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  • How did Egyptian mummies become entwined with fairy tale princesses? What was an Egyptian queen doing in King Arthur's court? What Do Egyptologists Wallis Budge & Battiscombe Gunn, have in common with Occultists Aleister Crowley & Florence Farr? And where do Lovecraft, Freud, and Cleopatra fit in? Answers to this, and more in this weeks episode!

    Dr Eleanor Dobson is lecturer in nineteenth century literature at the university of Birmingham, with a particular focus on the reception of ancient Egypt. She was instrumental in the foundation of the Tea with the sphinx annual conference, and author of several fascinating papers (which I encourage you to find online), and the upcoming book, Ancient Egypt in the Modern Imagination: Art, Literature and Culture.

    We sat down over Skype to talk about the inspirations behind some major horror and mummy fiction, as well as some unexpected social connections between some famous and infamous Egyptologists and occultists of the 19th century! So, if you like your Budge with a slice of Crowley, or your Yeats with a slice of Lovecraft, you’ve come to the right place!

    As ever, if you enjoy the show please give it a like and share and help the audience grow and be sure to check out the work of our guests.

    Where to find Dr Dobson

    Twitter

    @EllieCDobson

    Academia.edu (profile & papers)

    https://bham.academia.edu/EleanorDobson

    By Eleanor Dobson

    https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Silver-Bullets-Classic-Werewolf-Stories/dp/0712352201/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=silver+bullets&qid=1573730909&sr=8-2

    https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1526141884/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3

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    Forthcoming book

    https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ancient-egypt-in-the-modern-imagination-9781788313391/

    Works Mentioned

    Stoker

    https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Jewel-Seven-Stars-Complete-Published/dp/143828747X/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Jewel+of+Seven+Stars&qid=1573731043&sr=8-2

    Hammer

    https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Blood-Mummys-Tomb-Doubleplay-Blu-ray/dp/B0753P27VH/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=blood+from+the+mummy%27s+tomb&qid=1573731182&sr=8-1

    Conan Doyle

    https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Lot-Penguin-Little-Black-Classics/dp/0241251567/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=lot+no.+249&qid=1573731079&sr=8-3

    https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Ring-Thoth-Arthur-Conan-Doyle/dp/149740830X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=ring+of+thoth&qid=1573731132&sr=8-1

    Ziska

    https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Ziska-Problem-Wicked-Marie-Corelli/dp/1519647697/ref=smi_www_rco2_go_smi_g8682124849?_encoding=UTF8&%2AVersion%2A=1&%2Aentries%2A=0&ie=UTF8

    Florence Farr

    https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Magical-Writings-Florence-Farr-Golden/dp/1926982029/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=florence+farr&qid=1573730532&sr=8-2

    https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Egyptian-Magic-Florence-Farr/dp/116256220X/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=florence+farr&qid=1573730592&sr=8-3

    Crowley

    https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Book-Law-Aleister-Crowley/dp/1983524638/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crowley&qid=1573730643&sr=8-1

    https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Thelema-Introduction-Philosophy-Aleister-Crowley/dp/0738751049/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=thelema&qid=1573730679&sr=8-1

    Lost in a Pyramid

    https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Pyramid-Andrew-Smith/dp/0712356177/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=lost+in+a+pyramid&qid=1573730793&sr=8-1

    Lovecraft

    https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Under-Pyramids-Fantasy-Horror-Classics-ebook/dp/B01DNYFY0K/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=horror+under+the+pyramid&qid=1573730866&sr=8-1

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  • Is there anything left to find in the sands of Egypt??? YES! And this man knows how and (potentially) where!!

    Dr Chris Naunton is an Egyptologist, broadcaster and author. In addition to being the former director of the Egypt Exploration Society, he’s appeared on the BBC and Channel Five, hosting shows covering Flinders Petrie (the founding father of scientific Egyptology) and Tutankhamun, among numerous other subject relating to ancient Egypt.

