title: The Wisdom of Egypt: Changing Visions Through the Ages (Encounters with Ancient Egypt)
author: Peter J Ucko
description: <DIV>"On the manner in which the assumed wisdom of ancient Egypt was perceived by later cultures.useful introduction by the volume editors." -Journal of the American Oriental Society</DIV>
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  **ANCIENT EGYPT AND**
  
  
  
  
  
  **MODERN PSYCHOTHERAPY**
  
  
  In _Ancient Egypt and Modern Psychotherapy_ , __ Todd Hayen explores what the
  spiritual concepts of the enigmatic ancient Egyptians can teach us about our
  own modern psyches and the pursuit of a meaningful life.
  
  
  Hayen examines the ancient Egyptians’ possession of a concept contemporary
  
  
  academics have labeled “consciousness of the heart”: an innate knowledge of
  the entirety of the universe. While all human beings possess this
  consciousness of the heart, our modern culture has largely lost the ability to
  tap into this inborn knowledge. By examining the material accomplishments of
  ancient Egypt, and how the Egyptians’ seemingly deeper awareness of their
  inner world created a harmonious outer world, we can begin to understand how
  modern psychotherapy, through
  
  
  a Jungian perspective, could be instrumental in achieving a more profound and
  meaningful personal experience of life.
  
  
  _Ancient Egypt and Modern Psychother