Chapter 13 (part 2)

Describing the divine only by negation—God transcends all positive categories and concepts; the via negativa.

Seker is described by negation, as his form is neither seen nor perceived.

The supreme God's radical concealment beyond ordinary knowledge or perception; the Hidden Father.

The text states that Seker's form is neither seen nor perceived and the god passes without seeing him.

Pronoia — the doctrine that the divine actively orders the unfolding of the cosmos and human affairs toward intelligible ends, against pure chance or blind necessity.

The passage notes that it was 'arranged' for the god to pass through specific means to overcome difficulties.

The Egyptian principle of truth, balance, and right order underlying both the cosmos and human conduct; the parallel to Zoroastrian asha and Greek dike.

The orderly progression through Hours and Divisions implies the underlying Egyptian principle of cosmic order.

Numbers, proportions, and mathematical relationships as the underlying structure of divine reality.

The structure relies on specific numbers such as the Fourth Division and three registers.

A staged journey of the soul upward through heavenly realms or levels of being toward the divine source.

Describes a staged journey through divisions and hours proceeding towards the House of Osiris.

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.

Special ritual means are arranged to enable passage through divine realms and overcome obstacles.

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

[auto] The deity is described with human-like attributes such as an eye containing fire and consuming bread and beer.

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

[auto] The text depicts a conflict between the ordered forces of Ra/Temu and the chaotic monster serpent Apep.

The uncreated luminous quality of the divine, sometimes experienced directly in mystical states; illumination as revelation.

[auto] The dwellers explicitly entreat the god to 'Send forth thy light upon us' and acknowledge he has 'fire in thine eye'.

Texts and rituals guiding the soul through death.

[auto] The passage describes specific afterlife geography (Lake of Boiling Water) and the solar boat journey central to Egyptian death texts.

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

[auto] Afu-Ra responds to entreaties from the dwellers and actively decrees their sustenance and destroys enemies.

Guided passage of the soul through afterlife realms.

[auto] The narrative involves the boat of Afu-Ra navigating through realms where obstacles like Apep must be overcome.

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

[auto] The destruction of the serpent is achieved through the 'utterance of the word of power' by Temu.