Blaser's voice is heard in mid-sentance. Discussion of the text, Egyptian Book of the Dead, Blaser will be relying on. Apparent continuation of discussion on the Divine Falcon. A part of.enactment mythology 6 an enactment ritual in Egyptian myth Osiris, etc. "The cosmology'is still not entirely understood" Set & Isis are cited. Importance of Horus Igod/god-like figure in the text) not the poet.... Show moreBlaser's voice is heard in mid-sentance. Discussion of the text, Egyptian Book of the Dead, Blaser will be relying on. Apparent continuation of discussion on the Divine Falcon. A part of.enactment mythology 6 an enactment ritual in Egyptian myth Osiris, etc. "The cosmology'is still not entirely understood" Set & Isis are cited. Importance of Horus Igod/god-like figure in the text) not the poet. • • . . ' Movement towards Death in Egyptian mythology; Principle of passage. Osiris arising to serve the order of the world. Rites of Osiris. Blaser's theory that the priests of the temples kept certain . aspects of the rituals a mystery as a representation of the aspects of the god that were indeed a mystery, lie rejects the contemporary notion that it was done as a form of social control on the part of the priests . Rituals serving as an enactment of metaphysical concepts. '• For example, The Book of the Dead: its use of Time s Space Blaser*s main point being that of of duel nature of God/Godhead. Double.in nature, but transcendent. Theory of the emergant s the transcendent. Doctrine of Osiris resurrection as found in1the Pyramid tepts. The Doctrine is contrasted & compared with the Legend of the Holy Grail . Heriodious* work is utilized, at this point, for its « significant references to Mystery Cults/'Religions . Passage dealing with the Osiris cult & its rituals as found'in The Book of the Dead. Discussion follows dealing with the innate significance of the passage . "The Ancients thought of death as the essential prelude to life. A polarity existing in all of nature. Further definition, especially of the concept of the "underworld" is given . Genenology of Osiris & his fellow gods, also the concept of his Kingship is explained . Primeval time to be considered as the time before duelity . Lecture broken off in mid-sentence as tape ends . Blaser's voice in mid-sentence. He is explaining, moreSO outlining, the concept of the original duelity of male s female. It is a complimentary notion that is, unfortunately, altered with the birth of Set.- Sot represents elorannts of confusion/cliaon, Blaser notes the lack of love between Set and his mother. He • comments, In words to the effect of, that this is a strange twist on a rather common theme, that of Mother fixation in no way does this even begin to imply that Set is in any way a child god. Set as existing "outside" the community of the gods. The birth of Horus, the undefinable conflict that arises between Horus and Set [in the tangible forms of a homosexual element that seems to be mostly implied in The Book of the Dead and a physical fight that is much more than merely impliedJ. The importance of• the eyes of a being. Special reference is given to what the eyes reveal after one engages in considerable sexual activity. Even the godrf of The Book of the Dead, according to Blaser, feel this is important. The poison semen that Horus receives; the warning given Horus. The sexual element between Horus and Set, noted also is the role Isis plays. As the conflict intensifies the seed of Horus is spread on the vegetables growing in Set's garden. The pregnancy o.f Set; the battle for the disc; the notion that the eye of Horus comes from the forehead of Set; the birth of Wroth. Origin of the creation of the moon [i.e. the eye of Horus] myth. Explanation on the religious symbol that the moon becomes. Blaser goes on to define a 'symbol' as a sign that conveys an image, that in our reality gives expression to a reality of a different order. The 'sound eye1 the eye that has been healed. Blaser utilizes mathematical concepts to further develop his position. The 'sound eye' serves as a notion of soundness and reality, via integrated contrasts. The newborn and Wroth has constructed the 'eye in such a way that it presents a 'new image of reality' (being and non-being). Blaser comments on what he feels is the greatest wonder of Egyptian mythology, the notion of the journey to the underworld as an experience of complete totality. Egyptian concept of, the essential duality that always exists, a series of contrasts and comparisons. Blaser calls them 'polarities'. The element of metamorphosis; Light and Sexualtiy become the focal points for the ensuing discussion. Side Two ends. Show less