Feasts of Light: Celebrations for the Seasons of Life based on the Egyptian Goddess Mysteries

I can't believe it took me this long to write a review on this wonderful book, that has been a guide for me all these years. This book has been a goddess bible of sorts for me, in my daily practice and worship of the Egyptian Goddesses. I sleep with this by my bed, every practitioner of Kemetic spiritual systems should have a copy of this book, it lays out the blue print on the celebrations of the seasons, based on the Egyptian goddess mysteries, like the Celtic who have their spiritual Sabbats, so too does this ancient system have its yearly celebrations, it begins with Aries in the first house with the goddess Sekhmet ruling, to end with Nephtyhys ruling Pisces in the 12th house. this wonderful book written and divinely inspired by a daughter of Auset herself Mrs Normandi Ellis gives to her readers a wealth of knowledge, on how to fully incorporate the goddess into your spiritual life, as a Kemetic high priestess this has been an invaluable tool in my spiritual practice, I'm able to also incorporate it in my other spiritual paths like Vodun and Palo as well, which for me being a goddess worshiper I have brought these systems back to its rightful place of the goddess. no practitioner of the kemetic spiritual system should be without this book.

In an online forum I asked the members if they would stop believing in god if they found out that god is a female and unfortunately some of the knot heads there claimed they would. And I told them that if that's true, you can't accept god unless it's on your terms then you don't believe in god at all, what you believe in is your own crap. LOL! Anyway, one day women will no longer be identified as negative or passive and women like Normandi Ellis and myself are who will make a new view of women possible. Feast of Light is a great book that I haven't finished reading yet. It's incredibly well written and she speaks on experiences I had myself. She really hits home and inspires us to see women differently than we do. Women have been underrated for too long although they are the inspiration who keeps us all going, but that's due to change in time but we have to work to make positive change possible. We can't wish our way into betterment. We have to plant seeds for it. I discovered this book at the library doing research into ancient Egyptian culture, and to my surprise this awe inspiring work of Normandi Ellis. Times are tougher than ever now. So please do yourself a favor and get this book. We all need a spiritual cleansing and uplifting.

There is so much knowledge and beautiful stories, blended in such a skillful way to form these beautiful journeys. Thank you Maestra.

Another great book

I purchased this book based off the reviews here. I'm a Kemetic Reconstructionist, interested in reading books that can inspire me to honor the Netjeru in ever more unique ways. But I'm also interested in staying as true to original Kemetic practices as possible, and that's where this book falls down for me. At least once, the author talks about the Triple Goddess, which is not a native concept to ancient Egypt in any way. She also talks about the Zodiac, which is more Greek and Roman in nature. I also didn't really like her tendency to equate Isis with just about every goddess, but at the very least such theology was native to ancient Egypt at some point. I cringed when the author mentioned Taweret. Taweret is a fearsome deity who is virtually always shown snarling. The author swept this interpretation to the side, instead going for a "mother in labor" angle. That's all well and fine, but to look at Taweret in that manner takes away a lot of her power and charm. Indeed, Taweret is shown pregnant, but that doesn't mean she's also being shown in labor! I also didn't like how the suggested celebrations were so human-centered. I was hoping for something more devotional. An eclectic pagan or someone working in a Wiccan framework will, more likely than not, LOVE this book. It's obvious the author is very fond of these goddesses and it shines through in her writing. But if you're a Recon, that passion just won't be enough. The book gets four stars because it will surely be incredibly useful to others. But because of the rather frequent inaccuracies, I had to lop off a star.

Love it.

Ancient Egypt is a faraway land in a far away time, yet they had the same stars, plants, and human needs that we have here today. Normandi Ellis never fails to put the reader in touch with the mysterious and intangible, yet at the same time with ourselves and our reality. The author has the tender caress of an artist and respectful embrace of an historian so that the purest of mysticism is revealed, but not dispelled. The reader is guided through an effortless tour of truth not available outside the work of Normandi Ellis. Not unlike most travels, the experience will make it hard to return to the mundane world, and inspire future travels to new worlds beyond. Be certain to buckle your seatbelt; the ride is like no other. As books on Egypt go, this author is without rival. This is equally true for her other works on the subject. Normandi Ellis is easy to recommend as an insightful scholar and author.

I thought this book was excellent! I re-read this book over & over along with my book by Ditraci Regula on Isis.In fact my book is full of yellow highlites.I highlite all the things I can use in my own rituals such as hyms to the Goddess,what kind of offerings to use etc.I thought more people would have loved this book and reviewed it.I did!

Bought for my wife who studies Egypt. She likes the book and has found the information contained within it very useful indeed. The writing style is easy to understand and the information is accurate according to my wife who is usually very critical of books on Egypt.

A nicely researched book, clearly laid out. There is a slight reflection of Wicca in some of the ritual aspects, but the basic information and clarity is good. A nice book for those starting to explore the Kemetic path.