Mitologia Egípcia - Isis Osiris e Hórus

Well, Egypt. I see that those who came here attracted by the theme "Egypt", it is because he came attracted by the mysteries. Because talking about Egypt is necessarily talking about the mysteries. Egypt is very interesting. Before we talk about the myth itself, it is important to talk about the meaning of mythology, where does the myth come from and what does the myth mean. An interesting thing that works within the study of philosophy in the classical way here at New Acropolis, is with the idea that in reality this world we live in, It is a reflection

of another matrix. What is actually spoken of in various traditions, is that there actually would be a way from which all things arise. For Plato this form would be the world of ideas. To masons they talk about the great architect, the one who builds the world. Jung, for example, will talk about archetypes. So, all these traditions will say that, in fact, this world, it is a pale reflection of a real world. And why am I saying this? Why talk about this world, which is this matrix world, from which all things arise, Necessarily implies talking about

the myth. And what does the myth mean? The myth, according to very ancient traditional schools, talks about this knowledge that deals with the reality of nature. But the myth is not yet the capture of reality itself. What was said is that at the beginning of all things, there would be ideas. It is very curious when we think of ideas, usually comes to mind "thoughts", but in reality ideas would be the matrices from which all things arise, the matrices of thought. What would those ideas be? It is as if they were beings from which all things

would arise. And then you have the idea of ??love, the idea of ??justice, the idea of ??beauty, the idea of ??good. So first you have the idea, after you have the idea you have a concept. And after you have a concept, which is already a slightly more rational elaboration of the spirit, of the idea, then you have the symbol. What is a symbol in reality? For the Egyptians, the symbol of the symbol, the way they talked about the symbol, it was two hands joined together. It means that the symbol, in reality, it carries a meaning,

the symbol carries an idea, the symbol carries an essence. What will be a myth in reality? The myth he will be an emblem. What does an emblem mean? Blavatsky says that the emblem is a set of several different symbols. So when we talk about mythology, what are we talking about? Let's deal with the matrices from which all things arise. And if we're talking about myth, we will have a key to understanding reality on several different levels. So when we deal with mythology, what are we going to deal with? Of fundamental keys to understand the entire

manifested universe! so when we are dealing with myth, in reality, we are dealing with an extremely deep knowledge, That will give us elements to read the world around us. not only read the world from a psychological point of view, because normally when we read the mythological keys, are always dealing with the human psyche, but it will give a key to understanding the world from a cosmological point of view, cosmogonic, the origin of the world, from the point of view of anthropogenesis the emergence of man and also the psychological key. So, look what an interesting thing.

When we talk about mythology, let's talk about the great matrices of the creation of the world that we know. That is why it is extremely precious knowledge. And why does New Acropolis rescue this knowledge? When we look at the history of the study of mythology, not so much in the last century, but more in the nineteenth century, which is the century where Blavatsky, who is a great philosopher who greatly inspires New Acropolis, and it is the century with which she dialogues, We will see that the vision of mythology that we have today has already matured

a lot. In fact, in the nineteenth or eighteenth century, when the first studies of mythology appear, there is an extremely prejudiced view Egyptian mythology, Greek mythology. As if they were "stories for the ox to sleep". As if they were little stories, That those people, who didn't have much logic, those primitive peoples counted. Because they didn't have much knowledge, and they needed to give an answer to the world. So they needed to make up stories. And it was these stories that were passed down from generation to generation. The founder of New Acropolis used to say "it's

good that we thought so, because at least many of these stories have been preserved." And many of these stories have not been misrepresented, because they did not consider this mythology to bring deep knowledge. So this is already a great advance now in the twentieth century, especially with Jung. In psychology, we see a much greater appreciation about the meaning of the myth. Let's go, for example, in therapy, the use of myth, of archetypes. So we started using that knowledge, which is already a somewhat mature view. But still, the study of common mythology still does not make

the bridge between greater knowledge, that are these that we are going to talk a little more about. This knowledge talking about the origin of the universe, this knowledge talking about the origin of man. So, if, on the one hand, we deny all this knowledge in this pre-logical stage, "they were childish, they didn't know anything," On the other hand, we appropriate a part of this knowledge, but it still uses it in a limited way, bringing him to the psychological universe. "No, of course, Seth within Egyptian mythology, You're talking about the dark forces of the psyche." Indeed,

it makes sense. But Seth is actually saying a lot more than that. He's talking about an idea, about a power of nature. What does New Acropolis seek to do, then, is exactly to rescue this knowledge, so that man has clues to better understand the reality that surrounds him. So what we're going to do today is evaluate the myth from that perspective. Looking to rescue the idea. Remember I told you what the myth is going to be? It will be the representation of an idea. To see if you better understand what this idea is, we managed

to appropriate the knowledge of the myth, and make it a practical experience, a daily experience, which is exactly the proposal of New Acropolis. What is the myth? It's a great story. Remember I said that's where all things come from? It's the matrix! The great architect of the universe. If we understand these little stories, we can give answers to life, And we can understand the history of all nature. Because we are talking about historical interpretation keys and psychological interpretation keys. One thing I always like to tell is that in ancient peoples, the shaman of the tribe,

