Reviews for The Penguin Guide to Bargain Records

The average rating for The Penguin Guide to Bargain Records based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-07-13 00:00:00 Shekoufeh Massarat It is a bit odd to review this book without adding the second volume, the point at which "things really start to happen" in the series. But this book is an important foundation-stone for that work, which would make little sense without it. Her-Bak is a novel about a young man in ancient Egypt who is taken from his peasant hut to be trained as a Priest. It is fiction, of course, but is based heavily upon the archaeological work of the author and her husband, R.A. Schwaller de Lubicz. It is also undeniably based upon the spiritual and occult work she had done in the early twentieth century, which some will see as biasing it and others as informing it. Whether it is a precisely accurate depiction of Ancient Egypt or not (this author supposes not), it is a highly useful exploration of the concept of Initiation and the ways in which the Egyptian pantheon and philosophy can be adapted for that purpose. In the early days of the Temple of Set, the tale of Chick-Pea was a guide for nearly everyone's Work, although in more recent years it has become less central. This volume covers the beginnings of that process, when the Initiate must try a bit of everything, attempt to master each art, but then abandon it to move on and continue the process of Mastery in the broader sense. As such, it may seem at times tedious and frustrating, but a lesson is there for those who care to learn.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-04-13 00:00:00 Michael Gray Schwaller de Lubicz was an unconventional egyptologist. However, he was clear that their understanding of mysticism has never really been surpassed. His wife, who had undertaken esoteric studies in France, became his most effective expositor. In this book we follow the metaphysical journey of Her-Bak, of 'Chick-Pea' as he seeks to become an initiate. Isha uses this as a way of presenting ancient Egyptian philosophy is a way that can make sense for our post-modern minds. This book, remarkably, is quite a page turner and very stimulating.