The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) · 269 of 357 · tr. E.A. Wallis Budge
Chapter 43 (part 30)
The Chapter of going into the great house ( i.e.
, tomb).
Vignette: The soul of the deceased standing before a tomb.
Chapter CXXIV.
The Chapter of going in to the princes of Osiris.
Vignette: The deceased adoring Mestha, Hapi, Tuamautef and Qebbsennuf.
Chapter CXXV.
The words which are to be uttered by the deceased when he cometh to the hall of Maati, which separateth him from his sins, and which maketh him to see God, the Lord of mankind.
Vignette: The hall of Maati, in which the heart of the deceased is being weighed in a balance in the presence of the great gods.
Chapter CXXVI.
[Without title.] Vignette: A lake of fire, at each corner of which sits an ape.
Chapter CXXVII A .
The book of the praise of the gods of the qerti .
This Chapter has no vignette.
Chapter CXXVII B .
The Chapter of the words to be spoken on going to the chiefs of Osiris, and of the praise of the gods who are leaders in the tuat .
This Chapter has no vignette.
Chapter CXXVIII.* The Chapter of praising Osiris.
Vignette: The deceased adoring three deities.
Chapter CXXIX.
(This Chapter in now known as Chapter C.) Chapter CXXX.
The Chapter of making perfect the khu .
Vignette: The deceased standing between two boats.
Chapter CXXXI.* The Chapter of making a man go into heaven to the side of Ra.
This Chapter has no vignette.
Chapter CXXXII.
The Chapter of making a man to go round about to see his house.
Vignette: A man standing before a house or tomb.
Chapter CXXXIII.
The Chapter of making perfect the khu in the under world in the presence of the great company of the gods.
Vignette: The deceased adoring Ra, seated in a boat.
Chapter CXXXIV.
The Chapter of entering into the boat of Ra, and of being among those who are in his train.
Vignette: The deceased adoring Shu, Tefnut, Seb, Nut, Osiris, Isis, Horus, Hathor. Theban version: list of chapters.
Chapter CXXXV.* Another Chapter, which is to be recited at the waxing of the moon [each] month.
This Chapter has no vignette.
Chapter CXXXVI A .
The Chapter of sailing in the boat of Ra.
Vignette: The deceased standing with hands raised in adoration.
Chapter CXXXVI B .
The Chapter of sailing in the great boat of Ra, to pass round the fiery orbit of the sun.
This Chapter has no vignette.
Chapter CXXXVII A .
The Chapter of kindling the fire which is to be made in the underworld.
This Chapter has no vignette.
Chapter CXXXVII B .
The Chapter of the deceased kindling the fire.
Vignette: The deceased seated, kindling a flame.
Chapter CXXXVIII.
The Chapter of making the deceased to enter into Abydos.
Vignette: The deceased adoring the standard ###.
Chapter CXXXIX.
(This Chapter is now known as Chapter CXXIII.) Chapter CXL.* The Book which is to be recited in the second month of pert , when the utchat is full in the second month of pert .
Vignette: The deceased adoring Anpu, the utchat , and Ra.
Chapters CXLI-CXLIII.
The Book which is to be recited by a man for his father and for his son at the festivals of Amentet.
It will make him perfect before Ra and before the gods, and he shall dwell with them.
§ Ask Guru about this passage →Themes
Funerary Navigationpraxis
Texts and rituals guiding the soul through death.
[auto] The text is explicitly from the Book of the Dead and lists chapters guiding the deceased through the underworld gates and boat journeys.
All passages →Mystical Unionsoteriology
The merging of the individual soul or self with the divine, transcending personal identity.
[auto] The deceased is described entering the boat of Ra and sitting among the great gods, implying a union with the divine.
All passages →Psychopomp Journeycosmology
Guided passage of the soul through afterlife realms.
[auto] The passage describes the deceased traveling in the boat of Ra and following gods like Hathor through underworld realms.
All passages →Return To Sourcesoteriology
The soul's journey back to its divine origin, reversing the fall into matter through stages of purification or illumination.
[auto] The journey involves joining the divine followers of Ra and entering the boat of the sun god, representing a return to the divine realm.
All passages →Sacred Namestheology
Divine names or formulas that carry ontological power, used in prayer, liturgy, or magical practice.
[auto] Chapter CVII mentions 'knowing the souls of Amentet,' which in Egyptian theology functions as knowing divine names for access and power.
All passages →Spiritual Ascentpraxis
A staged journey of the soul upward through heavenly realms or levels of being toward the divine source.
[auto] The deceased progresses from entering the boat to sitting among the great gods, indicating an upward movement in status.
All passages →Related passages · 7 parallels
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Shared concept: Mystical Union — The merging of the individual soul or self with the divine, transcending personal identity. (derived)
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Shared concept: Return To Source — The soul's journey back to its divine origin, reversing the fall into matter through stages of purification or illumination. (derived)
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“Enough must be hinted, however, to reveal what, under certain circumstances, may be experienced.
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Shared concept: Sacred Names — Divine names or formulas that carry ontological power, used in prayer, liturgy, or magical practice. (derived)
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“Section 10 10. Under detailed investigation, many other tenets of this school- indeed we might say all- could be corrected with an abundance of proof. But I am withheld by regard for some of our own friends who fell in with this doctrine be…”
Shared concept: Return To Source — The soul's journey back to its divine origin, reversing the fall into matter through stages of purification or illumination. (derived)
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Shared concept: Psychopomp Journey — Guided passage of the soul through afterlife realms. (derived)
western_esoteric|The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall)|Atlantis and the Gods of Antiquity-g
“At the first gate the great crown is removed from her head, at the second gate the earrings from her ears, at the third gate the necklace from her neck, at the fourth gate the ornaments from her breast, at the fifth gate the girdle from her…”
Shared concept: Spiritual Ascent — A staged journey of the soul upward through heavenly realms or levels of being toward the divine source. (derived)
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“Moreover, the Secret Doctrine teaches: -- ( c ) The fundamental identity of all Souls with the Universal Over-Soul, the latter being itself an aspect of the Unknown Root; and the obligatory pilgrimage for every Soul -- a spark of the former…”
Shared concept: Spiritual Ascent — A staged journey of the soul upward through heavenly realms or levels of being toward the divine source. (derived)