for example, used to tell a story when the person was suffering from a problem, because he realized that, upon hearing the story, the person found a solution to their problem. In reality, our stories always repeat themselves. So if you know the basic matrix, you can find out where you are in the middle of your own story. And you realize how your own history repeats itself Just like the history of mankind. And that's what we're going to be about, about one of those great stories so that we can give answers to our life and better understand

the reality where we are. So this is the first clarification about the idea, the spirit that is behind all things, the essence. The second thing that is important to talk about, and bowing is the great Egyptian civilization. I don't know if you've studied it, you've certainly asked yourself: "Why so much history regarding the Egyptians? Why are they considered so special and with such deep knowledge?" In fact, when we go to study about historical Egypt, We don't go that far back in time. Let's get to about three thousand years before Christ, which is when upper and

lower Egypt were unified. So that's the official story, it's the story we know. But why is Egypt so interesting? First, because the great cultural matrix that we live in is the Greek matrix. And when we see in Greek literature, the most famous phrase comes from Plato's Timaeus. What will Plato say? He will say: "Look, Solon, who was my grandfather, already said that when he was in Egypt, the egyptians said that the greeks are but mere children, The Egyptians are much older than you." So that already gives us an idea of ??what Egypt represented at the

time. In fact, the very word Egypt is how the Greeks called them. Because "Egypt" means "mystery" to the Greeks. The word that the Egyptians themselves used to call themselves was "Kem". Kem was the red earth, it was the black earth. So much so that the word alchemy, this closed, occult knowledge, comes from the very word Kem, which is how the Egyptians called themselves. And why is a civilization so special, so shrouded in mystery? I said that the history we know dates back three thousand years before Christ. But if we see other references, like Blavatsky, for

example, again To quote it, because it is an important reference, she will talk about a much older Egypt, which is this Red Egypt, that would actually be lost in the mists of history. And she talks about a history that goes back to ten thousand years before Christ. You will think that ten thousand years before Christ, We don't have any reference to that. Not really. But what is interesting about Egypt, and that Blavatsky will talk about it too, is that Egypt would drink from a much older civilization. And then let's talk about a mythical civilization, that

some people go to great lengths to find out, Which is the Atlantean civilization. So we trace Egypt back to the Atlantean civilization and this kind of knowledge. So that's why we started to see that there are elements, of this culture and civilization, extremely deep, hidden, and that today we still know very little. If we stop to think about what has actually been revealed about the hieroglyphs, and what we actually know is very little. So, there is still a lot to discover about this civilization. So, just so we can have an idea of ??what this great

tradition was. Before entering the myth, it is convenient to talk a little about who the Egyptians were, the way they lived, what was the prevailing mentality. To understand a mythology it is important to place it in a historical moment, and that's what we do at New Acropolis. The first big picture of Egypt that we usually have is of the great pyramid. And when we look at the great pyramid, we refer to an important value within the Egyptian culture, which was the value of hierarchy. What does hierarchy mean to the Egyptians? When we think of hierarchy

today, the way we see hierarchy is very prejudiced. There is always talk of a heavy, closed structure, difficult to handle. Today we need everything but hierarchy. This is the commonly held view. But in reality when we think about the origin of the word hierarchy, remember I said: concept, idea. So let's see if we can somehow live up to the idea. When they talked about the hierarchy, they were really talking about holy order. Within a Christian theology, it would be that order of angels. That would be the hierarchy, which is closely associated with Hindu mythology and

imagination, to the idea of ??Dharma, the idea of ??universal order. And it is very interesting that the pyramid itself it brings some very interesting elements for us to evaluate. First, the pyramid has a square base. What does this square base mean? Usually the number four, the cube, Plato talks about it, other traditions talk about it. Manifestation in the material world, in the concrete world, it is the base where all things happen. It is the vehicle where the demonstration takes place. And what do you have, besides this cube, besides this square base? A triangle, normally associated

with the element of fire. So, we have the cube, it is not a cube, but a square, associated with the earth element, and you have a triangle associated with the fire element. Then you have the material base and the spiritual base where all things meet. And it is very curious, because usually when talking about the pyramids, they are spoken of as places where the Pharaohs were buried. And that is the story Muslims tell today. If you go to Egypt today, Muslims will be very proud to say: "look, our tombs today are extremely simple, we don't

build anything as ostentatious as what the Egyptians did." But they don't understand that instead of being tombs, the pyramids were great chambers of initiation, where knowledge was passed from master to disciple. So it's quite a different interpretation. And why was the hierarchy important? Because Pharaoh was the symbol of the one at the top. It was the symbol of the initiate, which leads to another important concept in the Egyptian imaginary that I'm going to tell you. So, the first concept, the idea of ??hierarchy, remember? Holy order, which was important in Egyptian tradition. The second important idea

to mention is initiation. Many times we hear "initiation? What is initiation?" Today it has become almost fashionable to talk about these things and we don't really know what they mean. Remember when I told you at the beginning, That these various traditions said that this world was a reflection of a real world, from a matrix from which all things would have arisen? Remember I told you that? When we talk about "initiation" and "initiated", we are talking about a state of consciousness where the initiate can access the matrix from which all things come. Basically this is the

