Messages
Initiation
‘To be a priest of Anubis: The place of initiation was towards Amenti in the West. It had been built long before our time, it was like a Pyramid, though the sides were not smooth, being built in three steps symbolising body, soul, and spirit. When it sheltered one who was away from Earth proving the flame of his spirit, on top would be kindled a beacon-fire. The one to undergo initiation would cross the lake upon a gilded boat, in the likeness of the boat of the dead, followed by a procession of boats, as the funeral of a Pharaoh. From the lake a water-channel of stone led to the entrance, where a shaft pierced through to the chamber of initiation, which was shaped like a sarcophagus with a pointed lid. The shaft was closed with three great dropstones, so that it was sealed like a tomb; for it was thought the initiate died and was born again with wisdom.’
‘Initiation was for four days and four nights and represented the death of the ego. Walking through the caverns of the Underworld, and aiming to be a mirror of the Gods, through astral travel, the Neophyte must pass tests set by the Keeper of the Gate. Written on the lintel in letters of fire, ‘Peace and Truth and Wisdom be one, and from them shines the everlasting light which casts no shadow.’
‘If they returned with their wings proven there would be a great procession homeward.’
‘Unfurl your wings and glide gently back to Earth like a white dove returning to its home, bearing the message of the Winged Ones.’
The Winged Pharaoh, Joan Grant.M