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CIVILISING THE PEOPLE 

A symbol of the establishing of prearranged harmony of the qualities on the buddhic plane, prior to evolution.

“Osiris, being now king of Egypt, applied himself towards civilising his country men, by turning them from their former indigent and barbarous course of life: he moreover taught them how to cultivate and improve the fruits of the earth; he gave them a body of laws to regulate their conduct by, and instructed them in that reverence which they should pay to the gods. He also travelled over the world inducing all to submit to his discipline; not compelling them by force of arms, but persuading them to yield to the strength of his reasons, which were conveyed to them in the most agreeable manner in hymns and songs, accompanied by instruments of music." – PLUTARCE Isis and Osiris, § 13.

This symbolism means that the Logos (Osiris) having established the mental plane (Egypt) and other planes and globes on which the evolution of the qualities and the monads or souls (countrymen) should take effect, goes forth from the higher manas-the kingdom of knowledge and experience. For every universe pre-supposes one which precedes, and it is upon the experience which has been gained that a future solar universe is fashioned. The Logos then founds the laws, and prepares the way, by which man and the rest of the cosmic entities shall be produced and be able to proceed with their evolution. The civilizing and disciplining of the people through persuasion and reason, and with songs and music, signify the completely concordant means by which the realisation of power will be accomplished. The "music" is the symbol of perfect adaptation of each part to the whole. This forth-pouring of the Logos from the mental plane is a process of spiritual involution proceeding up-wards for the creation of the perfect prototypal world which shall direct future evolution on the lower planes. It is to be understood that the period described is that of the preparation of the way of the souls, or the path to perfection, and long prior to the appearance of man in a physical body on the earth.

"During Osiris' absence from his kingdom, Set had no opportunity of Isis being making any innovations, extremely vigilant in her government." - Ibid.

Isis (Wisdom) governing in the absence of Osiris implies the potential rather than the actual ordering of things, and signifies the stage when perfect inner harmony is established. The strife of opposites, represented by "Set," has no part in this Edenic condition of things.  

See Also

GOLDEN AGE
GOVERNMENT
HYMNS
IMAGE
INVOLUTION
ISIS
KINGLY OFFICE
MINISTERS
MUSIC, OANNES
OHONAMOCHI
OSIRIS
PROTOTYPES
RESPECTFUL
YAO