"initiation". Because traditions say that this world that we know this world in which we communicate, this world in which we speak, in reality it is only half the story, it's a very limited part of history, Because they say there are levels of consciousness and possibilities of manifestation for man, far beyond those we know. When you say "initiation", what are you talking about? Initiation into another plane of consciousness. That is, man can see more, he manages to capture that matrix from which all things arise. So this is another important concept and that is present in the

myth of Osiris, Isis and Horus, and that is important for us to understand. This is the second aspect. The third aspect, which is important for us to consider today, Is that the Egypt that exists today in North Africa does not correspond, it has absolutely nothing to do with the original Egypt. It is important to consider that where ancient Egypt was, was invaded by the Persians, by the Macedonians, it was later invaded by the Romans and later conquered by the Muslims. So what you see is a succession of people passing through Egypt. Then all that knowledge

was shut down. Today what you have in Egypt is a very vibrant Muslim civilization, where this culture predominates. So, everything that was the past no longer has anything to do with the present. We still used to, when we don't have contact with these peoples, have a very romantic view. We have a very romantic view of Egypt, a very romantic view of Greece a very romantic vision of India. But honestly the India of the past, the Greece of the past, China of the past, Japan of the past, no longer exist. We try to rescue the traditions,

because these people are no longer there, these cultures have already changed. Another important thing for us to understand the Egyptian mentality, that's when we see all these different figures in the form of gods. Remember I talked about that idea that everything comes from a universal matrix, of the great ideas that manifest themselves in the concrete world? When the Egyptians represented the gods in animal forms, they used a symbolic form, extremely sophisticated, To talk about capturing an idea. Remember I said what the symbol was? Both hands together. The symbol carries a meaning. When you speak of

a hawk-faced God, a God with the face of an ibis, a God with the face of a cat, what are you talking about? You're talking about an idea! You're talking about an essence of nature represented through a symbol. One thing that Blavatsky and the founder of New Acropolis talk about, and which is interesting, it is as if in the future we went to a church and saw the symbol of the dove, of the bull, and let's say: "Wow, these people were very primitive. They worshiped the pigeon, the bull, it was complete nonsense." It's the same

thing actually. So when we look at another civilization and we don't quite understand. We think they were fools, they worshiped animals. It doesn't make any sense The same thing refers to this. Remember I told you that the chambers where the Pharaohs were placed, Were they initiation chambers so that the Pharaohs could see another reality? The same thing, the same analogy applies to the Catholic Church today. This is not so customary in Brazil, but in Europe we know that most famous people, and people from ancient times, was buried inside the church. So the principle is the

same. So it's interesting for us to relativize these things to be able to better understand and enter into the Egyptian mentality. When we get rid of our prejudices, we have conditions to evaluate these cultures in a slightly cleaner way. And this is exactly our proposal. So this is a little bit, just so we can have an idea, give an initial note, because we are talking about ideas, we are talking about capturing concepts through symbols which are expressed in myths, which are, in reality, the great history of nature, and which are expressed by a civilization With

extremely rich, ancient and profound knowledge. And then let's talk about myth itself. I know you came here to hear the story. Isis, Osiris and Horus. What are you talking about? Let's see if we now get into the symbolism of the story. Well, tell the legends of old, when they talk about a great Pharaoh, the Pharaoh Osiris. It is said that Osiris was the one who brought the knowledge of agriculture to men, alongside his beautiful wife Isis, who taught men to cultivate the land. Osiris was a great Pharaoh, noble, virtuous, respected throughout the empire, And he

was truly a Pharaoh such as had never been seen. But, Seth, who was his brother, extremely jealous, he decided to set a trap for Osiris. He takes advantage of an occasion when Osiris goes on a journey, and throw a party, makes a big occasion, throws a party and invites Osiris back. Only what does he do? He builds a Coffin, a wooden coffin. Only he builds a wooden coffin exactly the size of Osiris. He then sets up the party, calls Osiris and Isis and proposes a game. "Ah, now that we're all together, let's do this, each

one tries to get inside that wooden coffin Whoever fits inside the coffin takes it home as a reward. Fantastic, let's play." Then one by one, they all go into the coffin, trying it on to see if it fits. But of course the only one who fits is Osiris. At the same time, when Osiris then enters the coffin, Seth imprisons his own brother and throws him into the waters of the Nile. After that having happened, Isis is desperate, cries deeply for the loss of her husband and runs after him through the waters of the Nile to

see if he can recover at least his body. Meanwhile the coffin sails and sails until it gets close to a palace. And in that palace then he stops at a large, leafy tree, which was in the middle of the palace, was an acacia tree. Isis, desperate, runs after her husband, but she smells a scent so fragrant and so wonderful and she knows that then her husband's body must be near, she then follows that special scent and arrives inside the palace where she discovers her husband's coffin. She then disguises herself, because imagine a God, with wings.

