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    The Secret Wisdom of Thoth
    The Secret Wisdom of Thoth
    The Secret Wisdom of Thoth
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    The Secret Wisdom of Thoth

    By Tat of Heseret

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    The Secret Wisdom of Thoth offers a unique semiotic approach to The Ancient Egyptian Book of Thoth. This ancient book of sacred wisdom is a dialogue between a spiritual master, perhaps the god Thoth himself, and a student. The text was originally written in Demotic and dates to the Graeco-Roman Period. In the dialogue, the master teaches the student secret sacred knowledge using the metaphors and symbols associated with writing. In Ancient Egypt, the sacred art of writing was kept hidden in the House of Life, a sanctum sanctorum within the temple scriptorium where the priests wrote their books.

    The Book of Thoth is maybe the most mystical text of Late Period Egyptian thought. It is therefore of importance to all those interested in Graeco-Roman Period intellectual history and the history of western esotericism. This semiotic approach to the Book of Thoth is especially interesting for students of the Hermetica, the texts written by the Egyptian sage Hermes Trismegistus. The goal of this book is to unlock the wisdom encrypted with metaphors and allegories hidden within this Ancient Egyptian composition.

     

    "These are the words which instruct a pupil to take counsel with a son of Thoth. We begin by asking for the protection of the pure and great goddess of Creation, Nebet-hetepet, in every form. May this room be sanctified by her, where we offer to the goddess of Fate, Shai, in all her names, before the goddess of Wisdom, Seshat, the protector and mother of the Sea of Non-duality." The intro of the Book of Thoth

    "Recognize the powerful door which protects wisdom. Praise Seshat. Let her answer you. Let your voice be loud so that she wishes to hear you and come quickly to you. If you should praise her on the occasion of the New Year, the powerful one will return so as to answer to you. If you understand her and if you praise her, she will let you drink of her wisdom. Open your heart for her." He-possesses-divine-wisdom to The-one-who-loves-knowledge

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDe Mystieke School
    Release dateFeb 17, 2023
    ISBN9798215731710
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