    He’s currently the Director of the Robert Anderson Research Charitable Trust (RARCT), a London-based charity that provides support to visiting academics, and President of the International Association of Egyptologists ….and on top of all of that- he’s written a fascinating, and I mean that sincerely, fantastically interesting book Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt! Which takes us on an historical and modern tour of the potential sites of the final resting places of some of the most famous ancient Pharaohs and personalities from history. It really is my great pleasure to introduce Dr Chris Naunton!

    https://chrisnaunton.com/

    https://twitter.com/chrisnaunton (@chrisnaunton)

    https://www.facebook.com/chrisnauntonofficial

    Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt - https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/0500051992/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_OonUCb8SRKJF7 via @AmazonUK

    The EES (Egypt Exploration Society) https://www.ees.ac.uk/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psusennes_I

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Montet

    Kingsley Amis https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/books/the-egyptologists/GOR004177032?keyword=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwODlBRDuARIsAMy_28Un15-lYA6FWCSrwNU3HfhGEUy8UixknnURrvmMU2h3BSTm71aBef4aAg7REALw_wcB

    Also, I should give a big shout out and thank you to the Egypt Exploration Society for accommodating Chris and I at very short notice, and allowing us a space to record this interview – there is some background noise and the occasional phone, but overall I’m extremely happy how this turned out, so thank you guys, it is much appreciated – please check out the EES and their research and membership scheme, they have a fantastic library in central London and it’s really an oasis of calm in the busy centre of town!

    As I mentioned in the podcast, I had a dozen other questions that I wanted to ask Chris, but unfortunately there simply wasn’t time, however, he’s promised to come back for round 2, so we’ll be revisiting Chris hopefully soon after he’s returned from the next round of Egyptian exploration! Speaking of, if you fancy heading to Egypt with Dr Chris, he runs annual tours, so check out is website www.chrisnaunton.com for more details, and I urge you to pick up his book Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt, it reads like a novel, and it really is a fun exploration of the some of the most fascinating and enduring aspects of the field.

    Thanks so much for tuning in, and have a great Easter holiday everyone! – oh and before I forget, Chris and I both appear on the brand new show Egypt’s Unexplained Files over on Discovery Science Channel, it debuted last Sunday and should be running for the next couple of months, so please check that out and let me know how it goes because I don’t carry the channel and I never get to see these shows! Thanks all!

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  • “If Archaeologists won’t talk to (people) someone else will (…) we’ve been duped into thinking we need to struggle to tell our story…”

    Today’s guest should be a familiar face to anyone who’s watched archaeological media online. Marc Barkman-Astles is the creator and face of Archaeosoup, a Youtube channel he established way back in the almost prehistoric-vlogger days of 2010.

    In his twelve-year career as a professional archaeologist, Marc has produced more than fifteen hundred videos, and amounted an impressive 3.5 million views. In addition to all this he’s also grown a pretty epic beard.

    But what are some of the challenges and realities tackled by the public faces of archaeology today, particularly in an environment that’s increasingly politically divisive and inundated with rhetoric and pseudoarchaeology?

    Marc shares some experiences and insights from his impressive career so far, from the praise, to death threats(!) and highlights the necessity, alongside the potential pitfalls (and metaphorical rolling boulders) that public archaeologists face in the era of modern discourse.

    So, settle in as we dig into the work of Mark Barkman-Astles, aka Mr Soup!

    Check out Marc's work and impressive video back-catalogue at Archaeosoup!

    https://www.youtube.com/user/Archaeos0up

    The Questions of Doom Series

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KnxyK7PbWQ&list=PLFF23C48290E7D35A

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  • Dreams! Nightmares! Demons! What were the role of these concepts in ancient Egypt? The Answers may surprise you...

    Dr Kasia Szpakowska is an Associate Professor of Egyptology at Swansea University, and Director of The Ancient Egyptian Demonology Project for The Leverhulme Trust.

