The Egyptian Being.
From my research into Egyptian Religion, I can safely say at least one thing: the ancient Egyptians were a confusing bunch, especially when it comes to Death. As well as having the physical body that decayed after death, there were 8 parts of a person that lived on in the afterlife, as long as they passed different challenges they would be faced with.
The first of these is the Kha or Khat, which is the physical body of someone that decays after death which they saw kind of like a shell that contained or housed the other 8 immortal parts of a person that would live on after death in the afterlife. They saw mummification as the only means to preserve this part of the being.
Then there is the Ka, which is an identical version of the person, like a double, that stayed in the tomb inside the body or statues of the dead but it had its own will and could eat and drink when it wanted to. There was a higher Ka and a lower Ka; the higher being like a guardian angel and the lower Ka being a collective of the knowledge gained on Earth.
The Ba was a human headed bird. Egyptians believed that this bird would bring air and food to the dead during the day, but in the evening would travel with the god Ra, who was said to bring all people into life by calling their secret name (the Ren).
The Khaibit was the shadow of the deceased, which joined in with funerary offerings and could also detach itself from the deceased and travel by its own will, though it would mainly stay with the Ba.
The Akhu was the intellect, will and intentions of the deceased which was immortal and went to the heavens to join the gods.The metaphorical heart of the deceased was the Ab, which held the good and evil of the person and controlled things such as morality int he individual. It either went to live with the gods after death, or it was eaten by Ammut if it failed its test with Ma'at, the Godess of Truth.The metaphorical heart of the deceased was the Ab, which held the good and evil of the person and controlled things such as morality int he individual. It either went to live with the gods after death, or it was eaten by Ammut if it failed its test with Ma'at, the Godess of Truth.
The Sekhem was the life force of the deceased, which lived alongside the Akhu in the heavens.
The judgement of the dead would be one test the deceased had to face, and if they passed their Sahu would go on to live in the heavens. The Sahu was said to be the spiritual body of the deceased, and had all of the abilities of the physical body such as their mental and spiritual attributes.
And finally, the Ren; The true name. Naming ceremonies were kept a secret in Anciant Egypt. They believed that the Ren was incredibly important to someone on their journey through life and the afterlife and that people were brought into the world when the god Ra, who they saw as the creator, would call their true name.
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From my research into Egyptian Religion, I can safely say at least one thing: the ancient Egyptians were a confusing bunch, especially when it comes to Death. As well as having the physical body that decayed after death, there were 8 parts of a person that lived on in the afterlife, as long as they passed different challenges they would be faced with.
The first of these is the Kha or Khat, which is the physical body of someone that decays after death which they saw kind of like a shell that contained or housed the other 8 immortal parts of a person that would live on after death in the afterlife. They saw mummification as the only means to preserve this part of the being.
Then there is the Ka, which is an identical version of the person, like a double, that stayed in the tomb inside the body or statues of the dead but it had its own will and could eat and drink when it wanted to. There was a higher Ka and a lower Ka; the higher being like a guardian angel and the lower Ka being a collective of the knowledge gained on Earth.
The Ba was a human headed bird. Egyptians believed that this bird would bring air and food to the dead during the day, but in the evening would travel with the god Ra, who was said to bring all people into life by calling their secret name (the Ren).
The Khaibit was the shadow of the deceased, which joined in with funerary offerings and could also detach itself from the deceased and travel by its own will, though it would mainly stay with the Ba.
The Akhu was the intellect, will and intentions of the deceased which was immortal and went to the heavens to join the gods.The metaphorical heart of the deceased was the Ab, which held the good and evil of the person and controlled things such as morality int he individual. It either went to live with the gods after death, or it was eaten by Ammut if it failed its test with Ma'at, the Godess of Truth.The metaphorical heart of the deceased was the Ab, which held the good and evil of the person and controlled things such as morality int he individual. It either went to live with the gods after death, or it was eaten by Ammut if it failed its test with Ma'at, the Godess of Truth.
The Sekhem was the life force of the deceased, which lived alongside the Akhu in the heavens.
The judgement of the dead would be one test the deceased had to face, and if they passed their Sahu would go on to live in the heavens. The Sahu was said to be the spiritual body of the deceased, and had all of the abilities of the physical body such as their mental and spiritual attributes.
And finally, the Ren; The true name. Naming ceremonies were kept a secret in Anciant Egypt. They believed that the Ren was incredibly important to someone on their journey through life and the afterlife and that people were brought into the world when the god Ra, who they saw as the creator, would call their true name.
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/soul.htm
http://www.touregypt.net/egypt-info/magazine-mag05012001-magf3.htm Last Updated: June 6th, 2011
http://hans.wyrdweb.eu/about-ancient-egyptian-pyramid-texts-and-time-travel/ Saturday, August 1st, 2009 at 4:37 pm
