The Book of Gates: A Magical Translation for Beginners

The Book of Gates - a Magical Translation second edition, a rich and deep searching new translation and magical interpretation of a little-known New Kingdom Ancient Egyptian funerary text, has been enhanced and published in a new edition. This text, containing a wealth of mystical and magical secrets, is of particular interest to magicians, occultists, Kemeticists and more, as it holds relevance for the living as much as the deceased, leading the reader on a harrowing yet inspirational journey through the Underworld.

The second edition has been reformatted and presented in a more portable size, available in both cloth bound hardback with dust sheet and high quality paper, as well as paperback with a beautiful duplex cover. Largely unknown today, this is one of the most profound and transformative magical texts to have survived from the ancient world.

In 2016, adept magician and author Josephine McCarthy, along with Middle Egyptian translator Michael Sheppard, discovered layer after layer of magical knowledge hidden away inside the text's complex narrative. The Book of Gates, sumptuously illustrated onto tomb walls and royal sarcophagi, has been lovingly reproduced in this edition, in colour and monochrome, by magical artist Stuart Littlejohn, who has also contributed some of his original works.

Translated from Middle Egyptian by Michael Sheppard, interpreted by Josephine McCarthy, and illustrated by Stuart Littlejohn, The Book of Gates offers the reader page after page of enigmatic puzzles, insights, and keys that reveal the timeless roots of alchemy, ritual, and magical vision. TaDehent Books is truly proud to present this book, so steeped in mystery, magical meaning, and ancient wisdom.

Josephine McCarthy, an adept magician and author, is the director of the Quareia Magical Training School. She has authored twenty-nine books on magical theory and practice, and has taught in the USA and Europe for the last three decades. She lives in Southwest England with her husband Stuart Littlejohn, a magical artist and classical ritualist whose artwork has featured in many books by leading writers on the subjects of magic, myth, and the occult. His original artwork can be found in collections around the world, and his detailed studies of Egyptian, Classical Roman, and Ancient Greek imagery are renowned in the international magical communities.

Michael Sheppard, an editor, translator and consultant on ancient languages, was acting editor and ancient language consultant for the Quareia Magical training course.

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