Introduction to the Egyptian Mysteries Level 3 Mysteries of Mind Classroom
3- Egyptian Mysteries: Level 3: SHETAU SECHET HETEP -MYSTERIES OF MIND
COURSE SYLLABUS for EGYPTIAN MYSTERIES Level 3: Mysteries of Mind TRAINING CLASSROOM BASICS
PRE-REQUISITES
- By invitation
- Completion of Egyptian Mysteries Level 1 studies or equivalent
- Minimum 2 years studies in Egyptian Mysteries Level 2 classroom
- Have agreed not to engage in major life moves or personal changes during the prescribed period of study
- EXHIBITING for last year:
- Mental stability
- Maturity
- Ethical Conscience
PROGRAM DURATION
2 Year — recurring
CONDUCTED BY SEBAI MAA
INCLUDED–The course fee includes:
- All the audio lecture recordings downloads related to the program
- All video lecture recordings downloads related to the program
- All ebook downloads related to the program
Introduction To The Egyptian Mysteries Level 3: Mysteries of Mind Classroom
The introductory work at Level 1 and the Mythic work at Level 2 Mystery Studies is to lead to a properly founded and well-adjusted individual who is capable of handling the ordinary challenges of life with the Maat ethical philosophy and Matnu Mythic wisdom and has become seated in the standard regular Shedy practices (Physical health, Postures, Meditation, Devotion, Ethical Conscience and Wisdom study). In such a person, the standard practices serve to cleanse gross impurities and promote virtue as well as integrity (purity/health of physical body and balanced mind). Having built up a foundation of physical purity and mental balance (resolution of gross delusions and misconceptions as well as major mental complexes/issues/dysfunctions/co-dependencies, etc.) – then the personality is more capable of receiving and [more important] being able to use the mystical philosophy. Mysticism is that teaching about the nature of absolute and transcendental existence by which knowing all is known and for which none but the most qualified are able to access even if it is revealed.
This is an extremely critical phase of spiritual practice and the point of failure for most aspirants due to lack of purity, reverence, understanding and maturity to receive and make use of the mystery teaching of the supreme absolute and transcendental essence of the soul and the Divine so as to realize this issue in fact and not remain at intellectual level, forever stuck in a initiatic limbo of deluded complacency, rationalizations of egoism embedded in an otherwise upstanding example of an initiate, masquerading as contentment and wisdom though all the while existing at the superficial level of unrealized information at intellect level with deluded and un-purified feelings and emotions, leading a life of comfort with the regularity and status quo while failing to take final and critical steps towards enlightenment.
THREE COMPONENTS FOR A SUCCESSFUL SPIRITUAL EVOLUTION
The program of study of Egyptian Mysteries Level 3 is centered on the Pert M Heru text and extended lecture series given by Sebai MAA. This classroom will allow you to have a medium intensity paced class. This series provides a highly advanced mystic and philosophical espousal of the Neterian teaching to prepare aspirants for understanding and becoming balanced and firm in the teaching sufficiently to be trusted with the Egyptian Mysteries Level 3 or temple wisdom to be given ideally to mature, well-adjusted and worthy aspirants. Using the recorded lectures that will be listened to along with the video presentations this level of teaching will be including additional insights into the mystical aspects of the Neterian teaching as given by the original text of the Pert M Heru.
The Pert M Heru is at once a ritual text for practice of devotional and ritual work related to the mythic wisdom presented in the Asarian Resurrection as well as one of the most elevated and mystical texts when the deeper import and intent of the ritualized myth is activated and made effective in life. This classroom will engage in the study of the PMH as a mystic text as the wisdom of the lectures is pointed out for the reflection process of the aspirants (class attendees.)
In Level 2 training and study there is emphasis on developing a initiatic standard of practice and on Devotional work and purity of feeling and emotion. In this Level 3 training there is still devotional practice but also more emphasis in the practice and much work is done at the point of reflection to insure and secure understanding and thereafter subsequent wisdom meditation practice for physical, mental health and peace (Hetep) leading towards a mystic awakening to be gained through glimpses during meditation and later perennial awareness of supreme and absolute SELF (Neberdjer).
This level of study will include advancing shedy discipline practices with advancing instructions along with the philosophy studies and direct contact with the teacher for mentoring on the understanding of the deeper mysteries of the text as well as one on one spiritual counseling. There will be contact with other students online as well as one on one monthly meetings with the preceptor. The goal of this class is to become seated in mystical philosophy mental balance, strength, clarity and subtlety so as to qualify to hear the higher teachings of Shetaut Neter temple initiation and eventually become qualified to practice the mysteries with effectiveness leading to attainment of Nehast or Spiritual Enlightenment, the coveted goal of the temple.
