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Sekhem Heka: A Natural Healing and Self-Development System by Storm Constantine

This book is an interpretation of a reiki/chakra work magical system into Egyptian terms. It is among the most clearly written magical/meditational systems that I have ever had the pleasure to read, and while Constantine makes different choices than I would for which netjer to work with at each chakra point, she clearly explains each decision and symbolic representation. Worth looking into if one has an interest in energy healing systems such as reiki.
Review by Darkhawk

Feasts of Light: Celebrations of the Seasons of Life Based on the Egyptian Goddess Mysteries by Normandi Ellis

This book has wonderful ideas and information dealing with various holidays of Ancient Egyptian Goddesses: Aset (Isis), Hethert (Hathor), Nit (Neith), Mut, Bast etc. She explains how the Ancient Egyptians practiced the holidays with excerpts from historical sources. I do warn, however, that she uses the triple goddess paradigm sometimes and at one point she called Sekhmet a crone goddess. She's more Tameran and a Goddess Worshipper than Kemetic. I love her ideas for modern day worship at the end of each section though.
Review by SatAset

Dreams of Isis: A Woman's Spiritual Sojourn by Normandi Ellis

This autobiographical book is about her quest into the Mysteries of ancient Egypt and life. Wonderful!
Review by SatAset

Isis Magic by M. Isidora Forrest

This book is split into two parts. The first part is full of historical worship of Isis and the second part is for modern practice. I love the first half of the book and would recommend it just based on that. I got more out of the first part (which is extensive and excellent) than the second because I don't worship the same way she does. There is Kemetic information in this book (Hornung and Ritner are references), but it is not Kemetic in worship. I don't agree with her about the name of Aset in which she uses Budge as a reference and I don't agree with her theory about the "Bird of Prey" Goddess in which she uses Gimbutas as a reference. She has much information about the Egyptian Aset and the Greek and Roman Isis in the book.
Review by SatAset

Offering to Isis by M. Isidora Forrest

I am beyond impressed with this book, moreso than her Isis Magic. This lady has done her research. The first section of this book is about the whys and how tos of offering to the Goddess. The second section contains rituals and some are adapted from the Opening of the Mouth ritual, but is definitely not the ritual itself. For those that do worship similarly, they are good. The third section has vignettes of 72 offerings that can be given to Aset (Isis). These are two to three pages each. She differentiates between what is Greek, Roman and Egyptian in origin. There is a list of hieroglyphs in the back with transliterations and meanings. She has some of her sources listed in the back of the book (two of which are Budge and she only mentions him once in the book); but her other sources make up for those such as Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Pyramid Texts, Book of the Dead, Coffin Texts all translated/authored by Faulkner, Greek Magical Papyri and Borghorts book on Egyptian magical texts among others. There are no footnotes however. Something else, she uses the transliteration of Iset and not Aset for the Goddess's Egyptian name. She does refer you to her other book Isis Magic to see further discussions on some topics if more information is needed.
Review by SatAset