January 17, 2004
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This morning, I started reading Symbol and Magic in Egyptian Art by Richard H Wilkinson. Wow, great book! I’d definitely recommend it to anyone interested in Egypt or Khemtic magic.
Though the book is really not for beginners, if your interests lie in talismanic or symbolic magic, it’s really a must-read. Wilkinson’s book is an involved dissertation on the tradition of Egyptian magical practices. The chapters are well-presented and provide excellent background for those who may wish to create charms using Egyptian symbolism. It is not a how-to guide but a scholarly look at some of the common elements of ancient Egyptian magic.
In one of my previous lives, I was an apprenticed scribe in Egypt. Though I died very young, what I have read in this book is very accurate to what I remember.
It was one of the first lives I remembered and the shortest. With only three exceptions, I recall most lives chronologically. That is, I remember them in this life close to the time at which I died in the other. I only lived to be 11 or twelve as an apprentice scribe and so it was one of the first I remembered.
Basically, I was apprenticed at a young age with several other boys to a master scribe. He was very old and infirm and we boys were expected to perform various chores for him. Every morning, one of the boys was supposed to get water from the well. To make a long story short, the boy who was scheduled to do it, didn’t. So when I realized there was no water, I went to get it instead. While I was out, I was strangled by a thief, probably for the ewer I carried since anyone would have known an apprentice scribe wouldn’t carry any money or real valuables.
Comments (5)
hmmmm… mayb ill look into that… lalala.. sigh.. bored
sounds good, I will have to order one for my perusal at the store. I liked hearing about your past lives.
How do you remember so much of your past lives? That is so cool. What do you remember much of the other two? Have you been to Egypt, recently?
Well, I’ve had time to remember them. I’ve remembered the one I mentioned above for nearly twenty years. The best way to get more details of a past life (once you remember something of it) is to practice meditation. Still, some of my past lives are very hard to remember. Some I’ve known about for years, but I still don’t know any more than I did when I first remembered them.
And no, I’ve never been to Egypt. Given the state of the world today, I doubt I’ll ever go.
Sounds like a good book, will have to check it out