She disguises herself, puts on her cloak, enters the house and introduces herself as the one who wants to serve the house, because she wanted to pick up the coffin where her husband was. So while the owners of that house, the king and queen, Were sleeping, she took the opportunity to enter the child's room and fly over the cradle to make that child become immortal. But while she was doing that, the lady of the house finds out, and is desperate. "Who are you? What are you doing with my son?" She then looks at it and at

the same time reveals her identity. The king, then, when he hears of it, asks what she wants, and hands over the coffin where Osiris is. But the boy who was supposed to have immortality because he was with Isis flying over his cradle, cannot achieve immortality. Because just as he was about to achieve immortality, the mother manages to discover it. And it is at this time that she returns with Osiris' coffin and goes to the palace. But arriving at the palace, who discovers that Osiris had returned? Seth. At that moment then he does a definite thing:

he takes the body of Osiris and divides it into fourteen pieces and scattered the fourteen pieces over the waters of the Nile. Isis then becomes desperate, cries and mourns deeply, because now she doesn't know what to do to collect her husband's parts. She then gets on top of her barge and sails down the Nile. She manages to find almost all the pieces. Isis finds thirteen pieces of her husband. Except for the phallus which is hidden in the river. Isis then takes her husband's body and then a magical process begins and which afterwards became known throughout

the history of Egypt It is the first process of mummification or osirification. She then mummifies her husband, because she manages to discover the secret of the heavens, and through this magical process, give Osiris life again. And after he has life, she gets him a child. Horus a strong, vigorous son is born. Even if the phallus was left, the magical process allows her to give birth Except that Osiris, despite having come back to life, could no longer return to normal life, reign in the common world. He needed now to ascend to heaven. And that's what happens,

Osiris ascends to heaven Isis then returns to the palace, breastfeed your child and this is a common image that we see all the time, of Isis suckling Horus, and it also has a parallel with the virgin Mary, suckling her baby Jesus, and she, returning then to the palace, takes care of the child. Horus then grows, strong, beautiful, the one who was destined to succeed Osiris and be king. But who was ruling the kingdom now? It was Seth, his brother who had managed to get rid of Osiris. Horus then goes to the heavens and asks "Atum":

"I want my throne back, my throne has been usurped! Osiris is my father, I deserve the throne." And it is then that a great fight takes place between Horus and Seth. Horus and Seth fight again and again and again until finally Horus manages to win. He wins and has the right to be the rightful heir to the throne. But Seth doesn't die. Ra, says to Horus: "Despite having vanquished Seth, Seth will be guarding my boat. Seth doesn't die, Seth lives on to be the guardian of my boat." Horus then begins to reign. And Osiris is

in heaven, watching over the kingdom of Horus. Waiting until such time as he can receive all those who go to the kingdom of Ammit. Well, that's the story. There are many symbolic elements as you can see. Any resemblance to the myth of Christ is not mere coincidence. Because traditions all meet and we're going to find out why. Well, so let's evaluate the story a little, trying to capture, and I want you to do this exercise with me. When preparing a lecture, do a study on it, It is an extremely interesting exercise, that's why we always

invite you to the philosophy course, because a lecture is something very punctual. To get a little deeper into the idea, in the spirit that each of these gods represents. Some people say that when we get into monotheistic religions, we lost a lot, why? Because we made all the powers of nature were synthesized into a single point. It's interesting, but at the same time, we have lost all this diversity of the forces of nature. So when we talk about the various gods, in reality we are talking about several potencies, that exist both outside and within us.

So, there is a profusion of gods within each one of us. When we look at myth, we look, somehow in order, for and all that myriad of gods that each one has. So let's talk a little bit about each of these great gods, starting with the greatest of all, which is Osiris. Osiris, who is the first god, it has a very interesting image, I don't know if you've seen it, he is usually represented with the crown of the lower and upper Nile, from lower and upper Egypt, and always with crossed arms, where on one side

it has a whip, which is a whip, on the other side it has a hook. This is the first interesting representation. Osiris, who is it? Osiris is the very idea of ??the Self. I am. The spirit, the triangle, the Self, the one who remains beyond time This is very interesting regarding Osiris. At the same time that he is the father, he is a solar figure, It is the omnipotent all too, it has these two associations. Big Osiris and little Osiris, who is Osiris who is a spirit, it is the one that manifests, it is the

one that is the matrix, it is the one that is the origin. So Osiris, what does he do? He has a whip, which is the force of manifestation, where all things spread out and the world happens. And at the same time he has the strength of the hook, who is the one who draws all things to himself So, it shows this dual force of nature and at the same time that power, the power of him who is. "I am." There is no better way to express the Osiris idea. Remember I told you? The Osiris-symbol expresses

the Osiris-idea in nature. Why do the mythology of several different peoples meet? Because they refer to an idea. So Osiris represents this one, the father. A very interesting thing, is that Osiris appears as the one who taught men the art of agriculture. Remember I told you that? Remember that mythology also has a psychological key, a cosmological key and a historical key? There are actually several keys, just to name a few. If we consider the whole Atlantean origin and history, That I told you that it is associated, when we see the figure of Osiris teaching men

agriculture, we are talking about, possibly, great masters that would have brought knowledge to man in the area of ??agriculture, in the area of ??medicine, in other areas of knowledge as well. So Osiris has this representation of the great spirit, but at the same time this historical representation. Then we speak of a figure who probably lived in Egypt, but in an extremely remote Egypt. So this is the first image. And then we go through the story step by step, so that we can interpret how this Osiris, The I, imprisoned in the Wooden Coffin, which is the

same image of Christ, the I, fastened to a cross We will see that there is a very strong similarity between these two images. Then the first thing, Osiris, with whip and hook, the "I am" through the ages. Isis is another important figure for us to work with. Who is Isis? Isis is the great mother. Isis is associated with matter, Isis is the throne where the spirit sits. It is the manifestation where all things happen. At the same time, Isis looks quite interesting. Isis is the magician, she has the hidden knowledge, She discovers the knowledge of