    Kasia’s research is especially fascinating for me, as it focuses on Ancient Egyptian private religious practices, so not necessarily the practices of the elites, though it does include them…but the practices of everyday Egyptians.

    She is also a leading expert and author of several volumes on dreams, demons and the archaeology of magic in ancient Egypt and her work provides unique insights into the mindset of the ancient Egyptian in ways we cannot accomplish just by looking at artefacts.

    Now I should point out that when we mention magic in the context of ancient Egypt, it wasn’t seen as something occult or weird in ancient Egyptian culture. Magic was as much a part of daily life and religion as any other practice or response to their often frightening and dangerous world. It’s not until much later, with the advent of monotheism that we see a separation of magic from religion and the subsequent fall from grace of magic into something either false, as in trickery, or ungodly and unholy.

    We also touch on something that I’ve become much more aware of in my life of late which is narcolepsy and what seem to be ancient Egyptian spells which may have been responses to this condition. If you or anyone you know is suffering from sleep paralysis (as terrifyingly portrayed in the recent Netflix show, the Haunting of Hill House) or thinks you may have narcolepsy symptoms, I’ve included a link in the show notes to Narcolepsy UK, a leading UK charity where you can get more information on this condition.

    But returning to the headline of the show, which is dreams, and indeed nightmares and demons from ancient Egypt, I know that academic papers and books can be difficult to get a hold of when you’re not at University and Kasia has very kindly made many of her papers available for FREE on a website called academia.edu. As ever, you can find links in the show notes at Podbean on Facebook and on iTunes and YouTube. And if you dig this episode, be sure to check out the Demon Things website, and the DemonBase Catalogue where you can search these bizarre and fascinating entities and learn more about them! So without further ado, ladies and germs, Kasia Spakowska.

    Check out the Demon Things Project Website!

    http://www.demonthings.com/

    And some FREE papers on the subject!

    https://swansea.academia.edu/KasiaSzpakowska/Papers

    Recommended papers:

    Szpakowska, K. "Through the Looking Glass: Dreams and Nightmares in Pharaonic Egypt." In Dreams: A Reader on the Religious, Cultural, and Psychological Dimensions of Dreaming, edited by K. Bulkeley, 29-43. New York: Palgrave, 2001.
    ———. "The Ungrateful Dead: A Dimension of Dreams in Pharaonic Egypt." In Proceedings of the Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations Graduate Students' Annual Symposia 1998–2000, edited by C. Rocheleau, 97–109. Toronto: Benben Publications for Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations Graduate Students' Association, 2001.

    ———. "Feet of Fury: Demon Warrior Dancers of the New Kingdom." In Rich and Great. Studies in Honour of Anthony J. Spalinger on the Occasion of his 70th Feast of Thoth, edited by R. Landgráfová and J. Mynářová, 313-23. Prague: Charles University in Prague, 2016.
    ———. "Death and Demons." Ancient History 14 (2018): 18-20.

    ———. "Demons, Pharaonic Egypt." In Encyclopedia of Ancient History, edited by R. Bagnall, K. Brodersen, C. Champion, A. Erskine and S. Huebner, 2023-25. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.

    ———. "Demons in the Dark: Nightmares and other Nocturnal Enemies of Ancient Egypt." In Ancient Egyptian Theology and Demonology: Studies on the Boundaries between the Divine and Demonic in Egyptian Magic, edited by P. Kousoulis, 63-76. Leuven: Peeters, 2011.

