Edited by Sobekemiti
Price: $14.99
Publication Date: 10 May 2018
Place of Publication: Asheville, North Carolina
ISBN: 978-1718657878 / 1718657870
Pages: 306 pp
Binding Type: US Trade Paper
Trim Size: 5″ x 8″
Green of Plume. Sharp of Teeth. Lord of Strife and Fear.
In the swirling, dark waters of creation, two eyes stare up at you. Slowly, they rise, and out of the water emerges an enormous crocodile, its eyes shining bright as the sun lights up the world around you. This is Sobek, and he beckons you near.
Within this book you will find the words of Sobek’s modern devotees. Hymns, poetry, stories, essays, and rituals reveal just a little bit of who Sobek is, and how an ancient crocodile god is still relevant in the modern world..
Dive into the waters with him and discover which face he decides to show you.
Lord of the Carnelian Temple is available paperback format through Amazon, and will be available shortly through Barnes and Noble. All of the proceeds from the sale of Lord of the Carnelian Temple – as well as many of the other volumes in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina series – will be used to help promote the revival of the worship of the Greek and Egyptian Gods, with a portion of the proceeds given to a worthy charitable organization in their name. So, not only will you be getting a wonderful book about the modern worship of Sobek – but your money will be going to do good work and help the revival of ancient polytheistic religions.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Tending the First Egg by Sobekemiti … 3
Dedication … 5
Introduction by Sobekemiti … 13
From the Desk of the Editor-in-Chief by Rebecca Buchanan … 21
A Spell of Protection to Be Recited Over an Amulet of Sobek-Ra as a Crocodile by Rev. Ptahmassu Nofra-Uaa … 23
Sobek Awakening Prayer by Sobekemiti … 24
From the Litany of Sobek in the Book of the Guild by Rev. Ptahmassu Nofra-Uaa … 25
A Spell of Protection to be Said Over Real Carnelian by Rev. Ptahmassu Nofra-Uaa … 26
Morning Hymn to Sobek and Heru-sa-Aset by Sobekemiti … 27
Birth of a Crocodile God by Sobekemiti … 28
Invocation to Sobek on the Occasion of the Welcoming of the Inundation, 7th of Akhet I by S.E.B. Logan … 32
Sobek the Creatrix by Sobekemiti … 35
Sobek the Crocodile by Chelsea Luellon Bolton … 36
He Who Rises Like Ra by Sobekemiti … 38
Sobek Dedication Prayer by Sobekemiti … 40
The Morning Rite to Sobek by Sobekemiti … 42
Adoring Sobek Who Is Amun-Re Who Is Akhetsesef by S.E.B. Logan … 49
Hymn to Sobek II by Rebecca Buchanan … 51
Adorations for Harpocrates and Suchos by Sobekemiti … 52
Adorations for Sobek by Sobekemiti … 53
To Bring Forth A King by Sobekemiti … 55
Hymns of Sobek from Soknopaiou Nesos trans. by Chelsea Luellon Bolton … 58
On the Birth of Heru by Sobekemiti … 62
Praising Sobek, Son of Aset by Sobekemiti … 67
Hail Sobek, Son of Nit by Sobekemiti … 69
Sobek-Ra by Taqerisenu … 71
Sobek Awakening Hymn by Sobekemiti … 72
In Praise of Sobek-Heru by Sobekemiti … 74
Sobek-Amun-Re’s Eternal Protection by S.E.B. Logan … 75
Sobek-Ra by Chelsea Luellon Bolton … 76
Communicating with the Crocodile at Crocodilopolis: Innovation and Adaption in the Cult of Sobek During the Greco-Roman Period by Sarah Wheatley … 77
The Light of Sobek by Sobekemiti … 90
Sobek: The God of Strength, Protection, and Healing by Rev. Donna M. Swindells … 91
Sobek 3 by Damus Forsyth … 95
Prayer to Sobek-Ra by Senui-Iryi-I … 96
Sobek the Clever Crocodile by Rev. Donna M. Swindells … 97
Sobek Execration Rite by Sobekemiti … 99
Solitary Rite for Sobek’s Birthday by Sobekemiti … 105
A Summer Solstice Hymn by Sobekemiti … 113
Sobek, Avenger and Savior by Chelsea Luellon Bolton … 115
Sobek is the God by Chelsea Luellon Bolton … 116
Bright, Bright, Brighter Still by Sobekreshuten … 117
Like Honey by Sobekreshuten … 118
The Shrine Purification Rite by Sobekemiti … 119
Giving Praise to Sobek Son of Neith by Rev. Ptahmassu Nofra-Uaa … 134
Follow the Flow by Sobekemiti … 136
Sobek by Lykeia … 137
The Evening Rite by Sobekemiti … 138
Great of Terror by Daniel McElwain … 149
Exile in the Desert by Sobekemiti … 159
Sobek of the Wasteland by Chelsea Luellon Bolton … 170
Bayou by Sobekreshuten … 171
Sobek Healing Prayer I by Sobekemiti … 172
Hymn to Sobek I by Rebecca Buchanan … 173
Sobek Healing Prayer II by Sobekemiti … 174
Hymn to Sobek III by Rebecca Buchanan … 175
The Power of Sobek by Chelsea Luellon Bolton … 176
Loam by Sobekreshuten … 177
Lord of Dark Waters by Sobekreshuten … 178
Crocodile Tears by Nightshade Purplebroom … 179
My Tomb is on This Shore by Rev. Ptahmassu Nofra-Uaa … 180
Prayer for Invoking the Protection of Sobek Through the Aegis of Sobek-Ra by Rev. Ptahmassu Nofra-Uaa … 183
A Hymn for the Winter Solstice by Sobekemiti … 184
In Peril With A Crocodile/Where My Heart Can Be Found by Rev. Ptahmassu Nofra-Uaa … 186
Consummation by Sobekreshuten … 191
Wbn-m-nty by Sobekreshuten … 195
I Come To You, Lord by Sobekemiti … 197
Stronger than the Current/Beautiful Crocodile by Rev. Ptahmassu Nofra-Uaa … 200
How the Crocodile Claimed Me: A Contemplation on Myth, Dream, and Land by Nightshade Purplebroom … 204
The Rager’s Feast by Nightshade Purplebroom … 215
Sobek and the Dragon Bloodline: A New Myth of Bloodline Transformation for an Ancient God by Iona Miller … 216
Sobek by Nina Kossman … 263
Appendix A: Names and Epithets of Sobek compiled by Sobekemiti … 264
Appendix B: Sobek Festivals and Holy Days compiled Sobekemiti … 281
Appendix C: Festivals of Sobek and the Calendar from the Soknopaiou Nesos Temple compiled by Chelsea Luellon Bolton … 285
Appendix D: A Glossary of Gods by Sobekemiti … 290
Appendix E: Our Contributors … 293
Appendix F: About Bibliotheca Alexandrina — Current Titles — Forthcoming Titles … 301
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