Awakening Higher Consciousness: Guidance from Ancient Egypt and Sumer

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Explains the relevance of ancient myths to the awakening to higher states of consciousness and enlivened experience of the world

Shows how higher consciousness can arise within each of us by following the guidance found in ancient myths

Reveals how myths influence our personal development without our awareness through their influence on our core values and culture

Examines ancient Sumerian, Egyptian, Babylonian, and Hebrew myths, such as the Epic of Gilgamesh and the story of Osiris and Isis

In this study of ancient Sumerian, Egyptian, Babylonian, and Hebrew myths, authors Lloyd M. Dickie and Paul R. Boudreau show that many classic myths contain instructions for awakening higher consciousness, allowing access to enlivened experience of the world and awareness of the divine within and around us.

Inspired by the work of R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz, the authors deeply examine creation myths and well-known ancient myths from Mesopotamia and Egypt, such as the Epic of Gilgamesh and the story of Osiris and Isis. They reveal that these myths are not behavioral morality tales but actual delineations of how a higher order can arise within each of us. The authors explain how these stories teach us to distinguish the heaven within from the earth within us, to find the essential part of our being that provides a link with our higher powers.

Spending more than a year onsite in Egypt to personally connect with the myths, the authors explain how ancient storytellers intentionally chose myths as a vehicle for teachings because story has a seed-like capacity to implant itself in the unconscious and influence development without the individual being aware of it. By crafting these sacred narratives, the ancient Sumerians and Egyptians provide tools to awaken to the presence of higher consciousness as well as a road map for the individual to come into conscious alignment with the perpetual unfolding of the universe.

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This remarkable study of myth is a jewel of dynamic scholarship involving both the profound mystical roots as well as the all-too-human dramas of ancient civilization. As such, it offers much-needed evidence that awakening higher consciousness may still be found in todays threatened world. * Jacob Needleman, professor of philosophy at San Francisco State University and author of An Unknown *
A deep exploration of the psychological and spiritual meaning of ancient Near Eastern myths, with the aim of highlighting their relevance to the inner work of self-development. * Jeremy Naydler, author of Shamanic Wisdom in the Pyramid Texts, Temple of the Cosmos, and The Future *
Dickie and Boudreaus insights are provocative and inspiring. Awakening Higher Consciousness is a must read for anyone interested in myth and its meaning. * Edward Malkowski, author of Ancient Egypt 39,000 BCE and Return of the Golden Age *
. . . provides new insights into view of ancient Egypt that seems to be coming more clearly into focus. * New Dawn, Marc Star, January 2016 *
A valuable contribution to the growing body of work that overturns the still prevalent conceit that ancient mythology was the product of primitive minds. * John Anthony West, author of Serpent in the Sky *
I was very touched by the weaving together of science and myth in Awakening Higher Consciousness. Here are two scientists who dare to be fascinated by the power of myth and who bring us along on their voyage of discovery. An enthralling read! * Patty de Llosa, author of The Practice of Presence and contributing editor for Parabola Magazine *

Author Bio

Lloyd M. Dickie, Ph.D., has a masters degree from Yale University and a doctorate from the University of Toronto. A retired ecologist and former professor of oceanography and biology at Dalhousie University, he has studied ancient Egypt for more than 30 years, including many active site explorations. Paul R. Boudreau is an ecologist and biologist who studies ancient myths and sites, including onsite explorations of Egyptian temples, tombs, and pyramids. Both authors live in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.