ANCIENT EGYPT In the Book of the Dead the ancient Egyptians left humanity one of the most comprehensive views of the death experience and the afterlife. Without sacrificing any of the rich complexity of pharaonic thought, Becoming Osiris provides a detailed examination of this major religious text, making it easily accessible to the modern reader. This is a thought provoking account of the numerous initiatory stages of the immortalization process and the magical self-defense techniques necessary for the soul to achieve its ultimate objective of becoming a luminous being. But the true…mehr
ANCIENT EGYPT In the Book of the Dead the ancient Egyptians left humanity one of the most comprehensive views of the death experience and the afterlife. Without sacrificing any of the rich complexity of pharaonic thought, Becoming Osiris provides a detailed examination of this major religious text, making it easily accessible to the modern reader. This is a thought provoking account of the numerous initiatory stages of the immortalization process and the magical self-defense techniques necessary for the soul to achieve its ultimate objective of becoming a luminous being. But the true significance of the ancient Egyptian view of death cannot be entirely comprehended without knowledge of the practices that preceded those described in the Book of the Dead. Becoming Osiris gives an incisive account of both The Ritual of Embalming, which transforms the dead individual into a latent Osiris, and The Ritual of the Opening of the Mouth, which restores to the dead person his faculties. Though thousands of years old these texts have an astounding contemporary relevance. Filled with illustrations from the rich field of Egyptian funerary art, Becoming Osiris is a fascinating look at the Osirian odyssey that was the ancient Egyptian death experience. STePHANE ROSSINI is a professional illustrator and the author of Reading and Writing Hieroglyphs. RUTH SCHUMANN-ANTELME is an Egyptologist, an emeritus researcher of the CNRS in France, and a professor at the School of the Louvre.
Stephane Rossini is a professional illustrator and the author of Reading and Writing Hieroglyphs. Ruth Schumann-Antelme is an Egyptologist, an emeritus researcher of the CNRS in France and a professor at the School of the Louvre.
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Translator’s Preface Hymn to Osiris 1. Ancient Egypt in Context The Effect of Geography on Egyptian Thought The Concept of the Eternal Return The Ritual Integration of the Deceased and the Tomb in the Cycle of Everyday Life The Constituent Elements of the Individual The Texts and Rituals of Immortality FIRST STAGE: THE EMBALMING 2. The Transformation of the Deceased into a Latent Osiris The Preparation of the Body to Be Embalmed The Intervention of the Deities SECOND STAGE: THE OPENING OF THE MOUTH RITUAL 3. The Restoration of the Deceased’s Faculties The Place and the Protagonists for the Opening of the Mouth Ritual The Enactment of the Opening of the Mouth Ritual The Funeral Banquet THIRD STAGE: THE BOOK OF THE DEAD, METHODS OF OBTAINING IMMORTALITY 4. The Return to the Universal Matrix The First Contact of the Deceased with the Beyond The Magic Funerary Statuettes The First Obstacles to Entering the Dwat Guardian Deities, Hope, and Adoration of Ra 5. Teachings for Coming Forth by Day Summary of Essential Knowledge Accompanying Prayers for the Deceased and the Litany to Thoth Mystical Restoration and Reactivation of the Individual 6. Magical Self-Defense Invocation to the Heart Places and Forces Hostile to the Deceased Magical Protection for the Deceased The Mystical Food for the Departed Mastery of the Elements 7. Transformations and Solarization of the Deceased General Program for the Coming Forth by Day and Practical Recommendations Alleged History of Chapter 64 The Transmuted One Takes Cosmic Flight to Meet the Divine Powers Return to the Tomb and Provisions for the Solarized One The Twelve Avatars of the Glorified Individual 8. Magical Integration of the Transfigured One within the Cosmic Framework The Dead Individual Assures Himself of the Presence of His Soul, His Shadow, and His Ka Thoth Hands over the Magic Palette to the Deceased Formula for Bringing the Ferry in the Sky