The History of Herodotus utilized material from the Periegesis of Hecataeus. This source is difficult to find. The work by Herodotus varies from several English translations and subsequent commentaries. What concerns us is the description of an unusual creature. The description reads in English as follows: "They have also another sacred bird called the phoenix which I myself have never seen, except in pictures. Indeed it is a great rarity, even in Egypt, only coming there (according to the accounts of the people of Heliopolis) once in five hundred years, when the old phoenix dies. Its size and appearance, if it is like the pictures, are as follow:- The plumage is partly red, partly golden, while the general make and size are almost exactly that of the eagle. They tell a story of what this bird does, which does not seem to me to be credible: that he comes all the way from Arabia, and brings the parent bird, all plastered over with myrrh, to the temple of the Sun, and there buries the body. In order to bring him, they say, he first forms a ball of myrrh as big as he finds that he can carry; then he hollows out the ball, and puts his parent inside, after which he covers over the opening with fresh myrrh, and the ball is then of exactly the same weight as at first; so he brings it to Egypt, plastered over as I have said, and deposits it in the temple of the Sun." Herodotus work can be accessed for the complete text. In order to understand what the History actually is describing we must view the work not from a physical view. The work actually refers to the body, soul, and spirit. The attempts at literal interpretations always end up in views of a fantastic world. This work nevertheless is not officially billed as fantasy. Why would one be concerned with this text? In order to learn the Rosicrucian tradition it is important to grasp the meaning of the places and flora-fauna around the middle East, Europe, and Africa. These are metaphors for the nerves, glands, body, soul, and of course spirit. To obtain the meaning of the Phoenix it is helpful to understand what the place Heliopolis actually is. The Kemet terminology for Heliopolis is the Rostau. This was depicted as a step pyramid. The realm of the Rostau world is the creative element known as Earth. In the Kemet system the Sun is thought to transverse four positions during its tour. These positions map out a CROSS. Each part of the cross points to one of four creative elements. This system shows that water is placed at Manu. This is directly opposite of Rostau which is Earth. The position of Aakhut is Fire and the position of Ament of Air. Take note that the compass directions are different in this system. Even though Ament is hidden it is important to understand. Ament is the source of world design. This is the Greek δημιουργός Demiurgus. The question worth asking is what is the meaning of Sun in this description? In the Kemet tradition the Sun is the Soul. The cycle showed above is the Journey of the Soul. Therefore when the Phoenix goes to Heliopolis in Egypt the process of the Soul entering the body occurs. In addition to achieving information of the reincarnation process the true meaning of the Obelisk can be appreciated. A representation of the Sun in the body is displayed in sculpture by an Obelisk. Heliopolis (Ἡλιούπολις). This provides the emphasis that explains what the phrase City of the Sun actually means. When you consider that the joining of the obelisk with the physical Earth is an artistic metaphor of the soul entering the body. The History of Herodotus provides further information on the other components of the body and nervous system. The diagrams presented in this article are useful when reading the text.
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