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One of the most fundamental elements of Ancient Egyptian religious and magical practice is observance of annual festival ceremonies. Linked to the cycles of the seasons, the movement of the Sun, Moon and Stars, these festivals are the embodiment of profound spiritual teachings enacted in symbolic form. "Pillar of Ra: Ancient Egyptian Festivals for Today" is a compilation of festival rituals all drawn from Ancient Egyptian texts, and presented in a practical format for use in our contemporary world. For the first time we have compiled these rites into one volume. Some of the festivals rituals included are:

• Ritual Salutations for the rising, noon and setting Sun;
• The Book of the Last Day of the Year & the Appeasement of Sekhmet;
• The Wake of Osiris & the Festival of Robing;
• Heriu-Renpet, the Birth of Osiris, Horus the Elder, Set, Isis & Nephthys;
• Wep-Renpet, the Festival of the New Year;
• The Procession of Ihy, Lord of Joy & Ecstasy;
• The Inebriation of the Goddess Hathor;
• The Mysteries of Isis & Osiris;
• Sekhmet Places the Flame Before the Great Ones;
• The Navigation of the Goddess;
• Festival of Neith, Mother of the Gods;
• The Victory of Horus;
• Feast of Entering the Sky, The Doors of the Horizon are Opened;
• The Birth Giving of Isis;
• The Feast of the Hand, Hwt-Hrw Iusaas, Eye of Ra, Mother of Shu & Tefnut;
• The Festival of Hathor & Birth of Ihy;
• Candlelight Feast of the Goddess Hathor;
• She is Led Back, the Marriage of Hathor & Horus;
• Liturgy for the many Festivals of Thoth;
• Glorifications of Amun;
• Ritual texts for the many Festivals of Osiris and much more.

The festivals are presented in a format that can be used by both the solitary ritualist and those working in a group. Also included in this work:

• A discussion on the history of both the civil/stellar and lunar calendars of Ancient Egypt;
• A description on how to calculate the calendars for today;
• Ritual drama as a means of invoking the Gods;
• A detailed discussion on the relationship between the Hawk God Horus and the God Set as seen through the festivals;
• Sacred sexuality as an element of certain Ancient Egyptian festivals;
• As well as numerous offering texts and much more

Drawing from academic sources, temple inscriptions and papyrus texts this book presents the festival rituals of the Ancient Egyptians in a practical form. The rituals are presented in a manner designed to allow the contemporary ritualist to perform these using actual techniques, invocations and festivals of Ancient Egypt. All texts and ritual actions are fully documented with more than 160 footnotes for easy reference.

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