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Ancient Egyptian Magic

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The reader who gave this book a bad review probably didn't understand the nature of Egyptian magic in the first place, which could explain why nothing "worked" for him or her. Without the guidance of God behind it, Egyptian magic truly is nothing more than a few odd herbs and some mumbled phrases and it is indeed true that if you want to perform your heka without the touch of the source behind it, then you would do best to avoid this book.

For historical purposes, this is a very useful tome. For others, you may find this of some use as well. Brier is a touch sensational -- as always -- but he has a fondness of Egypt that comes through quite clear in his writing style and it's rather obvious that he loves the land of the pharaohs even if he himself does not completely understand it....

Brier, who wrote the wonderful MURDER OF TUTANKHAMEN, has written a book that is clearly dismissive of the religions and high culture of Egypt. In Brier's eyes, Egyptian religion was nothing but a silly lot of superstition. In fact, there is a highly symbolic nature to a great deal of Egyptian spritual thought that goes beyond a literal meaning of the hieroglyphs. Indeed, sounds were believe to hold vibratory magic, and anyone with sensitivity can read this in the hieroglypic texts. To read Brier, one would think that all they did was wear amulets to prevent illness and prepare disgusting mixtures for miraculous healing.

Surely, there were a large number of Egyptians who believed in all sorts of superstions, but Brier does not balance this fact with any of the many graceful, beautiful prayers that adorn the tombs. Surprisingly, good old Sir Wallis Budge summarizes Egyptian magic much better in his EGYPTIAN MAGIC. Budge has been considered outdated for many years, but his work still forms the basis of modern Egyptology.

All in all, this book was disappointing.

Lynn

If you're looking for a "New Age Spell book," you'd best look elsewhere. If you are interested in an accurate and non-sensationalized accounting of the actual spiritual beliefs of Ancient Egypt, this book is well worth the money. Fascinating.

This book explains the various usage of Ancient Egyptian magic in medicine, hieroglyphs, spells, amulets and religious texts. The author, writing in a clear comprehensive style, demonstrates the importance of magic and its practice in this fascinating ancient civilization. It is an excellent introduction for a beginner's journey into the mystic of Ancient Egyptian magic.

This book is a wonderful resourch book on what the Ancient Egyptian practiced as magic. This is a scholarly book, rather than a magickal one. It is clear that the author knows his stuff, and is well written. It gives insight to what the Egyptians beleived, and in most cases, why the beleived in that manner.

I found this book helpful in how Egyptians viewed their Religion I practice Egyptian magic myself.I found some of the spells helpful and got information on how to write my own.I am a Anth./Arch. student,I useally don't put much faith in mainstream Egyptologists but I like Bob Brier on TV and in my opinion he is one of the more open minded Egyptologists.By reading what has been found so far it helps me to create my own rituals.It's an easy read and even has some humor in it I recomend it to anyone interested in Egyptian Magic

When I read the reviewer who claimed "none of this garbage worked" I had to laugh aloud. Apparently good scholarship on a real religion and its practices has a very limited appeal to the undisciplined masses who like to spin in a circle, rub crystals and try to summon the extraterrestrials to work their "magick" ( these folks seem to spell it with a 'K')

If you want a real slice of an African religion and their "magic" then this book is a very good start. Highly recommended by those who have worked past the poorly researched Llewllyn tripe.

Professor Brier's book "Ancient Egyptian Magic" is a systematic short course and introduction to the spiritual belief ideas of the ancient people of Egypt. The work is accessible for the general reader. The thoroughness and clarity of Brier's work is helpful to understand the relationship the Egyptians had to the netherworld. Effusive kudos!

The spells I have found in this book I use on a daily basis, and there are many things that could have happened to me without them. This book shows you everything from what Aincient Egypt was like, to how to become a priest or magician (Sesh Per Ankh). In short I am a very satisfied costomer, and would like to thank Bob Brier for writing such an incredible book!

There's a lot of history about Ancient Egypt, but very few spells. The best part is probably the Egyptian calender that's included in this book. Apart from that, it's well researched but without any really "mystical" aspect, and that is disappointing.