the heavens to make the first mummification, the osirification process. So while Osiris is the goal and destiny, Isis will be the way and it is also the expression of love. What does love do, the love-idea? Remember I made this proposal to you? We talked about the idea "I am". We are now talking about the idea of ??love. What does the idea of ??love do? The love-idea, the love-concept. Everything unites. The representation of love. Isis breastfeeding her son. What is the representation of Isis breastfeeding her son? It is the matrix of life, from which all things

arise. Love generates, gives birth and at the same time unifies all things around a center. Then we have the final goal, which is Osiris, and at the same time we have Isis, that it is this priestess who goes in search of her father. So what is she going to do next? She will pick up the pieces of her husband so they can be unified. So this is the power of the love-idea that manifests itself. And the strength of what Isis represents. Isis has a ladder on top of her head. And which exactly represents this idea

of ??path, the way up until reaching Osiris. It is interesting to draw a parallel between the Egyptian and Christian traditions, which is closer to us. Mary is exactly what? She is an intermediary to reach the father. What does that mean? She is a lunar symbol. That is, it is the intercessor. What does the moon do? It reflects sunlight. Isn't that exactly what she does? She has no light of her own, because it is matter, it is the way to get to what it is. That we can represent within our internal experience like the path we

take to become Osiris one day. That's why it conducts the osirification process, the enlightenment process of human experience. So that's the Isis-idea. And the Horus-idea, who is Horus? Horus is quite interesting because he is the son of Osiris and he is the son of Isis. So Horus has this dual nature, which is this human nature. At the same time as Osiris, who is in heaven, has the throne on earth, has the material aspect, The concrete aspect, the base where all things manifest. What exactly is the human experience, where it hangs upwards: the great ideas, ideals,

the quest, the way, "I am", the being; and our needs in the concrete world, to get things done. So we are also crucified. Like Christ, like Osiris, between one world and another. So Horus represents that, but at the same time represents the power of the disciple. Because he is born still very fragile, but at the same time strong. Because he is born of the goddess and he is born of the king. And what will Horus do next? He'll go to all the trouble of fighting Seth, so that he can claim his status as the true

heir to the throne. So, Horus represents that potency, that strength, that courage of the disciple, the one who goes, the one who walks towards his dreams. Another interesting way to talk about it, and then you who take a course here at Nova Acropolis, or those who already know the Bhagavad Gita, is the figure of Arjuna, What is Arjuna, if not exactly the warrior. The one who falls and says, "I can't fight", but at the same time Krishna says to him: "you need to go, fight and go, because it is necessary, you need to do it

out of duty. So Horus has this mission. The mission to fight with Seth to redeem his status as the king's son. So this idea of ??courage, strength, of the clash, of the war, the one who goes and who fights. That's why it represents our human experience very well at this current moment. So that's the Horus-idea. And Seth? Seth is another very interesting figure. A very important thing, and I think we have a lot to learn, with Egyptian mythology, with Greek mythology, with Chinese philosophy. When are we going to represent the figure of evil. Within the

Christian tradition, we have a very linear view of the idea of ??good and evil. Something very interesting is that when we talk about these ancient cosmologies, we speak of an integrated whole, good and evil are part of the grand idea of ??what "is." Good exists if there is evil. But there is something beyond good and beyond evil. So evil is relative. Osiris is the engine of the wheel of life. While Seth helps to make the wheel manifest. What would become of us, if we didn't have our obstacles, our challenges, Our trials, the difficult people we

deal with, the hard things to do every day, the work and the difficulties to be overcome. We would probably be extremely inert. No incentive to leave the place. Because the whole time there is some proof saying: "look, it happens! Can't stand still. You need to do, you need to manifest, you need to happen." So, in reality Seth represents the test, the obstacle. A form of representation of Seth is exactly the crocodile. The crocodile is that being, which lives in the water, and that has this somewhat aversive aspect and that we don't like very well, These

symbols are great. The frog, the crocodile, the snake. Because the psychological sensation it causes already represents the idea. Did you notice how interesting the symbol is? Because he brings you an experience, and this experience communicates something, and it makes sense and why it is important to use the symbol. So Seth represents the test, the difficulty, the obstacle. So he is not evil per se, he is necessary. Evil is necessary, and you realize that Seth doesn't die at the end of the story. Why doesn't Seth die throughout the story? Sorry guys. Everyone wants Seth to die

But Seth doesn't die. There's "happily ever after", but it's always relative. We tell the "they lived happily ever after", to the children, but in reality there is the "look, this cycle is over, You've solved that problem, until the next one comes along." You have something else to settle, because we are talking about an infinite cycle of evolution and it is important for us to have this in perspective. We have an extremely linear notion of life. Where problems are solved, and people are happy, constantly. Look, it doesn't exist The warrior, the philosopher, Horus, he learns to

be happy in the fight, because he knows he's going to fight all the time. So fighting is normal, normal. That's why Seth is this important representation of the one who gives the test, of the one who makes man grow and happen. That's why in New Acropolis we usually talk that the warrior himself wants proof, because he wants to grow up and this is extremely necessary. So these are some elements, some ideas, matrices of ideas. Because let's see the idea of ??"I am", the idea of ??love that unifies everything, Horus as the warrior, And Seth as