    ———. Daily Life in Ancient Egypt: Recreating Lahun. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
    ———. "Demons in Ancient Egypt." Religion Compass 3, no. 5 (2009): 799-805.
    ———. "Nightmares in Ancient Egypt." In Le cauchemar dans l’Antiquité: Actes des journées d'étude de l'UMR 7044 (15-16 Novembre 2007, Strasbourg), edited by J.-M. Husser and A. Mouton. Études d'archéologie et d'histoire ancienne, 21-39. Paris: de Boccard, 2010.
    ———. "Religion in Pharaonic Society." In A companion to Ancient Egypt, edited by A. B. Lloyd. Blackwell companions to the ancient world, 507-25. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

    ———. "The Open Portal: Dreams and Divine Power in Pharaonic Egypt." In Prayer, Magic, and the Stars in the Ancient and Late Antique World, edited by S. B. Noegel, J. T. Walker and B. M. Wheeler. Magic in History Series, 111-24. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2003.

    Here’s a link to Kasia’s books

    Daily Life in Ancient Egypt: Recreating Lahun
    by Kasia Szpakowska
    Link: http://amzn.eu/d/jaNf33I

    Through A Glass Darkly: Magic, Dreams and Prophecy in Ancient Egypt
    by Kasia Szpakowska
    Link: http://amzn.eu/d/7ufEMHP

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  • Hello everyone and welcome to profane Egyptologists, the show where we discuss Egypt’s past in the present!

    Today I’m joined once more by my friend, the award-winning horror film-maker Chris Kemble, as we discuss 2017s remake of the Universal film, The Mummy! This is part TWO of a two-part episode where we’ll dig into both the Egyptology and film-history that this movie taps into.

    As a specialist in the horror genre Chris is uniquely positioned to give insight into this film, and as a non-Egyptologist he asks many questions I might not consider. I hope you enjoy this format, feel free to send me feedback on twitter (@doc_harrison), and please, if you like the show, subscribe on iTunes and rate and review, as that really helps us spread the word and raise the show’s profile!

    Now buckle up for part 2 of our Halloween special as we explore the world of …The Mummy…

    Where to find Chris Kemble

    If you want to check out Chris’s work in the horror genre, some of his films are listed here

    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5187440/

    Books mentioned

    Consuming Ancient Egypt (eds. Rice & MacDonald) UCL Press 2003.

    https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jZ3oAp9OEXEC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

    Lot No. 249 (Penguin Little Black Classics) by Arthur Conan Doyle

    https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/0241251567/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_pXDXBbP66Y1HH

    via @AmazonUK

    The Ring of Thoth (Fantasy and Horror Classics) Kindle Edition by Arthur Conan Doyle

    https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Ring-Thoth-Fantasy-Horror-Classics-ebook/dp/B00CFNB5QI/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1539693711&sr=1-1&keywords=ring+of+thoth

    She (Oxford World’s Classics) H. Rider Haggard

    https://read.amazon.co.uk/kp/embed?asin=B00846QWEU&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_JhGXBbW539Z37

    The Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker
    Link: http://amzn.eu/d/4CxMTGd

    Movies Mentioned

    The Mummy (2017)

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2345759/?ref_=nv_sr_1

    The Mummy (1999)

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120616/?ref_=nv_sr_2

    The Mummy (1959)

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053085/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_9

    The Mummy (1932)

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023245/?ref_=nv_sr_8

    Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

    Link: http://amzn.eu/d/5ALt1JZ

    Characters

    Imhotep The Mummy

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imhotep_(The_Mummy)

    Imhotep (Historical)

    https://www.ancient.eu/imhotep/

    Kharis The Mummy

    https://comicvine.gamespot.com/kharis/4005-91856/

    Ahmanet The Mummy

    http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Ahmanet

    Amunet The Goddess

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amunet

    Nick Morton

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2345759/characters/nm0000129

    Dr Jenny Halsey

    http://mummy.wikia.com/wiki/Jenny_Halsey

    Rick O’Connell

    http://mummy.wikia.com/wiki/Richard_%22Rick%22_O%27Connell

    Evelyn Carnahan (O’Connell)

    http://mummy.wikia.com/wiki/Evelyn_O%27Connell

    As ever, if you enjoyed the show, subscribe on iTunes, give us a rating and check us out for the latest news @doc_harrison and as profaneegyptologists on Instagram. Thanks for listening!

