I've been reading a book I got for my birthday about Zosimos the Egyptian alchemist and the connections to my own spiritual journey are blowing me away! Especially in relation to the hermeneutics I've been submerging myself in meditatively. The idea that an Egyptian temple has its own grammar and creates a "world" within a world is profound. It opens up an entire new way to experience the architecture, hieroglyphs and iconography. It's thrilling!
@Malleus This reminds me of the chapter in Alan Moore's "From Hell" where the antagonist takes a trip around London by coach ascribing meaning to buildings and objects.What is produced at the end is a symbolic map of London. Not sure if you're aware of that but its on the theme of the interpretation of places.
I'm coming to realize my own electric alchemy is a highly abstracted and symbol rich form of Egyptian alchemy. The tools, materials and formulas are all different- or are they? Our knowledge of the ancients is very limited.
My spirit guide- a goddess who refers to herself as #Hathor calls me "Min". I didn't know what the connection between this god and goddess was until I learned just yesterday they had a common tie-in as both being worshipped by miners, particularly in the south of Egypt. Near Panopolis where Zosimos came from.
Something calls out to me from across the sands of time. I'm alone yet part of a long tradition.
@adalbertsen It's definitely well researched. You don't have to agree with every premise or conclusion to enjoy it. The footnotes alone are interesting.
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