Chapter 36 (part 3)

Ontological opposition between two primal principles (light/darkness, truth/lie, spirit/matter) as the fundamental structure of reality.

The passage contrasts the order of Osiris and Horus with the destruction of enemies and the binding of the soul of Sut.

Direct address to the divine, whether petitionary, contemplative, or liturgical; speech and silence offered upward.

The text contains multiple petitions such as 'May it be granted' and 'Grant that the days of my life may come unto worship.'

Attributing human characteristics, emotions, or form to the divine; embodied divine imagery.

[auto] Divine beings are described with human family structures (fathers, sons) and physical attributes like thrones and enemies.

Texts and rituals guiding the soul through death.

[auto] The passage is from the Book of the Dead and explicitly details the deceased's journey to Amenta and status among the revered dead.

The divine conceived as active, present, and dynamic—not an abstract principle but a personal responsive reality.

[auto] The gods are depicted as active agents who perform deeds for the deceased, such as granting life and strength.

The merging of the individual soul or self with the divine, transcending personal identity.

[auto] The deceased identifies with Horus and Osiris, claiming divine lineage and living again in their form.

Guided passage of the soul through afterlife realms.

[auto] The text describes the soul's departure to Amenta and travel in a divine boat to join the revered dead.

Divine names or formulas that carry ontological power, used in prayer, liturgy, or magical practice.

[auto] Invocation of specific divine names like Osiris, Ra, and Horus is used to secure power and status for the deceased.

The doctrine — central to Eastern Orthodox and Maximian theology — that the human person is progressively transformed into a partaker of the divine nature by grace, not merely justified or united in passing ecstasy.

[auto] The deceased explicitly assumes the identity of Horus and inherits the throne of Osiris, ruling the earth as a god.

Iamblichean ritual practice that engages the gods directly through consecrated material symbols and actions, on the premise that divine power descends into properly prepared matter — distinct from philosophical contemplation alone.

[auto] The appendix describes reciting the chapter over a lapis-lazuli figure of Horus to confer power upon the deceased, fitting the definition of ritual practice engaging divine power through material symbols.