{"id":25079,"date":"2022-02-01T01:10:59","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T05:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/?p=25079"},"modified":"2022-01-26T08:39:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T12:39:27","slug":"book-review-pantheon-the-egyptians-by-robin-herne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2022\/02\/01\/book-review-pantheon-the-egyptians-by-robin-herne\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review \u2013 Pantheon: The Egyptians by Robin Herne"},"content":{"rendered":"

Book Review<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

Pantheon<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

The Egyptians<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

by Robin Herne<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

Publisher: Moon Books<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

200 Pages<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

Publication Date: June 1, 2021<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

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Pantheon: The Egyptians is part of a new series from established Pagan publisher Moon Books aimed at introducing readers to an entire Pantheon of deities rather than focusing on a single god, goddess, or spirit. Robin Herne\u2019s volume explores the philosophy and theology of the Egyptians, alongside contextual geographical and historical information, ethics, mysticism, an exploration of magic and a \u201chow to\u201d approach of connecting with these ancient spirits and deities in our modern world.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been fascinated by the Ancient Egyptians since I was a very small child, but hadn\u2019t ever really explored them as a part of modern spirituality. I knew about the cult of Isis and a little about Ra and Bast \u2013 the latter thanks to my obsessions with cats! But my knowledge was really just scratching the surface. This short but succinct volume is ideal for someone like me, who has the interest but hasn\u2019t yet taken the time to really dig into the combined history and mythology of the Egyptians, and the myriad way both those aspects have intertwined into modern Paganism, spirituality, and the occult. What\u2019s even better is that, thanks to a solid geographic and historical background plus plenty of detail about the various deities, cosmology, magic, and even other beings within Egyptian spirituality and culture, I believe this book will also be of interest even to experienced practitioners of Egyptian-inspired spiritual practices. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Beyond the varied and useful content, Robin writes in an inclusive and open voice, which I personally find very appealing. Even in the historical sections, there\u2019s nothing dry about the facts and figures, and you can tell the author has a passion for the subject matter with an enthusiasm that capture the reader and pulls them along for the ride. As the author points out, there\u2019s over 5000 years of history across various dynasties, and far too much to put into one volume, yet Robin manages to eke out all the important points making this a useful volume that\u2019s also a fantastic read. I hope Robin may expand upon the contents of this book in the future \u2013 perhaps a series in the making?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

All in all, I highly recommend this book to anyone with either a passing interesting or a passion for the Egyptians or Egyptian religion, spirituality, or magic. Easy to pick up, easy to read, and encouraging and practical for anyone wanting to put their fascination with the Egyptians into spiritual practice.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Robin Herne is an author and a druid from England, with a number of books under his belt including <\/span><\/span>Old Gods, New Druids <\/i><\/span><\/span>and <\/span><\/span>Bard Song. <\/i><\/span><\/span>He\u2019s an expert on interfaith matters, speaking regularly at seminars, and he also appears regularly on BBC radio. All Robin\u2019s books are available from Amazon<\/a> and other good bookstores. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nPantheon – The Egyptians on Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

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About the Author:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mabh Savage<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0is a Pagan author, poet and musician, as well as a freelance journalist.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

She is the author of A Modern Celt: Seeking the Ancestors<\/a> & Pagan Portals \u2013 Celtic Witchcraft: Modern Witchcraft Meets Celtic Ways<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Book Review Pantheon The Egyptians by Robin Herne Publisher: Moon Books 200 Pages Publication Date: June 1, 2021     Pantheon: The Egyptians is part of a new series from established Pagan publisher Moon Books aimed at introducing readers to an entire Pantheon of deities rather than focusing on a single god, goddess, or spirit. Robin Herne\u2019s volume explores the philosophy and theology of the Egyptians, alongside contextual geographical and historical information, ethics, mysticism, an exploration of magic and a \u201chow to\u201d approach of connecting with these ancient spirits and deities in our modern world. I\u2019ve been fascinated by the Ancient Egyptians since I was a very small child, but hadn\u2019t ever really explored them as a part of modern spirituality. I knew about the cult of Isis and a little about Ra and Bast \u2013 the latter thanks to my obsessions with cats! But my knowledge was really just scratching the surface. This short but succinct volume is ideal for someone like me, who has the interest but hasn\u2019t yet taken the time to really dig into the combined history and mythology of the Egyptians, and the myriad way both those aspects have intertwined into modern Paganism, spirituality, and the occult. What\u2019s even better is that, thanks to a solid geographic and historical background plus plenty of detail about the various deities, cosmology, magic, and even other beings within Egyptian spirituality and culture, I believe this book will also be of interest even to experienced practitioners of Egyptian-inspired spiritual practices. Beyond the varied and useful content, Robin writes in an inclusive and open voice, which I personally find very appealing. Even in the historical sections, there\u2019s nothing dry about the facts and figures, and you can tell the author has a passion for the subject matter with an enthusiasm that capture the reader and pulls them along for the ride. As the author points out, there\u2019s over 5000 years of history across various dynasties, and far too much to put into one volume, yet Robin manages to eke out all the important points making this a useful volume that\u2019s also a fantastic read. I hope Robin may expand upon the contents of this book in the future \u2013 perhaps a series in the making? All in all, I highly recommend this book to anyone with either a passing interesting or a passion for the Egyptians or Egyptian religion, spirituality, or magic. Easy to pick up, easy to read, and encouraging and practical for anyone wanting to put their fascination with the Egyptians into spiritual practice. Robin Herne is an author and a druid from England, with a number of books under his belt including Old Gods, New Druids and Bard Song. He\u2019s an expert on interfaith matters, speaking regularly at seminars, and he also appears regularly on BBC radio. All Robin\u2019s books are available from Amazon and other good bookstores.   Pantheon – The Egyptians on Amazon   ** About the Author: Mabh Savage\u00a0is a Pagan author, poet and musician, as well as a freelance journalist. She is the author of A Modern Celt: Seeking the Ancestors & Pagan Portals \u2013 Celtic Witchcraft: Modern Witchcraft Meets Celtic Ways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":206,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10005],"tags":[10346,10095,10218,10075,13497,13496],"class_list":["post-25079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-author","tag-book","tag-pantheon","tag-review","tag-robin-herne","tag-the-egyptians"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/206"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25079"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25251,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25079\/revisions\/25251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}