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Omm Sety's Egypt: A Story of Ancient Mysteries, Secret Lives, and the Lost History of the Pharaohs

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For those familiar with and intrigued by Omm Sety's legendary life, either through their own travels in Egypt or through Jonathan Cott's book about her, this work will fully satisfy your need to know her whole story, which has never before been revealed. The fascination of this book is such that it is almost impossible to put down. While alive, Omm Sety prudently did not make known or publish the full details of her profound and vivid interior life, for she would have been ridiculed by her peers and quite possibly, far worse by the village peasants she came to live among in Abydos. Wisely she did not cast her pearls to the swine. However, she bequeathed her diaries to her long-time friend Hanny el Zeini and authorized him to tell her full story posthumously. He is most ably assisted by Catherine Dees. And what a story it is! Recounted, with the unmistakable ring of authenticity, it is unique in the annals of literature, as far as I am aware. It describes a great love story between two souls originally of disparate social status --an Egyptian pharaoh and a virgin priestess dedicated to serving Osiris in the temple of Abydos. The transgression involved in their union had dire consequences at the time, but the love bond endured for thousands of years in the soul of Pharoah Sety I, biding his time and expiating his crime in Amenti, until the time was right and all necessary permissions were granted for him to find again his beloved priestess, reincarnated in the 20th century. She, Dorothy Eady, ranks among the great English eccentrics of all times, living a life completely outside of the rigid confines of the British box, and leading an adventurous, iconclastic, productive and significant, if utterly bizarre, existence in Abydos, Egypt, where she rekindled the life of the temple there and single-handedly accomplished enormously valuable archeological restoration. Important insights (from privileged spiritual sources) of Omm Sety are revealed concerning the locations of such important sites as the burial of Nefertiti. Her track record in such matters is demonstrable and very impressive, so that this publication could give rise to really important archaeological discoveries. Let's hope she receives her proper credit. It is a great document for Egyptologists, egytophiles, egyptomanes, lovers of the metaphysical and metaphysical lovers, who enjoy a great trans-dimensional love story.

I've just finished reading "Omm Sety's Egypt", and wanted to say what a delightful book it is. I recall seeing a documentary a few years back centered around Omm Sety that left me wondering. Hanny & Catherine did a remarkable job of fleshing out that fascinating character in a warm, compassionate manner that also was quite scholarly. As a long-time student of ancient Egypt, I will never look at things the same way again, which can be called "growth", I think.

A glimpse, however seemingly fantastic, into our ancient world is a golden opportunity to learn things the strictly academic world does not offer. It's been my firm belief for decades that the fields of archaeology and Egyptology in particular have had their heads in the sand, so to speak. New discoveries are being made daily; I just wonder how many of them are getting swept under the rug because they don't dovetail with accepted theories.

I think I accept the experiences of Dorothy Eady because of a pet theory of mine. Greek mythology, I think, tells about the deceased being dipped in the "river of forgetfulness". If reincarnation is real, and I think it is, that might describe a "seal" placed on the consciousness at death, which would serve to separate "lives" from one another, to prevent contamination and preserve the purity of each individual "life". Traumatic injuries or near-death experiences might rupture that seal somehow, perhaps even provide a "link" to another place/time, as in Omm Sety's case. We know so very little about the "soul", but every testament like Dorothy's opens up a new window of exploration, and adds a missing piece to the puzzle of life.

This book will be read and re-read until it's dog-eared, I'm sure.

Through-out my life which has lead to eventually owning an Egyptological academic bookshop I have felt influenced by the lady known as Omm Sety. When I first read about her in a Reader's Digest book "Strange Stories and Amazing Facts" at the age of 12, I was smitten with the idea of past lives. My own interest in Ancient Egypt was already well rounded at that age. This was just another part of the jigsaw for me.

I have gone on to know several people who knew Omm Sety and I have visited her grave in Abydos. The first book I imported for my business in 1988 was Abydos, Holy City of Ancient Egypt. If you can get a copy do so as it was Omm Sety's seminal work.

Having said all of the above I highly recommend this book to readers, I read it over a few days, some of the information in this book you will find in earlier writings such as the Jonothon Cott book mentioned by the other reviewers, but this book rounds out the picture, it also covers Omm Sety's marriage and more information about her son, Sety.

Therefor this book now fills in the gaps in our knowledge of Omm Sety, what an extrodinary women she was, in her own way she influenced Egyptology greatly although many Egyptologist will only talk of that privately, she was also a great humanitarian and did very good works for the village surrounding Abydos temple.

I enjoyed the book very much and I hope that one day Hanny el Zeini will publish Omm Sety's complete diarys and notes to absolutely complete the picture.

Whether you are a academic Egyptologist, a past lifer, a romantic, or just interested in Strange stories I feel you will enjoy this book, and you'll want to buy a couple of copies for it would make a great gift.

Blessings to you Omm Sety your amazing life is an inspiration to all.

As books go, this one was desert for me. I am a beleiver in reincarnation anyway and a lover of Egyptian history. With this book the two naturally go together. The author is not only credible as far as getting his facts right, he is also sincere and, I might add, a friend to this amazing woman the world now knows as Omm Sety. I read the book in one sitting. It is an adventure, a love story and a good case for life beyond this life. I highly recomend it.

The book ,Omm Sety's Egypt, has been well described in these pages.To me it was a very deep emotional experience of the power of Love. To read the story as it enfolds, thanks to Hanny El Zeini's tapes and his deep respect and affection for Omm Sety, we the readers, feel part of Omm Sety's successive lives while getting a wonderful view of ancient Egypt and an education as well. What makes this book exceptional is the description of the incredible power of love reaching through centuries and incarnations to allow two lovers to be reunited.

It is not only a book to own and cherish, multiple copies should be bought to give to loved ones for special occasions.

Malou Zeitlin

This book is very well-written and quite compelling. I had read the Jonathan Cott book a few years ago, and while I loved the story, at times it was hard to follow. This book has so much new information and stories that it feels like I am learning about Omm Sety all over again.

Mr. El Zeini gives a sympathetic and objective history of the life of Omm Sety. I wanted to know if she was just delusional or psychotic, but now I believe she was truly being visited by her long dead lover. The incubus or succubus has been in folklore since the Romans began to write. In this case, the apparition was seen by others. Explanations are given regarding the mechanics of such manifestations, but the nature of the afterlife is still beyond my grasp. This is an excellent book for those with an open mind. I recommend reading the "Search for Omm Sety" first.

What a great book. It is true that truth is stranger than fiction! This story made me weep, and I found it very difficult to put it down. It is really a case of reincarnation that can not be denied. A truly great read!

This was a most excellent book. I found it hard to put it down. If you are interested in reincarnation and the Ancient Egypt of the Pharaohs then this is for you. Very well written!

Fantastic account of Egyptologist Dorothy Eady (1904-1981), an English woman drawn to Egypt at the early age of three. After a fall down the stairs in her home, Dorothy regained consciousness and found visions, memories, and knowledge in her mind that spoke of an Egypt she had left nearly 3300 years earlier. Devoted to Egypt and the old gods, she found herself reunited in Abydos in the mid-1900's with the love of her life: Pharaoh Sety I who ruled Egypt from 1306 to 1290.

One of my favorite quotes comes from the day of her departure from England to a safe haven in 1941. Having been befriended by renowned Egyptologist Sir E. A. Budge of the British Museum, he asks her why she is so determined to learn to read Egyptian hieroglyphs. Her reply:

"Because I used to know, and now I must remember it all again."