  • Welcome to part 1 of this 2-part Halloween Special focused on those classic staples of the horror genre...MUMMIES!!

    Today I’m joined by my friend, the award-winning film-maker Chris Kemble, as we discuss 2017s remake of the Universal film, The Mummy, and dive into it's legacy on film and in literature.

    This is part one of a two-part episode where we’ll dig into both the Egyptology and film-lore that this movie taps into. As a specialist in the horror genre Chris is uniquely positioned to give insight into this film, and as a non-Egyptologist he asks many questions I might not consider!

    I hope you enjoy this format, feel free to send me feedback on twitter (@doc_harrison), and please, if you like the show, subscribe on iTunes and rate and review, as that really helps us spread the word and raise the show’s profile!

    Now buckle up for our Halloween specials as we explore the world of …The Mummy…

    Where to find Chris Kemble

    If you want to check out Chris’s work in the horror genre, some of his films are listed here

    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5187440/

    Books mentioned

    Consuming Ancient Egypt (eds. Rice & MacDonald) UCL Press 2003.

    https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jZ3oAp9OEXEC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

    Lot No. 249 (Penguin Little Black Classics) by Arthur Conan Doyle

    https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/0241251567/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_pXDXBbP66Y1HH

    via @AmazonUK

    The Ring of Thoth (Fantasy and Horror Classics) Kindle Edition by Arthur Conan Doyle

    https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Ring-Thoth-Fantasy-Horror-Classics-ebook/dp/B00CFNB5QI/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1539693711&sr=1-1&keywords=ring+of+thoth

    She (Oxford World’s Classics) H. Rider Haggard

    https://read.amazon.co.uk/kp/embed?asin=B00846QWEU&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_JhGXBbW539Z37

    Movies Mentioned

    The Mummy (2017)

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2345759/?ref_=nv_sr_1

    The Mummy (1999)

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120616/?ref_=nv_sr_2

    The Mummy (1959)

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053085/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_9

    The Mummy (1932)

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023245/?ref_=nv_sr_8

    Indiana Jones (Raiders of the Lost Ark)

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082971/?ref_=nv_sr_1

    Characters

    Imhotep The Mummy

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imhotep_(The_Mummy)

    Imhotep (Historical)

    https://www.ancient.eu/imhotep/

    Kharis The Mummy

    https://comicvine.gamespot.com/kharis/4005-91856/

    Ahmanet The Mummy

    http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Ahmanet

    Amunet The Goddess

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amunet

    Nick Morton

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2345759/characters/nm0000129

    Dr Jenny Halsey

    http://mummy.wikia.com/wiki/Jenny_Halsey

    Rick O’Connell

    http://mummy.wikia.com/wiki/Richard_%22Rick%22_O%27Connell

    Evelyn Carnahan (O’Connell)

    http://mummy.wikia.com/wiki/Evelyn_O%27Connell

    As ever, if you enjoyed the show, subscribe on iTunes, give us a rating and check us out for the latest news on Twitter @doc_harrison and as profaneegyptologists on Instagram. Thanks for listening!

  • Today we re-join the Temple of Ra and Kemetic Temple of San José for the second part of this interview with key figures and authors of the contemporary Kemetic Reconstructionist movement in the West. Be sure to check out part 1 if you haven’t yet.

    A very valuable point is raised in this interview regarding phenomenological and performative archaeology – given a reliance of shared resources, and given the focus on academic resources in Kemeticism, why is it not valued in the same was as corresponding fields of archaeology which use the same techniques to reconstruct ancient worlds? I have my own theories on this (as expressed in my book, Profane Egyptologists), and we explore this a little in conversation. A lot of it has to do with perceptions, status, and fear of ‘infection’ from the ‘fringe/other’ which has been a stifling factor in building bridges and having conversations. And that, dear listeners, lays at the very heart of the premise of this show!

