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Heka of Seshat of course.

phew thank goodness I evacuated the whole country before he arrived.

Light and dark are a duality. The goal is that which is either the union of both or what is beyond light and dark. By dark I don't mean the obscuration of light by matter for instance but perhaps that which is self transparent like space for instance.

That's the bear truth.

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Yes, there are bears in Portugal, but they are extremely rare and limited to specific areas. The Cantabrian brown bear (*Ursus arctos arctos*), a subspecies of the European brown bear, is occasionally spotted in northern Portugal, particularly in the Montesinho Natural Park and the Peneda-Gerês National Park near the border with Spain. These bears are part of a small population that primarily inhabits the Cantabrian Mountains in Spain and sometimes wanders into Portugal. Historically, brown bears were more widespread in Portugal, but habitat loss, hunting, and human encroachment nearly drove them to extinction in the region by the 20th century. Recent conservation efforts in Spain have helped the Cantabrian bear population recover slightly, with estimates of around 300–400 bears in the Cantabrian Mountains as of recent years. In Portugal, sightings are infrequent, with only a few individuals (likely fewer than 5) occasionally crossing the border. For example, a bear was spotted in Montesinho in 2018, marking the first confirmed sighting in Portugal in over a century. There are no other bear species native to Portugal, and the country has no established resident bear population. Encounters are rare, and bears are not a significant part of Portugal’s wildlife today. If you’re in Portugal hoping to see one, you’d need to be in the remote northern regions and get extremely lucky. Always exercise caution and follow local guidelines if you’re in bear territory. Grok PS. There are a lot of fat hairy men who maybe mistaken for bears.

Love bears it out even to the edge of doom.

Hello and welcome.

Genius.

I studied Egypt for so long that things often evoke its symbols for me. I wonder how that works in men? Same cycle but not so pronounced maybe or something else… hmmmm thinks.

That sounds good. Did you keep a dream diary? Are there any books which helped you work out what to do. The menstrual cycle thing makes me think of the Egyptian red eye white eye thing. Maybe there's a connection.

That’s quite good though. I kept a dream diary for a couple of months which culminated in a lucid dream of standing at the edge of a forest looking out at what was essentially complete blackness. I found that any techniques aimed at developing lucidity just ruined my sleep and gave me insomnia. Quite frustrating really- I’d love to be more competent at it. Do you have a good method?

Are you an accomplished dreamer. I’ve tried over the years with mixed results. Mostly only spontaneous lucid dreams with little control.

You need that like a hole in the head!

If you see a lot of tinned food around you might be in the Cannery Islands.

Spare some change, Mister?

well yes the brain thing was just poetic license to tie in with Cobie. I am impressed by the way that you can type so well from a rowing boat in the Atlantic.

Let me explain more. The particular pyramid text quoted was placed on the wall above the sarcophagus which held the kings mummy. The dead king is identified with Osiris. While Osiris is often called a god of resurrection actually he only resurrects sufficiently to impregnate Isis. So while he is dead he is able to achieve an erection and ejaculate. This is how Horus the son is conceived. So in effect his penis has risen while he remains brain dead … or his brain is in the gutter as @Cobie put it.

Well actually that’s pretty close!

Horus being the god in question. I don’t know though given their culture lasted over 3000 years that it was that harmful. Similarly the Chinese culture is now even older - so some secret in this use of heavy metals maybe?

Agriculture spread out from the fertile crescent (i.e. south Turkey/Anatolia, the Levant and Mesopotamia) and Egypt etc were early adopters. There is no doubt that transfer of tech includes transfer of culture.

Hello I can't help but answer this since the Pyramid Texts of Unas are something of a specialist subject for me (or were when I was studying Egypt). @Nungali has for some reason changed the quote - to give a slightly different meaning as indicated in the translations you quote. So his meaning is specific to him (no less valid though). I checked Sethe's original transcription for what is called Utterance 233 (lines 237/8) just to see what they were saying. Old Kingdom Egyptian is like a no frills version and so there is very little context or explanation in the text. But you can gain some context etc. by seeing where these texts were placed in the pyramid structure. In this case they are on the West gable of the sarcophagus chamber - and are part of a series of 'spells' against inimical beings. That is 'entities' or forces which act against the the process being undertaken in the pyramid (which is one of transformation and 'rebirth' as a spiritual being called an 'akh'.) The words are intended to be spoken to ward off these negative forces. These types of spells occur twice in the Pyramid once here on the West gable above the sarcophagus and once on the East wall of the akhet chamber (that is on the opposite end of the pyramid chambers so they reflect each other). So there are two instances in the process which takes place in the pyramid where negative forces have to be warded off. Translated without interpretation the text says: To be spoken: Falls down the serpent from the earth, Falls down the flame from the Nun (primeval waters), Fall down, slither away. We have to break this down a bit to see what they were saying. First as I said it is a spell to be spoken out loud and its purpose is to ward off a negative force. One of the ways the Egyptians denoted negative forces was by a state of inversion. So there is a right order for things (ma'at) and there is its invert which is negative/evil. So the first two lines describe a negative state which has arisen. That is the serpent has fallen and the flame has fallen. This describes a negative state. Why because serpents like the uraeus (Egypt. Iaret ) literally means 'risen up one' and obviously also flames rise, they don't fall. I think also that the word flame or fire which has the determinative of a torch is referring to light rather than heat. So it is referencing light = awareness which has fallen back into the primeval waters which are dark (kek). So if you imagine that the right (ma'at) state of things would be a risen serpent (like the cobra on the brow of the king) and light emerging from darkness. But because of the interference of inimical beings/forces the opposite has happened and this needs to be addressed. The way this is done is to turn back the negative force onto itself. Like saying 'you made these things fall, now you fall!'. This symmetry is very Egyptian. So the last part of the spell is saying to the negative being 'You fall! and slither away!' (or you fall slitherer) In fact the very last word 'sbn' (slither) gives us a clue to which category of beings is being addressed - it is that of the Sebau fiends ... or Slithering beings. This refers to forces of dissolution or perhaps wasteful energy loss. Like for instance lustful thoughts and the like which drain energy. So my rather free translation would be: "You who made the earth serpent fall, who made the flame from Nun fall; You fall and slither away!!!"

He changed ‘white’ into many colours… representing his disintegration?

Hobbits had holes.

Strikes me as very New Agey.