I did enjoy reading this section of the book, because it has become a historic text in itself it is the source for where a lot of modern ideas about Sekhmet come from. I'm struggling to find any ancient source that supports the idea that her son, Nefertem was the god of physicians, though Masters claims he was and many other people have repeated this (if anyone does have a legit source, let me know?). ![]() I noticed a number of things in here that are referenced by other authors writing about Sekhmet in a modern spiritual context, from calling her the 'Great Mother', to claiming that her blood-beer concoction contained 'mind-altering substances'. ![]() This book is the source for the widely used 'Sa Sekhem Sahu' chant, for example (which fyi, is not ancient and Masters doesn't claim that it is - but it is still effective!). This book is referenced *repeatedly* in contemporary Pagan and Goddess books about Sekhmet, and even by those who don't even know that the information they're repeating comes from here. I can comment on the Sekhmet portion of the book though (the first chunk). I'm of the latter, and so I skipped over much of the section part. But I know there are many who read it because they want to know more about Sekhmet specifically. ![]() So, if you're into spiritual and meditative exercises (which is the purpose of this book) then you'll may well enjoy this.
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