Temple of the Cosmos: The Ancient Egyptian Experience of the Sacred

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In this guide to the cosmology of ancient Egypt, Jeremy Naydler recreates the experience of living in another time and place. Temple of the Cosmos explores Egypt's sacred geography and mythology; but more importantly, it reveals with unprecedented clarity an ancient consciousness in tune with the rhythms of the earth. The ancient Egyptians experienced their gods not as remote beings but rather as psychic and natural forces, transpersonal energies that played a part in everyday life. This direct experience of the gods shaped the Egyptian concepts of human development, healing, magic, and the soul's journey through the Underworld as described in the Books of the Dead. While building on the pioneering efforts of R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz and others, Temple of the Cosmos is much more than a recapitulation of previous theories of Egyptian spirituality. Rather, this book breaks new ground by placing the work of other Egyptologists in an original, magical context. The result is a brilliant reimagining of the Egyptian worldview and its sacred path of spiritual unfolding.

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"An ambitious and lucid interpretation of ancient Egyptian consciousness, especially with respect to the experience of the sacred. As such the book also sheds light on the wild and mysterious psychospiritual currents of our present time, including the Goddess re-emergence." * Robert Masters, Ph.D., author of The Goddess Sekhmet *
"A valuable and original work." * John Anthony West, author of Serpent in the Sky *
A book that breaks new ground, a scholarly yet esoteric approach to an ancient culture and religion. * Critical Review *
. . . not only evokes the atmosphere of the myths, but re-creates that all too rare relationship with them that enables us to understand what it means to be part of ongoing cosmic processes as sacred realities. * I. M. Oderberg, Sunrise: Theosophical Perspectives *
The reader experiences living issues rather than the cold reconstructions of a guide book. * Clement Salaman, Temenos Academy Review *

Author Bio

Jeremy Naydler is a lecturer at Oxford University and has published widely on esoteric topics.