Invoking the Scribes of Ancient Egypt: The Initiatory Path of Spiritual Journaling

There are lots of travel books about Egypt, but Invoking the Scribes of Ancient Egypt is Egypt seen through the spirits of about twenty of the most intuitive, creative, open, growing women you will ever meet. There are some photos, yes, and we learn about the sites, but the book turns the old saying that a picture is worth a thousand words on its head. Not so -- these words are worth many thousands of photos of the usual kind. I savored it! The writing exercises, developed by Normandi Ellis, elicited amazing responses from the travelers, many of which are included in the book, but they could be adapted for anyone anywhere. These women's trip to Egypt was a journey of the imagination, and the imagination is a passport-free zone. This is traveling at its best, in which both all the senses (the food! the views! the heat!) and the soul are involved, and this is both travel writing and writing at its best.

Truly this book contains the soul of Egypt reawakened by the beautiful works written by those who walked the sands, temples and breathed that same powerful energy that is Egypt. Foremost, the book is inspiring whether you are a writer seeking insighful experiences of those who were involved in the making of this book or seeking a way to shake up your own ideas. Normandi offers tools that do just that and you see the examples of how those tools were employed. Having been to Egypt and being a writer, I was excited to be able to read especially the details of each temple experienced, figuratively walking back through the sites. I can recommend this beautiful book also for its poetry, narrative experiences in story form and photographic record. Indeed, there is no other book that approaches Egypt from this point of view and does it so well.

Is ok, but the title is misleading. It is a writing workshop, and does not give much of the cultural background that seemed to be promised.

I usually like books by Normandi Ellis, but this isn't one of her best. I thought she would be writing more of the content. Instead it is full pretentious attempts at writing by the participants of her trip to Egypt - like the woman who tells us she channels the god Thoth. I found it a boring read.

Not really what I was looking for. I was hoping for more Normandi Ellis and less of her students

This book opens the doorway to your inner scribe. Through the journey of fearless awakening, the tools and shared experiences from this book give the reader permission to allow themselves the freedom to fully live, to fully love, and to fully express themselves from their beautiful co-creator heart.

Another amazingly wonderful book by award winning KY author Normandi Ellis, who asks "What stands between you and God?" Normandi offers many beautiful methods to begin traverse the divide, taking us along on a marvelous journey, and sharing spectacular photos and images, too. A Treasure.

This book is an exploration of ancient Egypt and also the inner consciousness. Very well written...creative idea! Well formated. If you are fascinated by ancient civilizations - especially Egypt, you'll enjoy this one. Nicely done!