Ancient Egyptian Divination and Magic

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Summary: a very bad purchase
Review: after reading the rewiews and ordering the book, i waited the worst. however, this book wasn't that bad, but... the egyptians were very dedicated to the gods, and that is the first "wrong" here...the author just says what goddess/god would be nice to the thatandthat work, and that's all. the list at the end of the book is too small. well, i can understand that, because listing all known goddesses (or gods) would take too much pages, but still... it is nice to notice that the writer tries to mix high and low magic, but she didn't say that...she also says that casting the circle or other protecting shield isn't needed, and what could be worse? protecting yourself is always good idea! there are so many parts what the author should rewrite, but because this is - after all - one of the only practical books about egyptian magic, i'll give to this book 4 stars... this is nice to beginners, and i'd like to say to my last words that don't forget to research any other information. egyptian magic is one subject what cannot be told just in one book. =)

Rating:
Summary: i liked it
Review: i don't really have a lot to say. i just want to say that this book was very helpful and informative. if i could go back in time and either save the money i spent on the book or buy the book again, i would buy the book.

Rating:
Summary: i liked it
Review: i don't really have a lot to say. i just want to say that this book was very helpful and informative. if i could go back in time and either save the money i spent on the book or buy the book again, i would buy the book.

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Summary: Definitely a modern how-to book
Review: I had the opportunity to browse through this book before buying. It is not a book for scholars, but definitely of interest to armchair ancient Egyptian enthusiasts. The author presented some magical spells and instruction that I had never read about previously. I enjoyed reading how oil lamps, mathematics, and easy to make tools were used and could be used today. It was refreshing to read something new rather than the repeated use of amulets most other books offer. The author took spells from various papyrus and condensed them into an instructional how-to format that is geared toward a beginner. Its easy reading for someone learning about ancient Egypt and the magic practiced then. If you want to learn about ancient Egyptian magic and how to practice it today this book is a must.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent how-to guide
Review: I have studied Egyptology for 27 years. This is the first and only book that offers a complete how-to guide for the ancient practice of divination and magic. It's not a New Age smo0ke and mirrors book..... the spells and divination information is taken directly from ancient scriptures. The text is footnoted. The author did her research and condensed the information in an easy-to-read how-to guide. I have dozens of more scholarly books and most do not contain the divination information found in this little number. I have referred to this book over and over again. It is easy to read for beginners and offers easy reference for us old-time armchair Egyptologists.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent how-to guide
Review: I have studied Egyptology for 27 years. This is the first and only book that offers a complete how-to guide for the ancient practice of divination and magic. It's not a New Age smo0ke and mirrors book..... the spells and divination information is taken directly from ancient scriptures. The text is footnoted. The author did her research and condensed the information in an easy-to-read how-to guide. I have dozens of more scholarly books and most do not contain the divination information found in this little number. I have referred to this book over and over again. It is easy to read for beginners and offers easy reference for us old-time armchair Egyptologists.

Rating:
Summary: Eh, ok
Review: i'd say this is a good book, set up well, organized, lots of good information, went well into ancient forms of divination, i would have liked to see more about altar set up and less of "ancient spells and formulas" other than that i like it..will keep it..that's saying alot

Rating:
Summary: Eh, ok
Review: i'd say this is a good book, set up well, organized, lots of good information, went well into ancient forms of divination, i would have liked to see more about altar set up and less of "ancient spells and formulas" other than that i like it..will keep it..that's saying alot

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Summary: Pinch of Salt
Review: This book might have been okie if not for the fact it talked to the reader as if they had not passed a second grade reading level. This book had one redeeming quality, the decriptions of the Gods and Goddesses in the back. That's it. The rest can be treated with a pinch of salt.