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Chapter 28 (part 2)

191 they invoke the Spirits of the East, and join with them in singing hymns to the god, and in praising him after he has appeared in the sky. At the head of the whole . company stands a god with the head of a crocodile (vol. ii., pp. 290-293). The Kingdom of TEMU-KHEPERA-RA. differs from other Tuats from the fact that, according to the BOOK OF GATES, it contains no place specially set apart for the punishment of the enemies of Osiris and Ra, and of the damned. The pictures which illustrate it supply us with representations of the enemies of the Sun-god and of the beings who vanquish them, and secure his triumphant progress. Having arrived at the end of the ELEVENTH DIVISION the Boat comes to the end of the Fourth Tuat; 1 AFU-RA has effected his transformation as KHEPERA, and is now ready to appear in the sky of this world as RA. How he effects this we shall see from the next DIVISION. Footnotes 190:1 Compare Job xxxviii. 7--"When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy." 191:1 The Four Tuats are the Kingdoms of Khenti-Amenti-Osiris, Seker, Osiris of Mendes and Busiris, and Temu-Khepera-Ra. Eastern Vestibule of the Tuat, or the Antechamber of the World of Light According to the Book Am-Tuat
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Anthropomorphismtheology

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

[auto] Deities are depicted with human-like actions such as crying, towing boats, and possessing faces.

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Divine Lighttheology

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

[auto] Deities of flame and fire provide light to reconstitute the Sun-god in the darkness of the Tuat.

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Funerary Navigationpraxis

Texts and rituals guiding the soul through death.

[auto] The passage describes the Tenth Division of the Tuat from the Book of Gates, a primary text guiding the journey through the underworld.

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Living Godtheology

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

[auto] The Sun-god Afu-Ra is portrayed as an active, dynamic entity moving through gates and interacting with other gods.

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Numerical Mysticismtheology

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

[auto] The structure of the division relies on specific numbers such as the Tenth Hour, four deities, and three star-gods.

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Psychopomp Journeycosmology

Guided passage of the soul through afterlife realms.

[auto] The Sun-god is towed and guided by deities and serpents through the divisions of the afterlife realm.

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Ritual Firepraxis

Fire as medium of divine presence.

[auto] The Flame-god BESI collects fire specifically to place into the new sun, highlighting fire as a divine medium.

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