Eleanor L. Harris - Ancient Egyptian Magic

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Copyright 1998 by Eleanor Harris

Foreword copyright 2015 by Normandi Ellis

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This book was written with love for my father, Charles R. Lillie. Wn-j n mr(w)t-k (I shine through love of you).

I dedicate this book also to my husband, Philip A. Harris, who knows the solar Eye of Ra. Together, we shall love eternally.

Special thanks to the loyal scholar-magicians of the House of Life, who have helped make this book possible.

Perhaps you came to this book wanting to learn something about how to make magicand you will. The most important thing Eleanor Harris will teach you, however, is how to make relationship, because ultimately that is what all magic-making is about. You will learn words of power and what makes the magic soar, which is aligning oneself to the creative source, willingness, discrimination, and an understanding of the natural laws of karma, thought, and vibration, among others. Eleanor Harris sets us off on the right foot by introducing us to the many ways in which to make, develop and maintain an active (rather than passive) relationship with the many manifestations of the divine as the gods and goddesses of the ancient Egyptians.

One reason magic works is through the focus of the mind. As metaphysicians one must develop both focused intention on that which we will manifest, but also attention, which is the receptive opening of consciousness that operates through true communication with the numinous. As with any relationship, the more you put into it the more you get out of it.

The magical, meditative recipes Harris details derived from ancient manuscripts show the novice in the mysteries how to increase focus through magical means and practice. Well-researched and spiced with entertaining stories of magical doings, this book brims over with her insights, some little-known (by me, anyway) facts and practical applications.

Her chapter on words of power underscores the maxim behind all magic: Thoughts (and words) are things. Words are a map of the will, Harris says, and ceremony is the emphasis. Her analysis of symbol and of trance states in divination offers a comprehensive understanding of psychic or altered states and how the brain accesses intuitive information. Then her practical ideas lead you there into the realm of evocative communication with the spiritual world.

I happily recommend this book and its author to all who seek an understanding of how and why the ancient Egyptian magical path is still relevant to practical metaphysicians in the 21st century.

Normandi Ellis
Author of
Awakening Osiris and
Imagining the World into Existence

First and foremost, this is a practical manual and study of the native divination and magical practices of ancient Egypt. All of the instruction and material herein is authentic, as derived from ancient Egyptian magical papyri. The Leyden Papyrus, an Egyptian magical papyrus, and The Papyrus Ani, the Egyptian Book of the Dead, and many more renowned literary works have contributed to this book.

The aim of this book is to provide you, the contemporary student, with a practical collection of Egyptian divination and magical instruction. The teachings and rituals of Egyptian magic are as alive today as they were in predynastic and prehistoric Egypt. Like hidden treasure, the wisdom and practice awaits your discovery.

Written for the beginner, yet enticing to more experienced practitioners, this guide celebrates the world-renowned mystery, tradition, and ceremonial prestige of Egyptian magic.

Within this user-friendly text, you will be led step-by-step through religious and magical philosophy, techniques, instruction, and divination and magical formulas thousands of years old. You will:

• Explore the Egyptian religious and magical philosophies that are suitable for your own spiritual and magical quest today;
• Discover how the Egyptians developed their magical practices and why they were successful;
• Find out how the ancient temples and priesthoods functioned, and how you can create your own working environment today;
• Create and wear ancient priesthood clothing, and learn how to make and use the ritual tools of Egyptian magicians;
• Examine the use of amulets, figures, pictures, written magic, spells, words of power, and more magical items and techniques to empower your magic;
• Come to understand the format and purpose of Egyptian magical ceremony and how to design your own;
• Learn how to fire, water, and oil scry, have dream visions, shape-shift into a god-form, sound the secret names of the deities to acquire their awesome power, conjure dead spirits, make and use ancient eye-paint to see invoked deities, understand and write your own Egyptian magical formulas, make and use amulets, work defensive magic; cast love, protection, and healing spells; evoke spirits into statues and other magical objects, use sex magic, bring good fortune, and more exciting acts of sorcery;
• Revive the wisdom of the ancient Egyptians through work with dreams, prognostications, transformations, and more.

The instructions herein include original formulas of divination and magic that you can use immediately. This alleviates your tedious research to compile working data from ancient magical papyri and other historical literature. Everything you need to know is here at your fingertips.

With this book as your guide, you can learn to use the ancient and potent magical arts that captured the fascination of ancient Hebrew, Greek, and Roman writers, all of whom considered the Egyptians experts in the occult sciences.

Ignorance is Darkness Egyptian proverb

From the earliest times, magic was developed largely by the Egyptians in relation both to the dead and the living. Egyptian religion was grounded in a firm and active belief in the importance of magic. Ancient Egyptians believed in, and aspired to use, the power of magical amulets, spells, scripts, names, and intricate ceremonies. To best understand Egyptian magic, you need to understand their religious and magical philosophy.