At the completion of all Levels of academic study the aspirant receives a certificate of completion. However, the objective of the program is not of certification but of spiritual evolution and this should be the deeper goal of attending this program, to avail yourself of the opportunity to confer with the mysteries and have them explained in detail step by step, while working with your mentor closely after the fashion of ancient times. This is the real benefit and value of the program to the avid and qualified aspirant.
DILLIGENCE AND RESPONSIBILITY
The EM Level 3 course is more intensive than the two previous levels of study. Therefore, more is expected from aspirants who sign up for this work. More is expected in terms of punctuality, diligence and regularity in practice of personal shedy disciplines practiced at home as well as being prepared for webinar meetings to participate in a qualitative and dynamic manner in webinar meetings. There will be special assignments not listed and other extracurricular activities and extra credit assignments within reason.
What comes after Level 3 studies?
As explained elsewhere, the Levels 1, 2, and 3 studies presented in this program constitute in whole, an initiatic process. Level 3 studies may be considered as the first level of most intensive initiatic study and practice. After practice at level 3 for a given time an aspirant has all the necessary essential wisdom to order their life so as to eventually attain enlightenment if it has not occurred yet. If it has not then the task is to A-continue purifying the personality (body and mind) with the instruction given, B-continue and advance in depth the practice of meditation and C-continue refining the understanding through A-retaking the course of Level 3 and or other CONTINUING EDUCATION {Level 3 courses based on other chapters of the Pert M Heru (PMH)} courses that may be offered in the future so as to continue gaining new nuances for understanding the teaching. If the aspirant chooses to leave the intensive program for independent self-motivated practice then too the aspirant should maintain periodic contact with the teacher so as to have their understanding, thoughts, feelings and actions confirmed to be in harmony with the teaching.
SUMMARY OF EGYPTIAN MYSTERIES Level 3 TRAINING CLASSROOM
U, The goal of this class is to train persons who are currently working on EGYPTIAN MYSTERIES Level 2 coursework or who have completed the coursework as practitioners that have been practicing the teachings of Shetaut Neter actively for a minimum of 2 years and who have requested the advancing initiatic training of EGYPTIAN MYSTERIES Level 3, and who have been deemed sufficiently mature, responsible and mentally stable.
Those who have applied for EGYPTIAN MYSTERIES Level 3 training and who have been approved will undergo the following training and complete the following work.
A-Complete assigned book readings and or video and or audio lecture report assignments at the online classroom.
C-Interact with another student’s comments online once per week.
D-Receive, reflect on and respond to the feedback offered by the teacher.
E-Meet with teacher once per month for one on one counseling and classwork feedback.
The coursework of Egyptian Mysteries Level 3: Mysteries of Mind CLASSROOM consists of:
- Reading the text and View recorded video, or Listening to audio recordings and reporting on the teaching given in the discussion section of the website and then conversing about what you have learned with other students online. And receive feedback from the teacher on your understanding of the teaching
- Occasional special assignments TBA
- Have monthly group online meeting with Sebai MAA for Q and A and practice of Shedy
- Have one private meeting monthly with Sebai MAA
Working at one’s own pace
The coursework has been setup with each lesson to be completed every 2 weeks. However, the aspirant may elect to take longer in accordance with their needs, bearing in mind that as long as the membership subscription remains active that the membership subscription fee will be charged monthly. The aspirant should keep in mind that they are to find a balance between intensity and capacity. It will not help to force a certain level of intensity if it will cause undue stress. On the other hand, if there is greater capacity but lackadaisical execution, that will also harm the capacity to move forward.
