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The Craft of Amen Ra

The Sacred Library

Read First. Then Ask Your Questions.

Every degree of the Craft rests on reading. These are the works the Order expects a seeker of Kemet (ancient Egypt) to know.

Required Reading

The Reading List

House of Shu Publications

Books by Ajarn Shaman Shu

Original Outer Court companions — method, discussion, and Buildings. These are not reprints; obtain the source books separately.
  • Cover of Stolen Legacy Study Guide by Ajarn Shaman Shu

    Stolen Legacy Study Guide

    A Companion to George G. M. James's Classic — Unlocking the Egyptian Origins of Greek Philosophy

    Ajarn Shaman Shu · House of Shu Publications · 57 pages

    A comprehensive study companion to George G. M. James's Stolen Legacy: chapter-by-chapter breakdowns, key term glossaries, discussion questions, and critical analysis for students, book clubs, and independent readers. Not a reprint of the James text.

  • Cover of Study Guide to Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan's Black Man of the Nile and His Family by Ajarn Shaman Shu

    Study Guide to Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan's Black Man of the Nile and His Family

    Ajarn Shaman Shu · Companion to Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan

    Ajarn Shaman Shu · House of Shu Publications · 43 pages

    A temple companion for seekers reading Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan's Black Man of the Nile and His Family: method, discussion, seven-day Buildings, and a standard that can fail. Original Outer Court teaching — not a reprint or a summary that replaces Dr. Ben's book, which you must obtain separately. Public study is not initiation.

  • Cover of A Study Guide to Chancellor Williams's The Destruction of Black Civilization by Ajarn Shaman Shu

    A Study Guide to Chancellor Williams's The Destruction of Black Civilization

    Great Issues of a Race from 4500 B.C. to 2000 A.D. — Outer Court Series

    Ajarn Shaman Shu · House of Shu Publications

    An Outer Court companion for seekers reading Chancellor Williams's The Destruction of Black Civilization: method, discussion, and Buildings across the long arc from 4500 B.C. to the present. Obtain the Williams text separately; this is not a reprint, and public study is not initiation.

  • Cover of Study Guide to Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan's The Myth of Genesis & Exodus by Ajarn Shaman Shu

    Study Guide to Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan's The Myth of Genesis & Exodus

    And the Exclusion of Their African Origins — A House of Shu Publications Companion

    Ajarn Shaman Shu · House of Shu Publications

    A companion for reading Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan's The Myth of Genesis & Exodus beside its African sources: method, discussion, and Buildings on the African origins the record preserves. Obtain Dr. Ben's book separately; this is not a reprint, and public study is not initiation.

  • Cover of Study Guide to Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan's Abu Simbel to Ghizeh by Ajarn Shaman Shu

    Study Guide to Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan's Abu Simbel to Ghizeh

    A Companion to the Landmark Guide Book and Manual — Outer Court Series

    Ajarn Shaman Shu · House of Shu Publications

    An Outer Court companion to Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan's Abu Simbel to Ghizeh: how to walk the sites with the manual in hand, what to look for, and Buildings that hold the reading to a standard. Obtain Dr. Ben's guide separately; this is not a reprint, and public study is not initiation.

  • Cover of Study Guide to Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan's The Need for a Black Bible by Ajarn Shaman Shu

    Study Guide to Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan's The Need for a Black Bible

    An Outer Court, House of Shu Series Companion on African Spirituality, Kemet, and the Origins of the Bible

    Ajarn Shaman Shu · House of Shu Publications

    A companion for reading Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan's The Need for a Black Bible: African spirituality, Kemet (ancient Egypt), and the origins of scripture, with method, discussion, and Buildings. Obtain Dr. Ben's book separately; this is not a reprint, and public study is not initiation.

  • Cover of Study Guide to Cheikh Anta Diop's The African Origin of Civilization by Ajarn Shaman Shu

    Study Guide to Cheikh Anta Diop's The African Origin of Civilization

    Myth, History, Origins — An Outer Court Companion on Ancient Egypt (Kemet) and Africa

    Ajarn Shaman Shu · House of Shu Publications

    An Outer Court companion for reading Cheikh Anta Diop's The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality — evidence, method, discussion, and Buildings on Kemet (ancient Egypt) and Africa. Obtain the Diop text separately; this is not a reprint, and public study is not initiation.

Order Publications

Published by the Craft

The Craft of Amen Ra: First Degree Study Guide

Buddha University Press · $19.99

The first-degree curriculum in one volume: the 42 Declarations of Ma'at, the Ten Virtues, the history of the Nile Valley Mystery System, and the discipline of silence. No ritual content is included.

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