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Magic in Ancient Egypt - "I Am The Resurrection"
Magic in Ancient Egypt - "I Am The Resurrection"
The essence of anything in ancient Egypt, was magical in natures purest sense.
Life, death, water, earth, were all seen as being magical. Everything that was
given life or was a part of creation itself, was magic in itself.
The word for ‘Magic’ in ancient Egypt was ‘Heka’ but it is also the name of
one of their Gods. He was a divine God with more power than any other God, he
was The Devine force which exists in the universe, and which drives it. They
sometimes called him ‘The Power of Power’ indicating an absolute power, he
was also known as Lord of the Ka’s.
The Ka was a significant part of all humans, if we had to find an English word
for the word ka, it would be the word spirit. Much like our modern conception
of a ghost, the Ka had no substance.
Heka was said to have existed since the time of creation itself, and he is
mentioned in the oldest Egyptian document ever found (so fare), which are the
Pyramid texts. If he has been around since creation itself began, then we can
easily conclude that he must belong to the Cosmos,
being a God of the Cosmos.
He is also mentioned in the Coffin texts, these texts
were written inside the coffin of the deceased.
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The Pyramid Texts (dating to)
925b. that he may cause Osiris to be at the head, that he may put the gods in
their places.
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The Coffin Texts
The coffin texts are found on the inside of the ancient
tombs.
Spell 261.
TO BECOME A MAGICIAN
(TO BECOME HEKA): Fig. 3 Picture of the
Coffin texts inside a
O you nobles who are in the presence of the Lord of All, wooden coffin.
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He was normally portrayed as a man with the curved beard which was usually
seen upon gods. In later Egyptian days, Heka was given a form of a child,
rendering him to a ‘son’ of several divine gods. But in the earliest of times, he
was also seen as a serpent god.
“Many believe that the changes of character, is parallel to the animal life which
lived around people in what ever given time”
Since Heka belongs to the time of creation, thus being a part of the Cosmos, he
does not have a temple like many other gods. But his family line is very evident
both in tombs and upon the ancient walls of the temples, as I will reveal to you
within just a few moments.
What I have given you of information so fare, is what’s called the normal
information about the God Heka, but I will now move into both my way of
seeing these old images, and a rather complex journey into a gods family line,
again this is my personal view, my theories exc.
Fig. 4 The image above is a copied scene from the Book of Gates, which shows Ras (the
Sun’s) nightly journey over the heaven. Heka is one of the boat crew members, which makes
him a protector of the Sun.
“The image above, is the Boat, that Ra the Sun travelled in, across the night
sky, while passing the night hours, to return yet again to light up a new
day.”
If you understand this, then you should recognize that it is astronomical
idea or thought.
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Fig. 5 The image above shows Horus and Hekau presenting Amen-hetep III., with a baby,
and his double, to Amen-Ra, Lord of the thrones of Egypt, king of the gods.
Ancient Egyptian: They believed that it was vital for their soul to obtain
some of the Gods and Goddesses words of power, which would make them
able to exist like the Gods. In the earliest of time, they believe that to become
immortal and to make the soul strong, one must eat the Gods themselves.
“their words of power (Heka), and swallowed their spirits (khu).”
• This was not to be taken literally but rather a symbolic ceremony
If Heka was part of the Cosmos, then he did not belong to the earth,
but he was seen on earth through another vital character, whom is
known as Heket. We could say that here a divine family line begins.
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Heket
“The Earth Bound Goddess”
Heket, is the Frog Goddess many call Heka (even I at times call her that). But
her real name is Heket, she is the female counterpart here on earth to the divine
God Heka in the Cosmos. This made her a force of magical power itself, which
we also see in the famous scene ‘the creation of mankind’.
On the relief above, you see three central characters, namely Khnum (Ram
headed God) Child (humans) Heket (Frog headed Goddess). Khnum is seen
making mankind of clay, upon his potters wheel, Heka is seen kneeling
in front of the potters wheel, she is holding the symbol of ‘life’ known
as the Ankh-sign.
Heket is holding the Ankh-sign very close to the clay models mouth,
which leads me to conclude, that it is ‘the Breath of Life’ that Heket is
giving to the lifeless clay body. “It is the creation myth of mankind.”
Fig. 8
The Ankh Sign.
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In connection to being the giver of ‘the breath of life’ to mankind, she is also
seen as a birth Goddess. But she is also mentioned in connection to the death of
the deceased, because she acted as a guide from the earth to the deep blue
heaven, which was above our light blue heaven.
Heket (Heqet) is actually called by many names, and sometimes many of the
gods and goddess are mixed in together, making it much harder to understand
what nature, the ancient Egyptian gave them and for what reason. For instance
Heket is also connected with Hathor,
“But indeed there are more connection between the Frog goddess,
and the Christian belief.”
Mr. E. A. Wallis Budge states in ‘The Gods of the Egyptian Vol. II:
“No. 20. :
It is interesting to note that the frog-headed goddess Heqet (Heket), who
was a form of Hathor, was connected by the Christians with the Christian
Resurrection; in proof of this may be cited the lamp described by Signor
Lanzone, whereon, he tells us, is a figure of a frog, and the legend:
“I am the resurrection.”
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This gives you an idea of how complex the ancient Egyptian knowledge was,
and how each element is entangled into another. The idea of life and death, was
the most complex, for it was the souls journey home.
So now you know that Heka was the Cosmos powerful force of existence in
itself, and Heket (Heqet) was the Earths powerful force represented. The force
which stood behind the woman’s power to give birth, sort to speak.
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“The Decans, is the real mystery behind
ancient Egyptian religion!”
Click the Link below to see a short video clip about the Decans
http://www.youtube.com/user/WindBlower#/u/4/tMqLdWSnTbk
It was filmed by me on one of my trips to this ancient Holy land.
It would fit perfectly and with a kind of harmonic and balance which the ancient
loved, if there was a Decan, which somehow represented the force of Heka/
Heket.
“I have both names and images of the 36 Decans, so it was easy for
me to scan them through, to see if there was anything obvious.”
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11 Fig. 11 One of the Decans
©Karima Lachtane www.windblower.dk November 01 2010
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researches a topic and how she present the reader
with an overall view, both in images and through
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