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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!
I have always been interested in ancient Egypt, but I hadn't read anything new for many years - until a few months ago, when I started reading on the subject again.

So far I've found that many of the books on this topic are quite dry - with a few glaring exceptions, this being one of them.

This author looks at the evidence in spiritual and...
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Disapointing
This is great if your into Edgar Cayce. If your not into him, dont get this book. It is mostly filled with Cayce's prophecies, not with a more scholarly approach. I was looking for more Egyptological content. But hey that's me..
Published on January 8, 2000 by A Bookworm


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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!, May 3, 2005
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This review is from: Ancient Egyptian Mysticism and Its Relevance Today (Paperback)
I have always been interested in ancient Egypt, but I hadn't read anything new for many years - until a few months ago, when I started reading on the subject again.

So far I've found that many of the books on this topic are quite dry - with a few glaring exceptions, this being one of them.

This author looks at the evidence in spiritual and mystical terms - and I must say, his interpretations seem to make quite a lot of sense! For instance, he shows evidence that the ancient Egyptians were not polytheistic - in fact, they were quite adamant that there was only one "true source".

I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the topic, & who is ready to look at the evidence from a fresh perspective. This book is ideal for those interested in spirituality.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Disapointing, January 8, 2000
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This is great if your into Edgar Cayce. If your not into him, dont get this book. It is mostly filled with Cayce's prophecies, not with a more scholarly approach. I was looking for more Egyptological content. But hey that's me..
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Tremendous - But Based On The Cayce Readings, May 11, 2003
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This is a great book if you're a follower of Edgar Cayce as I am.
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This book is for the open minded who feel our current undertanding of history is severely flawed. If you're convinced that the great pyramid was built by a bunch of guys pulling 50 ton blocks of granite around in the desert with ropes you probably won't like this book.

You can read this book in one night as I did. Quite a few pages are taken up by beautiful pictures of art work from Egypt with explanations of the hidden meaning of the symbols and figures. If there was ever a race of people who were heavily into symbolism it was the Egyptians.

This book makes some statements which have implications that apply to the entire human race. One is that the current form of the human body is going to change somehow sometime in the near future. This has only happened a few times since the beginning of the human race.

I didn't realize that the high priest Ra Ta who built the great pyramid was a reincarnation of Edgar Cayce. I think it's obvious that Cayce is a very unusual soul. If I understand correctly it says Cayce was going to be reincarnated again in 1998 which means he may already be alive again.

Another suprise for me is there are many similarities between the ancient Egyptian religious beliefs and other religions such as Christianity and the Jewish faith. It's possible that Mary the mother of Christ and the godess Isis are the same person. For Catholics Mary is like a godess anyway and this may be an accurate symbol since she is supposedly also Eve who was created by dividing the soul of Adam (Christ). So she is the twin soul of God.

I have no problems believing all of the references to Atlantis. To me what Cayce says makes perfect sense.

For more wonderful ideas about the construction of the great pyramid I recommend this book:

The Giza Power Plant by Christoper Dunn

Dunn proves that the great pyramid was actually a machine like a form of nuclear reactor that shot a cosmic energy beam into outer space. Dunn's theories agree with this book that the great pyramid was built using anti gravity technology.

I believe what Cayce said that we are entering a new age.

The Egyptians indicated this also and said that some type of trial by fire is going to occur. Yes, I believe this. I believe Satan is going to collect all of the selfishness he has given out.

A lot of this information is consistent with theories I read in a book that was supposedly communicated to someone by people from another planet called Iarga. They said that human beings could originally communicate using a non verbal form of radiation that even the plants and animals can understand (ie. 'everyone spoke the same language'). The Tower Of Babel story in the bible indicates the point that humans lost the ability to understand the radiation. People such as Tanya Fitzpatrick (the Pet Psychic) can still understand the radiation.

Jeff Marzano

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another author dedicated to revealing the truth., February 2, 2000
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John Van Auken puts forth more ideas regarding ancient myths surrounding the 'old' world. However, he proves that old does not mean less knowledge.

Either you believe in your heart there is much more to ancient Egypt, or you scoff at the thought. For those that know the truth, read this work with an open heart, you won't be kept in the dark any longer.

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6 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Read this only for a laugh!, June 27, 2000
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As a serious hobby egyptologist with an open mind I thought this book might have some interesting insights into Egpyptian spirituality from a metaphysical standpoint --boy, was I wrong! Not only does the author quote theories as if they were obviously true that have long been shattered by academic Egpytology but has the guts to offer an "interpretation" of wall paintings which 1)are based on faulty understanding of A.E. history and religious symbol, but he admits himself that he is not interested in these things anyway, and 2) rest their point on part of a scene which has been damaged and is impossible for either he or the reader to see. When I read that the "shem" symbol (the symbol for eternity that is represented by the rising/setting sun) that the ba bird is carrying is really an "anhk" (the symbol of life) without a stem, signaling that "life had left the body" I started giggling so hard I couldn't go on reading. If you know an Egpyptologist who needs a good laugh -- get this book!--otherwise don't bother. The only reason this book gets 1 star is for the wonderful full-color pictures.
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