Product Description

The religious & magical practices of Ancient Egypt
had a profound & lasting effect on the world. To
the Ancient Egyptians magic was part of their
everyday life, integral to both religious, social and
healing practices. Magic was not set apart, it was
not just for a select priesthood, it was used by
everyone.

This volume explores the magical & spiritual
practices from the perspective of the people of this
ancient culture, with advice for making modern
adaptations for those wishing to continue the practice
of these techniques in today’s modern world.

Subjects covered in this book include:

- What is Heka?
- Ancient Egyptian Worldviews
- The Gods and Goddesses of Magic
- Sacred Symbolism of Colours & Numbers
- The Tools Used
- Sacred Words & Gestures
- Statues & Masks
- Crystals, Metals & Other Materials Used
- Incenses & Perfumes
- Food & Wine for Offerings & Feasts
- The Ancient Egyptian Magical Calendar
- Purification, Sacred Space & Rituals

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #244244 in Books
• Published on: 2006-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 196 pages

From the Publisher
There has long been an interest in the magick and spiritual practices of Ancient Egypt. Many books have been published on the subject - primarily focussing on the well-known Funeral Texts and only a few touching on the magic done by the living. This book draws together the different strands of Heka (the name of both the Egyptian God of Magic and the magic performed by and for the people)

From the Author
(Extract from the Author Foreword)

In presenting this material I have endeavoured to place it within the context of the ancient Egyptian worldview as far as I am able, albeit limited by the knowledge we have thousands of years later. The glory of ancient Egypt spanned a period of around three thousand years, so inevitably during this time practices evolved or fell into disuse, and foreign influences crept in. Obviously we are not in ancient Egypt any more, and the level to which you may choose to recreate the practices of heka within your own magic is your decision.

I have included as much detail as possible about the various materials used by the ancient Egyptians, including food, crystals, metals, woods, incense materials, etc, so that you may work with the same materials if you wish to. Remember that the Egyptian magicians were rigorous in maintaining the discipline of good hygiene and timing!

You may be puzzled at the absence of information on hieroglyphics in this book. However as this volume is focused on techniques and information, I leave it to the reader to pursue this topic in one of the already extant works that cover the field admirably, such as Sir Alan Gardiner’s Egyptian Grammar or James Allen’s Middle Egyptian.

I hope you enjoy finding out more about heka, and may you always uphold Maat in all that you do.

David Rankine
London
December 2005

About the Author
David Rankine is the author of many books on ancient &
modern magical practices. These include Climbing the Tree
of Life, Circle of Fire & Becoming Magick. This volume,
is the result of careful research & practical work done since the 1980’s when he was first introduced to Egyptian Magic.