provocateur of the trials, in all the mythologies that we can imagine. Because let's realize that these are large matrices of experiencing the universe, not just human experience. As we are human beings, It is obvious that we analyze everything from a human point of view. But if we managed to depersonalize ourselves a little, leave us a little, and we could look at the idea, we would realize that the idea is present in all things. Love is not just love between people, love is about the magnetism that unites everything around a center. Another form of representation of

love is the law of gravity itself. who makes all things fall to the earth. That is to say, it is an idea, and if it is an idea, it is expressed in all things. Likewise the "I am". The "I am" is not just the human "I am". It is the "I am" that is present in everything. The warrior aspect, life is fighting to survive forever. Are hardships and trials only for human beings? No. All beings in nature have their trials and difficulties. Do you understand that? This is why mythology is extremely useful. It takes us

out of our small experience, Where we only look at our problems and puts things in a universal perspective. That is why philosophy works with the idea of ??deductive reasoning. What does that mean? We're talking about big ideas, for us to evaluate the world that we know. We are not talking about looking at a little piece there, another there, and then try to get them to come together so we can have a vision of everything. We are looking at the whole to try to understand the world we know. So just for us to understand the great

matrices of thought within the mythology of Isis, Osiris and Horus. Let's talk a little bit now about the story. The specific aspects of the story that are extremely interesting. The first one, which I think is clearer, this is when Osiris is imprisoned inside the wooden coffin. Want a clearer picture than this? Osiris, the "I am" falls into matter. He is imprisoned by the wood. What is wood if not a very clear representation of the earth element? Remember I told you about the solar logos, the spirit, Christ, being bound by the cross. The idea is the

same. Blavatsky, in the book A Voz do Silêncio, says something very interesting. She says that in reality we are all half undead. We are not really alive. When talking about the undead, what is she talking about? It refers to this conscience that we all have, which is barely awake. What does that mean? It means that we live, but lives more or less. Remember I mentioned those thought matrices? Just imagine, let's assume this is true. Can you imagine how much we are not losing? It means that our level of reality, How much we have the ability

to see, it is infinitely limited. And so imagine us looking at a child. And the child with all the dilemmas. A seven-year-old girl, eight years old - because that already has - who broke up with a boyfriend. Eight years! It happens, already at that age. Those of you who have children know this. And it's a drama, or he had a fight with his classmate at school and he doesn't go to school anymore, won't study, life is terrible, it's not enough. And we were dealing with the drama of that seven-year-old child. People look and laugh, and

say, "Oh my God, She doesn't want to go to school because she had a fight with her classmate. No, my daughter has no problem, you can go to school. You will make peace with your little friend." Imagine us looking and she has no idea how long she's going to live, she is seven years old and she's frustrated because she won't be able to go to school. Imagine us changing this perspective and thinking of someone coming from above, a real adult, because we are adults more or less, right? We are childlike adults. The founder of New

Acropolis says that our civilization is extremely childish. People think they are. A hyper-technological society, super mature, But we were completely delighted with all the electronic machines we produce This shows that we are as childish as children, because we are delighted with the smallest things that we have. Then imagine a Being coming, looking from above. We with our dramas in our tiny world. So, it's not for nothing that when Blavatsky says that we are half living dead, she will deal with this reality. "Girl, you don't know anything yet, no. Don't worry." So there they are, the

real adults. The masters telling us: "don't worry, everything will be fine you will wake up. Wake up! There's life out there." And mythology is full of such stories, of the little fish that was there in the water or the seagull that was there in the middle of the flock and decided to leave, "Oh my God! I was here, but there is another reality to go to" So, in reality, we are all inside a big aquarium. That within modern mythology was the "matrix" represented. Trying to get out, and see if we can see anything. So, we

are inspired by those who can see to see too And all this to say that the representation of "I am" that falls into the coffin, and then it is carried away by the waters of the Nile. Look what an interesting symbol. First we have the element of wood, of the land that imprisons conscience, and then we have water. Manifested life, the matrix of life that leads to human existence. Leads to human existence even if we are imprisoned, half unconscious, half undead, where does Osiris' coffin end up? It will stop in a big tree, a wonderful

acacia and which has such a fragrant aroma that it is irresistible. This shows how absolutely inexorable the path is. You can't escape fate. Don't you know that the child will become an adult? Unless something extraordinary happens, but she will become an adult. So, it's like they were looking at us and saying: "No, son, you're still a little kid, but you'll grow up. One day you will become big people." So, it's that little girl that we know will become an adult, and we, still in our infantile stage of human maturation, that one day will become big

people too. So finding the tree and the scent of the path is irresistible. That's what makes us here today, listen to a lecture on Egyptian mythology. While we could do anything else, watching TV, going to a party. "Wait a minute: Egypt? There's something there, I want to know. Let me find out. There is something of Egypt, of the "I", and I don't know exactly what it is, but it has a relationship. This magnetic relationship that makes us surprise. There is something there that makes the man seek, that makes man discover. And here comes the role

of Isis. That giver of life, love, the one who seeks to put the pieces together. It is exactly this impulse of man that makes him seek himself, it makes him expand, it makes him want to be, it makes him want to pick up his pieces. And then Isis picks up the coffin, After having tried to give immortality to the son of the king and queen. This is another very interesting thing. We see little because we like to see little. Because the biggest prison we have is ourselves, how much we like ourselves, we like the prison

