Embodying Osiris

Paperbound; xvi + 275 pp., including three appendices, 15 black-and-white illustrations, bibliographic references in endnotes, a bibliography, and an index. Contents: Illustrations Pronunciation key for major Egyptian gods and pharaohs Foreword / Richard Smoley Introduction: Equal to God 1. In the land of his birth 2. Alchemy, magic, and Osiris 3. Disturbance in the matrix 4. Dark deeds 5. Party to a murder 6. Rise up! 7. Isis, Heka, and alchemy 8. Solve et coagula 9. Changing of the gods 10. Courting opposites 11. Ma'a-kheru 12. Embodying God Acknowledgments Appendix 1. Egyptian gods that appear in this book Appendix 2. Time line and brief dynastic history Appendix 3. Map of ancient Etypt Notes Bibliography Illustration credits Index About the author