
Invoking the Scribes of Ancient Egypt
The Initiatory Path of Spiritual Journaling
Bear & Company (Publisher)
Published on 24. November 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-59143-128-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
• 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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Rochester, VT
United States
Publishing group
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
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Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
562 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59143-128-2 (9781591431282)
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Normandi Ellis | Gloria Taylor Brown
Invoking the Scribes of Ancient Egypt
The Initiatory Path of Spiritual Journaling
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Normandi Ellis is an award-winning writer, workshop facilitator, and director of PenHouse Retreat Center. The author of several books, including Awakening Osiris, she lives in Frankfort, Kentucky. Gloria Taylor Brown is a university lecturer, Alchemical Healing teacher, and recognized mystic and visionary. A lifelong student of Egyptian studies, she is the president of Alchemy Arts, Inc. She lives in San Diego, California.
Content
Foreword by Nicki Scully
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Why Spiritual Autobiography Matters
Day 1 Cairo: Before the Tour
Includes writings by Mark Hallert, Kathryn Ravenwood, and Pat Chesser
Exercise: The Personal Universe Exercise
Day 2 The Great Sphinx at Giza
Includes writings by Margaret Kachadurian, Kathryn Ravenwood, Joyce Brady, and Piliaka Peter
Exercise: Writing about Your Hero’s Journey
Day 3 The Temple of Khnum at Aswan
Includes writings by Meri Arnett-Kremian, Mark Hallert, Jane Wodening, and Vera Kaplan
Exercise: Writing the Stepping-Stones
Day 4 Part I--The Temple of Isis at Philae
Includes writings by Jane Wodening, Denise Adaya Marcel, Pat Chesser, and Vera Kaplan
Exercise: Writing the “I Am Isis” Aretalogy
Day 4 Part II--The Temple of Horus and Sobek at Kom Ombo
Includes writings by Nettie Eldredge, Jane Wodening, Denise Adaya Marcel, and Meri Arnett-Kremian
Exercise: Writing about Fear
Day 5 The Temple of Horus at Edfu
Includes writings by Donna Swindells, Barbara Lindsey, Margaret Kachadurian, Vera Kaplan, Joyce Brady, Kathryn Ravenwood, Mark Hallert, and Nettie Eldredge
Exercise: A Glimmer of Future Destinies
Exercise: Writing the “Becoming” Poem
Exercise: Writing the “I Am” Poem
Day 6 The Temple of Khnum and Neith at Esna
Includes writings by Meri Arnett-Kremian, Joyce Brady, Alma Donato, and Nicki Scully
Exercise: Write about Something You Don’t Understand
Day 7 Part I--The Temple of Osiris at Abydos
Includes writings by Barbara Lindsey, Pat Chesser, and Kathryn Ravenwood
Exercise: Dream a Little Dream
Day 7 Part II--The Temple of Hathor at Dendera
Includes writings by Kathryn Ravenwood, Nicki Scully, Pat Chesser, Laura Janesdaughter, and Piliaka Peter
Exercise: Keeping a Gratitude Journal
Day 8 Part I--The Temple of Ptah at Luxor
Includes writings by Kathryn Ravenwood, Cathleen Shattuck, Laura Janesdaughter, and Nettie Eldredge
Exercise: Dialogue with the Divine
Day 8 Part II--Karnak Temple at Luxor
Includes writings by Alma Donato, Donna Swindells, Joyce Brady, Mark Hallert, and Kathryn Ravenwood
Exercise: Poetry Cube Exercise
Day 9 Part I--The Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari
Includes writings by Joyce Brady, Cathleen Shattuck, and Denise Adaya Marcel
Exercise: Naming Oneself and Aligning with the Ancestors
Day 9 Part II--The Valley of the Kings at Western Thebes
Includes writings by Laura Janes daughter, Mark Hallert, Nettie Eldredge, and Joyce Brady
Exercise: Name Your Barrier
Day 10 The Luxor Temple at Luxor
Includes writings by Nettie Eldredge and Vera Kaplan
Exercise: Exploring and Writing about the Spiritual Bodies
Day 11 Travel Day: Luxor to Cairo
