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- ↑ "Authors Notes - Hank Wesselman". www.sharedwisdom.com. Archived from the original on 2002-08-08.
- ↑ Omega Institute faculty profile
- ↑ Hay House author profile
- ↑ Random House authors profile See also book flaps.
- ↑ "My First Encounter with Sekmet". realitysandwich.com. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
