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“The ancient Egyptian experienced the civilized, orderly world as fragile and in need of continual maintenance, defence, and renewal. Each new day brought fresh opportunities as well as new challenges and struggles. It was humankind’s responsibility to share in the struggle to maintain the creator’s creation. The battle was waged on both the divine as well as human plane… Creation was seen as an ongoing, eternal process – a cycle of light and darkness, a cycle of life and death, renewal and rebirth.”

— Richard J. Reidy, “Eternal Egypt: Ancient Rituals for the Modern World.” pp. 150