Temple of the Cosmos: The Ancient Egyptian Experience of the SacredInner Traditions / Bear & Co, 1996 - 310 pages In this guide to the cosmology of ancient Egypt, Jeremy Naydler recreates the experience of living in another time and place. Temple of the Cosmos explores Egypt's sacred geography and mythology; but more importantly, it reveals with unprecedented clarity an ancient consciousness in tune with the rhythms of the earth. The ancient Egyptians experienced their gods not as remote beings but rather as psychic and natural forces, transpersonal energies that played a part in everyday life. This direct experience of the gods shaped the Egyptian concepts of human development, healing, magic, and the soul's journey through the Underworld as described in the Books of the Dead. While building on the pioneering efforts of R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz and others, Temple of the Cosmos is much more than a recapitulation of previous theories of Egyptian spirituality. Rather, this book breaks new ground by placing the work of other Egyptologists in an original, magical context. The result is a brilliant reimagining of the Egyptian worldview and its sacred path of spiritual unfolding. |
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... ancient Egyptian experience of the sacred / Jeremy Naydler . p . cm . Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN 0-89281-555-8 1. Egypt - Religion . 2. Spiritual life . I. Title . BL2441.2.N38 299'.31 - dc20 1995 95-34644 CIP ...
... ancient Egyptian experience of the sacred / Jeremy Naydler . p . cm . Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN 0-89281-555-8 1. Egypt - Religion . 2. Spiritual life . I. Title . BL2441.2.N38 299'.31 - dc20 1995 95-34644 CIP ...
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Contents
A METAPHYSICAL LANDSCAPE | 1 |
INTERPENETRATING WORLDS | 11 |
MYTHS OF COSMOGENESIS | 32 |
THE MARKING OF TIME | 59 |
THE MARRIAGE OF MYTH AND HISTORY | 91 |
THE THEOLOGY OF MAGIC | 121 |
THE PRACTICE OF MAGIC | 147 |
THE SOUL INCARNATE | 175 |
THE SOUL DISCARNATE | 193 |
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