By: Ranilo Abando (Manila, October 19, 2020) *** These are judgment scenes from the Egyptian Book of the Dead. In some scenes from the book (version from ~1275 BCE,) the dead man (Hunefer) is taken into the judgment hall by the jackal-headed Anubis. The next scene is the weighing of his heart, with Ammut awaitingContinue reading “Egyptian Book of the Dead: Weighing of the Heart”
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The Beast Inside the Hallways of the Lower Mind
By: Ranilo Abando (Manila, October 13, 2020) *** For today, I will discuss a topic that has preoccupied the ancients probably more than any other subject. Their use of the serpent symbolism to represent the message is widespread. You can find it in the great ancient civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Canaan, India, Greece, Pre-Columbian CentralContinue reading “The Beast Inside the Hallways of the Lower Mind”