The Egyptian Amduat, "Book of the Hidden Chamber", is a fascinating text
from ancient Egypt that describes the journey of the deceased. It tells
of a twelve hour long voyage beyond death through a mysterious realm
known as the Duat.
Most people are curious about what happens after we make our departure
into the Afterlife. The most pressing question usually entails the
finality of it all. Is death truly the end of life, the end of our
being? Or is death merely the transition to a new place where we can
continue our life in a different form? Unfortunately, no person living
on earth is able to provide an answer to shine a light on this mystery.
The Egyptian Amduat, "Book of the Hidden Chamber", however, provides a
solution to this riddle as it promises that every human being, embarking
on this journey, will renew himself to eventually rise from the dead. It
clearly describes the entire journey after death through texts and
illustrations. According to the Amduat, it was a journey which lasted
twelve hours starting at dusk and ending at dawn.
In the decade the author worked on this text, she discovered that the
journey, as described in the Amduat, is a voyage of Initiation. During
the journey the old consciousness, symbolised by the Sungod Râ, is
dissolved and transformed into the birth and awakening of a renewed
consciousness, which is symbolised by the God Khepri. The process is not
limited to the post mortem state, for it occurs during life as well.
Therefore, not only the deceased, but every living being on earth can
embark on the voyage in question. The group of elite priests in ancient
Egypt knew this fact well and used the Amduat to become initiates
themselves.
Today, the Amduat is still a system qualified to heighten our
consciousness. The texts with the corresponding images serve as a guide
to show the way to our goal. The inner Sungod teaches us how to navigate
safely and transform the psyche's destructive forces into constructive
powers. This life changing magical journey provides us with the
opportunity to look ourselves in the eye, honestly and sincerely. It is
a wake-up call to allow us to see who we really are- divine beings- and
to become reborn as our Greater Self. This grants us the power to
reconnect with our true potential and to manifest all our gifts and
talents in life itself.
The book, The Great Awakening; the Way of the Amduat, presents the
entire Egyptian system in an unique and interesting blend of academic
and esoteric knowledge, intertwined with the author's personal
experience of the system itself. The text of the Amduat is explained in
clear and comprehensible wording translated to suit our modern age. It
is also a practical workbook to teach the reader how to embark on the
Sun barque, together with his or her inner Sungod, to make the inspiring
voyage of inner awakening. The subsequent gradual transformation and the
manner in which it takes shape in daily life, is explained hour by hour
from an academic, esoteric and practical perspective.