to Oneself and Voyaging with Ra Invocation to the Ka and to the Souls of the Holy Cities 9. The Vindicated Explores the Cycle of the Beyond Travels and Works in the Land of Abundance Stellar Take-Off and the Return to the Tomb The Tribunal of Osiris The Vindicated, Osiris-Ra, Travels through the Hereafter 10. Accompaniment of the Deceased and Geography of the Beyond Prayers and Magic Practices Based on Lunar Rhythms The Deceased in the Service of Ra: Solar Destiny Ritual Furnishings for the Tomb and Its Safeguards The Four Secret Books 11. The Mystical Labyrinth and the Glorious Arrival The Geography of the Beyond Dangers of the Beyond and Protective Amulets for the Dead The Opening of the Sky to the Four Cosmic Winds The Radiant Glorification of the Deceased, Osiris-Ra 12. The Additional Chapters Preservation of the Body and Soul of the Deceased Homage Paid by the Deceased to the Deities of the Caverns and to Osiris The Destruction of the World and the Cosmic Renewal Glorification of Osiris-Ra Epilogue Appendix: Were the Ancient Egyptians Familiar with Near Death Experiences? Deities and Guardian Spirits Cited Glossary Bibliography Index
Translator’s Preface Hymn to Osiris 1. Ancient Egypt in Context The Effect of Geography on Egyptian Thought The Concept of the Eternal Return The Ritual Integration of the Deceased and the Tomb in the Cycle of Everyday Life The Constituent Elements of the Individual The Texts and Rituals of Immortality FIRST STAGE: THE EMBALMING 2. The Transformation of the Deceased into a Latent Osiris The Preparation of the Body to Be Embalmed The Intervention of the Deities SECOND STAGE: THE OPENING OF THE MOUTH RITUAL 3. The Restoration of the Deceased’s Faculties The Place and the Protagonists for the Opening of the Mouth Ritual The Enactment of the Opening of the Mouth Ritual The Funeral Banquet THIRD STAGE: THE BOOK OF THE DEAD, METHODS OF OBTAINING IMMORTALITY 4. The Return to the Universal Matrix The First Contact of the Deceased with the Beyond The Magic Funerary Statuettes The First Obstacles to Entering the Dwat Guardian Deities, Hope, and Adoration of Ra 5. Teachings for Coming Forth by Day Summary of Essential Knowledge Accompanying Prayers for the Deceased and the Litany to Thoth Mystical Restoration and Reactivation of the Individual 6. Magical Self-Defense Invocation to the Heart Places and Forces Hostile to the Deceased Magical Protection for the Deceased The Mystical Food for the Departed Mastery of the Elements 7. Transformations and Solarization of the Deceased General Program for the Coming Forth by Day and Practical Recommendations Alleged History of Chapter 64 The Transmuted One Takes Cosmic Flight to Meet the Divine Powers Return to the Tomb and Provisions for the Solarized One The Twelve Avatars of the Glorified Individual 8. Magical Integration of the Transfigured One within the Cosmic Framework The Dead Individual Assures Himself of the Presence of His Soul, His Shadow, and His Ka Thoth Hands over the Magic Palette to the Deceased Formula for Bringing the Ferry in the Sky to Oneself and Voyaging with Ra Invocation to the Ka and to the Souls of the Holy Cities 9. The Vindicated Explores the Cycle of the Beyond Travels and Works in the Land of Abundance Stellar Take-Off and the Return to the Tomb The Tribunal of Osiris The Vindicated, Osiris-Ra, Travels through the Hereafter 10. Accompaniment of the Deceased and Geography of the Beyond Prayers and Magic Practices Based on Lunar Rhythms The Deceased in the Service of Ra: Solar Destiny Ritual Furnishings for the Tomb and Its Safeguards The Four Secret Books 11. The Mystical Labyrinth and the Glorious Arrival The Geography of the Beyond Dangers of the Beyond and Protective Amulets for the Dead The Opening of the Sky to the Four Cosmic Winds The Radiant Glorification of the Deceased, Osiris-Ra 12. The Additional Chapters Preservation of the Body and Soul of the Deceased Homage Paid by the Deceased to the Deities of the Caverns and to Osiris The Destruction of the World and the Cosmic Renewal Glorification of Osiris-Ra Epilogue Appendix: Were the Ancient Egyptians Familiar with Near Death Experiences? Deities and Guardian Spirits Cited Glossary Bibliography Index
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