we have, that's the truth. So when Isis tries, with her wonderful flight, its blue, yellow and red wings, tries to fly over the boy's cradle, the mother says: "No, for God's sake, what are you doing? I don't want. You're hurting my son." It's like the child is here wanting to grow up We saying no, let him stay a child. That we are with ourselves. Imagine so much work, why do volunteer work, seek the mysteries, expand. It's so good the way it is. No, mess with it. And it's a bit the education we give to children

too, which is the education of a lot of self-indulgence. I'm not going to make it difficult for my son, I've been through so much difficulty. No, my son has to have all the good and the best. He can't be in trouble. I'll give everything I didn't have. How many times have we heard this? If you give everything to your child, what are you doing? Making him weak. Because he won't have any difficulties, he won't grow and he'll stay there. It's the same story of the caterpillar that never became a butterfly. Because it satisfies and is

happy to be a caterpillar. So, we like being a caterpillar, we remain a caterpillar, right? And the worst, we impede the growth of others. "No, no, no, leave my son the way he is, don't let him grow, don't let him suffer, don't let him get into trouble." Little do we know that the more difficulty we have, more proof we have, And if you have proper guidance, the more we grow, towards ourselves So we have a changed sense there. In wanting a lot of comfort, we grow much less. So what does Isis do? Pick up the

husband and come back. Only it's obvious that Seth couldn't let it go. Because he will bring the body of Osiris and depart once more, that is, more tests along the way. And there is a very interesting part. Do you remember that he divided Osiris' body into how many pieces? Fourteen pieces. The part of numerology associated with these stories is interesting. Because when we normally talk about an even number, what are we talking about? Remember I talked about the matrix from which all things arise? The mental plane. And that this one would be a pale reflection

of the real world? When we talk about fourteen, what are we talking about? Of the seven and the seven. That is, we are talking about the mirror of the world in relation to what is real. Seven here, and seven here. So the even number is usually associated with a spiritual root, and a reflection in the concrete world. So what happens? Broken into fourteen pieces, the body falls again. He manifests. He becomes trapped again in the manifested world. But at the same time a very curious thing happens. All parts are discovered afterwards. And Isis has all

the work to collect. This, from a psychological point of view, is a pearl. When we think of our experience, and we evaluate our life, we realize how our lives are fragmented, separate and not very coherent. What does that mean? We can't be the same person at home, Can't be the same person at work and then there is a lot of confusion regarding where it goes, where it comes from, what decisions to make, this shows exactly this fragmented and confused human experience. Another way to represent this very well is through the medusa, which is that figure

with several serpents on the head, which is this confusing human experience, where we are not very clear where we are going. So what does Isis do? She picks up the pieces. That is, it brings logos, it brings meaning to the experience. All parts are put back together. And when all the parts are brought together again around one axis, Around a clear meaning of life, life lights up. There is nothing that causes more anguish for the human being, than a lack of clear sense. We talked about exactly this earlier, that the problem is not that we

are not perfect, wise, with all the virtues and qualities. The problem is not having a clear goal and wanting to get there. Because if we have at least one wisdom goal, a growth target, and we start walking, the satisfaction of walking is already important, because you know where you're going. The problem is when you don't have a goal, that's the worst of all worlds, You're not going anywhere, you're going one way, the other. Osiris completely broken. Another problem too, is when you have a goal, now the goal is just to make money, and that's another

problem. And it doesn't have to be just making money, it could be getting married, it could be building a house, it could be a trip to Switzerland, it could be anything external. The external goal problem is: the goal passes and then it will be another goal, and it will be another goal, and another, then the jellyfish will continue with thousands of snakes, because you don't know where you're going. What makes sense is to have goals that are permanent. Another way to assess whether we have clear and coherent goals, is to think about whether our goals

stand the test of time. What does that mean? Today my dream of life will be valid in fifty years, one hundred years, two hundred years, a thousand years? If my goal in life today resists time, if it was valid in the past, it is valid today, it will be valid in the future, it is a real goal. Because it is a goal that transcends time. Now, if it is a goal that will end ten years from now when I buy a house, it won't do. Because it's a temporary goal. Do you understand that? Because if

you have a goal like wisdom, helping humanity, growth, understand what exists behind the human being, help build humanity, this is eternal. It means that when we do that, we are copying what our predecessors did, taking the baton from their hand and throwing the baton into the future. An excellent picture of Egyptian culture that talks about this, and I think it's very interesting, it's the fact that they paint a lot of eyes. I found it interesting, Gleisiane came with painted eyes too. When we highlight the eye, What is the eye, if not the window to see,

it is the symbol of consciousness. Several different cultures had the idea of ??the waking eye: Horus. Osiris is the one who has an awakened eye, the vision that sees. An excellent image to talk about it It's that image of the pyramid with the eye on top. That's on the dollar bill, which is the eye of dangma, which might be an eye of Ra too, who is the awakened man, who is the man who sees, that it is the man who is not the undead, it is the man who "is". That is, the goal has to

be this, Reach that state of consciousness where man sees, where, this reality of the matrix, of the great architect of the universe, it's not just a theory, it's a reality, because he learns to see. So what does Isis do? Gather the pieces around a center. Is she not the way? So she picks up the pieces around herself, around the path, that will make Osiris able to light up to the heavens. And then a curious thing happens. What is the only part that is not found? The reproductive organ. This means that now is no longer the

time to procreate in the concrete world, It's time to spawn in the world above. That is, when she generates Horus together with Osiris, what is he doing? He is begetting a disciple, he is generating a seed to continue the work he taught me. Because he no longer creates in the world. It is as if he had already freed himself from the wheel of incarnations, within a Hindu language. I mean, he has nothing else to do here. Mission Earth was accomplished. The Earth mission is over, it's time to continue the mission on another plane of consciousness.

