
← Occult Knowledge26 sept. · 24 min
The Eye of Horus: Why This Ancient Symbol Became an Occult Icon
<p>The wedjat, commonly called the Eye of Horus, survives on coffins, amulets, a mummy’s arm, and a funerary papyrus from ancient Egypt. Its most intimate surviving setting may be the outer coffin of Myt, a child buried at Deir el-Bahri during the Middle Kingdom.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode follows the image through documented Egyptian objects: Myt’s coffin, the nested coffins of Hapiankhtifi, excavated amulets from Lisht and Malqata, a wedjat placed on a mummy’s left arm, and the Greenfield Papyrus. It then crosses a much later historical divide to Aleister Crowley’s modern occult writing.</p><p><br></p><p>The evidence establishes ancient Egyptian religious uses and a later occult reinterpretation. What it does not establish is an unbroken secret transmission carrying one fixed meaning from pharaonic Egypt to modern esoteric movements.</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast uses artificial intelligence in its research, writing, production, and narration. Episodes are editorially reviewed before publication.</p><p><br></p><p>#OccultKnowledge #EyeOfHorus #Wedjat #AncientEgypt #EgyptianReligion</p><p><br></p><p>YES OR NO: Does the evidence prove an unbroken transmission from Egyptian wedjat use to Crowley’s Eye of Horus??????</p>