Claudia R. Dillaire - Egyptian Prosperity Magic: Spells & Recipes for Financial Empowerment

About the Author

Claudia R. Dillaire is the author of three books on Egyptian magic. She has been a solitary practitioner for thirteen years. Though she is a researcher of ancient civilizations and mythology, her primary expertise is ancient Egypt. When she is not researching, she works as a freelance copyeditor and proofreader, as well as writing mystery novels set in late New Kingdom Egypt. Her other books include Egyptian Love Spells and Rituals and Egyptian Revenge Spells . She maintains a website for her freelance work and writing (www.ewitchfreelancing.com) and a blog for writers (claudiardillaire.blogspot.com), in addition to a presence on Facebook. She lives in Arizona.

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Egyptian Prosperity Magic: Spells & Recipes for Financial Empowerment 2011 by Claudia R. Dillaire.

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contents

Prosperity, the Egyptians, and Magic

Spellcasting, Egyptian Style

Egyptian Deities for Spells

Prosperity Spells

Fortune Increase, Change of Luck, New Venture, Blessed Success, Im the Best, Create My Success, Road Be Clear, Undeserved, Success Can Be Mine, Find the Right Career, Invincible, Feel the Success, On Top of the World, Financial Stability, Clear the Way, Key to Success, Time to Move On, Reversal of Fortune, All I Can Be, Coast Along, Dreams of Success, Success at Last

Emergency Financial Spells

Debt Control, Workable Budget, Surviving Layoffs, Alternate Income, Choosing an Attorney, Bankruptcy, Foreclosure

Ingredient Correspondences for Prosperity Spells

Resources for Spellcasting Materials

acknowledgments

With all books, it takes a collaborative effort to produce one; I create the words and content, but others edit, critique, and assist in a variety of ways. This is where I get to thank them for their time and generosity in bringing my words to life.

To William J. Dykens, my partner in life, for always being there and for being so patient and understanding when I write late into the night.

To Russell and Janice Smith; Russ for testing some of the oils, and Janice, for allowing me to use her husband, again, as my guinea pig.

To Abigail Richon and Doug Wilcox, for being my own personal computer techs; when technology fails me, you two never do.

To Adam Schaab, acquisitions editor at Llewellyn, for seeing that something in my writing; thank you for giving me the opportunity to bring more Egyptian magic to the public. And to all the people behind the scenes at Llewellyn, who made this book the best it could be.

introduction

Egyptian magic has often been overlooked or only mentioned in passing in Paganism. And yet, the ancient Egyptians left a wealth of written materials on papyri, tomb walls, obelisks, and temples. So who better to learn from on the subject of prosperity than a civilization that survived for at least five thousand years?

Granted, prosperity in 2011 BCE was quite different from prosperity in 2011 CE, but some things remain constant. Home and hearth, food and clothing, health and happiness, family and friends are the same concerns now as then. The ancient civilizations had an advantage, however, for they had magic, and the gods, on their side.

My aim in writing this book is to shed some light on the magical practices of the ancient Egyptians. However, my book, though based on many of their recorded spells, is not meant as an historical treatise. I write about what I am passionate aboutEgyptian magicand how I practice that magic. And in so doing, I hope to bridge the gap between the ancient and the modern. I want to offer an alternative to Wicca, or for these practices to be used complementarily to Wicca. My first book, Egyptian Love Spells and Rituals , blended Wicca with Egyptian magic, but Egyptian magic is fulfilling enough to stand alone. My second book, Egyptian Revenge Spells, dealt with the concepts of curses, protection, and revenge from the Egyptian perspective.

Many assumptions have been made concerning how magic was practiced by ancient cultures, and without clear-cut instructions, what we know is still mostly assumption. Can we really be sure the Druids constructed Stonehenge and what its purpose was? Do we really know how and why deities were worshipped by the Babylonians, Assyrians, or Minoans? Some evidence is cleartemples, tomb paintingsbut without written documentation, we can only speculate.

The Egyptians left records behind, but this may also not be definitive. Some papyri in museums today are thought to be copies of older documents, some papyri lack key pieces of the puzzle, and some carvings were used as propaganda for the masses.

What we do know is this: the Egyptians loved their country and their gods, and the Egyptian priests and/or kings were solely responsible for appeasing those deities. The practice of Egyptian magic today casts you, the practitioner, as the high priest or priestess. You are the connection to the deities, you make the offerings, and you reap the rewards. You can increase your prosperity, starting today.

Each and every day we are confronted with financial stresses and economic woes: housing meltdown and foreclosures; layoffs and outsourcing; rising food and gas prices; and stock market fluctuationcan it get any worse? I am not an economist or a financial expert; far from it. I struggle to make ends meet just like you do, and I cannot predict what the future holds. Hopefully we have seen the worst of the recent economic crisis, but maybe a little magic can help preserve what assets you already have, as well as bringing more prosperity to you.