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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Doug M: [QB] Netjer or Neter is the root of the word Nature IMO. In the AE language Netjer meant "divinity" or "God" and Mdu Neter meant "gods word" as reflected through symbolic forms from [b]NATURE[/b]. In AE cosmology "nature" is the essence of divinity itself or a reflection of divinity at work in the universe. It is quite similar to how Eastern philosophy works concerning how everything is connected as part of one "whole". This is also a fundamental aspect of gnosticism. In fact, in esoteric Christianity Jesus Christ as the logos symbolizes the same exact thing. Where the trinity of Father, Son and Holy Ghost are basically another way of saying that "the Father" is the ultimate unseen creative force, working through the "Holy Spirit" that manifests itself through "the Logos" or "the Word" which is the physical substance of the Universe or physical creation. [QUOTE] "There is little similarity, equally, between the way the Egyptians and the Sumerians visualized and personified their gods. Sumerian divinities were essentially human in appearance, and their attributes and their behaviour were merely the characteristics of humankind written large. The Egyptian gods were a great deal more complex and diverse. It appears that the earliest divinities were abstractions, represented by objects which had acquired a special sanctity. The most ancient sign for 'god', netjer, is abstract ; it is thought that it represents 'a staff bound with cloth'". - Rice, 2003, p.50. There is hardly any Egyptian text or inscription that does not at least mention one or more of the gods. For Herodotus, the Egyptians were religious "to excess" (History, II, 37). But in the fifth century BCE, the Greeks, who were the first to master rational thought, had already separated religion from other spheres of daily human existence, such as government, social behaviors, intellectual goals etc. In Pharaonic Egypt, such a separation did not exist. In the ante-rational mind, all facets of life were interrelated. Abstract divisions were not in effect, for the universe was alife and a rhythmic movement contained within an unchanging totality. Nevertheless, the Egyptians recognized the difference between natural forces and cultural (human) behavior, but both were ruled by superhuman powers.7 "... the immanence of the gods in nature, far from diminishing their significance for the Egyptians, enabled a correlation of human and natural life which was an inexhaustible source of strength. The life of man, as an individual and even more as a member of society, was integrated with the life of nature ..." - Frankfort, 1948, p.29. [b]Impersonal natural elements and forces were used by the Egyptians to project the wills and actions of superbeings : the deities, a company of gods & goddesses. Invoked as a plural ("nTrw"), all divine beings were intended, but the singular form ("nTr") was also in effect. These superpowers were interrelated, and immanent in the phenomena of nature. They were these elements & forces. Each recognizable force corresponded to a deity, and the connotative semantic field of each god or goddess, reflected the archetypal symbols expressed in prayers, songs, dances, hymns & ceremonies, invoking natural and cultural phenomena.[/b][/QUOTE] http://www.sofiatopia.org/maat/netjer.htm So again in seeing nature as a symbol of Gods existence in the Universe, the first language of "NATURE" is seen as "Gods WORD" from which written language was created which was symbolic in form based on nature as a result of thousands of years of evolution in Africa. Keep in mind that the brain is a natural organ emanating from biological evolution and its fundamental ability to think abstractly and [b]SYMBOLICALLY[/b] (which is the basis of creativity) is a very important aspect of the human species. All of those faculties come from nature itself, including concepts of the mind and consciousness. Trying to separate the human mind and its faculties from nature and the universe is part of the failing of "Western" science starting with the Greeks who fumbled around with concepts they saw in Egypt and other societies for years as the basis of their "rational" philosophy. But even within that there was still a tremendous amount of symbolism within their work and most of it was nothing more than a rehashing of what came before in a way that other folks could understand. Speaking of Symbolism in art, many modern artists use the same symbols.... [IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C10yBHUXEAAjtCE.jpg[/IMG] "The Magician" by Rian Hughes.... And some books magazines go on this to great detail.... http://www.heavymetal.com/news/14-page-preview-of-heavy-metal-286-the-magick-special/ Comics are a great source of symbolism and there are more than a few who get into it. [IMG]http://www.heavymetal.com/v2/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/286-65.jpg[/IMG] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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