores the Cycle of the Beyond Travels and Works in the Land of Abundance Stellar Take-Off and the Return to the Tomb The Tribunal of Osiris The Vindicated, Osiris-Ra, Travels through the Hereafter 10. Accompaniment of the Deceased and Geography of the Beyond Prayers and Magic Practices Based on Lunar Rhythms The Deceased in the Service of Ra: Solar Destiny Ritual Furnishings for the Tomb and Its Safeguards The Four Secret Books 11. The Mystical Labyrinth and the Glorious Arrival The Geography of the Beyond Dangers of the Beyond and Protective Amulets for the Dead The Opening of the Sky to the Four Cosmic Winds The Radiant Glorification of the Deceased, Osiris-Ra 12. The Additional Chapters Preservation of the Body and Soul of the Deceased Homage Paid by the Deceased to the Deities of the Caverns and to Osiris The Destruction of the World and the Cosmic Renewal Glorification of Osiris-Ra Epilogue Appendix: Were the Ancient Egyptians Familiar with Near Death Experiences? Deities and Guardian Spirits Cited Glossary Bibliography Index

Reviews

A fascinating and in-depth look at . . . how actual events inevitably evolve into the stuff of indecipherable legend as centuries pass. --Sandy Moss, The Daily Courier , June 2 2002

Tracking down angels both heavenly and fallen, Collins' detective work takes him through entire libraries. . . . His conclusion is that we humans are not the first race to live on the planet. Reading books like this one can be as much fun as reading Conan Doyle or Agatha Christie.

An exciting and original intellectual quest . . . important new facts concerning the mysterious origins of human civilization. --Graham Hancock, author of Fingerprints of the Gods A magnificently researched work; its starling conclusions will undoubtedly reverberate over the coming decades. --Nigel Jackson, author of The Horned Piper A fascinating piece of research which does much to bring the biblical world of Eden back into the historical spotlight . . . a major contribution to the study of the genesis of civilization. --David Rohl, Egyptologist and author of A Test of Time Tracking down angels both heavenly and fallen, Collins' detective work takes him through entire libraries. . . . His conclusion is that we humans are not the first race to live on the planet. Reading books like this one can be as much fun as reading Conan Doyle or Agatha Christie. --Barbara Ardinger, Whole Life Times, May 2002 A fascinating and in-depth look at . . . how actual events inevitably evolve into the stuff of indecipherable legend as centuries pass. --Sandy Moss, The Daily Courier, June 2 2002

Tracking down angels both heavenly and fallen, Collins' detective work takes him through entire libraries. . . . His conclusion is that we humans are not the first race to live on the planet. Reading books like this one can be as much fun as reading Conan Doyle or Agatha Christie. A magnificently researched work; its starling conclusions will undoubtedly reverberate over the coming decades. An exciting and original intellectual quest . . . important new facts concerning the mysterious origins of human civilization. A fascinating and in-depth look at . . . how actual events inevitably evolve into the stuff of indecipherable legend as centuries pass. A fascinating piece of research which does much to bring the biblical world of Eden back into the historical spotlight . . . a major contribution to the study of the genesis of civilization. & quot; An exciting and original intellectual quest . . . important new facts concerning the mysterious origins of human civilization.& quot; A fascinating and in-depth look at . . . how actual events inevitably evolve into the stuff of indecipherable legend as centuries pass. A fascinating piece of research which does much to bring the biblical world of Eden back into the historical spotlight . . . a major contribution to the study of the genesis of civilization. A magnificently researched work; its starling conclusions will undoubtedly reverberate over the coming decades. An exciting and original intellectual quest . . . important new facts concerning the mysterious origins of human civilization. Tracking down angels both heavenly and fallen, Collins' detective work takes him through entire libraries. . . . His conclusion is that we humans are not the first race to live on the planet. Reading books like this one can be as much fun as reading Conan Doyle or Agatha Christie. Tracking down angels both heavenly and fallen, Collins' detective work takes him through entire libraries. . . . His conclusion is that we humans are not the first race to live on the planet. Reading books like this one can be as much fun as reading Conan Doyle or Agatha Christie. A fascinating piece of research which does much to bring the biblical world of Eden back into the historical spotlight . . . a major contribution to the study of the genesis of civilization. A fascinating and in-depth look at . . . how actual events inevitably evolve into the stuff of indecipherable legend as centuries pass. A magnificently researched work; its starling conclusions will undoubtedly reverberate over the coming decades. & quot; Tracking down angels both heavenly and fallen, Collins' detective work takes him through entire libraries. . . . His conclusion is that we humans are not the first race to live on the planet. Reading books like this one can be as much fun as reading Conan Doyle or Agatha Christie.& quot; & quot; A fascinating piece of research which does much to bring the biblical world of Eden back into the historical spotlight . . . a major contribution to the study of the genesis of civilization.& quot; & quot; A fascinating and in-depth look at . . . how actual events inevitably evolve into the stuff of indecipherable legend as centuries pass.& quot; & quot; A magnificently researched work; its starling conclusions will undoubtedly reverberate over the coming decades.& quot;

A magnificently researched work; its starling conclusions will undoubtedly reverberate over the coming decades. --Nigel Jackson, author of The Horned Piper A fascinating piece of research which does much to bring the biblical world of Eden back into the historical spotlight . . . a major contribution to the study of the genesis of civilization. --David Rohl, Egyptologist and author of A Test of Time A fascinating and in-depth look at . . . how actual events inevitably evolve into the stuff of indecipherable legend as centuries pass. --Sandy Moss, The Daily Courier, June 2 2002 An exciting and original intellectual quest . . . important new facts concerning the mysterious origins of human civilization. --Graham Hancock, author of Fingerprints of the Gods Tracking down angels both heavenly and fallen, Collins' detective work takes him through entire libraries. . . . His conclusion is that we humans are not the first race to live on the planet. Reading books like this one can be as much fun as reading Conan Doyle or Agatha Christie. --Barbara Ardinger, Whole Life Times, May 2002

Author Information

Stephane Rossini is a professional illustrator and the author of Reading and Writing Hieroglyphs. Ruth Schumann-Antelme is an Egyptologist, an emeritus researcher of the CNRS in France and a professor at the School of the Louvre.

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