Chapter 17 (part 2)

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

Deities are described with human characteristics such as hands, forms, and the ability to speak or salute.

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

The text mentions the need to hack APEP (chaos/serpent) in pieces, establishing an opposition between order and chaos.

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

The path is explicitly called the 'secret path of Amentet,' indicating divine concealment.

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

The passage focuses on the Sun-god Afu-Ra, his transformation into the living Sun-god, and the journey towards the Mountain of Sunrise.

Salvation through direct experiential knowledge of the divine nature, not through faith, ritual, or moral works alone.

Salvation or participation in divine offerings is granted specifically to 'he who knoweth' the path and names.

Esoteric teachings reserved for those ready to receive them; outer meaning conceals an inner liberating truth.

The path is described as the 'secret path of Amentet,' implying esoteric knowledge reserved for those who know it.

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 Hour-goddess is named MESPERIT-AR-AT-MAATU, explicitly invoking Maat, the Egyptian principle of truth and cosmic order.

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

The text structures the realm using specific numbers such as four classes of beings, six hours, and a five-headed serpent.

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

Afu-Ra salutes the spirits and entreats them to hack Apep, representing direct address or petition.

Fire as medium of divine presence.

A serpent is described as belching fire into sepulchres, indicating fire as a ritual or divine element.

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

The text states that knowing the names of those on the secret path allows one to partake in offerings and receive gifts.

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.

Knowledge of names and forms is presented as a means to engage with the gods and receive offerings, fitting the definition of ritual engagement.

Texts and rituals guiding the soul through death.

[auto] The passage explicitly references the Book Am-Tuat, a primary Egyptian text dedicated to guiding the deceased through the underworld.

Guided passage of the soul through afterlife realms.

[auto] The mention of the Kingdom of Osiris implies a guided passage or journey of the soul to an afterlife realm.