    This episode was recorded on location in San Francisco back in spring 2018. I first encountered the Temple of Ra through one of its founders, Richard Reidy, who was a participant in my phd ethnography, and so generous with his time and knowledge that we later became friends.

    Sadly, Richard passed away in 2015 but his legacy lives on in the form of a number of Egyptian Kemetic Temples in the USA and two books on Ancient Egyptian Ritual practices.

    Here’s part two I hope you enjoy it. As ever, references from the show can be found in the show notes. Be sure to like, review and subscribe.

    Richard Reidy’s Eternal Egypt

    https://www.iuniverse.com/Bookstore/BookDetail.aspx?Book=172324

    Everlasting Egypt (Published posthumously by temple members)

    https://www.iuniverse.com/Bookstore/BookDetail.aspx?BookId=SKU-001114114

    Kemetic Orthodoxy (“KO”) /House of Netjer

    http://www.kemet.org/

    https://www.netjer.org/forums/

    Performative Archaeology (Tale of Sinuhé) at the British Museum

    http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/research_projects/all_current_projects/the_ramesseum_papyri/performance_tale_of_sinuhe.aspx

    Erik Hornung The One and the Many

    Geraldine Pinch

    Wisdom Literature – Instructions/Teaching of Ptahhotep

    https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-static/digitalegypt/literature/ptahhotep.html

    Lichtheim

    Lichtheim, Miriam 1996. Didactic literature. In Loprieno, Antonio (ed.), Ancient Egyptian Literature, 243-262. Leiden; New York; Köln: E. J. Brill

    Simpson, William Kelly. The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, Stelae, Autobiographies, and Poetry. New Haven, US: Yale University Press, 2003. Accessed January 28, 2017

    James Allan (Grammar) Middle Egyptian

    https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Middle_Egyptian.html?id=gMxfheT1XQIC&redir_esc=y

    Kerry Wisner

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&text=Kerry+Wisner&search-alias=books-uk&field-author=Kerry+Wisner&sort=relevancerank

    (Note, I interviewed Mr Wisner for Profane Egyptologists, but have since lost contact. If anybody knows what happened to him, please feel free to reach out).

    Tamara Siuda’s literature

    https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=tamara+siuda+books&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLSz9U3MDKrNKg0UEJia0llJ1vpJ-XnZ-snlpZk5BdZgdjFCvl5OZUA98xt0TYAAAA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwil6Lb4wdvcAhWmx4UKHXUeDJIQMSgAMB56BAgJEDM&biw=1744&bih=859

    Kemetic Temple of Ra and San José

    http://kemetictemple.org/Kemetic_Temple/Welcome.html

    Imperishable Stars by Matt

    https://imperishablestars.com/

    (check out the fascinating work on vocalization of the Pharaonic language!)

  • Today’s episode was recorded on location in San Francisco back in spring 2018, where I met with members of the Kemetic Temple of San José and the Temple of Ra.

    I first encountered the Temple of Ra through one of its founders, Richard Reidy, who was a participant In my phd research, and so generous with his time and knowledge that we later became friends. Sadly, Richard passed away in 2015 but his legacy lives on in the form of a number of Egyptian Kemetic Temples in the USA and two books on Ancient Egyptian Ritual practices.

    But what is Kemeticism?

    To put it extremely simply, Kemeticism is the revival and or reconstruction of ancient Egyptian religion and practices in the modern age. It crosses multiple boundaries, of geography, ethnicity and culture, but one thing they all tend to have in common is a reverence for the ancient Egyptian deities, and desire to uphold Ma’at - that’s the principle of truth, harmony, justice and order named for the goddess Ma’at of ancient Egypt, or Kemet.

    Kemeticism comes from the word Kemet which is the ancient name for Egypt, often translated as ‘Black Land’. We’ll get into the implications of that nomenclature another time, as that deserves several episodes, but for now, relax, grab a cup of your favourite bevvy, and settle in for this two-part interview with members of these Kemetic Temples. Enjoy!

