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Making an Ancient Egyptian Mummy

Making an Ancient Egyptian Mummy
Making an Ancient Egyptian Mummy The ancient Egyptians believed that, after death, the body was the home of the individual's spirit as he or she journeyed through the after-life. If the body was destroyed through decomposition, there was danger that the spirit would also be destroyed. Preserving the body in as close to its life-like condition would assure the preservation of the individual's spiritual essence. It is believed that the process of mummification was developed at least 2,500 years before the birth of Christ. The Greek historian Herodotus described the ancient Egyptian methods of mummification around the year 450 BC. "The embalmers, when a corpse is brought to them, show the relatives wooden models of dead bodies, as accurate as a painting. "First, they remove the brain through the nostrils with a curved iron implement, getting some of it out like this and the rest by pouring in solvents. "That is the most expensive way.

Ancient China Life History Facts:Dynasties,Discoveries,Religions,Crossbow,Sports,Chopsticks Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt history covers a continuous period of over three thousand years. To put this in perspective - most modern countries count their histories in hundreds of years. Only modern China can come anywhere near this in terms of historical continuity. The entire civilization of Ancient Egypt was based on religion, and their beliefs were important to them. Ancient Egypt belief in the rebirth after death became their driving force behind their funeral practices. Ancient Egypt believed that death was simply a temporary interruption, rather than complete cessation, of life, and that eternal life could be ensured by means like piety to the gods, preservation of the physical form through Mummification, and the provision of statuary and other funerary equipment. This scene depicts what occurs after a person has died, according to ancient Egypt. Beginning with the upper left-hand corner, the deceased appears before a panel of 14 judges to make an accounting for his deeds during life.

Primary History - Romans The Life of An Egyptian Initiate The Life of An Egyptian Initiate I am El-An, an Initiate in The Ancient Mystery Schools of Egypt. I am the first in line - on your left. I have come to tell you about the different Initiations. In ancient Egypt there were many degrees of Initiation and many Levels of Priesthoods. Some of the priests were born into families of Priests or Priestesses where it was assumed they would follow the path of the family bloodline. One could also become a Priest or Priestess after a long course of study, fasting, and ritual. High Priests were initiated by Ra, himself, in the Great Pyramid when the Sun aligned with the capstone by exact degree. These Priests would study for many years to achieve this level of spiritual accomplishment. At the time of the Initiation of the High Priests and Priestesses, a stillness would befall the land. Once inside the Great Initiation Pyramid the illusions would begin. The Initiates would enter a secret Chamber in the Pyramid where anything could happen. 0 Deg. 0 Deg.

Ancient China - The Ancient Chinese Civilization Chinese Historical Accounts the Forbidden City, the home of the Chinese emperors until the last dynasty was overthrown in the 20th century Chinese history, until the twentieth century, was written mostly by members of the ruling scholar-official class and was meant to provide the ruler with precedents to guide or justify his policies. These accounts focused on dynastic politics and colorful court histories and included developments among the commoners only as backdrops. The historians described a Chinese political pattern of dynasties, one following another in a cycle of ascent, achievement, decay, and rebirth under a new family. Of the consistent traits identified by independent historians, a salient one has been the capacity of the Chinese to absorb the people of surrounding areas into their own civilization. Sun-Tzu, the realist writer of the the influential "Art of War" The first prehistoric dynasty is said to be Xia , from about the twenty-first to the sixteenth century B.C.

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Philosophie et spiritulité de l'antique temple égyptien. (Partie 2) Pensée 2. « Quand les oreilles de l’élève sont prêtes à entendre, c’est alors que viennent les lèvres pour les remplir de Sagesse. » Le Kybalion (Hermès Trismégiste). Pensée 3. « Toute Cause à son effet ; tout effet a sa cause ; tout arrive conformément à la Loi ; la Chance n’est qu’un nom donné à la Loi méconnue ; il y a de nombreux plans de causation, mais rien n’échappe à la Loi. » Le Kybalion (Hermès Trismégiste). Pensée 4. « J’ai été initié dans ces mystères. En vérité je ne répèterai jamais ce que j’ai entendu. 3.1. — La classe sacerdotale Tous n’étaient pas des prêtres dans cette « Maison » représentée par le clergé de l’ancienne Égypte, qui vivait dans l’enceinte des temples et de ses annexes, mais beaucoup l’étaient à un titre ou à un autre. 3.2. — L’accession au sacerdoce Il est difficile de dégager une règle définissant les conditions d’accès aux fonctions sacerdotales pour toutes les époques. 3.3. — La pensée religieuse 3.4. — Le statut de prêtre 3.5. — Hiérarchie du clergé

Qin Dynasty, Qin Dynasty History, History of Ancient China Era Information Time: 221 B.C.-207B.C.Location of Capital: Xianyang City in Shanxi Province, not far from Xian Emperors: Ying Zheng, Fushu, Zi Ying Replaced by:Han Dynasty In 221 B.C.,Chinese were unified for the first time to construct a great country that ended the long era of disunity and warring. In that year the western frontier state of Qin, the most aggressive of the Warring States, subjugated the last of its rival state.Centralization and autarchy were achieved by ruthless methods and focused on standardizing legal codes, bureaucratic procedures, the forms of writing and coinage, and the pattern of thought and scholarship. To silence criticism of imperial rule, the kings banished or put to death many dissenting Confucian scholars and confiscated and burned their books. In order to fend off barbarian intrusion, the fortification walls built by the various warring states were connected to make a 5,000-kilometer-long great wall.

Philosophie et spiritulité de l'antique temple égyptien. (Partie 1) Pensée 1. «.Les demi-initiés, reconnaissant la non-réalité relative de l’Univers, s’imaginent qu’ils peuvent défier ses Lois. Ce sont des sots insensés et présomptueux qui vont se briser contre les écueils et que les éléments déchireront à cause de leur folie. Le véritable initié connaissant la nature de l’Univers, se sert de la Loi contre les lois, du supérieur contre l’inférieur, et par l’Art de l’Alchimie, il transmute les choses viles en des choses précieuses.; c’est ainsi qu’il triomphe. La Maîtrise ne se manifeste pas par des rêves anomaux, des visions et des idées fantastiques, mais par l’utilisation des forces supérieures contre les forces inférieures, en évitant les souffrances des plans inférieurs en vibrant sur les plans supérieurs. 1 — POLYTHÉISME OU MONOTHÉISME DE LA RELIGION DE L’ancienne ÉGYPTE ? L’Égypte antique a-t-elle été monothéiste ? Aborder le thème du monothéisme en Ancienne Égypte est un exercice aussi passionnant que périlleux. Quelques définitions. Hénothéisme

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