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One enduring mystery from ancient Egypt is the identity and import of Horus the Elder. This is little understood in the modern day. What is sometimes called the Ennead describes a group of deities who had incarnations over time and encountered one another often. Horus the Elder belongs in this group, although the Ennead of Heliopolis does not always include him. In the stories that survive, Set killed Osiris, whom other factors in the religion seem to suggest remains dead due to being evil. Why did Set do this? It is not so much a senseless act when one looks for Horus the Elder in the story. Horus the Elder had been killed by Osiris. The fact that Horus the Younger appears later could suggest that Horus the Elder was really his father and the murder had a motive of passion, since it was Osiris who was married to Horus the Younger’s mother Isis, and not Horus the Elder. Alternatively, connecting Horus the Elder and Horus the Younger through theories of reincarnation could have been a preoccupation in Egypt, and may have resulted in the theories Egyptians had of multiple souls and their vagaries. Why would this matter? You’d have to know Horus the Elder to understand.

The relationships between Egyptian gods and their associations in the Hindu pantheons may be surprising sometimes if looked at today, and obviously most of them are lost to time, but there was a period in history when they were intentional and fairly well understood, perhaps as much as the Greek and Roman gods.

For instance, Horus the Elder has an association which should not be listed, as does Ptah. But Horus the Younger is associated with Rudra, which is surprising in view of Set’s association with Shiva because in Hinduism Rudra is considered something like a vedic Shiva, to say the very least. Often Rudra is seen to be an aspect of Shiva outright. Hathor is associated with Parvati, though, which starts to bring things into focus again if we consider the myths involved. The truth of what we can infer about Set and Horus may carry much esoteric value, but it does suggest that there’s more to their relationship than myths we hear of today that mostly play out ancient Egyptian warnings about strangers and foreign influences. These were very common in ancient Egypt and were the major system for warning people of foreign threats.

Bast is associated with Sachi. Nephthys is associated with Lakshmi. Thoth may be associated with Kartikeya in his Subrahmanya aspect, but this is a little less clear.

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Ancient Egypt and Hinduism

Posted on October 15, 2026 by Lync Dalton ~WEPWAWET~ Hinduism Khemeticism Religions 0

It is generally recognized that human life originated in Africa. Modern humans, including those in Africa and every other continent, are from a group of early hominids that developed in East Africa, some of whom interbred and eventually created early human culture. Therefore, it is somewhat obvious and actually true that the first human avatar of Vishnu, Rama, would have been located in Africa. Humans were very important to Earth by this time in a spiritual sense, as the myth of Rama states. The identity of Hanuman is likely a friendly and capable Australopithecus who became friends with Rama. Sita was very likely from somewhere on the Arabian Peninsula, where by Rama’s time humans were probably starting to migrate. They had probably not gotten as far as South Asia yet. That is how ancient the story of Rama is.

It is essentially the story of a young prince named Rama, who had several siblings and three mothers, had trouble with his family and then saved the spiritual hierarchy on Earth from a serious threat. It ends with him being a very successful king in his homeland. The myth of Ra places this kingdom in Egypt.

Therefore, the name Rama is seemingly a reference to the Egyptian sun god Ra and possibly his wife Ma’at as well, and not the other way around. Ma’at does not refer to Sita, but probably rather a female depiction of God, being described as an ultimate arbiter and symbol of truth and goodness. Sita does not seem to correspond to an Egyptian deity, but Ma’at might correspond to extremely lofty elements in Shaktism. Ra corresponds to Vishnu, though, if Ra corresponds to Rama.

Ra keeps Set close. In ancient Egypt, Set was depicted as an outsider, a vegetarian, an offbeat householder, and violent, which are all traits associated with Shiva.

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The Mahabharata and numbers

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Lync Dalton ~WEPWAWET~ Hinduism history sacred text 0

I’m about 1,500 pages into the illustrious Mahabharata. It is an historical epic known in the history-loving Hindu tradition, daunting in size and sweeping in scale.

The story is very old, some of it clearly much older than the text itself. Some believe that parts of it date from an extremely early hominid migration into the Indian subcontinent. Much of the Mahabharata takes place so long ago that it seems (in some translations) perhaps to refer to women going into oestrus instead of having the ovulation and menstrual cycle that modern humans are currently understood to have.

The Mahabharata presents many excellent examples of how numbers in ancient texts and oral histories may not necessarily always translate directly into modern numbers. An extremely long time ago, a word like a hundred would’ve often been closer to the idea of “too many to keep track of easily” than ten groups of ten, and a word like a thousand would’ve been closer to the idea of “effectively uncountable, especially considering the fact that a comprehensive number system has not been invented yet” than ten groups of ten times ten. It was hard to conceive of numbers when we didn’t really have them.

What is still very important to understand is that a looser numerical system would not diminish the text’s portrayal of placing high value on extravagant generosity and prosperity, and the scale of riches it sometimes suggests does become staggering almost beyond imagination.