    Kemetic Temple of Ra and San José

    http://kemetictemple.org/Kemetic_Temple/Welcome.html

    Kemetic Orthodoxy (“KO”) /House of Netjer

    http://www.kemet.org/

    https://www.netjer.org/forums/

    Ma’at

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maat

    Per Akhet Temple

    https://www.facebook.com/denverkemetictemple/

    Pantheacon

    https://pantheacon.com/wordpress/

    Richard Reidy’s Eternal Egypt

    https://www.iuniverse.com/Bookstore/BookDetail.aspx?Book=172324

    Richard Reidy's Everlasting Egypt: Kemetic Rituals for the Gods (published posthumously by temple members)

    http://amzn.eu/d/3KURl03

    Daily Offering Ritual

    http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-static/digitalegypt/religion/dailycult.html

    Beer in ancient Egypt

    https://blog.britishmuseum.org/a-sip-of-history-ancient-egyptian-beer/

    The Pyramid Texts

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_Texts

    Sekhmet Statuary (Also See Setken’s reference to a similar Sekhmet experience/awakening, and a reference to the same phenomenon by Richard Reidy in Profane Egyptologists).

    http://www.chrysler.org/our-collection/collection-highlights/ancient-worlds/

    Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (not to be conflated with Greek Political Far-Right group of same name)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermetic_Order_of_the_Golden_Dawn

    Thelema

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelema

  • Today’s guest will be familiar to anybody who’s a fan of Kemetic art or who happens to have seen the luscious artwork that graces the cover of my book Profane Egyptologists (shameless plug!) Setken describes his paintings as “Nouveau Kemetic”, “Neo Kemetic”, and “Neo Pharaonic”, as these terms speak to the ancient Egyptian themes that his work centres upon, and his contemporary, and I must say quite striking take on Egyptian themes.

    This is the second part of this two-part interview, so be sure to head over and check out part one, which deals with Setken’s background and how he arrived at his Kemetic subjects. Or alternatively, dive into this episode, which focuses on the artwork almost exclusively.

    Links to paintings we discuss are available in the show notes.

    I should mention that this was the very first remote ie skype interview that I attempted, and there were a couple of technical glitches. This resulted in my voice having to be cleaned and amplified digitally, so I apologise both to you, the listener and most deeply to Setken, for the audio quality on my side, but thankfully this did not affect Setken’s voice quality. Enjoy!

    Where to find Setken

    Website - www.setken.com

    Facebook page - @The Art Of Setken

    Twitter - @wingedphysique

    Insta - @setken

    A collection of Setken’s Recent Art

    https://www.setken.com/recent-works

    Why do testicles freeze in cold weather?

    https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/questions/why-do-male-private-parts-shrink-cold-weather

    ‘Cleopatra’s Needles’ (ancient Egyptian Obelisks)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra%27s_Needle

    Setken Painting: This Has All Happened Before and This Will All Happen Again

    http://setkenblog.blogspot.com/2015/09/this-has-all-happened-before-and-this.html

    Kemetic Orthodoxy

    http://www.kemet.org/about

    Setken Painting: Triple Sekhmet

    http://setkenblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/triple-sekhmet.html

    Her Bak

    https://www.innertraditions.com/her-bak.html

    Setken Painting: Material Immortality

    http://setkenblog.blogspot.com/2015/05/material-immortality.html

    The Temple of Set

    https://www.xeper.org/

    E.A Wallis Budge. The Gods of the Egyptians. Note chapter ‘miscellaneous gods’.

    https://archive.org/stream/godsofegyptianso02budg/godsofegyptianso02budg_djvu.txt

    Jeremy Naydler’s Shamanic Wisdom in the Pyramid Texts

    https://www.innertraditions.com/author/jeremy-naydler/

    Setken Painting Downloading Netjer (Approx 27 mins)

    http://setkenblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/downloading-netjer.html

