Thought and Word 'Magic': Inscribing and Creating Into Reality

in #philosophy6 years ago

Do you know what the word for hieroglyphs was in Ancient Egypt? Metu Neter, and that meant symbols or language of the "gods". As I said previously, we are the "gods" in our consciousness where we can internally create a "multiverse" of many-worlds, and where we also invented symbols to represent and understand reality and ourselves. First came reality. Second came knowledge of reality. Third is language about reality, through symbol or word.

In Anceient Kemet (Egypt), sculptures and carvings (inscriptions of symbols and art), were later believed to be methods of extending life by "drawing" on the power of the "gods"."Drawing" and inscribing to "draw" power. The hieroglyphics, the metu neter, are symbols of the "gods", and writing them was a form of "magic" (Heka, Thoth) in which control of what was written confers or bestows power on what was inscribed.

The symbols of the "gods" were a power that could be attached to something by putting a symbol on it. Isn't that how the fictional "magic" of entertainment, novels and movies works? They write some symbols and sigils, then create spells, charms and enchantments to manipulate reality with the power of those symbols.

It's all allegory for the power of symbols, words, speech and thoughts (Thoth, magic) to influence others and ourselves into certain actions and behaviors.

To know the name of something was to be master over it, by having a name or definition to control what it meant is in a way to control what that thing is,a s far as definition and referencing it through language.

Word symbols, "magic", have there source origin in the power of true names representing reality. That is what symbols, words and language are for, an image that represents reality. Symbolism in mythology is encoding this. This is the power of words and symbolism, of language and Logos -- the Word given power by thought/Thoth creating them into existence. That's how "God" is metaphorically symbolized, as I previously mentioned.

To create symbols, Nature/Reality must be observed, so that the symbols reflect the natural science of observation in nature and its processes/systems. First came reality. Second came knowledge of reality. Third is language about reality, through symbol or word.

This is the Power of Consciousness, the power of thought (Thoth, magic), and words/speech as basic actions to affect existence. Logos, the Word.

The importance of symbols in conceptual thought constructs is ever present in a religious priestly context and the development of civilization through religious influence. These priests are the magicians and sorcerers of the science of imagery, of symbols, and their power to influence and manipulate the consciousness of others. Imagery, symbolism, in the hands of rhetoricians and sophists, such as priests, gurus or politicians, is a powerful tool to invoke, inject, inculcate, summon and cast spell on the minds of men. It's not limited to them alone, anyone can use techniques of manipulation.

Learn to discern or be fooled.

Humans can invent any concept, any invention of fantasy and project it externally into some imagined aspect of reality, true or false, and represent it as a symbol or word in language.

The controller class has likely always understood the deeper "occulted"/hidden meaning of the symbolism they used to manipulate the masses with the science of imagery. Here are some layers of encoding symbolism that have been used to cover up, hide and "occult" knowledge about reality and ourselves:

  • Exoteric – literal interpretations, as fantasy beliefs purported as "truth", rituals of attaining the "afterlife", "paradise", heaven", not here and now, but some other place after you die, i.e. theology
  • Esoteric 1 – symbolism for astro-theology, sun theology, and other physical knowledge of reality encoded
  • Esoteric 2 – symbolism for psychology, philosophy, self-knowledge of objective consciousness understanding

There is more symbolism to this, relating to the Hero Monomyth, and other aspects of the 4-elements, mouth and wheel symbolism (dharma, rota, tao, karma, time, fortune, destiny, fate); the mouth as breathing, air, "spirit", psyche, sun and higher consciousness symbolism; of being a "god" through apotheosis which means to "become like a god", more perfect, more pure, more moral, more true, more real, more authentic as higher evolved consciousness beings.

Most of the ancient mythologies are conveying symbolic, metaphorical, analogous and parabolic allegories, narrative and stories. It's not literal. The art of inventing symbols, and communicating them, is something we can all learn and understand. This is the purpose of the trivium methodology - learning how to learn and how to think more effectively.