Our current standard system of numbers used throughout the world today was probably invented about 4,000 years ago or so in North Africa, according to Earth Logos. The Mahabharata in its current form was compiled and transcribed within the span of this time, but the following passage, which occurs near the beginning of the text, before Vaisampayana begins narrating, gives some idea of how numbers were a subject of specialization and how they seemed to fit into oral history.

“Sauti said, ‘One chariot, one elephant, five foot-soldiers, and three horses form one Patti; three pattis make one Sena-mukha; three sena-mukhas are called a Gulma; three gulmas, a Gana; three ganas, a Vahini; three vahinis together are called a Pritana; three pritanas form a Chamu; three chamus, one Anikini; and an anikini taken ten times forms, as it is styled by those who know, an Akshauhini. O ye best of Brahmanas, arithmeticians have calculated that the number of chariots in an Akshauhini is twenty-one thousand eight hundred and seventy. The measure of elephants must be fixed at the same number. O ye pure, you must know that the number of foot-soldiers is one hundred and nine thousand, three hundred and fifty, the number of horse is sixty-five thousand, six hundred and ten. These, O Brahmanas, as fully explained by me, are the numbers of an Akshauhini as said by those acquainted with the principles of numbers.’” – Mahabharata, section II (Vyasa, translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)

Keep in mind that at the time the text was codified thus, these sums probably represented the narrator’s mastery of arithmetic in front of his audience, which it’s easy to assume may have been very much in vogue at the time in terms of demonstrating intellectual prowess, almost like a magic trick.

In the Mahabharata, which depicts the lives and lineages of the Pandavas and the Kauravas as well as a war that ensued once between them, the text describes eighteen Akshauhinis meeting on a battlefield, while the fact remains, the kingdoms described were actually most likely city states. It is extremely unlikely that ancient kings fielded, for example, 393,660 elephants all in one place to do battle, and a fortunate unlikelihood it is at that. And indeed, earliest versions of the story may not have defined these things numerically at all. But the numbers thus being stylized seems rather to be an arcane reference to the scope of how epic these matters must’ve been and felt at the time.

Numbers are admirably objective, but their objectivity is actually subtly finite. Chaos theory is a theory that involves the fact that modern numbers and mathematics ultimately break down and get confusing because we made them up. It essentially deals with what happens when they do.

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Sacred writ

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Lync Dalton ~WEPWAWET~ history life in progress Religions sacred text 1

If you have a holy book that you cherish, it is almost certainly connected to some religion or another. It’s very important that a holy book have sound and adequate morals that it conveys. It’s very important to pay attention to the valid moral elements of the holy writ, and not to take its message too much out of context.

In the case of the Bible, for instance, it’s best to keep in mind its unique context in history, also to consider how modern politics have shifted in ways that demand further interpretation of the spirit of the work, and to stay away from falling into the quagmire of fundamentalism. Fundamentalism is an aggressive interpretation of scripture and/or religion that takes excerpts out of context and/or has a tendency to focus on the wrong points. Looked at in-depth, fundamentalism often becomes indistinguishable from superstition, and at that point, it usually carries no philosophy whatsoever. Superstition beggars belief.

Another way that fundamentalism can creep in is when something entirely out of context is selected from a sacred writ and applied to the reader’s life or the contemporary world without a clear connection to the moral message of the scripture. Again, to use the Bible as an example, it is particularly rewarding to read entire chapters in order to complete one book at a time rather than read random excerpts, and to pay close attention to the spirit of the work and its moral message in context (though this would be less applicable in the case of Psalms, for instance). Many people actually use the Bible for divination (instead of using the tarot, for instance) by flipping through it randomly and applying whatever text their eyes land on to their current situation or whatever question they’re focusing on. This is not equivalent to Bible study, and tends not to convey the same things a complete book of the Bible communicates.

Certain kinds of fundamentalists have promoted the idea that Earth is about 6,000 years old, and others have promoted the idea that we can use ancient imagery talking about time and its vagaries to conclude we have to wait hundreds of thousands of years to reach the Satya Yuga. Both theories can be disheartening. In truth, humans in general have never been as good at calendars as we are now, and old scriptures are at their best when we interpret them responsibly and deftly.

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Kalki, final Vishnu avatar

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Lync Dalton ~WEPWAWET~ Apocalypse deity work Hinduism predictions sacred text Satya Yuga 1

“For whenever there is a decline in righteousness and an increase in un-righteousness, Arjuna, then I emanate myself. For the protection of good people, for the destruction of evil-doers, and for the restoration of righteousness, I take birth in age after age.”
– Krishna, Bhagavad Gita

Messages of Kalki, the expected final Vishnu avatar who (never being evil) overcomes evil with good, and who helps restore dharma to the world, have existed for a long time. They’re prophecies given by Hindu prophets, and they hold secrets about the Apocalypse and yuga turn (the transition from the Kali Yuga to the Satya Yuga). They talk about Kalki as a real person who lives at the end of the Kali Yuga (our current age, which is at its end, if things run their proper course).

