Winged Pharaoh

This is Joan Grant's great work. Even if she didn't say it was a "far memory" of a past life, it would be easy to imagine the story is true. She starts as a small girl and her speech is very simple. As she grows, so does the level of vocabulary and conversation, but imperceptibly. Also, this book is so real and yet magical, I wished I was in it! I read a chapter of the little girl section to my 6 year old niece who hated to go to bed and she made me read that same chapter over and over and over in the same sitting! It is sooo beautiful! I've read just a chapter to adults and they had to read the whole book. Make people get their own copy, though -- I've noticed they don't like to give it back!

All souls who travel down their life-path looking for the answer to the question "why am I here" have seminal books that are signposts to help them on their way. One of mine is "Winged Pharaoh" by Joan Grant. I could not put it down until I had read it from cover to cover. It was the temple training of her main character Sekhet-a-ra that spoke to me through the pages of her book.So what is the book about? It is the `autobiography' of a First Dynasty Egyptian Princess who later goes on to become joint Pharaoh with her brother. Before she can take her place beside him on the throne of Egypt she undergoes training to become a priestess of Anubis. The book is set out in three distinct parts. The first deal with her childhood, the second with her training to be a priestess and the `graduation' ceremony (which is truly traumatizing), and the third covers her life as Pharaoh. In reality the book is divided into eight parts, but in truth the life is clearly demarcated by those three main sections.That is a dry description of a narrative that grips the reader. You live Sekhet-a-ra's life with her from the time she is a small child being cared for by her nurse Maata until she dies at the age of fifty-three. Her childhood makes you feel the dry sands of Egypt, the gardens of the palace and the training necessary for her future role as joint Pharaoh with her brother.I had the good fortune to meet Joan Grant in her later years. Did we discuss deep and meaningful things? Once or twice we did. In fact she shared some insights that I did not understand at that time, but now do. Mainly I fulfilled small services to make life a little more comfortable for her, such as sending her talking books back to the library they came from. I hope that those small services repaid in some measure the pleasure, knowledge and understanding that her `novels' and especially "Winged Pharaoh" gave to me. I want to pass on to you the fact that this precious book exists and that for anyone interested in reincarnation and astral traveling it deserves to be on their reading list.

This adventure novel recalls the majesty of ancient Egypt. Through the eyes of Sekhet-ara-, daughter of Pharoah, the author offers us irrestible detailed images of initiation into mystery schools, "out of body" experiences, dreams, clairvoyance, battles for power, and love. The lyrical quality of Joan Grant's words shift the sands of time, and we are drawn into this mesmerizing drama. A spiritual adventure. A beautiful tapestry of the journey of many Souls fulfilling their destiny.

Yvette Kruger of Pretoria South Africa: This book was truly one of the finest I have read in a long time. I was so passionate about it I wanted to write a review for local magazines and make people aware of this book because it is not available in South Africa at the most well known book shops I have contacted.The difference in a nation ruled by love and spirituality is as day to night in today's world. It shows how we have deteriorated spiritually in the last 2000 years or so. People today confuse religion with spirituality.If you were confused what spirituality really is, "Winged Pharoah" will show you.Her other book "Eyes of Horus" was....ohhh splendid and I was mesmerised....

Whether read as a genuine description of a past life (as asserted by the author) or as historical fiction, this book is excellent in both style and content. As we follow the life, lessons, and triumphs of a girl was born to become Pharoah, we gain insights that are meaningful in living our lives today. We find rulers who are skilled not only as administrators, but also as priests and warriors. We see the model of a leader who is more motivated by love for the people she rules than by images of fame or power. Much of the writing is in a flowing prose style that borders on poetry. I found Winged Pharoah too rich to be devoured as I might a simpler work and rather chose to savor it in smaller doses just before bedtime for a few weeks. In it I found spiritual values that resonate with my own and an affirmation of beliefs that I have come to through living my life and following my spiritual path.