    Fetish Models

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetish_model

    Memorial I, II, and III: a triptych honouring the tomb of David Syme by Walter Butler

    http://setkenblog.blogspot.com/2018/02/memorial-i-ii-and-iii-triptych.html

    More on David Syme

    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10331867.2003.10525174

    Trajan’s Kiosk Philae

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan%27s_Kiosk

    The Book of What is in the Underworld

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amduat

  • Today’s guest will be familiar to anybody who’s a fan of Kemetic art or who happens to have seen the luscious artwork that graces the cover of my book, Profane Egyptologists (shameless plug!). Setken describes his paintings as “Nouveau Kemetic”, “Neo Kemetic”, and “Neo Pharaonic”, as these terms speak to the ancient Egyptian themes that his work centres upon, and his contemporary, and I must say quite striking take on those themes.

    But Setken wasn’t always an artist. Faced with a crossroads having been accepted into both the Centre For the Performing Arts (now the Helpmann Academy) as an actor, and simultaneously accepted into the Stanley Street School Of Art (now the South Australian School Of Art) as a visual artist setken chose the former, and began on the road to professional acting.

    But en route he also became Mr Fitness Australia champion, a personal trainer, and even a male striptease performer, before the realisation of a lifelong dream resulted in a trip to Egypt and the reemergence of his artistic urges.

    I’ve been a fan of Setken’s art for many years, which is why I chose it for the book cover, but his path to becoming an artist has been deeply varied and interesting. As a side note, I should mention that this was the very first remote skype interview that I attempted, and there were a couple of technical glitches. This resulted in my voice having to be cleaned and amplified digitally, so I apologise both to you, the listener and most deeply to Setken, for the audio quality on my side, but thankfully this did not affect Setken’s voice quality. So settle in for this two-parter as we explore the theatre of cruelty, shamanic initiations, and Kemetic art.

    Where to find Setken

    Website - www.setken.com

    Facebook page - @The Art Of Setken

    Twitter - @wingedphysique

    Insta - @setken

    Artwork

    https://www.setken.com

    Antonin Artaud and the Theatre of Cruelty

    https://www.bl.uk/20th-century-literature/articles/antonin-artaud-and-the-theatre-of-cruelty

    Charles Muses and The Lion Path

    https://www.scribd.com/doc/251335048/Charles-Muses-Lion-Path-Musaios

    Schwaller deLubicz

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._A._Schwaller_de_Lubicz

  • This week’s guest is a growing voice in historical fiction. Emily Holleman is the author of two books, Cleopatra’s Shadows and The Drowning King, both set in ancient Egypt during the reign of the last Ptolemaic rulers.

    However, her career was not always geared in that direction. With an interest in the systems and motivations behind peoples’ influences, perceptions and behaviours, Emily took a major in sociology before becoming an editor at high profile political news site Salon.com.

    In her prose she shines a light on the ancient world which is both captivating and unflinching, painting a picture of Ptolemaic Egypt which could make even Game of Thrones look tame, and indeed her historical fiction has been called "the Game of Thrones of ancient Egypt…" .

    As a fan of her work, I’ve been looking forward to this interview for a very long time, and I encourage anybody with an interest in historical fiction to check out her work. Links are included below for your convenience.

    Where to find Emily -

    https://emilyholleman.com/

    @emilyholleman

    Cleopatra's Shadows

    http://a.co/0q5EaJ1

    The Drowning King

    http://a.co/2PjdH0F

    The Odyssey translated by Emily Wilson

    http://amzn.eu/9i5p11D

    D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
    by Ingri d'Aulaire et al.
    http://a.co/bPRrQcO

    Ptolemaic Egypt

    https://www.ancient.eu/Ptolemaic_Dynasty/

    Recommended/further reading

    Antony and Cleopatra
    by Adrian Goldsworthy
    http://amzn.eu/4khI0Bv