Publications

ancient egypt

annotated edition 2018
George rawlinson
Edited by Martin Strandow

Rawlinson paints a lively picture of the lives of regents and commoners, and tells of slaves and merchants in the ancient nation that consisted of two lands, called the Delta and the Said:

There were also among them painters and sculptors. But all these employments “stank” in the nostrils of the upper classes, and were regarded as unworthy of any one who wished to be thought respectable.

Rawlinson describes the people of the ancient nation, and tells of the particularities of upper and lower Egypt and the striking contrasts between those regions.

In this great work dynasties and pharaohs will be greatly elaborated upon, and as a modern reader you will find that while our knowledge of ancient Egypt has expanded greatly, this book was well grounded at the time it was published, and still holds up.

The author, being a child of his time, dived deep into the origins and looks of whom the ancient Egyptians were – not only the disputed origins of some the various dynasties, but the people itself, in ways that will definitely fascinate the contemporary reader.

With careful editing and the addition of some 150 new notes, conveniently integrated into the margins, this should be a delight to read. The text has been made lighter and more than a dozen new images have been added. References that now might be rather stale have been annotated. 

This book holds up still today, not only for it’s high entertainment value, but for the scholar George Rawlinson’s s great knowledge and ability to transfer it into an easily read story of Ancient Egypt, a book that deserves to not be forgotten!

Bible studies:

essays on phallic worship and other curious rites and customs
joseph m. wheeler
revised edition 2018 Martin Strandow

First published in 1892 this is still today an important read. As astonishing as it may sound its author mr J.M. Wheeler had fewer constrictions put upon him at the time than a scholar of today! The way our freedom of speech and expression have been decimated, it would be difficult to publish a work such as this.

“Many of them devote their genitals to their divinities [… ] dedication of the first-fruits of the male at the shrine of the virgin mother and child, which was one way of passing the seed through the fire to Moloch.” 

This book contains much that must not be forgotten or lost. It tells us aboutthe origin of male circumcision that is now so common in the USA, and its deeper meaning as an offering to Moloch through fire. In today’s secular society the ancient practice is falsely attributed to cleanliness and is said being benefical for a boy’s health. The basis in religion has been lost but the practice to mutilate young boys still stands.

Some practices have died out, such as the tradition for young women, rich or poor, to offer themselves to the first man that decides to take her, while sitting in “the precinct of Venus”. A woman who has once taken her seat is not allowed to return home till one of the strangers throws a silver coin into her lap, and takes her with him beyond the holy ground. 

“Others who are ugly have to stay a long time before they can fulfil the law. Some have waited three or four years in the precinct.”

This revised edition has a dozen new images, an easy to peruse note system, a new cover and an extra preface, as well as a post script on blood libel and an afterword by the editor. These parts all serve to explain and contextualize this wonderful book which is a must read for anyone interested in the ancient rites and their meaning and how much still are with us today!