Ancient Egypt understood the sky not as a distant abstraction, but as a living divine body—a realm in which gods moved, souls were reborn, and cosmic order was continually renewed.
In Starmaps: A Guide to Religious Astronomy in Ancient Egypt, Mogg Morgan presents a comprehensive exploration of Egyptian stellar religion, tracing how astronomy, cosmology, ritual, and myth formed a single integrated system. Drawing on temple ceilings, coffin texts, decanal lists, and monumental alignments, this book reveals how stars, planets, lunar cycles, and the movements of the heavens governed religious life, funerary practice, and initiation.
From the imperishable northern stars and the decans to the heliacal rising of Sirius, from prehistoric megalithic astronomy to the great zodiacs of Dendera, Morgan guides the reader through three major periods of Egyptian astronomical thought. Alongside rigorous historical analysis, the book restores the magical and initiatory dimensions of Egyptian sky lore—showing how stellar knowledge shaped rites of rebirth, divine kingship, and the eternal return.
Richly illustrated and grounded in both archaeology and esoteric interpretation, Starmaps is an essential work for readers interested in ancient Egypt, religious astronomy, sacred cosmology, and the magical foundations of civilization.
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