In summary, Thoth is thought, the "magical", generative, creative potential Power of Consciousness to abstract, imagine and invent symbols and to combine them into greater connected comprehension of reality (existence) and ourselves (consciousness), and use all that power to affect, influence, alter, change and create into the Primacy of Existence. We are the potential Great Magicians.


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This was interesting. I always enjoyed descussions about the power of words, stories, and imagery. I actually made it a bit of a theme when I would write about literature in college. In a sense, literary creation can be viewed as an act of divine creation. It made a great lens to view Paradise Lost trough but the concept particularly strong in Leslie Marmon Silko's novel Ceremony (it is totally worth reading, by the way).

This isn't exactly the angle from which I typically approach this concept but the power of words and language are undeniable.

Yes, powerful indeed, we underestimate it because it's so ubiquitous.

Words are very powerful, especially whose meaning we don't know. That is why religious gurus and preachers use them in such a way that the masses feel spellbound. Every religious holy books has been written in the languages which most of the people don't understand. They just recite those books and think that it will make them pure and eligible to take place in an imaginary heaven.
Politicians use big showy words just to take advantage.

Humans can invent any concept, any invention of fantasy and project it externally into some imagined aspect of reality, true or false, and represent it as a symbol or word in language. What else I can say as you already has said...

Yup, I've written about that in the first post in the series I think ;) Gurus, priests, politicians, using the science of imagery to invoke ideas and images to win ppl over with and make them spell-bound ;)

Nicely presented. Not sure if you have heard of Mark Passio, he does cover topics like these - magic, human consciousness, natural law, esoteric vs exoteric in his presentations. You might want to take a look if you haven’t already-

Yes, I know most of his work. I've gone further in some areas ;)

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We call magic to anything he does not understand in the world around since ancient times.
For me, the real magic happens when there is a Eureka from a long time problem you have been dealing with.
The real magic is the insights of learning when we feel the energy and light pouring into our brains by problem-solving.

That's an important magical aspect of our thoughts, yes. If you check the first few posts int he series, I explain how magic at a basic level is essentially influence. Words are magic because they influence ;)

Good post @krnel! I really wonder until now it magic is indeed true because some people are claiming it to be true and had first had experience. I'm not talking about magic tricks we see in BS stage shows but real magic that can create or destroy a mountain! I wonder if Egypt is indeed telling the truth about gods from heaven.

I don't think real magic exists. I'm talking about the most basic form,language, as magic to influence us at the most basic level, and its demonstrable. Until real magic is demonstrated... well it doesn't exist...

Cool I didn’t know that about the Egyptian hieroglyphs, but it’s always fascinated me. I have always believed in creating your own realisty, as I have had moments of it myself. Whenever I/the person looses focus that is when we are not about the create our dreams anymore, staying focus and having belief is key.
One of my friends is a strong believer as he managed to manifest his thoughts into reality, and he loves his life!
Great post again @krnel

You manifest thoughts by acting on them. Thoughts themselves don't create anything externally, but they can have an effect on your own body (placebo effect). The body can affect the mind, and the mind can affect the body. Thoughts can only affects your body, either internally, or to externally act upon your thoughts :) I haven't seen proof that it works any others way. Maybe some people allegedly can emit energy to heal people or whatnot, but that's using your body to produce something. We can't affect the external world simply by thinking as far as I know or can demonstrate. Speaking is an action, and words can affects others ;)

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In my opinion symbols are artistic language to communicate and many ancient architectures are consist of language of symbolism and there are many which still are mystery and which still have to be decoded, and symbolism is also used to hide the treasure and in ancient days the route maps and signs of treasures are produced in a way of symbolism. We are powerful conscious beings and we can create multi level world in our mind and sometime when we give strengthen to conscious mind then possibly it can control our reality because, our thoughts drive us in life and to get the powerful thoughts then we have to actively work on our consciousness.

Thanks for sharing this informative post with us and wishing you an great day. Stay blessed. 🙂

How much time do you put on making these articles? They are so many and so good, I can hardly write 1 every 2 days.

That's a really very good article, and useful information, thanks for sharing, Thanks.

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