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by Moustafa Gadalla
192 pages, paperback, 5.5" x 8.5" ISBN-13: 978-0-9652509-8-6 ISBN-10: 0-9652509-8-9 e-Book ISBN-13: 978-1-931446-08-2 e-Book ISBN-10: 1-931446-08-3 Includes:
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This book reveals the Ancient Egyptian knowledge of harmonic proportion, sacred geometry, and number mysticism, as manifested in their texts, temples, tombs, art, hieroglyphs, etc, throughout their known history. It shows how the Egyptians designed their buildings to generate cosmic energy, and the mystical application of numbers in Egyptian works. The book explains in detail the harmonic proportion of about 20 Ancient Egyptian buildings throughout its recorded history.
| Table of Contents | 5 |
| Preface | 11 |
| Standards and Terminology | 13 |
| Map | 15 |
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| 1. For Your Eyes/Ears Only
Harmony Defined Kepler and the Egyptian Renaissance The Egyptian Sacred Cord Egyptian Mystery Plays (Encyclopedia in Action) | 15 |
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| 2. Ma-at, The Queen of Harmony
In the Beginning — Chaos Law and Order Stay Tuned (Hear & Learn) Play It By Heart | 24 |
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| 3. Ra (Re), The One Joined Together
The One and ALL The Becoming One The Expanding Sacred Circle (pi) The Ennead, The Nine Circles The Musical Proportions in the Circle In the Beginning — Chaos Neb, The Golden Segment/Section (phi) | 37 |
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| 4. Tehuti (Hermes), The Divine Deliverance
Let Creation Begin Metu Neter Squaring the Circle: The Perfect Tone The Octave Sets the Tone | 45 |
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| 5. Seshat, The Enumerator
Number Mysticism Fraction Mysticism The Generation Law (Fibonacci Series) Practical Mathematics in Ancient Egypt | 51 |
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| 6. The Two Parts, Setting the Tone
The Pair of Ra’s Lips Neheb-Kau, The Provider of Forms The Spitting Image, Shu and Tefnut The Two Parts of Trinity The Musical Fifth (Heavenly Marriage) The Heru Star (The Pentagon) | 66 |
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| 7. The Generative Square Roots
The Root Rectangles The Double Square (The Musical Octave) The Root Five Rectangle The Neb (Golden) Rectangle The Whirling Squares Spirals | 72 |
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| 8. Triangles, The Building Blocks
Sound/Forms of Triangles The Tehuti (Hermes) Triangle The Ausar (Osiris) Triangle The Neb (Golden) Triangle | 85 |
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| 9. The Hieroglyphic Mysticism
The Corruption of Hieroglyphs The Metaphysical Symbols Geometric Proportion of Hieroglyphic Symbols | 92 |
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| 10. Harmonic Proportion of Human Figuration
Canon of Proportion The Divine and Earthly Realms The Descriptive Proportion | 100 |
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| 11. Seshat, The Builder
The Knowledge Manifestation The Written Building Specifications Homage to the Perfect The Harmonic Design Parameters - The Active Axes - Significant Points (Along the Axis) - The Telescopic Triangles - The Rectangular Perimeters - The Vertical Plane Design and Construction Plans | 108 |
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| 12. Temple, The Divine Energy Generator
The Function/Objective of Temple The Dynamic Walls (Bas-Reliefs) Let Energy Flow | 122 |
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| 13. Harmonic Analysis of Ancient Egyptian Works
General Pre-Dynastic Era (5000-2575 BCE) Old Kingdom (2575-2150 BCE) - Mastaba Tombs - Khufu (Cheops)Pyramid’s Granite Room - Pyramid Temple of Khafra (Chephren) - Menkaura’s (Mycerinus) Pyramid Middle Kingdom (2040-1783 BCE) - Peripteral Chapel of Sen-usert I - Tomb of Wahka New Kingdom (1550-1070 BCE) - Karnak Temple Complex - Ausar (Osiris) Temple at Abtu (Abydos) - Tomb of Ramses IV The Last Native Egyptian Pharaoh (360-343 BCE) - Khnum Temple Restoration During Greco-Roman Period (332 BCE - 395 CE) Miscellaneous Items - General - Capitals of Columns - Stelae - Pylons - Doorways / Gateways | 135 |
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| Appendices | |
| Glossary - General | 167 |
| Glossary - Musical Terms | 170 |
| Selected Bibliography | 172 |
| Sources and Notes | 175 |
| Index | 182 |
| About T.R.F. Books | 189 |
| Ordering Information | 192 |
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