Embodying Osiris
Embodying Osiris

Author: Thom F Cavalli

Publisher: Quest Books

Published: 2013-08-15

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 0835630501

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The modern Western movement to embrace Eastern spiritual traditions usually stops with India and the Orient. Westerners have yet to discover the wisdom that dates back even further to ancient Egypt. With a Jungian perspective, clinical psychologist Dr. Thom F. Cavalli plumbs that wisdom through the myth of Osiris, the green-skinned Egyptian god of vegetation and the Underworld. As no one else has done, Cavalli draws on Osiris’s death and resurrection as a guide to spiritual transformation. The myth represents the joining of the conscious and the unconscious, the light and the dark, life and death, and shows how to live our temporal existence in service to and anticipation of eternal life. Cavalli sees the ancient art of alchemy — which attempted to turn lead into gold — as the key. The alchemical recipe "solve et coagula" (solution and coagulation) encoded in the myth describes the integration of all parts of a person and the method for achieving an experience of immortality in life and eternal life after death. The Osiris myth thus provides a model for the contemporary quest for individuation, the Jungian term for integrating ego and self, body and soul, in the process of becoming whole.

Pauline Baptism among the Mysteries
Pauline Baptism among the Mysteries

Author: Donghyun Jeong

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2023-07-04

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 3110791501

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This monograph provides an alternative model for looking at the old question about Paul and the mysteries in a new light. Specifically, this study compares rituals—baptism in the Pauline communities and the initiation rituals of the mysteries—through the lens of cultural anthropology and the sociology of religion. Three research questions lead the project: What benefits does each initiation ritual promise its participants? What are the underlying messages or structures that guarantee the efficacy of those rituals? How and to what extent is the initiation ritual connected to the participants’ cognition and ethics beyond initiation itself? Taking those questions as the analytical framework, this study substantiates two points: first, in terms of ritual messages, baptism in the Pauline communities is a ritual analogous to mystery initiation, and second, Paul is an innovative interpreter of ritual who recalibrates the messages of preexisting rituals for his theological and ethical program, seeking to radically extend the implications of initiation to the embodied life of every Christ-believer. Students and scholars of New Testament, early Christianity, classics, and ritual studies will benefit from engaging this volume.

The Enigmatic Netherworld Books of the Solar-Osirian Unity
The Enigmatic Netherworld Books of the Solar-Osirian Unity

Author: John Coleman Darnell

Publisher: Saint-Paul

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 714

ISBN-13: 9783525530559

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In Egypt, from the Old to the New Kingdom, enigmatic texts were created on the basis of non-standardized lists of characters and phonetic signs, the exact principles of which are still unclear to this day. For the first time, this study examines in detail the three most comprehensive known inscription texts from the New Kingdom, which were discovered in the tombs of Tutenchamun, Ramses VI and Ramses IX. Darnell shows that these three texts have a theological, iconographic and formal connection, and calls them collectively the "Book of the Solar-Osirian Unity". Differentiated and lively, he presents the content and theological peculiarities of these texts that deal with the afterlife with each other and in relation to other enigmatic texts of the new as well as the Middle and Old Kingdom.

Re-Wiring The Ancient Novel, 2 Volume set
Re-Wiring The Ancient Novel, 2 Volume set

Author: Edmund Cueva

Publisher: Barkhuis

Published: 2019-02-28

Total Pages: 773

ISBN-13: 9492444690

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The Fifth International Conference on the Ancient Novel, which was held in Houston, Texas, in the fall of 2015, brought together scholars and students of the ancient novel from all over the world in order to share new and significant developments about this fascinating field of study and its important place in the field of Classical Studies. The essays contained in these two volumes are clear evidence that the ancient novel has become a valuable part of the Classics canon and its scholarly attempts to understand the ancient Graeco-Roman world.

Ancient Egypt and Modern Psychotherapy
Ancient Egypt and Modern Psychotherapy

Author: Todd Hayen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-12-19

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 131730747X

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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 their 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 Psychotherapy will be insightful reading for analytical psychologists in practice and in training, Jungian psychotherapists and psychologists, and academics and students of Jungian and post-Jungian studies and ancient spirituality.

