In those days, when there was a well-known, as described in the Bible, Moses' magic duel with Nile sorcerers, magic has become a vital and integral part of Egyptian religion.The royal family, priests and ordinary people were irrevocably linked with magical bonds.
Almost all the plants growing on the land of Egypt, are used in magic rituals, which still today are made in the Middle East: date palms, acacias, plane trees, wheat, barley and millet are considered the most valuable tools a magician.
Special successes achieved by the ancient Egyptians in the manufacture and use of amulets.Most people know what a scarab;the image of this beetle, made of clay or stone are the hallmark of Egyptian magic.The scarab was a symbol of the Sun God (ie, life), which is put into the grave at the burial;it was believed that he resurrects the dead in the other world.To revive the body, it was necessary to say just above it the Words of Power.
key to understanding ancient Egyptian magic are two features of its inherited Western systems.Even in the era of Ramses II (more than 5000 years ago), the Egyptians are deeply believed in the mystical words of power and magic itself was considered a very ancient art, which was open to people by the gods.
second feature is related to the first.To subdue the spirits and gods of their own free will and evil sorcerer had to know these Words of Power and the names of the gods.Thanks to its knowledge, the sorcerer could command the powerful deities.
Perhaps the ancient Egyptians, like many other people, believed that the name is inextricably linked with the strength, abilities and spiritual essence of its owner.For example, in many countries women do not call his name to strangers, and represented only as "the daughter of a" or "wife of something."It is curious that many tribal Polynesia and Australia are still accepted submitted this way.Aborigines believe that if someone finds out his name, he could steal his power.
Wizard could not understand the magic word or name, which he spoke, but the word did not lose its strength from it.
In ancient Egypt used as talismans jewelry shape is usually a deity, which the Egyptians believed.
Egyptians believed that there is a special, hidden places that felt as sacred, such as the breast.Talisman or a piece of jewelry that is worn on the chest, the heart is always protected.The ancient Egyptians believed that the heart is more important than the brain, it is the source of life, the source of all things.In the "Book of the Dead," says: "My heart - my mother, my heart - my father."Next to the heart were the symbol of the heart, or images associated with the revival, in particular a scarab.
Ancient Egyptian jewelers to make jewelry and other parts of the body besides the heart.For example, some jewelry was placed in the middle of the forehead.On this point, I like to write in the West in popular books call it the third eye or, as the Indians, eye Dangma.The ancient Egyptians also play an important role at this point, and as far as possible tried to close it symbol of the will and power.This symbol was, in particular, the serpent of Buto, which we call Urey, if this symbol is used with reference to Pharaoh.
Some products are worn on the wrists, shoulders and ankles.On the wrists and shoulders wore beautiful metal bracelets, mostly decorated with the symbol of Udzhat, that is the Eye of Horus.By the way, is still the noses of some Egyptian boat is decorated with the Eye - it is believed that it helps to see well.
Silver for the ancient Egyptians had an even greater value than gold, because it was associated with Isis, the practical mysteries, that is with the mysteries and magic;Silver was used in combination with gold and stones, which the Egyptians attributed the sacred power.Just as the Chinese made their main characters of jade (for example, a symbol of the universe, they had a large jade with a hole in the middle of the wheel), the Egyptians often used lapis lazuli, which was one of the magical stones.They are also used carnelian, mineral red, rhinestone, glass.
on the article: Dana Karerra "Egyptian magic.The magic of the Middle East ";Jorge Angel Livraga "Jeweller art in ancient Egypt."
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