I’ve recovered some interesting information that seems to be present in various Kalki prophecies, some of which is obscure and/or known only in certain regions:

Kalki is the living avatar of Vishnu, a good and just god. Kalki champions dharma, which involves people fulfilling their potential as good and productive beings (individually and collectively).
Kalki is Vishnu born to help humans attain the living paradise of Satya Yuga.
Kalki hates evil.
Kalki is supposed to defeat evil. Kalki tries to save the world alongside the other people who want to rise above evil, defeat it, and have a good and productive future for humanity.
In or before the 1800s, prophets started having visions of Kalki turning out to be a woman: Vishnu’s first female human avatar. Otherwise, Kalki seems to undertake the very serious challenge of the Apocalypse in his youth or early manhood.
In or before the 1500s, prophets started having visions of Kalki having trouble at some point with being plagiarized. Even before that, it was understood that Kalki would be a sacred scholar who studied morality, dharma, ethics, and other things. Vishnu avatars are all philosophers.
In or before the 1400s, prophets started describing that Kalki would be one of several children, and have evil siblings, who are very depraved, who are unjust to Kalki, and who perpetrate offensive acts that Vishnu hates, and that the righteous hate. Kalki, however, was expected to be good and just, and to have sound philosophies.
Kalki is predicted to have chronic health issues for long periods, and these health problems will place undue limitations on Kalki’s life and lifestyle.
Kalki has something like a built-in cosmic calculator. This could describe a kind of alchemical mental state connected with Logos.
There has been an understanding that Kalki would be a musician, and may write songs.
Kalki was expected to have a mystery to solve about some of the evil going on in the world, and would present what was discovered to the public on some kind of screen.
Kalki was prophesied by some to be a survivor of abuse.
It’s been said that Kalki works specifically with (and as) multiple Vedic and Upanishad gods, including Vishnu, Kartikeya’s identities (notably Murugan, Skanda, and Subrahmanya), and Durga, and counts as the avatar of all of those. Kalki also has a special relationship with the god Shiva, who is Kartikeya’s father and Durga’s consort. Kalki also has special identification with Rama, Vishnu’s first human avatar.
Kalki is an avatar who becomes aware of being an avatar at some point relatively early in life.
Kalki must live a long life. Kalki may experience a resurrection and transfiguration at some point.
Kalki is associated with a white horse. Kalki may own a white horse.
Kalki is associated with a parrot. Kalki may own a parrot.
Kalki is associated with a sword. Kalki may receive or have a physical, etheric, or metaphorical weapon that could be called or compared to a sword.
Some prophecies have claimed that Kalki would be born in a land that was associated with dreams.
Kalki is supposed to be instrumental in getting humanity through the Apocalypse at the end of the Kali Yuga and into the sacred Satya Yuga.
Kalki confronts demons, and engages in battles with them.
Kalki cares about and cooperates with righteous people who champion virtue during a time when too much human virtue is lost.
More than one person, including someone who holds special interest for the god Brahma, is prophesied to be destined to help and be close with Kalki. They must have good and enjoyable lives to create an environment that blooms into the Satya Yuga.
Kalki has a spouse at some point who is probably associated with an island somewhere and is either named after a flower, or known for being beautiful or delicate like a flower.
Kalki is a leader.
The numbers of years often quoted as the duration of the various yugas may very likely be estimations or figurative.
Kalki will be born around the time when humans are running out of dharma so much that they’re hitting a very serious crisis point.

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The Winning of Sita

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Lync Dalton Hinduism history sacred text 1

The bride sits on her velvet throne.
Her red sari is heavy with gold,
drawn ’round her jasmine-plaited hair.
It hides her smooth brow,
shining with rubies and pearls,
and her large eyes
turned within.

Her jeweled feet rest in rose petals.
Garlands twine a canopy above
the narrow-waisted,
the envy of maidens,
King Janaka’s daughter.

Mithila’s bravest princes
gather at her feet.
The bronzed arms
of two hundred heroes
flex with pride and glory.
Who will lift Shiva’s bow
and claim her?

She smiles at none.
Her veiled eyes do not reveal
her secret desire.

Twenty thousand blow their conches and ring their bells
when the first man bends to lift the bow
glittering in the morning sun.
But when the evening star rises above
the dim embers of the sinking orb,
the bow lies in the dust still,
unmoved, none dare whisper.

Then the golden Prince of Ayodhya
enters the city of Sita.
Her breath soaks inward,
collected in a quiet pool,
and the air hangs heavy
over the earth standing still.

In one swinging motion Rama raises the bow,
bends the ends of infinity,
and cracks the waiting silence.
Her eyes, still inward, see the sun.
— From The Ramayana by Valmiki, translated by Linda Egenes and Kumuda Reddy

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