Existential Psychology East-West (Volume 1 - Revised and Expanded Edition)
Existential Psychology East-West (Volume 1 - Revised and Expanded Edition)

Author: Louis Hoffman

Publisher: University Professors Press

Published: 2020-06-15

Total Pages: 866

ISBN-13: 1939686334

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Existential Psychology East-Westis a collection of chapters exploring existential psychology in a cross-cultural context. The original version was published in preparation for the First International Conference on Existential Psychology held in Nanjing, China in 2010. This revised and expanded edition includes several updated chapters as well as four new chapters. The book consists of three sections. The first section provides an introduction to existential-humanistic psychotherapy along with a case illustration. Section two contains 13 chapters from Eastern and Western scholars exploring the theory of existential psychology. The third section contains 10 chapters building from Rollo May's work on myth. Each chapter explores the existential themes of a myth embedded within a particular cultural context. The book concludes with an Annotated Bibliography of important works in existential psychology. Existential Psychology East-Westis an important contribution to the field with many influential Eastern and Western scholars including Kirk Schneider, Xuefu Wang, Ilene Serlin, Mark Yang, Ed Mendelowitz, Heyong Shen, Erik Craig, Myrtle Heery, Alan G. Vaughan, Louis Hoffman, and Nathaniel Granger, Jr.

Going out in Daylight – prt m hrw
Going out in Daylight – prt m hrw

Author: Stephen Quirke

Publisher: Golden House Publications

Published: 2013-05-31

Total Pages: 641

ISBN-13: 1906137714

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First full illustrated translation with Egyptian transliteration, aiming to present with their individual histories all the compositions on prt m hrw "Book of the Dead" papyri from the New Kingdom to Ptolemaic Period. The volume gives at least one version of every written composition, together with one or more images for the essential pictorial component of all writings for which illustrations are known. Writings at the margins or outside the prt m hrw corpus, including all ascribed "Book of the Dead" numbers in Egyptological publications, are included in the final section. The translations are supported by a thematic and historical introduction and closing glossary.

A Journey through the Beyond
A Journey through the Beyond

Author: Silvia Zago

Publisher: Lockwood Press

Published: 2022-02-01

Total Pages: 521

ISBN-13: 194848854X

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This volume offers the first comprehensive overview of the evolution over time of a foundational concept of the Egyptian afterlife beliefs, the Duat, or netherworld. The Duat is a complicated, multifaceted notion, which was never canonized into a single version of the beyond, but offered instead a variety of alternatives attempting to describe the metaphysical realms beyond the visible world, and beyond life. Theological speculations gave rise to a rich textual and visual repertoire, which underwent a process of evolution over thousands of years, during which newer ideas and images were constantly introduced. Through the analysis of royal and non-royal funerary texts from the late Old Kingdom to the end of the New Kingdom, this book traces the development of the conceptualization of the notion of Duat, outlining what it encompassed and where it was imagined to be located. In addition to the translation and discussion of the most significant passages of the texts analyzed, each chapter also provides an overview of the individual compositions and of the relevant theological, cosmological, and astronomical notions complementing the conceptual framework, of which the Duat formed but a part. Additionally, discussions of concurrent changes in Egyptian culture, society, and ideology are included in order to clarify the context in which afterlife beliefs and related texts evolved. An analysis of the correlation between funerary compositions and their material supports complements the study, emphasizing the Egyptians' belief in a magical synergy between texts, images, and their contexts in the activation of a suitable, effective afterlife for the recipients of the texts.

Egyptian Mythology
Egyptian Mythology

Author: Patrick Nippo

Publisher: ANMA LAB LIMITED

Published: 2023-06-28

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13:

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Are you ready to embark on a journey into the ancient world of Egyptian mythology? Look no further than "Egyptian Mythology: A Beginner's Guide to start your journey into the Ancient World of Egyptian Gods, Goddesses, Deities, and Monsters. Discover Egyptian History and the country’s culture and beliefs." In this comprehensive guide, you will discover: · The fascinating history and culture of Egypt. · The beliefs and traditions that gave rise to the powerful legends of ancient Egypt. · The fascinating stories of the gods, goddesses, deities, and monsters who ruled over the ancient Egyptians, including their roles, and powers and that continue to capture our imaginations to this day. · The creation myths that shaped the Egyptian worldview. · The importance of the Nile River in their society. Moreover, you will explore the mysterious and terrifying monsters that haunted the imaginations of the ancient Egyptians, including the Uraeus, the Bennu bird, the Set animal, and many more. You will gain an understanding of the cultural significance of these creatures and the role they played in the mythology and beliefs of the ancient Egyptians. With easy-to-follow explanations and vivid illustrations, this book is the perfect introduction for beginners who want to explore the wonders of Egyptian mythology. But this guide isn't just for those new to the world of Egyptian mythology. Even experts will find new insights and perspectives on these ancient tales. So don't wait any longer. Grab your copy right now and start your journey into the enchanting world of Egyptian mythology!