Egyptian Mysteries Level 3 Classroom Outline
COURSE TEXTBOOK: Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead [Book of Enlightenment]
[Translation by Sebai MAA]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INVOCATORY PRAYERS TO BE READ PRIOR TO THE STUDY OF THIS TEXT 3
ABOUT THE EDITOR 6
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 7
OTHER BOOKS BY MUATA ASHBY 8
LIST OF FIGURES 17
LIST OF TABLES 20
PREFACE 21
The Three Levels of Religion and the Mysteries 21
A New Translation of the Prt M Hru 22
AUTHOR’S FOREWORD 24
WHO WERE THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS AND WHAT IS YOGA PHILOSOPHY? 24
Where is the land of Egypt? 25
Who Am I? 28
What is Human Existence and What is its Purpose? 29
Yoga Philosophy and the World Religious Philosophies Defined 34
Hinduism and Mahayana Buddhism 35
THE TREE STAGES OF RELIGION 36
Selected Spiritual Philosophies Compared 36
PART I 38
CHAPTER 1: ORIGINS AND BASIS OF MYSTICISM IN THE RAU NU PERT EM HRU 38
INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE PERT EM HERU 39
What is The Rau nu Pert em Hru? 39
Ancient Egyptian Religion as Yoga 40
The Ancient Egyptians Practiced Yoga 40
The Term “Egyptian Yoga” and The Philosophy Behind It 40
The Ancient Egyptian Symbols of Yoga 42
The Study of Yoga 43
The Egyptian Yoga Perspective on Death and its Influence on Gnostic Christianity 44
The Stages of Human Spiritual Evolution and Aspiration 48
The Format of this Book 48
THE EVOLUTION OF THE BOOK OF COMING FORTH BY DAY 49
Phases of Ancient Egyptian Literature 49
The Origins of the Scriptures of Prt m Hru 50
The Order of The Chapters 51
The Versions of the Prt m Hru 54
Language, Pronunciation, Spelling and Meaning 58
The Language of Names 59
New Terms 63
Ancient Kemetic Terms and Ancient Greek Terms 63
How To Study The Mystical Teachings Of The Prt m Hru 64
CHAPTER 2: THE MYTH BEHIND THE RAU NU PRT M HRU 67
UNDERSTANDING THE AUSARIAN RESURRECTION MYTH: A SUMMARY OF THE AUSARIAN RESURRECTION 67
The Mind and Philosophical Concepts 67
The Concept of God 68
God and The Female Aspect 68
A COMPENDIUM OF THE AUSARIAN RESURRECTION MYTH 69
The Creation 69
The Battle of Heru (Horus) and Set 71
CHAPTER 3: THE PRINCIPAL GODS AND GODDESSES OF THE PRT M HRU 73
THE MAIN GODS AND GODDESSES OF ANCIENT EGYPT AND THE PERT EM HERU 73
THE NETERU, THEIR SYMBOLISM AND FUNCTIONS 75
NU or Nun 75
Nebertcher 76
Neberdjer 76
Ra and the Trinity of Anu 79
THE COMPANY OF GODS AND GODDESSES 79
OF ANU 79
Tefnut 80
Shu 81
Geb and Nut 82
Amun 82
Ptah 83
The Great Trinity: Amun-Ra-Ptah 84
Asar-Aset-Heru 85
The Name “Asar” and the name “Aset” 87
Nebethet 88
Set 89
Heru 89
Behdety or Ur Uadjit 90
Heru and Set 90
Anpu (Apuat) 91
Djehuti 92
Net 92
Heru-Ur 93
Min (Amsu-Min) 93
The Eye of Ra and The Eye of Heru 94
The Eye of Ra is the Goddess of Creation 96
Mehurt – Hetheru 96
Hetheru (Het-hor, Hathor) 97
More forms of Hetheru 97
Meskhent 98
Amentet 99
Sekhmet-Bast-Ra 99
Arat (Art, Aart, Arati) 100
The Feline Aspect 100
Ptah-Seker-Asar 101
Mafdet 101
The Iconography of the Hawk and the Triune Form of Heru 101
The gods of the senses 102
CHAPTER 4: A GLOSS ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE RAU NU PRT M HRU 103
THE GODDESS MAAT AND MAAT PHILOSOPHY 103
Who is Maat? 103
Who is Maati? 104
What is True Virtue? 105
The Philosophy of Karma in Ancient Egypt 108
Maat as the Spiritual Path of Righteous Action 108
From Worldly Action to Divine Action 109
From Worldly Action to Divine Action 110
Adversity in Life 113
Where Do Sin and Negativity Come From? 114
From Where Does True Happiness Come? 115
A Synopsis of Maat Philosophy Based on the Kemetic Hieroglyphic Text 117
The Mysticism of Duality and Non-duality 118
The Mysticism of the Three Realms of Existence 118