There's no more work to do here. Now the work is done by Horus, who is his son. And then he leaves that seed behind. And it shows the generosity and greatness of the great masters of wisdom, that even reaching great heights of consciousness, they are still there, protecting the human experience. It is even said that when Buddha attained enlightenment, nature was moved. Even after reaching enlightenment he decided to return to tutor human evolution. It was just such a symbol of Osiris. At the same time that he attains osirification, he ascends to the heavens. Remember? The

apotheosis of Christ. The Osiris myth was even represented in reference to the passion of Osiris. Is this something similar to you, the passion of Osiris? Because, he dies and then he is reborn, Isn't this exactly the story we have within Christian theology? He ascends to heaven, and Horus stays here to continue his work. And there it is interesting. Horus grows up as a strong, healthy, and then he needs to prepare to fight Seth. And then, all his work will be this, which is the work of human beings. Arm yourself with several different tools to win

the final battle. It's just not a final battle, and that's an interesting thing. People think that Horus, powerful, will easily defeat Seth, But that's not what happens. And in reality what myth is records there are several different battles, until Horus finally manages to defeat Seth. And the most interesting thing about it all is that Seth doesn't die. Why doesn't Seth die? Seth does not die because he will be present wherever the manifested world is present. Seth does not destroy, only what is eternal. And beyond what the "I am" is, everything is perishable, everything is mutated.

So Seth will be present in absolutely every manifested world. And that's why Ra says to Horus: "look, you managed to beat Seth, but temporarily, because Seth will fulfill his important role of watching over my barge. He'll keep bringing proof, teasing people so they can grow." Horus is the one who manages to win the battle, but Seth always remains a faithful companion. The hero cannot be alone, he needs to be provoked all the time. So this is a myth in general terms, that speaks precisely about this human experience, where we have the Osiris-idea which is the

"I am" through the ages. We have the idea of ??Isis, which is that throne, the matter, where everything is manifested And at the same time the power of love that brings all the pieces together. And you have Horus, who is the son of the two, who is the one who is able to defeat Seth. Defeating Seth means defeating the forces of matter. It means, if not totally winning, then at least dominating. So that he can reign with more tranquility. This here is the image I showed of Osiris, with the whip and the hook. Here is

the "Ankh", down here, which is the cross of life. Ankh has a very interesting representation. She has the representation of the Fifth Element, of this man who mastered himself. It is closely associated with the mental element, which is also associated with Venus. This one is Isis, with the ladder over her head. Here is Horus, who is exactly the Falcon. It is the Golden Hawk, it is that man who has attained enlightenment, the disciple who managed to defeat the forces of the manifestation, Seth. And here we have a very interesting image, which is the image of

Osiris in the middle, and on both sides you have Horus and Seth, that is, you have the "I am" with the two forces on the side the force that is able to dominate the instincts and at the same time the forces of instinct, the forces of matter, the forces of illusion that imprison human consciousness. And the last image, quite interesting to talk about this human trajectory, The image of the sphinx. The image of the sphinx is extremely symbolic because they say that at the beginning of time the sphinx was a terrible animal, and that frightened

all the people who lived in the Sahara desert. And she was a hideous creature. She only calmed down when she had a head. When the intelligence came. You know that the sphinx is part bull, part lion, but at the same time she has the head. What does the head represent? Represents the logo, represents reason, represents the fifth element, represents the man who manages to dominate himself, Represents Horus, who manages to dominate the forces of instinct. Instinct forces are not eliminated. Our passions, the personality, are not burned, they are simply trained. This is the human experience

and challenge. And we are not yet in the stage of Osiris. We are currently in the stage of Horus. It is interesting to evaluate what fits us in our historical moment. If we're talking about the great human story, we have a role to play. In our role now, it's the role of being Horus, dominating Seth, but Seth is still there, still lurking. That's why Horus needs to dominate instincts, passions, Generate the center, generate reason so that it can govern, but at the same time he is always attentive, causing the eye to awaken so that he

knows where to walk, So that one day he becomes Osiris. But to become Osiris he has to be king of himself. Exactly the symbolism of the Sphinx. It's that man who can dominate himself. And it is curious because the sphinx is situated in front of the three pyramids. It's like a message that says: "look, to have greatness and merit to enter the chambers of initiation, the first thing you need to do is master yourself, you need to master your passions, Generate a reason, make it incarnate the logos of the Being within its consciousness, for you

to acquire enough merit to enter the great pyramid. So, it's a bit like a symbol of everything that the Egyptian experience is, and what New Acropolis seeks to do. To make human beings better aware of their own experience, what is your place in the great history of mankind, so that it can fulfill this and thus fulfill itself as a human experience. That's why mythology is extremely useful in this sense, because it is a key to place us in the great history of nature.