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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](https://steemit.com/philosophy/@krnel/morality-maat-and-magic), 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.](https://steemit.com/psychology/@krnel/reality-consciousness-and-symbols-and-the-identification-valuation-and-attachment-to-beliefs)

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](https://steemit.com/philosophy/@krnel/master-of-spells-words-and-scribe-of-the-gods-thoth-thoughts-magic)) in which control of what was written confers or bestows power on what was inscribed.

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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.

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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](https://steemit.com/psychology/@krnel/reality-consciousness-and-symbols-and-the-identification-valuation-and-attachment-to-beliefs). 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](https://steemit.com/philosophy/@krnel/master-of-spells-words-and-scribe-of-the-gods-thoth-thoughts-magic) creating them into existence. That's how "God" is metaphorically symbolized, as I [previously mentioned](https://steemit.com/philosophy/@krnel/thought-logic-logos-and-the-word).

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](https://steemit.com/philosophy/@krnel/master-of-spells-words-and-scribe-of-the-gods-thoth-thoughts-magic), magic), and words/speech as basic actions to affect existence. [Logos, the Word](https://steemit.com/philosophy/@krnel/thought-logic-logos-and-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](https://steemit.com/philosophy/@krnel/the-magic-to-create-freedom-or-slavery-as-magicians-or-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

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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](https://steemit.com/philosophy/@krnel/philosophical-metaphysics) - learning how to learn and how to think more effectively.

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In summary, [Thoth is thought](https://steemit.com/philosophy/@krnel/master-of-spells-words-and-scribe-of-the-gods-thoth-thoughts-magic), 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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Previous posts in the series:
- Part 1: [The 'Magic' to Create Freedom or Slavery as 'Magicians' or 'Sorcerers'](https://steemit.com/philosophy/@krnel/the-magic-to-create-freedom-or-slavery-as-magicians-or-sorcerers)
- Part 2: [Abracadabra and the 'Magic' of Words](https://steemit.com/philosophy/@krnel/abracadabra-and-the-magic-of-words)
- Part 3: [Word 'Magic': The Art of Manipulation and Mind Control](https://steemit.com/philosophy/@krnel/word-magic-the-art-of-manipulation-and-mind-control)
- Part 4: [Thought, Logic, Logos and the Word](https://steemit.com/philosophy/@krnel/thought-logic-logos-and-the-word)
- Part 5: [Philosophical Metaphysics](https://steemit.com/philosophy/@krnel/philosophical-metaphysics)
- Part 6: [The Power of Morality and 'Magic'](https://steemit.com/philosophy/@krnel/morality-maat-and-magic))
- Part 7: [Master of Spells (Word 'Magic') and Scribe of the "Gods": Thoth (Thoughts)](https://steemit.com/philosophy/@krnel/master-of-spells-words-and-scribe-of-the-gods-thoth-thoughts-magic)

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