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Richard J. Reidy earned a Master's of Divinity degree in 1979. He is the founder of two temples in Northern California dedicated to researching, restoring, and enacting the authentic rituals of ancient Egypt. The author is a sought-after speaker on the Egyptian religious tradition and its legacy for modern times.

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Eternal Egypt

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Contents

Acknowledgments..............................................................................................................................ixPart One: Temple Rituals For Today...........................................................................................................1CHAPTER ONE..................................................................................................................................13The Morning Ritual in the Temple of Amun-Ra..................................................................................................13Introduction.................................................................................................................................15Commentary...................................................................................................................................18The Morning Ritual...........................................................................................................................21Appendix A. Items Needed for the Morning Ritual 4............................................................................................6CHAPTER TWO..................................................................................................................................51The Nighttime Ritual of the Mystical Union of Ra with Ausir..................................................................................51Introduction.................................................................................................................................53Commentary...................................................................................................................................55The Nighttime Ritual.........................................................................................................................64Appendix B. Forms of Ra from the Litany of Ra in the Tomb of Seti I..........................................................................82Appendix C. Image of the Tripartite Form of Ra in the Tomb of Seti II........................................................................86Appendix D. Items Needed for Celebrating the Nighttime Ritual................................................................................87CHAPTER THREE................................................................................................................................89Two Transfiguration Liturgies for the Radiant Spirits of the Blessed Dead....................................................................89Introduction.................................................................................................................................91Commentary for The Beautiful Feast of the Western Valley.....................................................................................95The Annual Ritual............................................................................................................................102Appendix E. Items Needed for Celebrating the Annual Ritual for the Beautiful Feast of the Western Valley.....................................122Commentary for the Great Recitation Ritual...................................................................................................123Appendix F. Items Needed for Celebrating the Great Recitation Ritual for Transfiguring the Ka spirit of the Blessed Dead.....................145CHAPTER FOUR.................................................................................................................................147The Book of Overthrowing Apep................................................................................................................147Introduction.................................................................................................................................149Commentary...................................................................................................................................158Prologue.....................................................................................................................................162RITUAL I: The Ritual for the Overthrowing of Apep............................................................................................163RITUAL II: The First Book of Felling Apep, The Foe of Ra.....................................................................................174RITUAL III: A Rite for Overthrowing the Foes of Ra...........................................................................................178Appendix G. The Creation Prologue (Abbreviated Version)......................................................................................183Appendix H. Items Needed for Conducting Rituals for the Overthrowing of Apep.................................................................184Part Two: Rituals from the Temple of Ra......................................................................................................185Introduction.................................................................................................................................187Rising With the Sun..........................................................................................................................197Morning Rite for Bathing.....................................................................................................................199The Apotheosis Rite for Bodily Members: Divine Identifications of the Parts of the Human Body...............................................201General Rituals for the Netjeru..............................................................................................................203General Rituals from the Temple of Ra........................................................................................................207General Rituals: Three Examples..............................................................................................................238**General Rite Honoring Sekhmet**............................................................................................................240**General Rite Honoring Sutekh**.............................................................................................................253**General Rite Honoring Djehuty**............................................................................................................268Appendix I. Items Needed for the General Rituals.............................................................................................282The Opening of the Mouth: A Ritual of Transformation.........................................................................................283Theology of the Sacred Image.................................................................................................................283Sacred Image and Cult........................................................................................................................288Background and Context for this Translation..................................................................................................290Understanding the Elements of the Ritual.....................................................................................................292The Opening of the Mouth Ceremony- Vivifying the Image of a Netjer/Netjeret..................................................................306Appendix J. Items Needed for the Opening of the...