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In addition, I explain how to work with the gods at a magic and energetic level in the easiest way and for different issues such as love, protection, health, money, etc. Thus, you will be able to ask each god or goddess for something in particular.

I hope you find this as exciting as I do; for you my best gift.

Chapter 1- Introduction: Brief History of Egypt

The Egyptian people were a civilization that developed throughout history for more than 3,000 years, c 3150 BC to 31 BC, until its conquest by the Roman Empire. Then, it disappeared as a State.

In Ancient Egypt, gods were basic for people´s beliefs and rituals. There were many gods and pharaohs who were the kings of Egypt. As well as governing, pharaohs were considered and worshipped as gods. Many Egyptian gods are names of pharaohs.

Pharaohs were the union of people with deities. People offered them all kinds of obeisance, prayers, and offerings so that they would be happy and everything would be propitious to them.

Their religion was a complex belief system in which they interacted with several deities who controlled their lives through the elements and forces of nature. The religion lasted for more than 3,000 years and had its roots in Egyptian prehistory.

The Egyptians, as a great state, allocated many resources to build temples and to conduct rituals dedicated to the gods. They believed in their interaction with the gods, they prayed, did magic and rituals asking for everything they needed.

The main deities in the Ancient Egyptian culture followed a family structure difficult to understand when compared with the current family structures.

Most family members were dual, i.e., there could be a female deity or both, but they were always related to a male deity. Affective and sexual relations between parents, siblings and offspring were frequent and normal. Male gods were better considered than female gods.

We must bear in mind that many were the same god, but with different names and different evolution depending on the region of Egypt in which they were worshipped. The main worship centres were in the cities of Tell-el-Amarna, Memphis, Thebes, Hermópolis, Heliopolis, Edfu, Dendera, Karnak, Esna, Aswan, among others.

In my opinion, the god Atum and his four siblings were the basis of this structure: Atum (god of the setting sun), Ra (god of the noon sun, god of light, sun and heaven, the origin of life), Khepri (god of the rising sun) and Khnum (god of the night).