"From ancient Egypt to twentieth century England and back, here is the extraordinary real-life account of one woman's three-thousand-year odyssey... In 1907 when Dorothy Louise Eady was three years old, she suffered a near-fatal fall in her parents' London flat. It was an accident that would change her life forever. From that day forward, Dorothy insisted that England was not her "real" home. As she grew up, she began spending her days in the Egyptology wing of the British Museum -- rooms filled with relics whose strange familiarity and attraction convinced her that Egypt was where she belonged. Dorothy recalled that in an earlier life, as a fourteen-year-old orphan named Bentreshyt, she had served in the temple at Abydos and fallen tragically in love with Pharaoh Sety the First. When Bentreshyt discovered she was pregnant, rather than reveal her secret, she committed suicide. Although Dorothy knew that she had lived in Egypt previously, no one - not even her family - believed her. In 1933, Dorothy Eady left England forever and moved to Egypt. There, through means of astral projection, she renewed her love affair with Sety the First and became known as Omm Sety. The Search for Omm Sety is Dorothy Eady's remarkable story. With entries from Omm Sety's private diaries recounting her nightly meetings with Pharaoh Sety the First, it offers a poignant portrait of this woman's eternal love, as well as a fascinating look into an ancient time as Sety the First talks to Dorothy of his life, of the life of his son Ramesses II, and of Egypt's mystical religious world. The volume also explores Dorothy's contemporary days in Egypt - her life among the Egyptian villagers, her important archeological findings at the pyramids of Giza and the temple at Abydos, and her twentieth-century colleagues and friends, most notably among them, Dr. Hanny El Zeini. With a gallery of rare photographs and line drawings, The Search for Omm Sety includes a beautiful tale written and illustrated by Omm Sety about the Tomb of Ti in Sakkara. In the stunning conclusion, Jonathan Cott examines the intricate and intriguing mysteries of perception, memory, and reincarnation as they relate to this truly unforgettable woman"