The Mysticism of the Journey of the Divine Boat 119
The Place Where Nothing Grows 121
Blackness and Nothingness and the Body of Asar 121
The East and The West: Reincarnation and Heaven 123
THE SCALES OF MAAT AND THE PSYCHOSPIRITUAL ENERGY CENTERS 124
The Process of Human Evolution 125
The Serpent Power of India 128
and 128
Serpent Power of Ancient Egypt in the Prt M Hru 128
ONE ULTIMATE , ABSOLUTE ABODE, TWO PATHS LEADING TO IT: NON-DUALISM IN ANCIENT EGYPT 129
The Non-dualist Philosophy of Akhenaton 131
THE ELEMENTS OF THE HUMAN PERSONALITY 133
(1) THE KHU or AKHU: 134
(2) THE BA: 135
(3) THE SAHU: 135
(4) THE KHAIBIT: 135
(5) THE AB: 136
(6) THE SEKHEM: 136
(7) The KA: 136
(8) THE REN: 137
(9) THE KHAT: 137
More Mystical Implications of the Name 137
The Importance of the Spiritual Name 138
THE MYSTICAL AND COSMIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE PERSONALITY 139
The Importance Of The “I Am” Formula 146
PART II 152
TRANSLATION OF THE MYSTIC CHAPTERS OF RAU NU PRT M HRU 152
INTRODUCTION: 152
MODE OF SPEECH AND GRAMMAR IN THE PRT M HRU 152
THE CHOICE OF CHAPTERS 154
SEGMENTS FROM THE PYRAMID TEXTS AND COFFIN TEXTS 155
Notes and The Study of Mystical Philosophy of the Prt m Hru 155
RAU NU PRT M HRU-THE BOOK OF ENLIGHTENMENT 156
SECTION 1: FROM DEATH TO LIFE. AWAKENING OF THE SPIRITUAL SELF 156
CHAPTER 1 BEGINNING OF THE WORDS BY WHICH A PERSON CAN GO INTO THE LIGHT 157
Prt M Hru Chapter 1 Part 1 158
Chapter 1 Part 2 161
Gloss On Chapter 1: Its Meaning and Mystical Significance 163
CHAPTER 2 166
THE BEGINNING OF THE WORDS TO BE UNDERSTOOD FOR ATTAINING ENLIGHTENMENT 166
PYRAMID TEXT UTTERANCE 50: ADORATIONS TO THE RISING SUN 166
Gloss On Chapter 2: Its Meaning and Mystical Significance 167
HYMN 1 168
Adorations to Ra when He rises in the Eastern Horizon of Heaven. 168
Gloss On The Hymns to Ra: Its Meaning and Mystical Significance 170
HYMN 2 A HYMN TO ASAR 172
Special Notes On this Hymn To Asar 173
CHAPTER 3 174
A hymn in praise of Asar, the foremost being in Amentet, The Un-Nefer who is within Abdu! 174
Gloss On The Hymns to Asar (Hymn 2 and Chapter 3): Its Meaning and Mystical Significance 174
SECTION 2: THE WISDOM OF SELF DISCOVERY AND THE PATH OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 177
CHAPTER 4 178
The Wisdom of the Secret Identity of the Gods and goddesses 178
Gloss On Chapter 4: Its Meaning and Mystical Significance 187
CHAPTER 5 193
Recognition of Goddess Hetheru as the Power to Live in Righteousness 193
CHAPTER 5B 193
The Chapter of Being in the Presence of Goddess Hetheru Perpetually 193
Gloss On Chapter 5: Commentary, Its Meaning and Mystical Significance 194
Gloss On Chapter 5B: Its Meaning and Mystical Significance 194
CHAPTER 6 196
Recognition of Goddess Aset as Protector and Benefactor 196
Gloss On Chapter 6: Its Meaning and Mystical Significance 196
CHAPTER 7 SECTION 3: DECLARATION OF ASET 197
Gloss On Chapter 7 Section 3: Its Meaning and Mystical Significance 197
CHAPTER 7, SECTION 10: DECLARATION OF NEBETHET 198
Gloss On Chapter 7, Section 10: Its Meaning and Mystical Significance 199
CHAPTER 8 200
A Conversation Between Asar ___________ and God in the Form of Atum 200
Gloss On Chapter 8: Its Meaning and Mystical Significance 202
CHAPTER 9 206
The Chapter for repulsing Apep whom is the embodiment of Evil. 206
Gloss On Chapter 9: Its Meaning and Mystical Significance 207
CHAPTER 10 208
The Four Flames Made For The Khu 208
Gloss On Chapter 10: Its Meaning and Mystical Significance 209
CHAPTER 11 210
THE WORDS FOR OPENING THE MOUTH 210
Gloss On Chapter 11: Its Meaning and Mystical Significance 211
EGYPTIAN MYSTERIES Level 3: MYSTERIES OF MIND CLASSROOM LESSON PLAN
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