Includes writings by Meri Arnett-Kremian, Denise Adaya Marcel, Nicki Scully, Cathleen Shattuck, and Vera Kaplan
Exercise: 3-2-4-1 Exercise
Day 12 The Pyramids of Djoser and Unas at Saqqara
Includes writings by Laura Janesdaughter, Piliaka Peter, and Jane Wodening
Exercise: Writing “I Remember” Poems
Day 13 The Great Pyramid at Giza
Includes writings by Piliaka Peter, Meri Arnett-Kremian, and Nettie Eldredge
Exercise: Reviewing the Journey Poem or Myth
Day 14 Leaving Egypt: Cairo to Home
Includes writings by Joyce Brady, Pat Chesser, Cathleen Shattuck, Alma Donato, and Kathryn Ravenwood
Exercise: Writing a Letter to Yourself
Biographies of the Sacred Travelers
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Why Spiritual Autobiography Matters
Day 1 Cairo: Before the Tour
Includes writings by Mark Hallert, Kathryn Ravenwood, and Pat Chesser
Exercise: The Personal Universe Exercise
Day 2 The Great Sphinx at Giza
Includes writings by Margaret Kachadurian, Kathryn Ravenwood, Joyce Brady, and Piliaka Peter
Exercise: Writing about Your Hero’s Journey
Day 3 The Temple of Khnum at Aswan
Includes writings by Meri Arnett-Kremian, Mark Hallert, Jane Wodening, and Vera Kaplan
Exercise: Writing the Stepping-Stones
Day 4 Part I--The Temple of Isis at Philae
Includes writings by Jane Wodening, Denise Adaya Marcel, Pat Chesser, and Vera Kaplan
Exercise: Writing the “I Am Isis” Aretalogy
Day 4 Part II--The Temple of Horus and Sobek at Kom Ombo
Includes writings by Nettie Eldredge, Jane Wodening, Denise Adaya Marcel, and Meri Arnett-Kremian
Exercise: Writing about Fear
Day 5 The Temple of Horus at Edfu
Includes writings by Donna Swindells, Barbara Lindsey, Margaret Kachadurian, Vera Kaplan, Joyce Brady, Kathryn Ravenwood, Mark Hallert, and Nettie Eldredge
Exercise: A Glimmer of Future Destinies
Exercise: Writing the “Becoming” Poem
Exercise: Writing the “I Am” Poem
Day 6 The Temple of Khnum and Neith at Esna
Includes writings by Meri Arnett-Kremian, Joyce Brady, Alma Donato, and Nicki Scully
Exercise: Write about Something You Don’t Understand
Day 7 Part I--The Temple of Osiris at Abydos
Includes writings by Barbara Lindsey, Pat Chesser, and Kathryn Ravenwood
Exercise: Dream a Little Dream
Day 7 Part II--The Temple of Hathor at Dendera
Includes writings by Kathryn Ravenwood, Nicki Scully, Pat Chesser, Laura Janesdaughter, and Piliaka Peter
Exercise: Keeping a Gratitude Journal
Day 8 Part I--The Temple of Ptah at Luxor
Includes writings by Kathryn Ravenwood, Cathleen Shattuck, Laura Janesdaughter, and Nettie Eldredge
Exercise: Dialogue with the Divine
Day 8 Part II--Karnak Temple at Luxor
Includes writings by Alma Donato, Donna Swindells, Joyce Brady, Mark Hallert, and Kathryn Ravenwood
Exercise: Poetry Cube Exercise
Day 9 Part I--The Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari
Includes writings by Joyce Brady, Cathleen Shattuck, and Denise Adaya Marcel
Exercise: Naming Oneself and Aligning with the Ancestors
Day 9 Part II--The Valley of the Kings at Western Thebes
Includes writings by Laura Janes daughter, Mark Hallert, Nettie Eldredge, and Joyce Brady
Exercise: Name Your Barrier
Day 10 The Luxor Temple at Luxor
Includes writings by Nettie Eldredge and Vera Kaplan
Exercise: Exploring and Writing about the Spiritual Bodies
Day 11 Travel Day: Luxor to Cairo
Includes writings by Meri Arnett-Kremian, Denise Adaya Marcel, Nicki Scully, Cathleen Shattuck, and Vera Kaplan
Exercise: 3-2-4-1 Exercise
Day 12 The Pyramids of Djoser and Unas at Saqqara
Includes writings by Laura Janesdaughter, Piliaka Peter, and Jane Wodening
Exercise: Writing “I Remember” Poems
Day 13 The Great Pyramid at Giza
Includes writings by Piliaka Peter, Meri Arnett-Kremian, and Nettie Eldredge
Exercise: Reviewing the Journey Poem or Myth
Day 14 Leaving Egypt: Cairo to Home
Includes writings by Joyce Brady, Pat Chesser, Cathleen Shattuck, Alma Donato, and Kathryn Ravenwood
Exercise: Writing a Letter to Yourself
Biographies of the Sacred Travelers
Bibliography
Index