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Thoughts About: Robert Master's Book The Goddess Sekhmet |
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Thoughts About: Robert Master's Book The Goddess Sekhmet |
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Blessings all! Was just wondering if I was the only one that hasn't read Robert Masters' book on Sekhmet and the five ways?
I have the book but have not been ready to completely read it from cover to cover. I have read the first part but then something tells me I'm not in the "right frame of mind" to finish the book.
I don't believe you have to read the book to be a "beloved" of Sekhmet but I just wondering how many had read the book and what they thought.
His book was valuable to me because it introduced me to Sekhmet - and helped to explain why I had been drawn to and collected lions for a dozen or more years before reading it! - but basically I feel it is one man's experience with Her - and not necessarily for everyone. I have my own relationship with Her - and it's not the same as Masters. He did a useful and important service, IMO, in writing the book, but I don't believe in any one right way. I trust my own instinct, and that She will guide me to the understanding of Her that is right for me. No - I see no reason to think this book is necessary to be a beloved of Sekhmet. She may use it to give us awareness of Her, but we have direct access to Her and don't need to have any intermediary. If the book helps in any way, fine. If not, disregard it.
Shana-If you are Hers, she probably calls you to her in whichever way is suited to you, and in language you can understand.
I don't want to sound dramatic, but for years, 1974 to about 1979, I had incredible burning pains in my chest that could not be diagnosed. Burning, fire, heat, all symptoms I could relate to. They eventually, mysteriously, subsided.
Those experiences made sense to me only after I realized my connection to Her, in .....1997.
These things are beyond any book.....
I haven't read Master's book, haven't even been able to find it, actually, though I have it on order from amazon.com.
I do find, though, that the more books I buy trying to learn about the Egyptian pantheon and religion to try to "validate" and come up with some rational order in which to make sense of my experiences, the more I learn that I already know more than that which is in them, and I do not need what is outside, I simply need to trust in myself and in Her and the connection between us.
I've honestly found the interaction on this list and on the Sekhmet & Ptah forum more valuable than any book... though I do have a book to thank for realizing Who was trying to attract my attention! It was much more a reminding than a revealing, however.
Dear Shana and All:
When I asked Sekhmet about the book, She indicated that the information was Hers. RM merely wrote it down. So the information went through his filter, like it or not. When considering the book, I think it is important to remember the time in which it was written. There was nothing out there! The book has been indispensible to those of us who had awakened to Sekhmet many, many years ago and needed some information and guidance. I have found the information in the book to be sound. I ignore the tone. How many stories have I heard about the book popping off a shelf in a bookstore? That is not RM's doing. It is Sekhmet's.
But we must ALL realize that the book was a product of its time. And times have changed. The book has served its initial purpose. And I am glad that he wrote it. I have corresponded with many people who believe it is time for a woman to write the next one. Christina and I have talked about doing this -- maybe there are others who have something to contribute. That is partly the reason for the All Things Sekhmet web-site. I'm very aware that I don't have the complete picture and I'm trying to understand how other people connect with The Living Goddess.
So I ask. What is missing for you? What would help people the most in their understanding of Sekhmet? What IS the next step?
Shana:
IMHO, if you cannot handle the information in the Masters book there is a reason for your resistance to it. I've read it. I own it, and despite some of the useful information, No, I do not agree with it 100%. I don't view this as a failing, personally. You DEFINITELY DO NOT have to read that book in order to be Beloved of Sekhmet. If She chooses you, that's pretty much it. Robert Master's book has little to do with any of that.
How you relate to Sekhmet and work with Her is betwen Sekhmet and you.
Em nefer Hotep!
Blessings all! In response to "Lady Sekhmet's" message, I have no doubt that Robert Masters did indeed receive the information from Sekhmet. I have done shamanic journeys and so for me to say that Masters is out of line/off base or whatever, would be down right rude and judgmental. Everyone's sacred journeys and trips to the cauldron of knowledge are to be honored.
I was just curious if all here had read the book or what path of seeking knowledge, had occurred. Perhaps it is time for a woman to right the next book, from what could be a series of books over a long period of time. I don't even begin to claim I know enough about her!
I have been trying to answer your question on "what is missing for you?" and I can't come up with an answer. Well, not any kind of a good answer. All I know is I knew about her 8-10 years ago through a scrap of info that Jane Iris had on her for the pendant piece and I have been living in one way or another with her looking over me, ever since. At this moment in my life, I find nothing missing from her to me. If I am missing something, she will let me know when I am ready.
And I can't tell you "what would help people the most in their understanding of Sekhmet?" All I do is walk strong with her and if people see a radiance from me and choice to ask me, I will gently explain. I have always tried to teach or discuss by example, but that's me. I was always the odd-ball!
As for Master's book, I do plan to read it completely someday. It's the coyote medicine in me. You know coyote gets run over by a steam roller and then has to go back, because he just can't believe he was hit by a steam roller and gets run over again. Someday the steam roller will run over me one too many times, (with coyote driving it!) and I will stop being bull-headed long enough to sit down and really read the book the way it should be read! My mind was not receptive at the time, 5 1/2 years ago when I purchased Master's book, and it's just not quite there....close but no go!
