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From the divine messengers of Western traditions to the devas of
Eastern traditions to the maleks and spirit beings found along the
Silk Road, angels are one of the unifying themes of theology
worldwide. But what is an angel, and why do they contact us,
believers and non-believers alike? In this in-depth study into the
mystery and purpose of angels, Normandi Ellis looks at the angelic
dimensions of spiritual traditions around the world from the
ancient past to present day. She explores well-known angels from
Judeo-Christian and Islamic faiths, the Hindu Devata and Buddhist
spirit beings, the neteru of ancient Egypt, the Peacock Angel of
Yezidism, and the yazatas of Zoroastrianism. She compares angelic
visions from medieval Christians like Thomas Aquinas and John of
Damascus with what Theosophists, Kabbalists, Sufi masters, Eastern
gurus, and modern mystics like Edgar Cayce have recounted about
angels. She looks at dark and fallen angels and their role in the
grand cosmological plan. Quoting from sacred traditions, narrative
myth, and contemporary angelic encounters, including her own
personal interactions with angels, the author clarifies the
divergent aspects of angelic beliefs but also reveals the common
points shared by all traditions. Ellis shows how, in whatever guise
they appear, angels are messengers. Sharing a wealth of evidence
from both Western and Eastern holy texts as well as modern
accounts, she explains that angels are beings of light
consciousness, part of the universal life force that connects all
beings. And not only are angels actively helping in our planet’s
cosmic evolution, they also help us see our own place in the cosmic
plan.
Deep within each of us lives a primal memory of a time when the
natural world was recognized as divine and our temples were built
from sacred materials enlivened through magic. Temples were not
places you visited once a week; they were centres of community,
divine work, healing, and wisdom, places where Heaven and Earth
meet. This union of Heaven and Earth--the sacred temple--is also a
union of Thoth and Isis: the Egyptian god of wisdom and the
creative cosmic force and the Egyptian goddess of civilizing
knowledge. Their relationship established the celestial teachings
on Earth, for Thoth taught Isis all the mysteries and magic she
knows and Isis acted as Thoth's instrument to deliver the teachings
in a form humanity could use. In this initiatic guide to temple
building on the spiritual and physical planes, Normandi Ellis and
Nicki Scully explain how to create a communal spiritual structure
for connecting with the ancient Egyptian pantheon as well as how to
consecrate yourself and become a vessel suitable for divine wisdom
and a home for your personal gods. The authors detail the
construction, shamanic visioning, and ritual consecration of a Moon
Temple dedicated to Thoth. They explore teachings that help you
develop relationships with the Egyptian neteru and realize your
place within the family of the Egyptian pantheon. They guide you as
you create your inner heart temple, the adytum, a safe place in
which to receive guidance and access your higher spiritual bodies
and oracular gifts. They provide shamanic journeys and initiations
on ascension, shamanic death and renewal, soul retrieval and
healing, multidimensional realities, and more. By creating a sacred
temple within and without, we each can take part in the union of
Isis and Thoth and restore the magic of the Egyptian mysteries to
our time.
Drawing on her travels in modern-day Egypt and her lifelong study
of Egyptian mythology and art, author Normandi Ellis takes us on a
moving, autobiographical journey through the sacred sites and
rituals of Egypt's past, revealing their spiritually transforming
power for contemporary women.
A guide to harnessing the ancient power of hieroglyphs * Reveals
hieroglyphs as magical tools for manifesting ideas in the material
world * Offers in-depth interpretations of 60 hieroglyphs and
guidelines for understanding them as words of power, oracles, and
dream symbols * Explains how to create your own hieroglyph cards
and amulets and use them for divination, meditation, and
manifestation work Words are magic. They operate on many levels
through both sound and symbol. Egyptian priests understood that
language and thought could create realities if the exact words are
uttered at the right time, properly intoned, and filled with
intention. They called their magical language of hieroglyphic
symbols medju neter, meaning "the Word of God." These symbols were
said to have been created by Isis and Thoth and were presided over
by the goddess Seshet, keeper of the Akashic records. Through their
chant lines and repetitions, sound vibrations, and hypnotically
recurring images, hieroglyphs, such as those found inside the
pyramids, were intended to activate a trancelike state that allowed
the individual to ascend into the heavens and thus, riding on this
incantatory language, converse with the ancestors and the Creator.
In this detailed guide, author Normandi Ellis explores how to use
hieroglyphs as words of power for manifesting ideas into the
material world as well as how to utilize them in magic, meditation,
divination, and dream work. She offers a deep look at the many
layers of meaning contained within 60 important hieroglyphs,
breaking down the elements within each symbol and explaining the
myths behind them, the gods and goddesses they are connected to,
their initiatory significance, and their oracular and dream
meanings. She also shares guidelines for interpreting hieroglyphs
so readers will be able to come to their own understandings about
the secrets they hold. Providing instructions for creating your own
hieroglyph cards, amulets, and other magically empowered objects,
Ellis offers practices and strategies to use them, with detailed
explanations for the historical, magical, practical, and symbolic
reasons why each method is effective. She offers several layouts
and card spreads for divination readings based on Egyptian myth,
numerology, and astrology. Revealing the depth of meaning behind
each of these powerful ancient symbols, Normandi Ellis shows that
we can still harness their millennia-old magic today.
Sekhmet is the lioness goddess of the Egyptian Pantheon, a fierce
protector of truth, balance, and the Cosmic order of Ma'at. Known
and feared as the goddess of war and destruction, she also
represents the transformative power of kundalini energy, or sekhem,
and is the main goddess to harness this power for healing. As "She
Who Comes in Times of Chaos," she takes offerings of fear, rage,
and weakness and transforms them into alchemical gold, the
universal medicine for physical, emotional, and soul healing. This
journey of shamanic death, illumination, and rebirth in the belly
of Sekhmet provides an opportunity to heal on all levels and allows
you to release your rage, anger, and fear as you transform the
energies that maintained them into creative and constructive
solutions that benefit yourself, your community, and the planet.
Examining the power of hieroglyphic thinking--how thoughts create
reality--and the multiple meanings behind every word of power, the
author shows how, with the Neteru, we imagine the world into
existence, casting a spell of consciousness over the material
world. Uncovering the deep layers of meaning and symbol within the
myths of the Egyptian gods and goddesses, Ellis investigates the
shamanic journeys that ancient Egyptian priests used to view the
unconscious and the afterlife and shares their initiations for
immaculate conception, transubstantiation, resurrection, and
eternal life - initiations that later became part of the Christian
mystery school. Revealing the words of power used by these ancient
priests/sorcerers, she explains how to search for the deeper,
hidden truths beneath their spells and shows how ancient Egyptian
consciousness holds the secret of life itself. Revealing the
initiatory secrets of the Osirian Mystery school, Ellis provides
the essential teachings and shamanic tools needed to return to Zep
Tepi--the creative source--as we face the transitional time of
radical change currently at hand.
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