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INTO THE EGYPTIAN MIND Delving into the Egyptian mind one finds there is much "food for thought" regarding creativity, diversity, purpose and function in various features and aspects of the culture, original in experience and profound in intent and inspirational in its influences. Clearly, ancient Nile Valley Africans, whether in Nubia or Egypt, created a profound legacy befitting humanity's long creative march along the pageantry of historical continuum. In practically every field of humankind's cultural experimentation, innovation and development, Egyptians and their Nile Valley African brethren have contributed to humanity's legacy in industry, science, spirituality and knowledge. The Table of Contents reads: Introduction; Lecture at Karnak Temple; Existentialism and Symbolism; Ancient Egypt: The Struggle Continues; God in Ancient Egypt; Egyptian Religion; The Sanctuary; The Quintessential Face; The Pylon; The Architecture of Ancient Egypt; The Kiosk; Salvation; The Egyptian Mysteries; Circumcision; The Mummy Mystique; Land of Many Waters; Putting Them Away Nicely; Eternal House; "Festival;" Ancient Foundations of Health; Walls in Ancient Egyptian Temples and Tombs; Baptism; Incense; The Apron; The Hands; The Bull; The Avenue of Sphinxes; The Court; The Colonnade; The Processional Colonnade; The Sacred Lake; The "Cache;" The Priesthood; Purity and Purification in Ancient Egyptian Temples; Temple Orientation and Divine Worship. Given the "myth of a Caucasian Egypt" has been debunked, focus on some of the myriad cultural innovation is warranted to help paint a clear picture of the early and magnificent contributions in imponderables developed along the Nile. These innovations include law, government and religion; art and architecture, trade and medicine; stonework, science, and river navigation; agriculture, writing and the role of the king in the cultural impact in this world and the next or Afterlife; objectively, such investigations reveal fascinating innovation