Ancient Egyptian Art

Temple of Sakkara

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A high wall encircled the complex known as Sakkara. This wall was so constructed that it generated a wave of energy that also encircled the whole complex. This electrical field protected the complex. No one could enter unless they were invited.

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This doorway was the only opening to the Sakkara complex. If the individual was to enter he or she must overcome all fear and insecurity. The individual who could not control his feelings could not enter.

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To achieve the ability to exit into the court of the Emerald Fire the individual must walk through this long corridor of columns. To enter this complex was an initiation in itself. Only the pure of heart could enter.

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These two pillars once stood on the top of the Temple of Sacrifice. If the candidate could walk through the light generated by these pillars he or she could enter the Temple of Beauty. The electrical devices in all the temples of Sakkara have been removed. Only the stone models are left to remind the individual of the past importance of this place.

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The white stones in a circle shows where the exit point from the Temple of Sacrifice was located.

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This picture shows where the sacred pool once stood. The students were taught to levitate over this pool. Along the walls of this school were placed these tuning devices. Here the students could learn to change their aura by sound and color.

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Each chamber in this school was tuned to a different frequency. By entering the different rooms you could feel the different vibrational level. Here the student was taught to control the different levels of vibration.

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These steps allowed the individual to levitate from one frequency to another. The school of vibration was set up to teach the student the mysteries of overcoming matter. This is done by learning to control the electromagnetic frequencies of the brain.  

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After the student demonstrated his ability to control his aura by walking through the Temple of Sacrifice he was ready to enter the Temple of Beauty. This is the entrance way. Only those that could maintain an Emerald Green in their electromagnetic field could enter.

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The wall at this point is no longer here. At one time it encircled this whole complex. The wall was used to generate an electrical field. This wall could activate the Temple of Beauty and bring in the teachers from the higher planes. The choir director's podium was where a master stood and directed the students in a song that set up the vibrations to activate the whole complex.

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Each niche or bay is where a student stood. Here they could add in turns their own vibrations to the common cause. In this way they could tune their vibrations to one another. The blocks were moved by the ability of the students to channel the mind vibration of the masters.

This is the final stage of initiation (the subjection of EGO). This temple is also known as the Temple of the Emerald Fire.

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The temple of Beauty must be a stepped pyramid so that a pulsed energy field can be generated. The Temples' action was to provide a center for bodily materialization from other planes of consciousness.

Egyptian Timeline• Old Kingdom (2700-2150)

– Hieroglyphics and religion develop in Egypt

– pyramids built• Middle Kingdom (2040-1786)

– extension of Egyptian control into Nubia

• New Kingdom (1570-1075)– militaristic - Hebrews enslaved– mummification perfected

Outline

1. Geography2. Religion

– Gods– Pyramids– Mummies

3. Government– The Pharaoh

4. Daily Life 5. Old Kingdom6. Middle Kingdom 7. New Kingdom

I. Geography

• River dominates Egyptian world/thought

• Surrounded by desert with occasional oasis– Permits some trade – Defense from invasion

• Contributes to feeling of safety

– preserves artifacts

“Egypt is the gift of the Nile” -Herodotus

I. The Nile

• yearly flooding - no concern for soil depletion– Predictable– Irrigation systems

• Encourages – Trade– Communication– Political unity

I. The Nile

I. The Nile

I. The Nile

• Impact on religion– divided life - living and dying.

• East (sunrise) is land of the living - cities, temples

• West (sunset) is land of the dead - tombs

The Unification of Egypt

In Predynastic times, Egypt was divided geographically and politically into:

Upper Egypt (the southern, upstream part of the Nile Valley), which was dry, rocky, and culturally rustic.

Lower (northern) Egypt, which was opulent, urban, and populous.

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II. Religion

• Omnipresence of religion• Polytheistic

– interaction with the natural environment shows interrelated gods and goddesses yearly rebirth of Nile and daily rebirth of sun

– over 2000 gods

• Pharaoh as living god• Afterlife

– Evolution of who has an afterlife• Old vs. New Kingdom

Gods & Goddesses of Egypt

Gods & Goddesses of Egypt Creation myth – different from others in the region.

•Primeval waters existed before beginning of time – at creation a mound rose out of the limitless water. •The creator god appeared and brought light. Later the mound was formalized as a ben-ben , or pyramid shape, supporting Amen , the sun god. Shu & Tefnut appeared – from them came Geb [earth ] & Nut [ sky ]. •From them – many gods including Osiris , the god of order & the king that brought civilization to Egypt. •After further complications Osiris became god of the underworld and Horus [ sign was a falcon ] became king.

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II. Osiris

• God of the Dead - “rebirth” - and the weighing of the heart

• Evolution of Egyptian mythology– known as a ruler in the

Nile delta - – a local god– regional god.

Osiris First pharaoh and tamer of the land:

Farming

Egyptians believed that the God known as Osiris was the first Egyptians believed that the God known as Osiris was the first

pharaoh. pharaoh. He taught the early Egyptians to farm. He turned deserts into He taught the early Egyptians to farm. He turned deserts into

cropped lands where animals could graze. cropped lands where animals could graze. Osiris was chief god of the underworld. Osiris was chief god of the underworld. In most images he is seen on mummies bandages In most images he is seen on mummies bandages

II. Horus

• Horus, god of balance and harmony

• maintained the natural order: the flow of the Nile and the fertility of the soil.

Horus God of kingship: Government and administration

Horus had a mother and father called Isis and Osiris and is often Horus had a mother and father called Isis and Osiris and is often shown as a child. shown as a child.

He became divine protector and god of every pharaoh. He became divine protector and god of every pharaoh. He was closely linked with the pharaohs in whose hands the He was closely linked with the pharaohs in whose hands the

administration of the whole land of Egypt was placed. administration of the whole land of Egypt was placed. In a battle a between Horus and his uncle Seth, Horus’s eye was In a battle a between Horus and his uncle Seth, Horus’s eye was

torn out, shredded and thrown in the sea. Thoth retrieved and torn out, shredded and thrown in the sea. Thoth retrieved and fixed the eye. He then gave the healed eye to his dead father. He fixed the eye. He then gave the healed eye to his dead father. He then tried to heal his father with the eye. It was a symbol of then tried to heal his father with the eye. It was a symbol of healing and power. healing and power.