For those with an interest in New Age theories for self-development, this book explains the relevance today of the philosophy which underlay Ancient Egyptian civilization. The ways of lives of the pharaohs, gods and goddesses - their relationships to the land and the great river Nile; The Book of the Dead and the positive attitude to death and the afterlife; the mystical power of the pyramids and the signs and symbols which have influenced other cultures - all can provide guidelines for stressful modern living.