The Ancient Egyptians understood this fundamental truth. AE religion and philosophy was rooted in the observations from nature. And thereby it achieved such remarkable longevity. Those who sneer at ‘idols’ and ‘dog-headed gods’ misunderstand the true, sometimes initiatory or secret, truths underlying AE thought. The historical AE recensions or revisions (Theban, Saite et al) demonstrate a dialectic flexibility that is a strength of encyclopedic cosmic polytheism. This process is often lacking from intellectually restricted revelatory (mainly monotheistic) traditions. If the gods are living beings; then how can their complete lives yet be told?
Health, religion, law, politics, and philosophy are not separated and distinct in AE thought. Thus a grid such as in Sn.t could be used to contain them all. Inspirationally, the Aegyptians considered man to have a natural life-span of 120 years, two periods of sixty. Perhaps we should abandon the Bible’s unambitious target of three score years and ten, a mere 70 years; and consider circa 120 years to be an attainable and realistic life-span?
Hinduism shares many commonalities with AE beliefs and deities. This seems because Vedic religion and philosophy largely derives from Aegypt (Khem if you prefer not to use the Greek). This site supports Encyclopedic Polytheism and wishes to preserve of the Great and Lesser divinities, even the various monotheistic Gods , and is welcoming of all beliefs and seekers.
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“Let none of the gods vanish.
We need each and every one,
every one should matter to us,
every perfected image.”
Rainer Maria Rilke, poet (1875 to 1926).
Gunther Roeder in The Egyptian Pantheon,1912, argues that there has been a process of selection over time from amongst the massed ranks of ancient deities, comparable to the Darwinian “survival of the fittest” (fittest of purpose, as well as mightiest of followers) . The Gods seem to have an evolutionary tree parallel to what is seen with living species. Gods, humans, animals -
all exist in a harmony - the myriad natural polytheism.